Keyboard shortcuts and accelerators for Db2 servers and clients
You can use keys or key combinations to perform operations that can also be done with a mouse.
About this task
You can initiate menu actions from the keyboard in the
following ways:
- Press F10 to activate the keyboard; then press the arrow keys to access specific options, or press the same letter as the one that is underlined in the name of the menu option you want to select. For example, to select the Help Index, press F10 to activate the main menu; then use the arrow keys to select .
- Press and hold the Alt key;
then press the same letter as the one that is underlined in the name
of the main menu option that you want to select. For example, to select
the General Help menu option, press Alt+H;
then press G. Note: On some UNIX operating systems, you might need to press Ctrl instead of Alt.
To exit the main menu without selecting an option, press Esc.
Some menu items have accelerators, which allow you to invoke the menu option without expanding the menu. For example, you can enter CTRL+F for find, when the focus is on the details view.
Often the directions for how to access a window or wizard instruct you to right-click an object and select an object from the pop-up menu. To open the pop-up menu with the keyboard, first select the object then press Shift+F10. To access a specific menu option on the pop-up menu, press the same letter as the one that is underlined in the name of the menu option you want to select.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Access the menu bar | Alt or F10 |
| Go to the next menu item | arrow keys, or the underlined letter in the menu option |
| Go to the next field in a window | Tab |
| Go back to the previous field in a window | Shift+Tab |
| Go to the next frame | F6 |
| Find | Ctrl+F |
| Find Next | Ctrl+N |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Edit the current cell, if it is editable | F2 |
| Move to the cell above or below | up or down arrows |
| Move to the cell to the left or right | left or right arrows |
| Give the next component focus | Tab |
| Give the previous component focus | Shift+Tab |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Navigate out forward | Tab |
| Navigate out backward | Shift+Tab |
| Expand entry | Right |
| Collapse entry | Left |
| Toggle expand/collapse for entry | Enter |
| Move or down an entry | up or down arrows |
| Move to first entry | Home |
| Move to last visible entry | End |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Select All | Ctrl+A |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
- Accessing custom controls
- The following two controls are unique to Db2 clients and servers. Here is how you access them using the keyboard:
- To access the ellipsis push button with the keyboard, press the Tab key until the push button is selected; then press the Space bar.
- The date entry field
- To access the date entry field with the keyboard, press the Tab key until the entry field is selected; then type the date in the entry field.