Keys for working with Help

If Help is not open, press F1.

Work in the Help window

F6: Move between the navigation pane and topic pane
TAB: Select the next hidden text or hyperlink, or Show All or Hide All at the top of a topic
SHIFT+TAB: Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink, or the Browser View button at the top of a Microsoft Office Web site article
ENTER: Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink
ALT+O: Display the Options menu to access any Help toolbar command
ALT+SPACEBAR: Display the program Control menu
ALT+F4: Close the active Help window

Note If you use a screen review utility or other accessibility aid, you'll get the best results with Help if you enter questions in the Answer Wizard tab in the Help window rather than in the Office Assistant balloon or in the Ask a Question box.

Move around in the navigation pane

CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next tab
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Switch to the previous tab
ALT+C: Switch to the Contents tab
ALT+A: Switch to the Answer Wizard tab
ALT+I: Switch to the Index tab
ENTER: Open or close a selected book, or open a selected Help topic
DOWN ARROW: Select the next book or Help topic
UP ARROW: Select the previous book or Help topic

Move around in the topic pane

ALT+LEFT ARROW: Go back to a Help topic you viewed previously
ALT+RIGHT ARROW: Go forward to a Help topic you viewed previously
TAB: Go to the first or next hyperlink
SHIFT+TAB: Go to the last or previous hyperlink
ENTER: Activate a selected hyperlink
ESC: Close a pop-up window
UP ARROW: Scroll toward the beginning of a Help topic
DOWN ARROW: Scroll toward the end of a Help topic
PAGE UP: Scroll toward the beginning of a Help topic in larger increments
PAGE DOWN: Scroll toward the end of a Help topic in larger increments
HOME: Move to the beginning of a Help topic
END: Move to the end of a Help topic
CTRL+P: Print the active Help topic
CTRL+A: Select the entire Help topic
CTRL+C: Copy the selected items to the Clipboard
SHIFT+F10: Display a shortcut menu