Keyboard navigation

Keyboard shortcuts allow you to navigate the user interface without using a mouse.

Keys that allow you to interact with the interface include the following:

The following tables describe the actions associated with keys.

Table 1. General navigation
Action	Key
Move focus to next control	Tab
Move focus to previous control	Shift + Tab
Open or execute the currently selected entry	Enter
Select or clear a check box	Space (when the control has focus)
Move focus between left (navigation menu), middle (configuration item list), and right (configuration item setting) sections of the Configuration panel.	Shift + Alt + L Shift + Alt + M Shift + Alt + R

The following tables describe the keyboard shortcuts for navigating the help system.

Table 2. General help navigation
Action	Key
Move focus to next control	Tab
Move focus to previous control	Shift + Tab

Table 3. Help contents tree navigation
Action	Key
Move to the next non-collapsed entry	Down arrow
Move to the previous non-collapsed entry	Up arrow
Expand a collapsed entry	Right arrow
Collapse an expanded entry	Left arrow
Open the page corresponding to the currently selected entry	Enter

Table 4. Help index navigation
Action	Key
Access the index entries for the currently selected index letter	Enter
Move to the next index entry	Tab
Move to the previous index entry	Shift + Tab
Open the page corresponding to the currently selected entry	Enter

Table 5. Help search navigation
Action	Key
Select or clear the Full text check box	Space (when the control has focus)
Move to the next search result	Tab
Move to the previous search result	Shift + Tab
Open the page corresponding to the currently selected entry	Enter