This topic lists the keyboard operations that let you navigate, select, or activate user interface components.
In general, navigation between components requires these keys:
Keyboard Shortcut | Result |
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F1 | Opens the online help. |
F10 | Moves the keyboard focus to the main menu bar. Use the arrow keys to navigate through the available options. |
Alt-F4 | Closes the window. |
Alt- F6 | Moves the keyboard focus between dialogs (non-modal) and between management windows. |
Alt- underlined letter |
Accesses menu items, buttons, and other interface components by using the keys associated with the underlined letters. For menu options, press the Alt- underlined letter combination to access a main menu, and select the underlined letter only to access the individual menu item. For example, press Alt-W to open the View menu, and then press M to select Mappings. |
Ctrl-F1 | Shows or hides a toolbar button. |
Spacebar | Selects an item or activates a hyperlink. |
Ctrl-spacebar in the Subsystem Management Window | Selects multiple disk drives in the Physical pane.
To select multiple disk drives, select one by pressing the spacebar, and press Tab to switch the focus to the next disk drive that you want to select. Press Ctrl-spacebar to select the disk drive. If you press the spacebar by itself when multiple disk drives are selected, all of the selections are removed. Use the Ctrl-spacebar combination to deselect a disk drive when multiple disk drives are selected. |
End, Page Down | Moves the keyboard focus to the last item in the list. |
Esc | Closes the current dialog. |
Home, Page Up | Moves the keyboard focus to the first item in the list. |
Shift + Tab | Moves the keyboard focus through the components in the reverse direction. |
Tab | Navigates the keyboard focus between components, or selects a hyperlink. |
Down arrow | Moves the keyboard focus down one item in the list. |
Left arrow | Moves the keyboard focus to the left. |
Right arrow | Moves the keyboard focus to the right. |
Up arrow | Moves the keyboard focus up one item in the list. |