| Another way to use the keyboard to work with programs that feature the Office ribbon is to move the focus among the tabs and commands until you find the feature that you want to use. The following table lists some ways to move the keyboard focus without using the mouse. |
| Select the active tab of the ribbon and activate the access keys. Press either of these keys again to move back to the document and cancel the access keys. | ALT or F10 |
| Move to another tab of the ribbon. F10 to select the active tab and then… | LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW |
| Expand or collapse the ribbon. | CTRL+F1 |
| Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. | SHIFT+F10 |
| Move the focus to select each of the following areas of the window: Active tab of the ribbon, Any open task panes, Status bar at the bottom of the window, Your document | F6 |
| Move down, up, left, or right, respectively, among the items on the ribbon. | ↓ ↑ ← → Arrows |
| Activate the selected command or control on the ribbon. | SPACEBAR or ENTER |
| Open the selected menu or gallery on the ribbon. | SPACEBAR or ENTER |
| Activate a command or control on the ribbon so you can modify a value. | ENTER |
| Finish modifying a value in a control on the ribbon, and move focus back to the document. | ENTER |
| Get help on the selected command or control on the ribbon. (If no Help topic is associated with the selected command, a general Help topic about the program is shown instead.) |
F1 |