Keyboard shortcuts for standard interface controls

You can use keys or key combinations to navigate standard controls in the IBM Director Console interface.

Buttons

Action Shortcut
Navigate forward Tab
Navigate backward Shift+Tab
Activate the default button Enter
Activate any button Spacebar or Alt+Character accelerator key (if defined)
Activate Cancel or Close Esc

Check boxes

Action Shortcut
Navigate forward Tab
Navigate backward Shift+Tab
Navigate within a group Arrow keys
Select or clear a check box Spacebar

Radio buttons

Action Shortcut
Navigate forward Tab
Navigate backward Shift+Tab
Navigate within a group Arrow keys
Note: To select the radio button, navigate to it.
Select or clear a radio button Spacebar

Combination boxes

Action Shortcut
Navigate forward out of the combination box Tab
Navigate backward out of the combination box Shift+Tab
Display the drop-down list Alt+Down arrow
Hide the drop-down list Esc or Alt+Up arrow
Active the selected menu item Enter
Navigate up or down the drop-down list Alt+Up arrow or Alt+Down arrow
Navigate to a list item without selecting it Initial character of the list item
Move up or down the drop-down list Up arrow or Down arrow

Lists

Action Shortcut
Navigate forward out of the list Tab
Navigate backward out of the list Shift+Tab
Activate the selected list item Enter
Navigate within the list Up arrow or Down arrow
Navigate to the beginning or end of the list Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End
Select all list items Ctrl+A
Select a single list item Spacebar
Note: Using the spacebar clears the previous selection.
Select an addition list item Ctrl+Spacebar
Select a range of list items Shift+Spacebar
Extend the selection up or down one item Shift+Up arrow or Shift+Down arrow
Extend the selection to the top or bottom of the list Shift+Home or Shift+End
Extend the selection up or down one block Shift+PgUp or Shift+PgDn
Navigate up or down a block PgUp or PgDn

Sliders

Action Shortcut
Navigate forward out of the slider Tab
Navigate backward out of the slider Shift+Tab
Increase the value Up arrow or Right arrow
Decrease the value Down arrow or Left arrow
Set the maximum value Home
Set the minimum value End
Increase the value by a set range PgUp
Decrease the value by a set range PgDn

Tables

Action Shortcut
Navigate forward out of the table Tab or Ctrl+Tab
Navigate backward out of the table Shift+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Navigate to the next cell Tab or Right arrow
Navigate to the previous cell Shift+Tab or Left arrow
Navigate to the next row from the last column Tab or Right arrow
Navigate to the previous row from the first column Shift+Tab or Left arrow
Navigate vertically to the next or previous block PgUp or PgDn
Navigate horizontally to the left or right one block Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+PgDn
Navigate to the first or last cell in the row Home or End
Navigate to the first or last cell in the table Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End
Select all cells in the table Ctrl+A
Clear the current selection Use one of these keyboard shortcuts:
  • Up arrow or Down arrow
  • Ctrl+Up arrow or Ctrl+Down arrow
  • PgUp or PgUpn
  • Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+PgUp
  • Home or End
  • Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End
Extend the selection up or down one row Shift+Up arrow or Shift+Down arrow
Extend the selection to the right or left one column Shift+Left arrow or Shift+Right arrow
Extend the selection to the beginning or end of the row Shift+Home or Shift+End
Extend the selection up or down one block Shift+PgUp or Shift+PgDn
Extend the selection left or right one block Ctrl+Shift+PgUp or Ctrl+Shift+PgDn
Extend the selection to the beginning or end of the column Ctrl+Shift+Home or Ctrl+Shift+End
Edit the cell without overriding the existing text F2
Delete the cell text before editing Esc

Trees

Action Shortcut
Navigate forward out of the tree Tab
Navigate backward out of the tree Shift+Tab
Expand the entry Right arrow or Enter (if collapsed)
Collapse the entry Left arrow or Enter (if expanded)
Navigate up or down one entry Up arrow or Down arrow
Navigate to the first entry in the tree Home
Navigate to the last visible entry in the tree End
Navigate vertically up or down one block PgUp or PgDn
Navigate to the left or right one block Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+PgDn
Select all entries Ctrl+A or Ctrl+Slash
Clear the selection Ctrl+\
Select a single entry Ctrl+Spacebar
Select a range of entries Shift+Spacebar
Extend the selection up or down one block Shift+PgUp or Shift+PgDn
Extend the selection to the top of the tree Shift+Home
Extend the selection to the bottom of the tree Shift+End

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