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Important: Some keyboard shortcuts are only available to Project Online subscribers. New features are released gradually to subscribers, so your application might not have these features yet.

Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for Project on Windows helps them work more efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts can be easier than using the touchscreen and are an essential alternative to using a mouse. This article itemizes the keyboard shortcuts for Project on Windows.

Notes:

  • 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.

  • If a shortcut requires pressing two or more keys at the same time, this topic separates the keys with a plus sign (+). If you have to press one key immediately after another, the keys are separated by a comma (,).

Office 2013 - Office 365Office 2010

In this article

Microsoft Office basics

Keyboard access to the ribbon and Tell me

  1. Press Alt.

    The KeyTips are displayed over each feature that is available in the current view.

  2. Press the letter that appears in the KeyTip over the feature that you want to use.

    Tip: Press Q to look up a command or search for a Help topic.

  3. Depending on which letter you press, additional KeyTips may appear. For example, if the Home tab is active and you press W, the View tab is displayed, along with the KeyTips for the groups on that tab.

  4. Continue pressing letters until you press the letter of the command or control that you want to use. In some cases, you must first press the letter of the group that contains the command.

    Note: To cancel the action that you are taking and hide the KeyTips, press Alt.

Display and use windows

To do this

Press

Switch to the next window.

Alt+Tab

Switch to the previous window.

Alt+Shift+Tab

Close the active window.

Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4

Restore the size of the active window after you maximize it.

Ctrl+F5

Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once.

F6

Move to a pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction).

Shift+F6

When more than one window is open, switch to the next window.

Ctrl+F6

Switch to the previous window.

Ctrl+Shift+F6

Maximize or restore a selected window.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Ctrl+F10

Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard.

Print Screen

Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard.

Alt+Print Screen

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

Move to the end of a text box.

Ctrl+End

Move to the beginning of a text box.

Ctrl+Home

Move around in and work in tables

To do this

Press

Move to the next cell.

Tab

Move to the preceding cell.

Shift+Tab

Move to the next row.

Down Arrow

Move to the preceding row.

Up Arrow

Insert a tab in a cell.

Ctrl+Tab

Start a new paragraph.

Enter

Add a new row at the bottom of the table.

Tab at the end of the last row

Access and use actions

To do this

Press

Display the menu or message for an action. If more than one action is present, switch to the next action and display its menu or message.

Alt+Shift+F10

Select the next item on the action menu.

Down Arrow

Select the previous item on the action menu.

Up Arrow

Perform the action for the selected item on the action menu.

Enter

Close the action menu or message.

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, respectively.

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

Basic file management

To do this

Press

Open a project file (display the Open dialog box).

Ctrl+F12

Open a project file (display the Open tab in the Backstage view).

Ctrl+O

Save a project file.

Ctrl+S

Create a new project.

Ctrl+N

Print a file (display the Print tab in the Backstage view).

Ctrl+P

Use the Open and Save As dialog boxes

To do this

Press

Display the Open dialog box.

Ctrl+F12

Display the Open tab in the Backstage view.

Ctrl+O

Display the Save As dialog box.

F12

Open the selected folder or file.

Enter

Open the folder one level above the open folder.

Backspace

Delete the selected folder or file.

Delete

Display a shortcut menu for a selected item such as a folder or file.

Shift+F10

Move forward through options

Tab

Move back through options

Shift+Tab

Open the Look in list

F4 or Alt+1

Microsoft Project shortcuts

Use the main window

To do this

Press

Switch between active dialogs and the main app.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Alt+F6

Open the context menu for the selected item (right-click menu).

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Shift+F10

Activate the ribbon.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

F10

Activate the view splitter.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Alt+Shift+F6

Display the autofilter drop-down menu for the selected column.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Alt+Shift+F3

Reapply the current filter.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Ctrl+F3

Open the on-object menu for the selected cell.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Alt+Shift+F10

Use a Network Diagram

To do this

Press

Move to a different Network Diagram box.

Arrow keys

Add Network Diagram boxes to the selection.

Shift+Arrow keys

Move a Network Diagram box.

Note: You need to set manual positioning first. Select the box you want to move. Click Format, and then click Layout. Click Allow manual box positioning.

Ctrl+Arrow keys

Move to the top Network Diagram box in the view or project.

Ctrl+Home or Shift+Ctrl+Home

Move to the lowest Network Diagram box in the project.

Ctrl+End or Shift+Ctrl+End

Move to the leftmost Network Diagram box in the project.

Home or Shift+Home

Move to the rightmost Network Diagram box in the project.

End or Shift+End

Move up one window height.

Page Up or Shift+Page Up

Move down one window height.

Page Down or Shift+Page Down

Move left one window width.

Ctrl+Page Up or Shift+Ctrl+Page Up

Move right one window width.

Ctrl+Page Down or Shift+Ctrl+Page Down

Select the next field in the Network Diagram box.

Enter or Tab

Select the previous field in the Network Diagram box.

Shift+Enter

Use OfficeArt objects

Move OfficeArt shapes

To do this

Press

Nudge the shape up, down, right, or left.

Arrow keys

Increase the shape’s width by 10%.

Shift+Right Arrow

Decrease the shape’s width by 10%.

Shift+Left Arrow

Increase the shape’s height by 10%.

Shift+Up Arrow

Decrease the shape’s height by 10%.

Shift+Down Arrow

Increase the shape’s width by 1%.

Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow

Decrease the shape’s width by 1%.

Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow

Increase the shape’s height by 1%.

Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow

Decrease the shape’s height by 1%.

Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow

Rotate the shape 15 degrees to the right.

Alt+Right Arrow

Rotate the shape 15 degrees to the left.

Alt+Left Arrow

Select and copy OfficeArt objects and text

To do this

Press

Select an object (with text selected inside the object).

Esc

Select an object (with an object selected).

Tab or Shift+Tab until the object you want is selected

Select text within an object (with an object selected).

Enter

Select multiple shapes

Press and hold Ctrl while you click the shapes

Select multiple shapes with text

Press and hold Shift while you click the shapes

Cut selected object.

Ctrl+X

Copy selected object.

Ctrl+C

Paste cut or copied object.

Ctrl+V

Paste special.

Ctrl+Alt+V

Copy formatting only.

Ctrl+Shift+C

Paste formatting only.

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste special.

Ctrl+Alt+V

Group shapes, pictures, or WordArt.

Ctrl+G after you select the items that you want to group

Ungroup shapes, pictures, or WordArt.

Ctrl+Shift+G after you select the group that you want to ungroup

Undo the last action.

Ctrl+Z

Redo the last action.

Ctrl+Y

Add next object to a multi-selection.

Ctrl+Click

Adds next object to a multi-selection; allows clicking on textbox text to add the textbox to the multi-selection.

Shift+Click

Edit OfficeArt text and textboxes

To do this

Press

Collapse selection.

Esc

Select all text.

Ctrl+A

Delete one word to the left.

Ctrl+Backspace

Delete one word to the right.

Ctrl+Delete

Undo.

Ctrl+Z

Redo.

Ctrl+Y

Move one word to the left.

Ctrl+Left Arrow

Move one word to the right.

Ctrl+Right Arrow

Move to the beginning of the line.

Home

Move to the end of the line.

End

Move up one paragraph.

Ctrl+Up Arrow

Move down one paragraph.

Ctrl+Down Arrow

Move to the beginning of the object’s text.

Ctrl+Home

Move to the end of the object’s text

Ctrl+End

Navigate views and windows

To do this

Press

Activate the entry bar to edit text in a field.

F2

Activate the menu bar.

F10 or Alt

Activate the project control menu.

Alt+Hyphen or Alt+Spacebar

Activate the split bar.

Shift+F6

Close the program window.

Alt+F4

Display all filtered tasks or all filtered resources.

F3

Display the Field Settings dialog box.

Alt+F3

Open a new window.

Shift+F11

Reduce a selection to a single field.

Shift+Backspace

Reset sort order to ID order and turn off grouping.

Shift+F3

Select a drawing object.

F6

Display task information.

Shift+F2

Display resource information.

Shift+F2

Display assignment information.

Shift+F2

Turn on or off the Add To Selection mode.

Shift+F8

Turn on or off Auto Calculate.

Ctrl+F9

Turn on or off the Extend Selection mode.

F8

Move left, right, up, or down to view different pages in the Print Preview window.

Alt+Arrow keys

Outline a project

To do this

Press

Hide subtasks.

Alt+Shift+Hyphen or Alt+Shift+Minus Sign (minus sign on the numeric keypad)

Indent the selected task.

Alt+Shift+Right Arrow

Show subtasks.

Alt+Shift+ = or Alt+Shift+Plus Sign (plus sign on the numeric keypad)

Show all tasks.

Alt+Shift+* (asterisk on the numeric keypad)

Outdent the selected task.

Alt+Shift+Left Arrow

Select and edit in a dialog box

To do this

Press

Move between fields at the bottom of a form.

Arrow keys

Move into tables at the bottom of a form.

Alt+1 (left) or Alt+2 (right)

Move to the next task or resource.

Enter

Move to the previous task or resource.

Shift+Enter

Select and edit in a sheet view

Edit in a view

To do this

Press

Add a new task.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Insert

Cancel an entry.

Esc

Clear or reset the selected field.

Ctrl+Delete

Copy the selected data.

Ctrl+C

Cut the selected data.

Ctrl+X

Delete the selected data.

Delete

Delete row that has a selected cell.

Ctrl+Minus Sign (on the numeric keypad)

Fill down.

Ctrl+D

Display the Find dialog box.

Ctrl+F or Shift+F5

In the Find dialog box, continue to the next instance of the search results.

Shift+F4

Use the Go To command (Edit menu).

F5

Link tasks.

Ctrl+F2

Paste the copied or cut data.

Ctrl+V

Reduce the selection to one field.

Shift+Backspace

Undo the last action.

Ctrl+Z

Unlink tasks.

Ctrl+Shift+F2

Set the task to manually schedule

Ctrl+Shift+M

Set the task to auto schedule

Ctrl+Shift+A

Move in a view

To do this

Press

Move to the beginning of a project (timescale).

Alt+Home

Move to the end of a project (timescale).

Alt+End

Move the timescale left.

Alt+Left Arrow

Move the timescale right.

Alt+Right Arrow

Move to the first field in a row.

Home or Ctrl+Left Arrow

Move to the first row.

Ctrl+Up Arrow

Move to the first field of the first row.

Ctrl+Home

Move to the last field in a row.

End or Ctrl+Right Arrow

Move to the last field of the last row.

Ctrl+End

Move to the last row.

Ctrl+Down Arrow

Move in the side pane

To do this

Press

Move focus between the side pane and the view on the right side.

F6

Select different controls in the side pane if focus is in the side pane.

Tab

Select or clear check boxes and option buttons if focus is in the side pane.

Spacebar

Select in a view

To do this

Press

Extend the selection down one page.

Shift+Page Down

Extend the selection up one page.

Shift+Page Up

Extend the selection down one row.

Shift+Down Arrow

Extend the selection up one row.

Shift+Up Arrow

Extend the selection to the first field in a row.

Shift+Home

Extend the selection to the last field in a row.

Shift+End

Extend the selection to the start of the information.

Ctrl+Shift+Home

Extend the selection to the end of the information.

Ctrl+Shift+End

Extend the selection to the first row.

Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow

Extend the selection to the last row.

Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow

Extend the selection to the first field of the first row.

Ctrl+Shift+Home

Extend the selection to the last field of the last row.

Ctrl+Shift+End

Select all rows and columns.

Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar

Select a column.

Ctrl+Spacebar

Select a row.

Shift+Spacebar

Move within a selection down one field.

Enter

Move within a selection up one field.

Shift+Enter

Move within a selection right one field.

Tab

Move within a selection left one field.

Shift+Tab

Select and edit in the entry bar

To do this

Press

Accept an entry.

Enter

Cancel an entry.

Esc

Delete one character to the left.

Backspace

Delete one character to the right.

Delete

Delete one word to the right.

Ctrl+Delete

Extend the selection to the end of the text.

Shift+End

Extend the selection to the start of the text.

Shift+Home

Turn on or off Overtype mode.

Insert

Use a timescale

To do this

Press

Move the timescale left one page.

Alt+Page Up

Move the timescale right one page.

Alt+Page Down

Move the timescale to beginning of the project.

Alt+Home

Move the timescale to end of the project.

Alt+End

Scroll the timescale left.

Alt+Left Arrow

Scroll the timescale right.

Alt+Right Arrow

Show smaller time units.

Ctrl+ / (slash on the numeric keypad)

Show larger time units.

Ctrl+* (asterisk on the numeric keypad)

Use Team Planner view

To do this

Press

Expand or collapse a resource row or a grouping row.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Alt+Shift+ + or - -

Scroll the timescale left.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Alt+Left Arrow

Scroll the timescale right.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Alt+Right Arrow

Reschedule a scheduled task.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Ctrl+Arrow keys

Open the task information dialog.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Select the task and press Enter

Reassign a task.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Ctrl+Up or Down Arrow

Use Timeline view

To do this

Press

Cycle through the element types – task bar, milestone, callout, and timeline bar - when one of them is already selected.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Tab or Down Arrow

Cycle through the element types in the opposite order – timeline bar, callout, milestone, task bar - when one of them is already selected.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Shift+Tab or Up Arrow

Go to the previous or next item of that type, for example, to the next milestone.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Left or Right Arrow

Scroll the timescale left.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Alt+Left Arrow

Scroll the timescale right.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Alt+Right Arrow

Move the item up or down to the next channel or timeline bar.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Ctrl+Up or Down Arrow

Open the task information dialog.

Only available to Project Online subscribers.

Shift+F2

See also

Technical support for customers with disabilities

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Online Help

Use 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.

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

Update the window (Refresh button).

F5

Print the current Help topic.

Note: If the cursor is not in the current Help topic, press F6 and then press CTRL+P.

CTRL+P

Change the connection state.

F6, DOWN ARROW

Type text in the Type words to search for box.

F6, DOWN ARROW

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.

DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW

In a Table of Contents in tree view, expand or collapse the selected item, respectively.

LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW

Microsoft Office basics

Keyboard access to the Office Fluent Ribbon

  1. Press ALT.

    The KeyTips are displayed over each feature that is available in the current view.

  2. Press the letter that appears in the KeyTip over the feature that you want to use.

  3. Depending on which letter you press, additional KeyTips may appear. For example, if the Home tab is active and you press W, the View tab is displayed, along with the KeyTips for the groups on that tab.

  4. Continue pressing letters until you press the letter of the command or control that you want to use. In some cases, you must first press the letter of the group that contains the command.

    Note: To cancel the action that you are taking and hide the KeyTips, press ALT.

    Tip: If the Watch Window does not get focus after you select it by using the KeyTips, press ALT, and then press CTRL+TAB.

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Display and use windows

To do this

Press

Switch to the next window.

ALT+TAB

Switch to the previous window.

ALT+SHIFT+TAB

Close the active window.

CTRL+W or CTRL+F4

Restore the size of the active window after you maximize it.

CTRL+F5

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 or Ribbon, which is a part of the Office Fluent Ribbon, and then pressing CTRL+TAB to move to the task pane.

F6

Move to a pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction).

SHIFT+F6

When more than one window is open, switch to the next window.

CTRL+F6

Switch to the previous window.

CTRL+SHIFT+F6

When a document window is not maximized, perform the Move command (on the Control menu for the window). Press the arrow keys to move the window. When you finish, press ESC.

CTRL+F7

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. When you finish, press ESC.

CTRL+F8

Minimize a window to an icon (works for only some Microsoft Office programs).

CTRL+F9

Maximize or restore a selected window.

CTRL+F10

Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard.

PRINT SCREEN

Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard.

ALT+PRINT SCREEN

Change or resize the font

To do this

Press

Change the font.

CTRL+SHIFT+F

Change the font size.

CTRL+SHIFT+P

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

Move to the end of a text box.

CTRL+END

Move to the beginning of a text box.

CTRL+HOME

Repeat the last Find action.

SHIFT+F4

Move around in and work in tables

To do this

Press

Move to the next cell.

TAB

Move to the preceding cell.

SHIFT+TAB

Move to the next row.

DOWN ARROW

Move to the preceding row.

UP ARROW

Insert a tab in a cell.

CTRL+TAB

Start a new paragraph.

ENTER

Add a new row at the bottom of the table.

TAB at the end of the last row

Access and use actions

To do this

Press

Display the menu or message for an action. If more than one action is present, switch to the next action and display its menu or message.

ALT+SHIFT+F10

Select the next item on the action menu.

DOWN ARROW

Select the previous item on the action menu.

UP ARROW

Perform the action for the selected item on the action menu.

ENTER

Close the action menu or message.

ESC

Tips

  • You can ask to be notified by a sound whenever an action appears. To hear audio cues, you must have a sound card. You must also have Microsoft Office Sounds installed on your computer.

  • If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can download Microsoft Office Sounds from the Microsoft Office.com Web site.

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, respectively.

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

To do this

Press

Go to the previous folder.

ALT+1

Open the folder one level above the open folder.

ALT+2

Close the dialog box and open your Web search page.

ALT+3

Delete the selected folder or file.

ALT+3

Create a new folder.

ALT+4

Switch among available folder views.

ALT+5

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 list.

F4 or ALT+I

Update the file list.

F5

Microsoft Project 2010

Use the Network Diagram view

To do this

Press

Move to a different Network Diagram box.

Arrow keys

Add Network Diagram boxes to the selection.

SHIFT+Arrow keys

Move a Network Diagram box.

Note: Manual positioning must be set first. Select the box you want to move. On the Format tab, click Layout in the Format group. Click Allow manual box positioning.

CTRL+Arrow keys

Move to the top Network Diagram box in the view or project.

CTRL+HOME or SHIFT+CTRL+HOME

Move to the lowest Network Diagram box in the project.

CTRL+END or SHIFT+CTRL+END

Move to the leftmost Network Diagram box in the project.

HOME or SHIFT+HOME

Move to the rightmost Network Diagram box in the project.

END or SHIFT+END

Move up one window height.

PAGE UP or SHIFT+PAGE UP

Move down one window height.

PAGE DOWN or SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Move left one window width.

CTRL+PAGE UP or SHIFT+CTRL+PAGE UP

Move right one window width.

CTRL+PAGE DOWN or SHIFT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Select the next field in the Network Diagram box.

ENTER or TAB

Select the previous field in the Network Diagram box.

SHIFT+ENTER

Navigate views and windows

To do this

Press

Activate the Control menu.

ALT+SPACEBAR

Activate the entry bar to edit text in a field.

F2

Activate the menu bar.

F10 or ALT

Activate the project control menu.

ALT+HYPHEN

Activate the split bar.

SHIFT+F6

Close the program window.

ALT+F4

Display all filtered tasks or all filtered resources.

F3

Display the Field Settings dialog box.

ALT+F3

Open a new window.

SHIFT+F11

Reduce a selection to a single field.

SHIFT+BACKSPACE

Reset sort order to ID order and turn off grouping.

SHIFT+F3

Select a drawing object.

F6

Display task information.

SHIFT+F2

Display resource information.

SHIFT+F2

Display assignment information.

SHIFT+F2

Turn on or off the Add To Selection mode.

SHIFT+F8

Turn on or off Auto Calculate.

CTRL+F9

Turn on or off the Extend Selection mode.

F8

Move left, right, up, or down to view different pages in the Print Preview window.

ALT+Arrow keys

Outline a project

To do this

Press

Hide subtasks.

ALT+SHIFT+HYPHEN or ALT+SHIFT+MINUS SIGN (minus sign on the numeric keypad)

Indent the selected task.

ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

Show subtasks.

ALT+SHIFT+ = or ALT+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN (plus sign on the numeric keypad)

Show all tasks.

ALT+SHIFT+* (asterisk on the numeric keypad)

Outdent the selected task.

ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

Select and edit in a dialog box

To do this

Press

Move between fields at the bottom of a form.

Arrow keys

Move into tables at the bottom of a form.

ALT+1 (left) or ALT+2 (right)

Move to the next task or resource.

ENTER

Move to the previous task or resource.

SHIFT+ENTER

Select and edit in a sheet view

Edit in a view

To do this

Press

Cancel an entry.

ESC

Clear or reset the selected field.

CTRL+DELETE

Copy the selected data.

CTRL+C

Cut the selected data.

CTRL+X

Delete the selected data.

DELETE

Delete row that has a selected cell.

CTRL+MINUS SIGN (on the numeric keypad)

Fill down.

CTRL+D

Display the Find dialog box.

CTRL+F or SHIFT+F5

In the Find dialog box, continue to the next instance of the search results.

SHIFT+F4

Use the Go To command (Edit menu).

F5

Link tasks.

CTRL+F2

Paste the copied or cut data.

CTRL+V

Reduce the selection to one field.

SHIFT+BACKSPACE

Undo the last action.

CTRL+Z

Unlink tasks.

CTRL+SHIFT+F2

Set the task to manually schedule

CTRL+SHIFT+M

Set the task to auto schedule

CTRL+SHIFT+A

Move in a view

To do this

Press

Move to the beginning of a project (timescale).

ALT+HOME

Move to the end of a project (timescale).

ALT+END

Move the timescale left.

ALT+LEFT ARROW

Move the timescale right.

ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Move to the first field in a row.

HOME or CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Move to the first row.

CTRL+UP ARROW

Move to the first field of the first row.

CTRL+HOME

Move to the last field in a row.

END or CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move to the last field of the last row.

CTRL+END

Move to the last row.

CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Move in the side pane

To do this

Press

Move focus between the side pane and the view on the right side.

CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Select different controls in the side pane if focus is in the side pane.

TAB

Select or clear check boxes and option buttons if focus is in the side pane.

SPACEBAR

Select in a view

To do this

Press

Extend the selection down one page.

SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Extend the selection up one page.

SHIFT+PAGE UP

Extend the selection down one row.

SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Extend the selection up one row.

SHIFT+UP ARROW

Extend the selection to the first field in a row.

SHIFT+HOME

Extend the selection to the last field in a row.

SHIFT+END

Extend the selection to the start of the information.

CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

Extend the selection to the end of the information.

CTRL+SHIFT+END

Extend the selection to the first row.

CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW

Extend the selection to the last row.

CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Extend the selection to the first field of the first row.

CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

Extend the selection to the last field of the last row.

CTRL+SHIFT+END

Select all rows and columns.

CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR

Select a column.

CTRL+SPACEBAR

Select a row.

SHIFT+SPACEBAR

Move within a selection down one field.

ENTER

Move within a selection up one field.

SHIFT+ENTER

Move within a selection right one field.

TAB

Move within a selection left one field.

SHIFT+TAB

Select and edit in the entry bar

To do this

Press

Accept an entry.

ENTER

Cancel an entry.

ESC

Delete one character to the left.

BACKSPACE

Delete one character to the right.

DELETE

Delete one word to the right.

CTRL+DELETE

Extend the selection to the end of the text.

SHIFT+END

Extend the selection to the start of the text.

SHIFT+HOME

Turn on or off Overtype mode.

INSERT

Use a timescale

To do this

Press

Move the timescale left one page.

ALT+PAGE UP

Move the timescale right one page.

ALT+PAGE DOWN

Move the timescale to beginning of the project.

ALT+HOME

Move the timescale to end of the project.

ALT+END

Scroll the timescale left.

ALT+LEFT ARROW

Scroll the timescale right.

ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Show smaller time units.

CTRL+ / (slash on the numeric keypad)

Show larger time units.

CTRL+* (asterisk on the numeric keypad)

YES, maybe

Prior to Office 2013 I would have said yes, you could extract the key from the old computer. Unfortunately, the last time I checked (early 2013) none of the utilities were able to extract the full key. Apparently MS changed how they store the product key on the computer.

Yes, if you do find your product key you will have to uninstall from the old computer before activating on the new one. Even though there is no communication to the activation system during an uninstall, the activation system randomly checks status when you run Office so you don't want it running on the old computer after you activate it on the new one.

Here are some documented techniques I have not tested myself:

Extract - Find your product key for Office 2013, Office 365 Home, Office 365 Personal, Office 365 University

Important If you have Office 2010, see Find your Product Key for Office 2010.

In many cases, you won’t need to enter a product key to install Office. For example, to reinstall Office, just sign in to your account page and click Install. However, when you install Office for the first time, renew your subscription, or install Office from a disc, you might be prompted to enter a 25-character product key.

Here’s where to find it:

  • If you downloaded Office from an online store, the product key should be in your email receipt.
  • If you didn’t get a receipt, check your junk mail folder.
  • If Office came with a box, card, or disc, look on the card or the packaging.
  • If Office came with your computer, look on the Certificate of Authenticity.

Notes:

  • If you lose your product key and have a valid proof of purchase, contact Microsoft support for help.
  • If you’re in the Home Use Program, you’ll need a program code, not a product key. To get your program code, go to the , select your country/region, enter your work email address, and click Don’t Know Your Program Code? On the next page, click Verify Email.

If you’re installing Office for the first time, go to https://officesetup.getmicrosoftkey.com, enter your product key, and follow the prompts.

Note If you’ve already installed Office, you don’t need to re-enter your product key to install Office again. Instead, go to your account page and click Install.

Install Office 2013 from a disc

If you‘re installing Office 2013 from a disc, you’ll need to enter your product key. It might be on your product card or packaging. If you’re reinstalling Office 2013, it’s on your account page.

To see your product key on your account page:

  1. Sign in and then click Options to install from a disc.
  2. Under Product key, click View your product key.
  3. Copy or write down your product key.
  4. Go to https://officesetup.getmicrosoftkey.com, enter your product key, and then follow the prompts.

You can renew your subscription by buying a new product key, and then entering it at https://officesetup.getmicrosoftkey.com/.

Applies To: Access 2013, Excel 2013, InfoPath 2013, Outlook 2013, Publisher 2013, Visio 2013, Word 2013, OneNote 2013, PowerPoint 2013, Project Professional 2013, Project 2013 Standard, Visio Professional 2013, Office Shared 2013

How to find your Office 2013 product key after installation

Do you have several Office 2013 products tied to one Microsoft account and need help finding just one product key? The steps below are useful in determining which installations correspond to which product keys if you need to reinstall office 2013 on a new PC or after reformatting your PC.

Important When you have multiple Office 2013 installations linked to your Microsoft account, you will see them all listed on the My Account page. Do not click the Install button next to any product without knowing if it is an unused installation. This can cause activation issues.

Find the Office 2013 product key associated with your PC

First, find the last five digits of the product key associated with your computer.

  1. Go to the PC that has Office 2013 installed
  2. Right click the Windows icon and select Command Prompt.
  3. Enter the appropriate command:

For 32 bit Windows:

cscript “C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice15OSPP.VBS” /dstatus

For 64 bit Windows:

cscript “C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15OSPP.VBS” /dstatus

  1. The command prompt box will show you the last five digits of the product key associated with the installation on that PC.
  2. Make a note of the PC the Office 2013 product is installed on, and five digit number. You will need this for reference.

Here is a list of links I last checked in early 2013. Maybe, one of them has a newer update that will work for you.

You can use any of the following tools to extract the Product Key from you computer. These tools report on many installed programs on your computer, not just Office.

PS: you should keep a copy (printed and/or file copies on external storage devices) of the report(s) generated by these tools so you have all of your product keys / registration numbers available for future re-installs

FYI: I (Rohn) have not tested these tools in Windows 8 (just haven’t had an excuse to make/waste the time), but I don’t expect any problem. The underlying mechanics of Windows 8 are essentially the same as Windows 7 if you ignore the Metro User Interface. Think of metro as “lipstick on a pig”. The pig is not changed by adding a little paint on the surface.

Normally you have several resources to find your Retail Product Key.

oYour original package or purchase confirmation e-mail

oOnline download account

oYou can extract the Product Key from the machine itself

oImage copy backups of system with Office installed

oActivation backup utilities

From what I’ve read, MS uses a file called TOKENS.DAT to store encrypted product activation keys:

C:ProgramDataMicrosoftOfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatformTokens.DAT

C:WindowsServiceProfilesNetworkServiceAppDataRoamingMicrosoftSoftwareLicensingTokens.data

C:Windows.OldProgramDataMicrosoftOfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatformTokens.DAT (if you did an in-place Windows Upgrade)

NOTE: Do not expect the Windows.OLD folder to be there until you delete it. Many people have complained that windows 8 and 8.1 automatically delete it WITHOUT WARNINGhttp://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-files/windows-8-has-deleted-my-windowsoldprogramfiles/dbdf75c0-09d9-4992-b8eb-d9fac3efe9b8?page=2

After you extract the Product Key, make sure to write it down and keep it in a safe place. Burning a copy of the installation file to a CD would also be a good idea if you don’t have the installation disk.

NOTE: OEM (factory install and activated) licenses use a different key than the one reported.Only the factory can use the PK from the original factory activation. You would have been provided with a separate piece of paper with a Product key for reactivation.

Belarc http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html- not only does Belarc extract product keys, it reports on a WHOLE BUNCH of other stuff you want to know. Printing the report, or saving it is probably a good idea.
Win 95-Win8,V8.4

NOTE: I tested version 8.4 on Windows 8.0. It reported my Office 2003 2007 2010 product keys correctly. BUT for Office 2013 Pro Plus (local install) it did NOT report the key! Gosh Darn!It reported: 00215-95000-26121-AA381 (Key: ends with G8YGX)f,g (the “ends with” is correct)

Superscripts f and g say:

f. The full product key is not stored on this computer. However, the characters shown uniquely identify your product key.

g. You can have Windows save the full product key using the procedure at http://www.belarc.com/msproductkeys.html.

NOTE: The process described in the link in “g” is good for Office 365, and MAYBE (I can’t confirm) online purchases of Office 2013. It does NOT work for Office 2013 Pro Plus! (which I have <grin>)

License Crawlerhttp://www.technibble.com/license-crawler-find-product-keys-in-the-registry/98 (Office 2003, 2007 , 2010 , Win Vista)

I tested V1.37.463 on Win 8.0 it reported Office 2010 correctly, did not report 2007 or 2003.

The “serial number” aka Product Key reported for Office 2013 Pro Plus (local install) did NOT agree with my documentation of key used!

SterJo Software Key Finder. http://www.sterjosoft.com/list/ - Confirmed to work on XP through Win8, Office XP/2002 through 2010
Win XP to Win 8, Office XP to 2010.

I tested V 1.7 on Windows 8.0. It reported my Office 2003 2007 2010 product keys correctly.

The “serial number” aka Product Key reported for Office 2013 Pro Plus (local install) did NOT agree with my documentation of key used!

Abelssoft MyKeyFinder - http://www.abelssoft.net/mykeyfinder.php -

I tested MyKeyFinder 2014 Free on Windows 8.0. It reported my Office 2003 2007 2010 product keys correctly.

The “serial number” aka Product Key reported for Office 2013 Pro Plus (local install) did NOT agree with my documentation of key used!

Sorry, I have not had opportunity (aka need) to test Win8 and Office 2013 on these various tools:

Magical Jelly Beanhttp://www.magicaljellybean.com/is free, supports 300+ programs V 2.0.8- Office 2003 OK, 2007 OK, 2010 na, Win Vista Wrong). They also have a paid Recovery Keys, support 4500+ programs
V 2.0.9.8

http://sourceforge.net/projects/keyfinder / - Enchanted Keyfinder Beta Portable- Win (9X, ME, NT/2K/XP, Vista, Win7), MS Office (97, XP, 2003, 2007, 2010), Recover key for 484 other software and counting

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.htmlNirsoft ProduKey V1.45- Office 2003 OK, 2007, 2010, Win Vista)
V1.62 Win 98 to Win 8.Office 2003-2010

ProduKey may be able to extract product key information from a registry file saved externally. This is useful if you’re trying to get the key details from the backup of a now defunct machine. Try the /Regfile option.

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After installing on my system, I ran the program --> AS ADMINISTRATOR <-- and then clicked on File --> Select Source. Once in this menu it may appear a little overwhelming, don’t worry it’s not that complicated and your not going to break anything else. Select the circle next to “Load the product keys from external Software Registry hive”. Now from here you may have to browse to a slightly different location depending on where your windows.old folder is located, but you want to basically browse to the following and open this file:

C:Windows.oldWindowsSystem32configRegBackSOFTWARE

After opening this file select ok; you may have to wait a few minutes for it to load the hive and give you your keys, but if they’re there you should see them and be able to fresh install your MS Office.

Please note that this did work for my Office 2007, it also gave me my Vista Home & Personal Key, and Internet Explorer.. lol! I hope this helps someone else too! And remember backup before you do any upgrading/downgrading/or destruction to you PC.

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http://www.winkeyfinder.com/download.php(Office 2003 , 2007 , 2010 , Win Vista )
V 1.73 final Win 98 to Win 7 (and more?) 32bit, Win XP to Win 7 64bit Office 2000 to 2010 32&64-bit

http://www.recoverlostpassword.com/products/productkeyrecovery.html (trial)Product Key Recovery 2007 2010 2013

NSAuditor Product Key Explorer http://www.nsauditor.com/product_key_finder.htmlWin XP to Win 8.1, Office 2003 to 2013

V3.6.3 Must buy to run. Free trial only shows partial key

How to Get Data Off an Old Hard Drive (Without Putting It in a PC)
Win Vista StickerNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Win Vista ExtractedYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Win Default Product Key Extracted implied upgrade from NTNAYesNANANANAYes
Office 2003 Standard StickerYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Office 2007 Home & Student StickerNoNo NoNoNoNoYes
Office 2010 Home & Student Free Upgrade from 2007 StickerID’d as 2007ID’d as 2007ID’d as 2007ID’d as 2007NoNoYes
Office 2010 Home & Business TrialNoYesNaYesNaYesNa
Office 2010 Pro Trial / Single ImageYesYesNaYesNaYesNa


Force Change Product Key

Changing the Product Key for Office 2007 or previous requires you to go into the Registry.

  1. Browse to the following key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftOffice<version>Registration
  2. Now is a good point to make a backup of that key;
    Right click on the key, choose Export… and save the file to for instance your Desktop.
  3. Expand the Registration key in the Registry and you’ll see one or more sub keys which contain a lot of characters between curly brackets: { and }
    Each sub key stands for an installed Office application.
    The proper name for this identifier string is called a “GUID”.
  4. Click on the sub key to reveal its contents in the right pane.
    The SuitName key will reveal the name of the package that you have installed. If you have multiple GUID sub keys listed, you can use this key name to determine for which installation you’ll be changing the Product Key.
  5. In the pane on the right, delete the following keys:
    • DigitalProductID
    • ProductID
  6. Close the Registry and start Outlook (or any other Office application); you’ll now be prompted to fill in your Product Key and activate Office again.
Batch Script to extract last 5 char of Office 2013 Product Key (not Office 365)

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a small batch file (.BAT) which will do the job. Just key it into a text editor and save it as YourFileName.BAT and run it.

@echo off

cls

echo Batch file to show last 5 characters of Office 2013 activation keys

echo.

echo Bob D 2014/11/30

echo.

REM Bob D 2014 11 30 V1.0

If exist '%ProgramFiles%Microsoft OfficeOffice15OSPP.VBS' goto NATIVE

If exist '%ProgramFiles(x86)%Microsoft OfficeOffice15OSPP.VBS' goto HYBRID

echo Unable to find Microsoft Office 2013 on this machine

Pause

exit

:NATIVE

REM 32 bit Office 2013 on a 32 bit Windows or

REM 64 bit Office 2013 on 64 bit Windows

%HOMEDRIVE%

CD '%ProgramFiles%Microsoft OfficeOffice15'

cscript OSPP.VBS /dstatus

pause

exit

:HYBRID

REM 32 bit Office 2013 on 64 bit Windows

%HOMEDRIVE%

CD '%ProgramFiles(x86)%Microsoft OfficeOffice15'

cscript OSPP.VBS /dstatus

pause

exit

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You can use the above script in conjunction with the tips in the following link:

Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder doesn’t work for Office 2010 or Office 2013 suites and applications. However, Office 2010 and Office 2013 already include a vbs-script which will reveal the last 5 characters of your Product Key. It’s pretty safe to state that these 5 characters would already be more than enough to find out which Product Key you have used (as you should already have safely stored the full Product Key code somewhere else together with your other license information).

You can run the vbs-file in the following way;

  1. Open a command prompt. For instance via:
    • Start-> All Programs-> Accessories-> Command Prompt
    • Windows XP
      Start-> Run: cmd
    • Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8
      Start-> type: cmd
  2. In the command prompt, type the following:
    • Office 2010 (32-bit) on a 32-bit version of Windows
      cscript “C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice14OSPP.VBS” /dstatus
    • Office 2010 (32-bit) on a 64-bit version of Windows
      cscript “C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice14OSPP.VBS” /dstatus
    • Office 2010 (64-bit) on a 64-bit version of Windows
      cscript “C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice14OSPP.VBS” /dstatus
    • Office 2013 (32-bit) on a 32-bit version of Windows
      cscript “C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice15OSPP.VBS” /dstatus
    • Office 2013 (32-bit) on a 64-bit version of Windows
      cscript “C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15OSPP.VBS” /dstatus
    • Office 2013 (64-bit) on a 64-bit version of Windows
      cscript “C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice15OSPP.VBS” /dstatus
  3. You should now get a screen with some license details such as the license name, type and the last 5 characters of the Product Key.
    Office 2010 and Office 2013 offer a scripted method to lookup your Product Key.
I have not had an opportunity to try these tools:

Advanced Token Manger - Tokens.dat works as a digitally signed file, which stores the majority of the windows activation files.

All files together employ a digital signature that prevents tokens.dat be replaced on other machines

From what I’ve read, MS uses a file called TOKENS.DAT to store encrypted product keys:

C:ProgramDataMicrosoftOfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatformTokens.DAT

C:WindowsServiceProfilesNetworkServiceAppDataRoamingMicrosoftSoftwareLicensingTokens.data

Try Recover Keyshttp://recover-keys.com/. They have a free demo version to see if it will work for you. The full version costs $30. Use it search your Windows.old and use the hive function to point to the Windows.oldwindows folder

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/productkeysactivation/tp/topkeyfinder.htm – 13 Keyfinder programs

http://recover-keys.com/ - Product Key Finder for Win, Office & 3000+ more prog. (Trial only shows first 4 char)

PS: Please let me know which, if any of these techniques work for you.