Manage database keyboard shortcuts (Windows)

Use the following keyboard shortcuts as you work in the Manage Database dialog box.

Field type keyboard shortcuts

Use these keyboard shortcuts in the Fields tab of the Manage Database dialog box.

To	Press
Move the selection around the relationships graph, individually selecting tables, notes, or relationships	Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, Right Arrow
Move the selection incrementally between objects	Shift+Up Arrow, Shift+Down Arrow, Shift+Left Arrow, Shift+Right Arrow
Move the selection to an object that includes text beginning with specific characters	Type the characters Note If multiple objects share initial characters, you can move the selection to the next occurrence by pressing Ctrl+G or typing the characters again.
Switch between the relationships graph and the command buttons	Tab
Move the selected object	Ctrl+Up Arrow, Ctrl+Down Arrow, Ctrl+Left Arrow, Ctrl+Right Arrow after selecting a table, or drag the selected table
Resize the selected object	Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow, Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow, Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow, Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow after selecting a fully expanded table
Select multiple tables	Shift-click multiple tables or drag the selection pointer through multiple tables Note To select by dragging completely around tables, press Ctrl as you drag.
Select all tables and notes	Ctrl+A
Select all tables	Ctrl+Shift+A
Select all tables directly related to the currently selected table	Ctrl+Y
Select tables with the same source table	Ctrl+U
Toggle the display state of selected tables or notes	Ctrl+T

To	Press
Add a table	Ctrl+Shift+T
Edit a table	Ctrl+O when one table is selected
Delete a table	Delete when one or more tables are selected
Add a relationship	Ctrl+Shift+R
Edit a relationship	Ctrl+O when one relationship is selected
Delete a relationship	Delete when one or more relationships are selected
Add a text note	Ctrl+Shift+N
Duplicate a selection	Ctrl+D, or Ctrl as you drag
Choose and keep the object selection cursor selected	Ctrl+R
Choose and keep the magnification cursor selected	Ctrl+= (equals) Note Shift-click temporarily chooses the view reduction cursor.
Choose and keep the view reduction cursor selected	Ctrl+- (hyphen) Note Shift-click temporarily chooses the magnification cursor.
Choose and keep the note tool selected	Ctrl+N
Change the display percentage of the relationships graph	Type a percentage value, then Enter
Move the selection from the relationships graph to the command buttons and proceed from left to right	Tab
Move the selection through the command buttons from right to left and to the relationships graph from the Add Table command	Shift+Tab
Snap to fit	Ctrl+I
Turn page guides on and off	Ctrl+E
Display print setup options	Ctrl+Shift+P
Select a different button	Tab, Left Arrow, Right Arrow
Issue a selected command button	Space bar
Issue a command in a selected button's menu	Enter or Space bar to display the menu, Up Arrow or Down Arrow to make a selection in the menu, then Enter to issue the command
Undo the last command	Ctrl+Z
Redo the last command	Ctrl+Shift+Z

To	Press
Search for a table, field, or table occurrence using the Open Quickly box	Ctrl+K