Shortcut Keys for Dialog Boxes

To perform this action...	Press...
To move from an open dialog box back to the document for dialog boxes (such as Find and Replace) that support this behavior	ALT+F6
To switch to the next tab in a dialog box	CTRL+TAB or CTRL+PAGE DOWN
To switch to the previous tab in a dialog box	CTRL+SHIFT+TAB or CTRL+PAGE UP
To move to the next option or option group	TAB
To move to the previous option or option group	SHIFT+TAB
To move between options in the selected drop-down list box, or to move between some options in a group of options	Arrow keys
To perform the action assigned to the selected button, or to select or clear the check box	SPACEBAR
To move to the option by the first letter in the option name in a drop-down list box	Letter key for the first letter in the option name you want (when a drop-down list box is selected)
To select the option, or to select or clear the check box by the letter underlined in the option name	ALT+letter key
To open the selected drop-down list box	ALT+DOWN ARROW
To close the selected drop-down list box	ESC
To perform the action for the default command button in the dialog box (the button with the bold outline, often the OK button)	ENTER
To cancel the command and close the dialog box	ESC
To close a dialog box	ALT+F4

These dialog boxes support the standard dialog box keyboard shortcuts listed in the table above. They also support the shortcuts below.

To perform this action...	Press...
To go to the previous folder	ALT+1
To open the folder one level above the open folder	ALT+2
To close the dialog box and open your Web search page	ALT+3
To delete the selected folder or file	ALT+4
To create a new folder	ALT+5
To switch among available folder views	ALT+6
To show the Tools menu	ALT+7 or ALT+L
To open the Look in list	F4 or ALT+I
To refresh the file list	F5
To display a shortcut menu for a selected item such as a folder or file	SHIFT+F10
To move between options or areas in the dialog box	TAB

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