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This post include:
- Display and use windows
- Change or resize the font
- Move around in text or cells
- Access and use task panes
- Float or anchor task panes
- Use dialog boxes
- Use edit boxes within dialog boxes
- Use the Open and Save As dialog boxes
Display and use windows:
| Switch to the next window. |
ALT+TAB |
| Switch to the previous window. |
ALT+SHIFT+TAB |
| Close the active window. |
ALT+F4 |
| Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once. NOTE If pressing F6 does not display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT to put focus on the ribbon. |
F6 |
| Maximize a selected window. |
CTRL+F10 |
| Restore the size of the Visio program window after you maximized it. |
CTRL+F5 |
| Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard. |
PRINT SCREEN |
| Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard. |
ALT+PRINT SCREEN |
| For any window with an icon in its title bar (for example, a shapes window), display the window shortcut menu. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
| Open the Page dialog box. |
SHIFT+F4 |
| Open the Reorder Pages dialog box. |
CTRL+ALT+P |
| Cycle the focus through open drawings. |
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+F6 |
| Cycle the focus through open drawings in reverse order. |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+F6 |
| Cycle the focus through pages in a drawing, including any visible markup overlays. |
CTRL+PAGE DOWN |
| Cycle the focus through pages in a drawing in reverse order. |
CTRL+PAGE UP |
| When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane. |
TAB or SHIFT+TAB |
Change or resize the font:
| Increase the font size of the selected text. |
CTRL+SHIFT+> |
| Decrease the font size of the selected text. |
CTRL+SHIFT+< |
Move around in text or cells:
| Move one character to the left. |
LEFT ARROW |
| Move one character to the right. |
RIGHT ARROW |
| Move one line up. |
UP ARROW |
| Move one line down. |
DOWN ARROW |
| Move one word to the left. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| Move one word to the right. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Move to the end of a line. |
END |
| Move to the beginning of a line. |
HOME |
| Move up one paragraph. |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
| Move down one paragraph. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
| Move to the end of a text box. |
CTRL+END |
| Move to the beginning of a text box. |
CTRL+HOME |
Access and use task panes
| Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.) NOTE If pressing F6 does not display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT to put the focus on the ribbon and then pressing F6 to move to the task pane. |
F6 |
| When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane. |
TAB or SHIFT+TAB |
| Move among choices on a selected submenu; move among certain options in a group of options in a dialog box. |
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW |
| Open the selected menu, or perform the action assigned to the selected button. |
SPACEBAR or ENTER |
| Open a shortcut menu |
SHIFT+F10 |
| When a menu or submenu is visible, select the first or last command, respectively, on the menu or submenu. |
HOME or END |
Float or anchor task panes:
- Press F6 repeatedly to select the task pane that you want.
- Press ALT+SPACEBAR to open the menu for that task pane.
- Press the DOWN ARROW key to select the Float Window command, and then press ENTER.
Use dialog boxes:
| Move to the next option or option group. |
TAB |
| Move to the previous option or option group. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| Switch to the next tab in a dialog box. |
CTRL+TAB |
| Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box. |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options. |
Arrow keys |
| Perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the selected check box. |
SPACEBAR |
| Open the list if it is closed and move to that option in the list. |
First letter of an option in a drop-down list |
| Select an option; select or clear a check box. |
ALT+ the letter underlined in an option |
| Open a selected drop-down list. |
ALT+DOWN ARROW |
| Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box. |
ESC |
| Perform the action assigned to a default button in a dialog box. |
ENTER |
Use edit boxes within dialog boxes:
An edit box is a blank in which you type or paste an entry, such as your user name or the path of a folder.
| Move to the beginning of the entry. |
HOME |
| Move to the end of the entry. |
END |
| Move one character to the left or right. |
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW |
| Move one word to the left. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| Move one word to the right. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select or cancel selection one character to the left. |
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
| Select or cancel selection one character to the right. |
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select or cancel selection one word to the left. |
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
| Select or cancel selection one word to the right. |
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry. |
SHIFT+HOME |
| Select from the insertion point to the end of the entry. |
SHIFT+END |
Use the Open and Save As dialog boxes:
| Move to the next option or option group. |
TAB |
| Move to the previous option or option group. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options. |
Arrow keys |
| Perform the action assigned to the selected button |
ENTER, SPACEBAR |
| Move to the Save as type list in the Save As dialog box |
ALT+T |
| Move to the File name box |
ALT+N |
| Move to the file type list in the Open dialog box |
ALT+T |
| Open a selected file in the Open dialog box |
ALT+O |
| Save the current file in the Save dialog box |
ALT+S |
| Open a selected drop-down list. |
ALT+DOWN ARROW |
| Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box. |
ESC |
| Update the file list |
F5 |
| Display a shortcut menu for a selected item such as a folder or file |
SHIFT+F10 |
Source: microsoft
