To navigate through the ribbon menu in Microsoft Office applications, Outlook, Project, or Visio using the keyboard keys: 

  • Press TAB to move forward or SHIFT+TAB to move back ribbon items.  

  • Press the UP and DOWN arrows keys to access submenus.

  • Press Spacebar to enable/disable radio buttons or select/unselect checkboxes. 

  • Press F5 for refreshing the panels or dialogs or menus.

  • Press F6 to traverse between panes.

  • Press ESC to cancel the action. 

  • Press Enter to confirm an action or expand sub-menus. 

  • Press WINS+UP arrow key to maximize your window.

  • Press WINS+DOWN arrow key to minimize your Window. 

  • Press SHIFT+F10 to display the right-click menu.