Keyboard navigation

You can use keys or key combinations to complete many menu actions that can also be completed with mouse actions.

Key and key combinations for navigating the GUI

To navigate the GUI and the context-sensitive help system, press the following keys or key combinations:
  • Press the Tab key to navigate to the next link, button, or topic on a page.
  • Press the Shift+Tab keys to move to the previous link, button, or topic on a page.
  • Press Enter, when the object is in focus, to select the object.

Key and key combinations for Actions menu items

To navigate and complete actions in Actions menus, press the following keys or key combinations:
  • Press the Tab key to navigate to the grid header. For example, on the Block Storage Systems page, you press the Tab key to go to the Add Storage System button.
  • Press the Right Arrow key to go to the drop-down field.
  • Press Enter to open the Actions drop-down menu.
  • Press the Up Arrow key or the Down Arrow key to select the menu item. If the menu item has a submenu item, press the Right Arrow key to select the submenu item.
  • Press Enter to start the action.

Key and key combinations for filters

To specify filter options and enter text, press the following keys or key combinations:
  1. Press the Tab key to navigate to the grid header. For example, on the Block Storage Systems page, you press the Tab key to go to the Add Storage System button.
  2. Press the Right Arrow key to go to the magnifying glass icon.
  3. Press the Down Arrow key or the Up Arrow key to navigate the filtering list.
  4. Press Enter to select a filtering option. When a filtering option is selected, the cursor moves to the filter text box.
  5. Type the filter text and press Enter.
  6. To reset a filter, press Enter.

Key and key combinations for navigating text fields

To navigate to text fields, press the following keys or key combinations:
  • Press Tab to navigate to text fields.
  • Press Tab to navigate to the fields that can be edited.
  • Press Tab to navigate to the next field or to complete the action.

Key and key combinations for navigating and completing actions in lists and tables

To navigate and complete actions in lists or tables, press the following keys or key combinations:
Navigate between column headers
Go to the column header and press the Left Arrow key and the Right Arrow key to move to other column headers.
Navigate between data cells
Go to a data cell and press the Left Arrow key, the Right Arrow key, the Up Arrow key, the Down Arrow key, the Page Up key, or the Page Down key.
Sort columns
Go to the column header and press Enter. The focus remains on the column header after the column is sorted.
Change the size of the column
Go to the column header, hold Shift+Control, and press the Left Arrow key or the Right Arrow key.
Follow links in data cells
Go to the data cell and press Shift+F9.