• If the selected command is a button, to activate it, press Spacebar or Enter.
• If the selected command is a split button (that is, a button that opens a menu of additional
options), to activate it, press Alt+Down Arrow. Tab through the options. To select the current
option, press Spacebar or Enter.
• If the selected command is a list (such as the Font list), to open the list, press the Down Arrow
key. Then, to move between items, use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key.
• If the selected command is a gallery, to select the command, press Spacebar or Enter. Then, tab
through the items.
Tip: In galleries with more than one row of items, the Tab key moves from the beginning to the end of
the current row and, when it reaches the end of the row, it moves to the beginning of the next one.
Pressing the Right Arrow key at the end of the current row moves back to the beginning of the current
row.
Use access keys when you can see the KeyTips
To use access keys:
1. Press Alt.
2. Press the letter shown in the square KeyTip that appears over the ribbon command that you
want to use.
Depending on which letter you press, you may be shown additional KeyTips, which are small images of a
letter next to a command button on the tab that you picked. For example, if you press Alt+F, the Office
Backstage opens on the Info page which has a different set of KeyTips. If you then press Alt again,
KeyTips for navigating on this page appear.
Change the keyboard focus by using the keyboard without using the mouse
The following table lists some ways to move the keyboard focus when using only the keyboard.