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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