Stupid SharePoint Tricks #32,174 - Alt+S to save forms

Do you get annoyed by entering a form (maybe a long one) in SharePoint and have to scroll back up to the top to find that crazy “Save and Close” icon? Okay, in SharePoint 2007 it’s improved as they’ve now put the “Save and Close” icon at the both the top and bottom of the form (which is an improvement) but it’s still a PITA. Here’s a shortcut you can use.

Fill out your form. When you’re ready to save, hit Alt+S then Enter. Voila. Saved. Magic.

This is all courtesy of, your friend and mine, ACCESSKEY. ACCESSKEY is an HTML attribute you can add to tags (like forms) to provide keyboard access. This was mainly added to the HTML 4.01 specification for accessibility, but comes in handy for those of us that are hotkey junkies. A good description of ACCESSKEY and its use can be found here.

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Published Thursday, May 04, 2006 7:53 AM by Bil Simser
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# re: Stupid SharePoint Tricks #32,174 - Alt+S to save forms

Thursday, May 04, 2006 10:55 AM by Joe
ACCESSKEY is irritating on web pages because it often conflicts with the access keys used to access IE menus and toolbars (ALT D for address bar, ALT F for File menu, ALT A for Favorites etc). ALT S is safe enough on an English version of IE, but probably conflicts with some localized versions.

# re: Stupid SharePoint Tricks #32,174 - Alt+S to save forms

Thursday, May 04, 2006 2:16 PM by david mckenzie
wonderful

of course the half the world who doesn't appreciate keystrokes will still have to wait for 2007

# re: Stupid SharePoint Tricks #32,174 - Alt+S to save forms

Friday, May 05, 2006 12:14 AM by AlpsN
Very Cool!