Common Keyboard Shortcuts
You can use the keyboard to navigate the UI and program jobs. For a complete set of documentation on keyboard navigation, see Keyboard Operations on the Sun/Java website.
User Interface Components Key
Focusable Component: Any button or control in the UI that can be clicked or have data entered into it.
Character: A letter or number inside an editable text field.
Pane: One of 3 main areas of the user interface: the status area, service buttons (Copy, Print, etc...) on the left side, and the main content/tab area.
Keyboard Focus: The UI component that is enabled for some input from the user. This is visible in the UI as a blue border around the component.
Keyboard Operation |
Action |
Tab |
Navigates to the next focusable component. |
Shift+Tab |
Navigates to the previous focusable component. |
Control+Tab |
Navigates to the next focusable component. This works even if the component that previously had focus accepts tabs; for example this is how to escape out of tables once a table element gets focus. |
Shift+Control+Tab |
Navigates to the previous focusable component. This works even if the component that previously had focus accepts tabs; for example this is how to escape out of tables once a table element gets focus. |
Left arrow |
Moves focus left one character or component. |
Right arrow |
Moves focus right one character or component. |
Up arrow |
Moves focus up one line or component. |
Down arrow |
Moves focus down one line or component. |
Page Up |
Moves up one pane of information. |
Page Down |
Moves down one pane of information. |
Home |
Moves to the beginning of the data; in a table, moves to the beginning of a row. |
End |
Moves to the end of the data; in a table, moves to the last cell in a row. |
Control Enter or |
Activates the default command button. |
Escape |
Dismisses a menu or dialog box without changes. |
Spacebar |
Activates the component that has keyboard focus. |
