Keyboard shortcuts for windows, frames, panes, and icons

You can use keys or key combinations to navigate windows, frames, panes, and icons in the IBM Director Console interface.

Window

Action Shortcut
Activate the default button Enter

Option pane

Action Shortcut
Navigate in or out of the option pane Alt+F6
Hide a dialog Esc
Active the default button (if defined) Enter

Dialog

Action Shortcut
Navigate out of the dialog Alt+F6
Hide the dialog Esc
Active the default button (if defined) Enter

Scroll pane

Action Shortcut
Navigate forward out of the scroll pane Tab
Navigate backward out of the scroll pane Shift+Tab
Move up or down Up arrow or down arrow
Move left or right Left arrow or right arrow
Navigate to the beginning or end of data Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End
Navigate up or down one block PgUp or PgDn
Navigate to the left or right Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+PgDn

Split pane

Action Shortcut
Navigate forward out of the split pane Tab or Ctrl+Tab
Navigate backward out of the split pane Shift+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Navigate between split panes Tab or F6
Navigate to the splitter bar F8
Navigate to the next splitter bar (for windows with three or more split panes) F8
Resize the split pane vertically Up arrow or Down arrow
Resize the split pane horizontally Left arrow or Right arrow
Maximize the size of the split pane Home
Minimize the size of the split pane End

Notebook (tabbed pane)

Action Shortcut
Navigate in to the tabbed pane Tab
Navigate out of the tabbed pane Ctrl+Tab
Navigate to the left or right tab Left arrow or right arrow
Navigate to the tab above or below Up arrow or Down arrow
Navigate from the tab to the page Enter or Ctrl+Down
Navigate from the page to the tab Ctrl+Up
Navigate to the previous or next page Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+PgDn

Frame

Action Shortcut
Display a window menu Alt+Spacebar
Active the default button (if defined) Enter

Internal frame

Action Shortcut
Open or restore the frame Ctrl+F5, Alt+F5, or Enter
Close the frame Ctrl+F4 or Alt+F5
Move the frame Ctrl+F7 or Alt+F7
Resize the frame Ctrl+F8 or Alt+F8
Minimize the frame size Ctrl+F9 or Alt+F9
Display a window menu Alt+Spacebar
Active the default button (if defined) Enter
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