Working on forms and report is a breeze with Access XP . Mentioned below are the some shoutcut keys that would make work simpler and easier :
[Ctrl]+[Tab] : To move a subsection
[F2] : To swich between Edit mode(with insertion point diaplayed) and Navigation mode .
[F4] : To switch to the property sheet ( Design view in forms and reports in database and access projects).
[F5] : To switch to form view from Form design view .
[F6] : To switch between the upper and lower portion of a window(Design View of the Advanced Filter/Sort window only)
[F7] : To switch to the code Builder from Form or Report Design view ( Design view window or property sheet)
[F8] : Invokes the field list in a form , report, or Data Access page . If the field list is already open, it moves focus to field list . After Seletion of a field from the list, you could just press [Enter] to insert that field .
[Ctrl]+[Enter] or [Alt]+[D] : To open the selected table , query, form , report, data access page, macro, or module in Design view .