Keyboard Shortcuts
All menu items can be selected by using accelerator or mnemonic keyboard shortcuts. An accelerator is a key combination that provides shortcut access to a GUI function. A mnemonic (sometimes referred to as a "hot key") is a single-key equivalent (used in combination with the ALT key) for selecting GUI components such as menu items. The mnemonic "hot key" letter is underlined in the GUI. For example:
- ALT to go into menu pull-down mode
- F key to access the File menu
- O key to activate the open command
Mnemonics are case-insensitive. Keys can be pressed sequentially instead of simultaneously.Keyboard Shortcuts
| Keyboard Input
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Action
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Tab, Shift-Tab (for reversing the action)
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Navigates between main components of the user-interface
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Shift-F10
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Display Context-sensitive menu
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Ctrl-A
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Selects all items in list
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F3
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Find Next
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Enter, Return
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Activates default button (does not require keyboard focus)
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Routine functions such as opening, saving, and printing files can be performed using the standard Microsoft keyboard shortcuts.
Keyboard shortcuts are not case-sensitive. Mnemonic keystrokes may be pressed either sequentially or simultaneously. All menu items have mnemonics, but not all menu items have accelerators.
Keyboard Navigation
The following table lists some of the keys frequently used to navigate with the keyboard:Keyboard Navigation
| Keyboard Input
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Result
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TAB
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Move forward between panes in the active Console window.
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SHIFT+TAB
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Move backwards between panes in the active Console window.
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SHIFT+
UP ARROW
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Move up one item in the tree view.
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SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
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Move down one item in the tree view.
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SHIFT+PAGE UP
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Move to the top item visible in the tree view.
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HOME
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Move to the first item in the tree view.
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END
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Move to the last item in the tree view.
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RIGHT ARROW
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Expands the highlighted item. If the highlighted item does not contain hidden items, behaves like DOWN ARROW.
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LEFT ARROW
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Collapses the highlighted item. If the highlighted item does not contain expanded items, behaves like UP ARROW.
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