Access 2019 For Dummies
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If you like keyboard shortcuts when you're working with software, Access 2019 has a Key Tips feature that can help make entering data move more quickly. The following section describes how to use it:

1. Press the Alt key.

When you want to switch tabs and issue commands with the keyboard in Access 2019 (rather than with the mouse), press the Alt key. As shown in the following figure, pressing Alt causes numbers and letters to appear in small squares on the Quick Access Toolbar and the Ribbon's tabs.

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2. Press a Key Tip to set the focus to that item (like C in this case for the Create tab).

Key Tips appear for the item, as shown in the following figure.

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3. Press a Key Tip (like TN to create a new table).

When you press one of the characters on your keyboard, the command assigned to the Key Tip runs.

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Laurie Ann Ulrich has trained more than 20,000 people to make better, more creative use of their computers. She has created online courses and written more than 30 books.

Ken Cook built and manages a computer consulting business that has helped users for over 20 years. He's an expert at creating Microsoft Office and Access database solutions and teaches online Access courses.

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