SharePoint keyboard shortcuts

SharePoint shortcuts can be helpful to increase your access time. Most of us are not aware of these and cool to use.

Skill Level – Medium

General Shortcuts

The Home link
Alt+1 and then Enter
Skip to main content
Alt+X and then Enter
Help
Alt+6 and then Enter
Go to the search box
Alt+S
The personal settings menu
Alt+W and then Enter
Site Actions menu
Alt+/ and then Enter
All Site Content
Alt+3 and then Enter
Move to next web part
Alt+W

Top Navigation

The top navigation tab
Alt+1 and then Enter
The next navigation tab
Tab and then Enter
The previous navigation tab
Shift+Tab and then Enter

List or Library Views

(Calendar view) Previous day, week, or month
Alt+Shift+< and then Enter
(Calendar view) Next day, week, or month in a view
Alt+Shift+> and then Enter

Ribbon Shortcuts

Skip ribbon commands
Alt+Y and then Enter

Editing List Items or File Properties

Cancel button
Alt+C
Save button (or OK button)
Alt+O
Save and Close button (in a survey response)
Alt+S
(Date picker control) Previous month
Alt+Shift+< and then Enter
(Date picker control) Next month
Alt+Shift+> and then Enter

Editing Pages in a Web Part Tool Pane

OK button
Alt+O
Apply button
Alt+Y
Cancel button
Alt+C

All Site Content Page

Create button
Alt+N and then Enter (or because the Create button is selected by default when you load the page, simply press Enter when the page is loaded)
View menu, Site Workflows button
Alt+W until the correct option is selected and then Enter

Using the Rich Text Editor

Right-to-Left text direction button
Ctrl+Shift+<
Left-to-Right text direction button
Ctrl+Shift+>
Bold button
Ctrl+B
Copy button
Ctrl+C
Center button
Ctrl+E
Italics button
Ctrl+I
Align Left button
Ctrl+L
Increase Indent button
Ctrl+M
Decrease Indent button
Ctrl+Shift+M
Font Size menu
Ctrl+Shift+P
Align Right button
Ctrl+R
Underline button
Ctrl+U
Paste button
Ctrl+V
Background Color menu
Ctrl+Shift+W
Cut button
Ctrl+X