SharePoint has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 35 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against Microsoft Support: Keyboard shortcuts in SharePoint Online on October 21, 2026.
General
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tab | Move between areas of the screen |
| Alt + S | Go to search |
| Shift + F10 | Open the context menu for the selected item |
| Enter | Open the selected item |
| Arrow keys | Move between items |
| Esc | Close a dialog or pane |
Lists and Libraries
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| I | Open or close the Details pane |
Editing Pages
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Shift + F11 | Jump to the Toolbox |
| Alt + P | Jump to the Properties pane |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo the last action |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo the last action |
| Ctrl + A | Select all text in a Text web part |
| 1, then Period, then Space | Start a numbered list |
| Minus, then Space | Start a bulleted list |
Text Editing
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + B | Bold |
| Ctrl + I | Italic |
| Ctrl + U | Underline |
| Ctrl + K | Insert a link (typing [[ also works) |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete the word to the left |
| Ctrl + Delete | Delete the word to the right |
| Shift + Enter | Insert a line break |
Classic Experience
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + N | Create a new document |
| Alt + U | Upload a document |
| Alt + Y | Sync the library to your computer |
| Alt + M | Open the More menu for the selected item |
| Alt + B | Publish the page |
| Ctrl + Space | Clear formatting |
| Ctrl + E | Center the paragraph |
| Ctrl + L | Align the paragraph left |
| Ctrl + R | Align the paragraph right |
| Ctrl + M | Indent the paragraph |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Remove the paragraph indent |
Good to know: Covers SharePoint in Microsoft 365. Classic Experience keys work only on classic pages and libraries.
Good to know: Some keys may clash with your browser’s own shortcuts.
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Want One Key to Do More?
Built-in shortcuts only work while SharePoint is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:
- Prompt Assistant: paste a standard page intro or your team’s document naming rules into a SharePoint page with a hotkey
- Remote Work Tools for Zoom and Teams: more of our picks for Microsoft 365 teams working remotely
