You can use shortcut keys to navigate quickly without a mouse. Use the table to determine the keys to use. The plus sign (+) indicates keys that must be pressed at the same time.
Area | Function | Keyboard action |
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General | To move from one pane to another, such as modifying properties in the Properties pane to entering search criteria in the Search pane | Press Shift+F6. |
Properties | To activate a button | Move the tab focus to the Add, Modify, or Cancel button and press the spacebar. |
To move your cursor to add or modify properties | Press F6. |
Integration for Microsoft Office supports standard keyboard shortcuts. See your Microsoft Office application documentation for more information about the keyboard shortcuts available to you.
At various times, Integration for Microsoft Office displays information or error messages in a pop-up window. This section explains how to navigate each type of window using the keyboard, and other accessibility information.
Pop-up window type | Keyboard options |
---|---|
Information | To close, tab to OK or Cancel, and press Enter. |
Alert | To close, tab to OK or Cancel, and press Enter. |
Error | To view the full error message, tab to Error output and
press Enter. Then tab to the error message.
To close, tab to OK or Cancel,
and press Enter. Note: In Virtual PC Cursor
mode, the focus resets to the top of the current page after the pop-up
windows is closed.
|
Input | Type the requested information. To close, tab to OK or Cancel, and press Enter. |
When you specify a date, you often have the option to select the date from a pop-up calendar window. You can select a date from the calendar using the keyboard. To specify the date using the keyboard, type the date in the date field. The JAWS screen reader does not announce the date you select.