You can quickly accomplish routine tasks by using the keyboard shortcuts described in this topic.
Note The task that you can accomplish by using a shortcut depends on which task pane or application window is active.
Which key combinations do you want to use?
Common keyboard shortcuts
Press
To
F10
Activate the main menu bar. Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to move across the menu bar or the UP and DOWN arrow keys to move through the commands within each menu. Use CTRL+TAB to move among toolbars.
ENTER
Start a selected menu command.
ESC
Close a menu, dialog box, or screen (except the main screen).
DELETE
Delete a selected item.
SHIFT+F10
Access shortcut menus.
CTRL+C
Copy a selection to the Clipboard.
CTRL+X
Cut a selected item or text and move it to the Clipboard.
CTRL+V
Paste the Clipboard contents.
CTRL+Z
Undo the previous action.
CTRL+Y
Redo the previous action.
ALT+F4
Exit Microsoft MapPoint.
Data mapping
Press
To
CTRL+W
Start the Data Mapping Wizard.
CTRL+I
Start the Import Data Wizard.
CTRL+L
Start the Link Data Wizard.
SHIFT+F9
Update any linked data sets.
Territories
Press
To
CTRL+T
Start the Create Territories Wizard or open the Territory Manager pane.
Working with drawings
Press
To
CTRL+ENTER
Insert a shape centered on the map when a shape has focus on the Drawing toolbar.
DOWN ARROW KEY
Open a submenu for the Create Pushpin, Fill Color, Line Color, or Text Color button when any of these items has focus on the Drawing toolbar.
ARROW KEYS
Move the selected drawing in large increments.
SHIFT+ARROW KEYS
Resize the selected drawing in large increments. The LEFT arrow key makes the drawing narrower; the RIGHT arrow key makes it wider; the UP arrow key makes it shorter; and the DOWN arrow key makes it taller.
CTRL+ARROW KEYS
Move the selected drawing in small increments.
CTRL+SHIFT+ARROW KEYS
Resize drawings in small increments.
TAB
Select the first drawing if focus is on the map but a drawing is not selected.
Move among drawings if focus is on the map and a drawing is selected. Use SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of TAB.
CTRL+TAB
Rotate among types of selections (such as route stops, Pushpins, drawings, and so on) if focus is on the map. Use CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of CTRL+TAB.
Using Help
Press
To
F1
Start MapPoint Help.
F6
Switch between the right and left Help panes when Help is the active window.
SHIFT+F1
Start What's This? Help.
Working with the map
Press
To
ARROW KEYS
Move the map in the direction of the arrow that is pressed if focus is on the map.
CTRL+M
Change the map style.
CTRL+E
Activate the Measure Distance tool.
CTRL+SHIFT+C
Copy the map to the Clipboard.
ALT+LEFT ARROW
Return to the previous map view.
ALT+RIGHT ARROW
After returning to the previous map view, show the original map view again.
MINUS SIGN (–)
Zoom the map view out.
PLUS SIGN (+)
Zoom the map view in.
ESC
Cancel the selection of an item on the map (Pushpin, route stop, place name, and so on).
Working with menus, toolbars, and windows
Press
To
TAB
Move sequentially through buttons, options, menus, hot spots, and lists on a screen, in text, or in a dialog box if focus is not on the map. Use SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of TAB.
ARROW KEYS
Move among items in a menu, list, or toolbar.
Show or hide sections of the map legend.
F6
Move focus among all the panes in the active window.
CTRL+F6
Move focus among the panes in the program.
CTRL+TAB
Move to the next toolbar when focus is not on the map. Use CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of CTRL+TAB.
ALT+underlined letter
Open the corresponding menu. For example, a menu entitled File can be opened by pressing ALT+F.
ALT+SPACEBAR
Open the menu of an active screen or box.
CTRL+G
Open the Legend and Overview pane.
CTRL+A
Open the GPS task pane.
CTRL+U
Open the Directions pane.
CTRL+R
Open the Route Planner pane.
CTRL+B
Open or close the Driving Guidance pane.
Pushpins
Press
To
CTRL+ENTER
Center a Pushpin on the map when Create Pushpin has focus on the Drawing toolbar.
F8
Show or hide information about a selected place or Pushpin, if available.
TAB
Select the first Pushpin if focus is on the map but a Pushpin is not selected.
Move among Pushpins if a Pushpin is selected. Use SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of TAB.
CTRL+TAB
Rotate among types of selections (such as route stops, Pushpins, drawings, and so on) if focus is on the map. Use CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of CTRL+TAB.
CTRL+I
Start the Import Data Wizard.
SHIFT+F10
Edit Pushpin balloon text.
Routes
Press
To
CTRL+E
Measure the distance between two points on the map.
CTRL+F5
Get directions.
TAB
Select the start point of a route if focus is on the map but a route stop is not selected.
Move among route stops if a route stop is selected. Use SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of TAB.
CTRL+TAB
Rotate between types of selections (such as route stops, Pushpins, drawings, and so on) if focus is on the map. Use CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move in the reverse direction of CTRL+TAB.
F3
Recalculate a route from the current position to the place or address typed in the text box in the Routing section of the GPS task pane.
Driving Guidance
Press
To
CTRL+Q
Start or stop Driving Guidance.
CTRL+B
Open or close the Driving Guidance pane.
F7
Turn voice instructions on or off.
SPACEBAR
Repeat instruction. Press twice to hear the next instruction.
Finding places on the map
Press
To
CTRL+F
Find an address, place, data point, or latitude and longitude coordinate.
CTRL+D
Find places near a point on the map.
CTRL+H
Connect to Windows Live Local on the Web to see a map view equivalent to your MapPoint map view.
CTRL+K
Connect to the MSN Search page on the Web where you can find a list of links related to the place selected on the map.
Printing
Press
To
CTRL+P
Print a map.
Opening and saving map files
Press
To
CTRL+N
Clear the map and create a new one.
CTRL+O
Open a map.
CTRL+S
Save your map to a file.
MapPoint ActiveX control
Press
To
CTRL+SHIFT+T
Change focus to and from the map when MapPoint is running inside the MapPoint ActiveX control.
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Select the first drawing if focus is on the map but a drawing is not selected.