Navigation in QMF for Workstation

The following table shows how to accomplish various tasks using keystrokes.

To: Process:
Activate mnemonics in menus Press the Alt key. Mnemonics in each menu are activated.
Obtain online help Press F1 to open a specific help task or Alt+H to open the Help menu. Use the arrow keys to move through the menu selections. Press Enter to open a menu command.
Display keyboard shortcuts Press Ctrl+Shift+L.
Display the Draw Query wizard Press Ctrl+D.
Display the switch list of the editors of the opened QMF objects and switch between the editors Press Ctrl+F6 to move forward in the switch list and Ctrl+Shift+F6 to move in the opposite direction.
Left to right switch between the tabs of the opened QMF objects Press Ctrl+Page Up
Right to left switch between the tabs of the opened QMF objects Press Ctrl+Page Down
Move focus through each element Press TAB to move forward or SHIFT+TAB to move in the opposite direction.
Emulate clicks on a link Use the TAB key to jump from link to link, then press the Enter key to open the link.
Emulate clicks on a button Use the TAB key to jump from button to button, then press Space key to activate the button.
Within a window, activate the default action Press the Enter key.
Within a window, cancel the action Press the ESC key.
Left to right switch between views Press Ctrl+F7
Right to left switch between views Press Ctrl+Shift+F7
Left to right switch between perspectives Press Ctrl+F8
Right to left switch between perspectives Press Ctrl+Shift+F8
Left to right switch between tabs in the active editor Press Alt+Page Up
Right to left switch between tabs in the active editor Press Alt+Page Down
Activate command bar Press Ctrl+Shift+C

Use screen reader for query results

or

Use browser to display query results in high contrast mode for the visually impaired
  1. Run the query.
  2. Press Alt+R to open the Results menu
  3. Select Export to open the Export Query Results wizard.
  4. Use the TAB key to move through controls. Use arrow keys to move through selection items in the control. Select HTML from the Export Type list. Specify where to save the file in the File name field.
  5. Press Finish.
  6. Open the *.htm file in a browser.

or

  1. Run the query.
  2. Press Alt+R to open the Results menu.
  3. Select Export to open the Export Query Results wizard..
  4. Use the TAB key to move through controls. Use arrow keys to move through selection items in the control. Select CSV from the Export Type list. Specify where to save the file in the File name field.
  5. Press Finish.
  6. Open the *.csv file in supportive software such as Microsoft Excel.
Add object or condition Use TAB to switch between different sections of the Query Builder editor, and then press Spacebar to expand the sections.
Select multiple objects
  1. Tab to the list box.
  2. Press Shift+Arrow to select additional, consecutive rows.
  3. Press Shift+Enter to add the objects.
Edit rows in list boxes (only for rows that can be edited)
  1. TAB to the list box, such as the Global Variables window.
  2. Press the spacebar or use the up and down arrow keys to select the row.
  3. Press F2 to activate edit mode.
  4. Use TAB to move between columns and rows.
  5. Press Enter to accept edits.
  6. Press TAB to exit the list box and move to the next control in the dialog.
Edit query results
  1. Press CTL+F7 or CTL+SHIFT+F7 until either the Workspaces or Repository Explorer view is highlighted.
  2. Use the down or up arrow keys to select the folder that contains a table.
  3. Use the right arrow key to expand folders and the left arrow key to collapse folders.
  4. Use the arrow keys to expose and select the table that you want to edit.
  5. Press the Menu key (the key to the left of the right-side of the CTRL key).
  6. Press the mnemonic key for Open With (the h key).
  7. Use the down arrow key to highlight Table Editor.
  8. Press the ENTER key. The table opens in Table Editor.
Change font for query results
  1. Run the query.
  2. Press Alt+A to select all.
  3. Press Alt+R to open the Results menu.
  4. Press F to open the Font window.