If you are filling out an online form, e-mail, or other text field you can quickly move between each of the fields by pressing the Tab key or Shift Tab to move back a field. For example, in the example form below you can click in the 'First Name' field type anything and press tab to switch to the next field.

Tip: This tip also applies to the buttons, if you press tab and the web developer has designed correctly the button should be selected and allows you to press the space bar or enter to push the button.

Tip: With a drop-down box that lists dozens of options you can press the first letter to scroll down to that letter. For example, click the drop down box below and then press 'u' to quickly scroll to Utah.

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You can use keyboard shortcuts for quick access to frequently used commands or operations. The following sections list the keyboard shortcuts available in Microsoft Access 2010. You can also use keyboard shortcuts to move the focus to a menu, command, or control without using the mouse. Open a new database

CTRL N

Open an existing database

CTRL O