You can quickly accomplish tasks you perform frequently by using shortcut keys. The availability of shortcut keys in Microsoft FrontPage depends on whether the command you want to use is available in the currently selected view.
Keys for working with pages
Keys for formatting text and paragraphs
Keys for editing and moving text and graphics
Keys for selecting text and graphics
Keys for menus and toolbars
Keys for programming applications
Keys for Help
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Create a new page | CTRL+N |
| Open a page | CTRL+O |
| Create a hyperlink on a page | CTRL+K |
| Preview a page in a Web browser | CTRL+SHIFT+B |
| Print a page | CTRL+P |
| Display non-printing characters | CTRL+ SHIFT+8 |
| Display HTML tags | CTRL+ / |
| Refresh a page | F5 |
| Switch between open pages | CTRL+TAB CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Close a page | CTRL+F4 |
| Save a page | CTRL+S |
| Quit Microsoft FrontPage | ALT+F4 |
| Find text on pages or in HTML | CTRL+F |
| Replace text on pages or in HTML | CTRL+H |
| Check spelling on a page | F7 |
| Look up a word in the Thesaurus | SHIFT+F7 |
| Cancel an action | ESC |
| Undo an action | CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE |
| Redo or repeat an action | CTRL+Y or SHIFT+ALT+BACKSPACE |
Keys for formatting text and paragraphs
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Change the font | CTRL+SHIFT+F |
| Change the font size | CTRL+SHIFT+P |
| Apply bold formatting | CTRL+B |
| Apply an underline | CTRL+U |
| Apply italic formatting | CTRL+I |
| Apply superscript formatting | CTRL+PLUS SIGN |
| Apply subscript formatting | CTRL+MINUS SIGN |
| Copy formatting | CTRL+ SHIFT+C |
| Paste formatting | CTRL+SHIFT+V |
| Remove manual formatting | CTRL+SHIFT+Z or CTRL+SPACEBAR |
| Center a paragraph | CTRL+E |
| Left align a paragraph | CTRL+L |
| Right align a paragraph | CTRL+R |
| Indent a paragraph from the left | CTRL+M |
| Indent a paragraph from the right | CTRL+ SHIFT+M |
| Apply a style | CTRL+ SHIFT+S |
| Apply the Normal style | CTRL+SHIFT+ N |
| Apply the Heading 1 style | CTRL+ALT+1 |
| Apply the Heading 2 style | CTRL+ALT+2 |
| Apply the Heading 3 style | CTRL+ALT+3 |
| Apply the Heading 4 style | CTRL+ALT+4 |
| Apply the Heading 5 style | CTRL+ALT+5 |
| Apply the Heading 6 style | CTRL+ALT+6 |
| Apply the List style | CTRL+ SHIFT+L |
Keys for editing and moving text and graphics
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Delete one character to the left | BACKSPACE |
| Delete one character to the right | DELETE |
| Delete one word to the left | CTRL+BACKSPACE |
| Delete one word to the right | CTRL+DELETE |
| Cut selected text to the clipboard | CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE |
| Copy text or graphics | CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT |
| Paste the clipboard contents | CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT |
| Insert a line break | SHIFT+ENTER |
| Insert a nonbreaking space | CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR |
Keys for selecting text and graphics
| To extend a selection | Press |
|---|---|
| One character to the right | SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| One character to the left | SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
| To the end of a word | CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| To the end of a line | SHIFT+END |
| To the beginning of a line | SHIFT+HOME |
| One line down | SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
| One line up | SHIFT+UP ARROW |
| To the end of a paragraph | CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
| To the beginning of a paragraph | CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW |
| One screen down | SHIFT+PAGE DOWN |
| One screen up | SHIFT+PAGE UP |
| To include the entire page | CTRL+A |
| Display the properties of a selection | ALT+ENTER |
| Insert a table | SHIFT+CTRL+ALT+T |
| Select the next cell's contents | TAB |
| Select the preceding cell's contents | SHIFT+TAB |
| Extend a selection to adjacent cells | Hold down SHIFT and press an arrow key repeatedly |
| Select a column | Click in the column's top or bottom cell, then hold down SHIFT and press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key repeatedly |
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Show the shortcut menu | SHIFT+F10 |
| Make the menu bar active | F10 |
| Show the program icon menu | ALT+SPACEBAR |
| Select the next or previous command on the menu or submenu |
DOWN ARROW or DOWN ARROW (with the menu or submenu displayed) |
| Close the visible menu and submenu at the same time |
ALT |
| Close the visible menu; or, with a submenu visible, close the submenu only |
ESC |
| Create an Auto Thumbnail of a selected picture | CTRL+T |
Keys for programming applications
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Display, edit, or run macros | ALT+F8 |
| Display the Microsoft Script Editor | SHIFT+ALT+F11 |
| Display the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor | ALT+F11 |
| To | Press |
|---|---|
| Display the online Help | F1 |
| Display context-sensitive Help | SHIFT+F1 |