Dialog Box Shortcut Keys

 Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for use in dialog boxes.

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Tab          Move forward through tabs

Ctrl+Shift+Tab  Move back through tabs

Tab                 Move forward through options

Shift+Tab         Move back through options

Alt+underlined letter    Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter

Enter               Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands

Spacebar         Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box

Arrow keys       Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons

F1                   Display Help

F4                   Display the items in the active list

Backspace        Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box