Many users find navigating SharePoint On-Premises easier and faster with keyboard shortcuts. These shortcuts can be more convenient than a touchscreen and are an essential alternative to using a mouse.
Notes:
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The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a US keyboard.
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A plus sign (+) in a shortcut means that you need to press multiple keys at the same time.
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A comma sign (,) in a shortcut means that you need to press multiple keys in order.
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To quickly find a shortcut in this article, you can use the Search. Press Ctrl+F, and then type your search words.
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The keyboard shortcuts for SharePoint in Microsoft 365 are different from those for the On-premises version. Go to Keyboard shortcuts in SharePoint online to learn the shortcuts for SharePoint online.
In this topic
Frequently used shortcuts
This table lists the most frequently used keyboard shortcuts for SharePoint On-Premises.
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To do this |
Press |
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Navigate the screen |
Tab |
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Display the context menu for the selected item |
Shift+F10 or Windows menu key |
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Copy text |
Ctrl+C |
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Cut text |
Ctrl+X |
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Paste text |
Ctrl+V |
Work with pages
Edit a page
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To do this |
Press |
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Navigate inside a web part |
Enter |
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Exit a web part |
Esc |
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Move to the toolbar |
Alt+F10 |
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Move to the property pane |
Alt+P |
Author in a text web part
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To do this |
Press |
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Select all text |
Ctrl+A |
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Insert a link |
Ctrl+K |
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Apply or remove bold formatting |
Ctrl+B |
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Apply or remove italic formatting |
Ctrl+I |
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Apply or remove underlined formatting |
Ctrl+U |
Navigate a page
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To do this |
Press |
|---|---|
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Move between areas and sections |
Tab |
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Exit the current operation or close a dialog or pane |
Esc |
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Open the selected item |
Enter |
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Move between items |
Arrow keys |
Work with lists and libraries
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To do this |
Press |
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Display the context menu for the selected item |
Shift+F10 or Windows menu key |
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Open and close the information or details pane |
I |
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Open and close the Filters pane |
F |
Edit text
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To do this |
Press |
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Copy text |
Ctrl+C |
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Cut text |
Ctrl+X |
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Paste text |
Ctrl+V |
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Undo the latest action |
Ctrl+Z |
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Redo the last action |
Ctrl+Y |
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Apply or remove bold formatting |
Ctrl+B |
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Apply or remove italic formatting |
Ctrl+I |
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Apply or remove underlined formatting |
Ctrl+U |
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Insert a hyperlink |
Ctrl+K |
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Delete a selection without adding it to the clipboard |
Delete |
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Delete the word to the left of the cursor |
Ctrl+Backspace |
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Delete the word to the right of the cursor |
Ctrl+Delete |
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Insert a new line (not inside the HTML Paragraph element <P>) |
Shift+Enter |
See also
Technical support for customers with disabilities
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