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Hide All The keyboard shortcuts described in this Help topic refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on
other layouts may not correspond exactly to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.
To print this topic, press TAB to select Show All, press ENTER, and then press CTRL+P.
Online Help
Keyboard shortcuts for using the Help window
The Help window provides access to all Office Help content. The Help window displays topics and other Help
content.
In the Help window
TO DO THIS PRESS
Open the Help window. F1
Close the Help window. ALT+F4
Switch between the Help window and the active program. ALT+TAB
Go back to Program Name Home. ALT+HOME
Select the next item in the Help window. TAB
Select the previous item in the Help window. SHIFT+TAB
Perform the action for the selected item. ENTER
In the Browse Program Name Help section of the Help window, select the next or
previous item, respectively.
TAB or SHIFT+TAB
In the Browse Program Name Help section of the Help window, expand or collapse
the selected item, respectively.
ENTER
Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, including Show All or Hide All at the top of
a topic.
TAB
Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink. SHIFT+TAB
Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink. ENTER
Move back to the previous Help topic (Back button). ALT+LEFT ARROW
or BACKSPACE
Move forward to the next Help topic (Forward button). ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Scroll small amounts up or down, respectively, within the currently displayed Help
topic.
UP ARROW or
DOWN ARROW
Scroll larger amounts up or down, respectively, within the currently displayed Help
topic.
PAGE UP or PAGE
DOWN
Change whether the Help window appears connected to (tiled) or separate from
(untiled) the active program.
ALT+U
Display a menu of commands for the Help window. This requires that the Help
window have the active focus (click in the Help window).
SHIFT+F10
Stop the last action (Stop button). ESC
Refresh the window (Refresh button). F5
Switch among areas in the Help window; for example, switch between the toolbar,
Type words to search for box, and Search list.
F6
In a Table of Contents in tree view, select the next or previous item, respectively. UP ARROW or
DOWN ARROW
In a Table of Contents in tree view, expand or collapse the selected item,
respectively.
LEFT ARROW or
RIGHT ARROW
Microsoft Office basics
Display and use windows
TO DO THIS PRESS
Switch to the next window. ALT+TAB
Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Office Visio
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Switch to the next window. ALT+TAB
Switch to the previous window. ALT+SHIFT+TAB
Close the active window. CTRL+W or CTRL+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 doesn't display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT
to place focus on the menu bar, and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the
task pane.
F6
When a document window is not maximized, perform the Size command (on the
Control menu for the window). Press the arrow keys to resize the window, and
when you finish, press ESC.
CTRL+F8
Minimize a window to an icon (works for only some Microsoft Office programs). CTRL+F9
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 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 or
CTRL+ALT+TAB
Cycle the focus through pages in a drawing in reverse order. CTRL+PAGE UP or
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+TAB
When a menu or toolbar is active, move to a task pane. (You may need to press
CTRL+TAB more than once.)
CTRL+TAB
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
TO DO THIS PRESS
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
TO DO THIS PRESS
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
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ARROW
Move to the end of a text box. CTRL+END
Move to the beginning of a text box. CTRL+HOME
In Microsoft Office PowerPoint, move to the next title or body text placeholder. If it is the
last placeholder on a slide, this will insert a new slide with the same slide layout as the
original slide.
CTRL+ENTER
Repeat the last Find action. SHIFT+F4
Access and use task panes
TO DO THIS PRESS
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 doesn't display the task pane you want, try pressing ALT to place
the focus on the menu bar and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane.
F6
When a menu or toolbar is active, move to a task pane. (You may need to press
CTRL+TAB more than once.)
CTRL+TAB
When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane. TAB or
SHIFT+TAB
Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu. CTRL+DOWN
ARROW
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; open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item. SHIFT+F10
When a menu or submenu is visible, select the first or last command, respectively, on the
menu or submenu.
HOME or END
Access and use smart tags
TO DO THIS PRESS
Display the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present,
switch to the next smart tag and display its menu or message.
ALT+SHIFT+F10
Select the next item on a smart tag menu. DOWN ARROW
Select the previous item on a smart tag menu. UP ARROW
Perform the action for the selected item on a smart tag menu. ENTER
Close the smart tag menu or message. ESC
Resize and move toolbars, menus, and task panes
1. Press ALT to select the menu bar.
2. Press CTRL+TAB repeatedly to select the toolbar or task pane that you want.
3. Do one of the following:
Resize a toolbar
1. On the toolbar, press CTRL+SPACEBAR to display the Toolbar Options menu.
2. Click the Size command, and then press ENTER.
3. Press the arrow keys to resize the toolbar. Press CTRL+ the arrow keys to resize 1 pixel at a
time.
Move a toolbar
1. On the toolbar, press CTRL+SPACEBAR to display the Toolbar Options menu.
2. Click the Move command, and then press ENTER.
3. Press the arrow keys to position the toolbar. Press CTRL+ the arrow keys to move 1 pixel at a
time. To undock the toolbar, press DOWN ARROW repeatedly. To dock the toolbar vertically on
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the left or right side, press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW, respectively, when the toolbar is all
the way to the left or right side.
Resize a task pane
1. In the task pane, press CTRL+SPACEBAR to display a menu of additional commands.
2. Press the DOWN ARROW key to select the Size command, and then press ENTER.
3. Press the arrow keys to resize the task pane. Press CTRL+ the arrow keys to resize 1 pixel at a
time.
Move a task pane
1. In the task pane, press CTRL+SPACEBAR to display a menu of additional commands.
2. Press the DOWN ARROW key to select the Move command, and then press ENTER.
3. Press the arrow keys to position the task pane. Press CTRL+ the arrow keys to move 1 pixel at
a time.
1. When you finish moving or resizing, press ESC.
Use dialog boxes
TO DO THIS PRESS
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 to a folder.
TO DO THIS PRESS
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
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TO DO THIS PRESS
Go to the previous folder. ALT+1
Up One Level
button: Open the folder one level above the open folder. ALT+2
Delete
button: Delete the selected folder or file. ALT+3
Create New Folder
button: Create a new folder. ALT+4
Views
button: Switch among available folder views. ALT+5
Tools button: Show the Tools menu. ALT+L
Display a shortcut menu for a selected item such as a folder or file. SHIFT+F10
Move between options or areas in the dialog box. TAB
Open the Look in list. F4 or ALT+I
Update the file list. F5
Text
Edit text
TO DO THIS PRESS
Move to the next or previous character, respectively, in a line of text. RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW
Move to the next or previous line of text, respectively. DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW
Move to the next or previous word, respectively, in a line of text. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW or
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move to the next or previous paragraph, respectively. CTRL+DOWN ARROW or
CTRL+UP ARROW
Select all the text in a text block. CTRL+A
Select the next or previous character, respectively. SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW or
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select the next or previous word, respectively. CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW or
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select the next or previous line, respectively. SHIFT+DOWN ARROW or
SHIFT+UP ARROW
Select the next or previous paragraph, respectively. CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW or
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Delete the previous word. CTRL+BACKSPACE
Replace the selected text with the field height. If no text is selected,
replace all text with the field height for the selected shape.
CTRL+SHIFT+H
Replace the selected text with the field width. If no text is selected,
replace all text with the field width for the selected shape.
CTRL+SHIFT+W
Format text
TO DO THIS PRESS
Turn bold ( ) on or off. CTRL+B
Turn italic ( ) on or off. CTRL+I
Turn underline ( ) on or off. CTRL+U
Turn double underline on or off. CTRL+SHIFT+D
Turn all caps on or off. CTRL+SHIFT+A
Turn small caps on or off. CTRL+SHIFT+K
Turn subscript ( ) on or off. CTRL+=
Turn superscript ( ) on or off. CTRL+SHIFT+=
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Increase the font size of the selected text. CTRL+SHIFT+>
Decrease the font size of the selected text. CTRL+SHIFT+<
Align text
TO DO THIS PRESS
Align text left. CTRL+SHIFT+L
Center text horizontally. CTRL+SHIFT+C
Align text right. CTRL+SHIFT+R
Justify text horizontally. CTRL+SHIFT+J
Top-align text vertically. CTRL+SHIFT+T
Center text vertically. CTRL+SHIFT+M
Bottom-align text vertically. CTRL+SHIFT+V
Zoom and navigation
Navigate menus and toolbars
TO DO THIS PRESS
Select the menu bar, or close an open menu and submenu at the same time. F10 or ALT
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. Application ( )
When a toolbar or menu bar is selected, select the next or previous button or menu,
respectively.
TAB or
SHIFT+TAB
Select a task pane or toolbar after pressing F10 or ALT to select the menu bar.
Pressing the keys repeatedly moves the focus among the open toolbars, menu bars,
and task pane.
CTRL+TAB or
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Open the selected menu, or perform the action for the selected button or command. ENTER
Display the title bar shortcut menu. ALT+SPACEBAR
When a menu or submenu is open, select the next or previous command, respectively. DOWN ARROW
or UP ARROW
When a toolbar or menu bar is selected, select the next or previous button or menu,
respectively. When a submenu is open, switch between the main menu and the
submenu.
LEFT ARROW or
RIGHT ARROW
Select the first or last command, respectively, on the menu or submenu, or the first or
last button on a toolbar.
HOME or END
Close an open menu. When a submenu is open, close only the submenu. ESC
Open the selected menu. DOWN ARROW
When a shortened menu is open, display the full set of commands.
NOTE You can use the keyboard to select any menu command on the menu bar.
Press ALT to select the menu bar. Press the letter that is underlined in the menu
name that contains the command you want. In the menu that appears, press the
letter underlined in the command name that you want.
CTRL+DOWN
ARROW
Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu. CTRL+SPACEBAR
Zoom
TO DO THIS PRESS
Zoom in. ALT+F6
Zoom out. ALT+SHIFT+F6
Move around in full-screen view
Use these keyboard shortcuts to move between Visio and another program or page when you are in full-
screen view.
TO DO THIS PRESS
Open the next page. PAGE DOWN or DOWN ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
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NOTE Do not use PgDn on the numeric keypad.
Open the previous page.
NOTE Do not use PgUp on the numeric keypad.
PAGE UP or UP ARROW or LEFT ARROW
Move around a Web page drawing
TO DO THIS PRESS
Cycle the focus through the left frame, the drawing, and shapes on the drawing that contain
shape data, hyperlinks, and the address bar.
TAB
Activate the hyperlink for the shape or hyperlink on the drawing that has focus. ENTER
Visio-specific menus
Format menu
TO DO THIS PRESS
Open the Font tab in the Text dialog box (Format menu, Text). F11
Open the Paragraph tab in the Text dialog box (Format menu, Text). SHIFT+F11
Open the Tabs tab in the Text dialog box (Format menu, Text). CTRL+F11
Open the Fill dialog box for the selected shape (Format menu, Fill). F3
Open the Line dialog box (Format menu, Line). SHIFT+F3
Tools menu
TO DO THIS PRESS
Open the General tab in the Snap & Glue dialog box (Tools menu, Snap & Glue). ALT+F9
Select or clear the Snap check box on the General tab in the Snap & Glue dialog box; snaps
shapes to items selected in the Snap to section of the dialog box (Tools menu, Snap & Glue).
SHIFT+F9
Select or clear the Glue check box on the General tab in the Snap & Glue dialog box; glues
shapes to items selected in the Glue to section of the dialog box (Tools menu, Snap & Glue).
F9
Shape menu
TO DO THIS PRESS
Group the selected shapes (Shape menu, Grouping submenu, Group). CTRL+G or
CTRL+SHIFT+G
Ungroup shapes in the selected group (Shape menu, Grouping submenu,
Ungroup).
CTRL+SHIFT+U
Bring the selected shape to the front (Shape menu, Order submenu, Bring To
Front).
CTRL+SHIFT+F
Send the selected shape to the back (Shape menu, Order submenu, Send To
Back).
CTRL+SHIFT+B
Rotate the selected shape to the left (Shape menu, Rotate or Flip submenu,
Rotate Left).
CTRL+L
Rotate the selected shape to the right (Shape menu, Rotate or Flip submenu,
Rotate Right).
CTRL+R
Flip the selected shape horizontally (Shape menu, Rotate or Flip submenu, Flip
Horizontal).
CTRL+H
Flip the selected shape vertically (Shape menu, Rotate or Flip submenu, Flip
Vertical).
CTRL+J
Open the Align Shapes dialog box for the selected shape (Shape menu, Align
Shapes).
F8
Window menu
TO DO THIS PRESS
Display the open drawing windows tiled vertically (Window menu, Tile). SHIFT+F7
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Display the open drawing windows tiled horizontally. CTRL+SHIFT+F7
Display the open drawing windows so that you can see the title of every window
(Window menu, Cascade).
ALT+F7 or
CTRL+ALT+F7
Visio-specific toolbars
Standard toolbar
TO DO THIS PRESS
Switch the
Format Painter
tool on or off ( ). CTRL+SHIFT+P
Select the
Pointer Tool
( ). CTRL+1
Select the
Connector Tool
( ). CTRL+3
Select the Connection Point Tool ( ). CTRL+SHIFT+1
Select the Text Tool ( ). CTRL+2
Select the
Text Block Tool
( ). CTRL+SHIFT+4
Select the Stamp Tool ( ). CTRL+SHIFT+3
Drawing toolbar
TO DO THIS PRESS
Select the Rectangle Tool ( ). CTRL+8
Select the Ellipse Tool ( ). CTRL+9
Select the Line Tool ( ). CTRL+6
Select the
Arc Tool
( ). CTRL+7
Select the Freeform Tool ( ). CTRL+5
Select the Pencil Tool ( ). CTRL+4
Picture toolbar
TO DO THIS PRESS
Select the
Crop Tool
( ). CTRL+SHIFT+2
Visio shapes and stencils
Move from shape to shape in a drawing page
TO DO THIS PRESS
Move from shape to shape on the drawing page. A dotted rectangle indicates the
shape that has the focus.
NOTE You cannot move to shapes that are protected against selection or on a locked
layer.
TAB
Move from shape to shape on the drawing page in reverse order. SHIFT+TAB
Select a shape that has focus.
NOTE To select multiple shapes, press the TAB key to bring focus to the first shape
you want to select, and then press ENTER. Hold down SHIFT while you press the TAB
key to bring focus to another shape. When the focus rectangle is over the shape you
want, press ENTER to add that shape to the selection. Repeat for each shape you want
to select.
ENTER
Clear selection of or focus on a shape. ESC
Switch between text edit mode and shape selection mode on a selected shape. F2
Nudge a selected shape. Arrow keys
Nudge a selected shape 1 pixel at a time.
NOTE SCROLL LOCK must be turned off.
SHIFT+Arrow
keys
Cycle through visible smart tags. ALT+SHIFT+F10
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Work with master shapes in a stencil
TO DO THIS PRESS
Move between master shapes in a stencil. Arrow keys
Move to the first master shape in a row of a stencil. HOME
Move to the last master shape in a row of a stencil. END
Move to the first master shape in a column of a stencil. PAGE UP
Move to the last master shape in a column of a stencil. PAGE DOWN
Copy the selected master shapes to the Clipboard. CTRL+C
Paste the contents of the Clipboard to a custom stencil.
NOTE The custom stencil must first be opened for editing.
CTRL+V
Select all the master shapes in a stencil.
NOTE To select multiple master shapes, press the arrow keys to bring focus to the first
master shape you want. Hold down SHIFT while you press the arrow keys to bring focus
to another master. When the focus rectangle is over the master you want, press ENTER to
add that master to the selection. Repeat for each master you want to select.
CTRL+A
Select or cancel selection of a master shape that has focus. SHIFT+ENTER
Cancel the selection of master shapes in a stencil. ESC
Insert the selected master shapes into the drawing.
NOTE To automatically insert and connect a master shape to an existing shape in your
drawing, first select the shape you want the new shape to be connected to in the drawing.
Select the Connector Tool on the Standard toolbar, and then select the master shape
on the stencil and press CTRL+ENTER.
CTRL+ENTER
Work with stencils in edit mode
TO DO THIS PRESS
Delete the selected master shape. DELETE
Cut the selected master shape from the custom stencil and place it on the Clipboard. CTRL+X
Rename the selected master shape. F2
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