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Microsoft Access

Save the database object

CtrlS

Windows Desktop app Access for Windows

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In Microsoft Access, Ctrl + S will save the database object. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Object open

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts for Access - Microsoft Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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More Microsoft Access shortcuts

Open the Save As dialog F12
Print the current object Ctrl + P
Find text in a datasheet or form Ctrl + F
Open the help window F1
Close the active database window Ctrl + W
Switch to the Visual Basic editor Alt + F11
Open the selected object in design view Ctrl + Enter
Show the immediate window Ctrl + G

See every Microsoft Access shortcut

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