VEA Help Additions to Microsoft Keyboard Conventions

VEA Applications/Help Additions to Microsoft Keyboard Conventions

General Keyboard Navigation Within the GUI

You can navigate and use VVR VEA with only the keyboard. In the GUI, the current active tab, radio button, or checkbox is enclosed within a rectangle formed by dotted lines. These areas are said to have focus and will respond to commands.

All VERITAS GUIs use the following keyboard navigation standards:

• Tab moves the focus to the next active area, field, or control, following a preset sequence. Shift+Tab moves the focus in the reverse direction through the sequence.
• Ctrl+Tab exits any Console area that you internally navigate with Tab.
• Up and Down arrow keys move focus up and down the items of a list.
• Alt in combination with the underlined mnemonic letter for a field or command button shifts the focus to that field or button.
• Either Enter or the Spacebar activates your selection. For example, after pressing Tab to select Next in a wizard panel, press the Spacebar to display the next screen.