Key commands

Summary

See following paragraphs for details, which are also duplicated on appropriate Help pages.

General navigation
Move forward between components Tab
Move backward between components Shift + Tab
Move out of a table Ctrl + Tab
Activate button Spacebar or Alt + letter
Drop down list Alt + down arrow
Select from drop-down list arrow keys, then Enter
Open menu Alt + letter
Select from menu Alt + letter
Navigate in grids
Move to first cell Tab (twice)
Drop down cell F2, then down arrow
Select items in list arrow keys, then Enter
Move between cells Tab, Shift+Tab, arrow keys
Move to next row (from Value column) Tab
Access calendar (from Value cell) F2, then Tab, then Space
Get out of the grid Ctrl + Tab
Select object stores (OS)
Select all (from available) Tab to Add All, then Space
Select one (from available) Arrow to OS, tab to Add, then Space
Return to available OS list Shift + Tab
Move one (from selected) Tab to list, arrow keys, Shift + Tab to Remove or Remove All, then Space
Operate pop-up calendar
Move by field Tab (forward); Shift + Tab (backward)
Move to other date fields Left and right arrow keys
Change values Up and down arrow keys
Command buttons Tab to button then Spacebar or Alt + o (OK), c (Cancel), a (Clear All)
Set current date after Clear All Up or down arrow

General Key Commands

In general, use Tab to move forward and Shift+Tab to move backward between components such as buttons and cells in a table. Use Ctrl+Tab to move out of a table.

When tabbing to buttons in dialogs, press the Spacebar to activate the command. Windows users can also press Alt plus the underlined letter to activate the command.

When a Look in drop-down box is selected, Windows users can press Alt+Down Arrow to drop down the list. Use the Arrow keys to select an item, then press Enter or the Spacebar to choose that item and close the list.

Windows users can use the Alt key in combination with the underlined letter of a menu to open that menu. Release both keys and then type the underlined letter of a menu option to select it.

Using key commands in the grids

After moving to the Search Criteria tab, press the Tab key to move to the first cell in the property grid. (The first time you press tab, nothing appears highlighted, but the window has moved to scroll mode. At that point, if your window is small enough to require scroll bars for the grids, you can use Arrow keys to scroll.)

When a cell is highlighted, press F2 followed by the Down Arrow key to drop down the list. Use the Arrow keys to move to the item you want and press Enter or the Spacebar to select it.

Use Tab, Shift-Tab or the Arrow keys to move from cell to cell. In the Value column, press Tab to move to the next row. To access the calendar once the value cell is selected, press F2, then Tab, then Space.

Press Ctrl+Tab to move out of the grid.

Using key commands to select object stores

To select all object stores, Tab to the green double triangles and press the Spacebar.

To select one or more object stores, use the Down and Up Arrow keys to highlight an object store. You can select contiguous object stores by holding down Shift along with an Arrow key. Then tab to the single green triangle and press the Spacebar to move the selected object stores to the right. Use Shift+Tab to get back to the list of available object stores.

If you need to select object stores from the selected list on the right, tab through all of the buttons and then use Arrow keys to select object stores. Use Shift+Tab to get back to the buttons and additional Shift+Tabs to get back to the Available list. If an object store is surrounded by a rectangle, press Arrow keys to move away from and back to the object store to select it.

Operating the pop-up calendar with key commands

Press tab to cycle forward through the various fields; press Shift+Tab to cycle backward. When you open the calendar, the cursor is in the time field. Pressing Tab moves to the day field of the date. From there you can use the Left and Right Arrow keys to move to the other date fields. Then press the Up or Down Arrow to change the value. For example, pressing the Up Arrow key on the day field changes to the next day. Pressing the Down Arrow key on the year field changes to the previous year.

Pressing Tab after entering the date moves to the buttons at the bottom of the window. Select the button by tabbing to it and pressing the Spacebar. Or select a button by holding down Alt and entering "o" for OK, "c" for Cancel, or "a" for Clear All. After clearing, press the Up or Down Arrow to set today's date as a new starting date.



Feedback

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2013.
This information center is powered by Eclipse technology. (http://www.eclipse.org)