Appendix E: Component Keyboard Controls

All Components

Component Controls
BI Viewer
  • Tab and Shift + Tab keys navigate between the following elements in the Dashboard layout:

  • When you select a dashboard item, press Enter to switch to interactive mode. This mode allows you to navigate within the item.

  • In interactive mode, you can use the Tab and Shift + Tab keys to navigate through the title elements and the dashboard element’s content.

  • A user can use the following keys to interact with the Document Viewer component:

  • Tab (Shift+Tab) navigates between dashboard layout elements. In Interactive mode, navigates within a dashboard item.

  • Enter switches to Interactive mode when the focus is on a dashboard item and expands or collapses a panel when a button is selected in the Tab panel.

  • Esc or Escape exits Interactive mode.

Book Viewer
  • Tab moves the focus to the next element.

  • Shift + Tab moves the focus to the preceding element.

  • Enter clicks the focused element.

  • Right arrow moves the paging control to the next page.

  • Left arrow moves the paging control to the previous page.

  • Up arrow moves the document up.

  • Down arrow moves the document down.

Button
  • Space clicks the focused button.

  • Enter clicks the focused button.

Chart (Waterfall)
  • Left arrow moves the focus to the left point in the series.

  • Right arrow moves the focus to the right point in the series.

  • Up arrow moves the focus according to the database order. Pressing the Up arrow key navigates through items based on their order in the database.

  • Down arrow moves the focus according to the database order. Pressing the Down arrow key navigates through items based on their order in the database.

Checkbox
  • Space clicks the focused check box.

  • Enter clicks the focused check box.

Combo Box
  • Alt + Down opens the popup element when the component is focused.

  • Alt + Up closes the popup element if it is open.

  • Esc or Escape closes the popup element if it is open.

  • Up arrow moves the focus to the previous item in the list.

  • Down arrow moves the focus to the next item in the list.

  • Home moves the focus to the first item in the list.

  • End moves the focus to the last item in the list.

  • Enter selects the currently focused item (for example, if you are filtering by typing this would be the first item that matches the filter).

Cube View
  • Tab moves the focus to the next cell in the row or the first cell in the next row.

  • Shift + Tab or Shift + Right arrow selects the next cell in the row or the first cell in the next row.

  • Shift + Left arrow selects the preceding cell in the row or the last cell in the preceding row.

  • Shift + Backspace deselects a cell from a group of selected cells.

  • Right arrow moves the focus to the next cell in the row or the first cell in the next row.

  • Left arrow moves the focus to the preceding cell in the row or the last cell in the preceding row.

  • Up arrow moves the focus to the cell above the selected cell.

  • Down arrow moves the focus to the cell below the selected cell.

  • Enter moves the focus to the cell below the selected cell.

  • Shift + F10 opens the context menu from the tool bar.

  • Menu opens the context menu for the selected cell.

  • F2 enables edit mode for the selected cell.

  • F4 moves the focus backwards to the cell to the left of the currently selected cell. If you are at the first cell in a column and there are rows above the cell, F4 moves the focus up one row and to the last cell in the farthest right column. If you are in the first cell of the grid, F4 moves the focus up to the tool bar to the context menu.

  • Esc or Escape exits edit mode for the selected cell.

Data Explorer Report
  • Tab moves the focus to the next element.

  • Enter clicks the focused element.

  • Right arrow moves the paging control to the next page.

  • Left arrow moves the paging control to the previous page.

Date Selector (Date Input)
  • Alt + Down arrow opens the popup with the calendar.

  • Alt + Up arrow or Esc closes the popup with the calendar.

  • Up arrow increases the value of the date portion that contains the cursor. Takes the corresponding Step into account.

  • Down arrow decreases the value of the date portion that contains the cursor. Takes the corresponding Step into account.

  • Left arrow moves the cursor one position to the left.

  • Right arrow moves the cursor one position to the right.

  • Delete or Backspace deletes the current date portion that contains the cursor.

Date Selector (Calendar)
  • Down Arrow moves the focus to down cell, or navigates the view if currently focused date is in the last row of the current view period.

  • Up Arrow moves the focus to the upper cell, or navigates the view if currently focused date is at the top row of the current view period.

  • Left Arrow moves the focus to previous cell.

  • Right Arrow moves the focus to next cell.

  • Enter toggles the current date selection.

  • Ctrl + Up Arrow navigates to the upper view (for example., from current month days, to the year).

  • Ctrl + Down Arrow navigates to the lower view (for example, from the months in the year to the days of the month).

  • Ctrl + Right Arrow navigates to the next period.

  • Ctrl + Left Arrow navigates to the previous period.

  • Tab moves the focus between the different navigation elements - view selection, previous/next buttons, today button, and the grid with dates/months/years.

  • Shift + Tab moves backwards through thefocusable elements.

  • Home focuses the first day of the month.

  • End focuses the last day of the month.

Dialog
  • Arrow Up / Arrow Down moves the focus between the drawer items.

  • Enter selects the focused page.

File Viewer
  • Tab moves the focus to the next element.

  • Enter clicks the focused element.

  • Right arrow moves the paging control to the next page.

  • Left arrow moves the paging control to the previous page.

Gantt View
  • Home moves focus to first task.

  • End moves the focus to the last task.

  • Up Arrow moves the focus to previous task.

  • Down Arrow moves the focus to next task.

  • Left Arrow scrolls the view to the left.

  • Right Arrow scrolls the view to the right.

  • Enter opens the popup edit form to provide editing of the task.

  • Delete the task gets deleted.

  • Alt/Opt(Mac) + Left Arrow the task is collapsed, if it contains child tasks.

  • Alt/Opt(Mac) + Right Arrow the task is expanded, if it contains child tasks.

Grid View
Image
  • Tab moves the focus to the next image.
  • Shift + Tab moves the focus to the preceding image

Label
  • Tab moves the focus to the next label.
  • Shift + Tab moves the focus to the preceding label.

Large Data Pivot Grid
Logo
  • Tab moves the focus to the next image.

  • Shift + Tab moves the focus to the preceding image.

Map
  • Tab moves the focus to the next element.

  • Shift + Tab moves the focus to the preceding element.

  • Enter clicks the focused element.

Menu
  • Enter opens a menu when the menu button has focus.

  • Up arrow moves the focus up to the next menu item.

  • Down arrow moves the focus down to the next menu item.

  • Esc or Escape closes the menu.

Pivot Grid
Radio Button Group
  • Arrow keys move the focus to the next option in the group.

Report
  • Tab moves the focus to the next element.

  • Enter clicks the focused element.

  • Right arrow moves the paging control to the next page.

  • Left arrow moves the paging control to the previous page.

Text Box
  • Tab moves the focus into and out of the text box.

Toast Notifications
  • F9 closes all notifications.

Tree View
  • Up arrow goes to the previous tree node.

  • Down arrow goes to the next tree node.

  • Right arrow expands a collapsed node. If the node is expanded, focus is moved to its first child node.

  • Left arrow collapses an expanded node. If the node is collapsed, focus is moved to its parent.

  • Home moves the focus to the first node in the tree without opening or closing a node.

  • End moves the focus to the last node in the tree that is focusable without opening a node.

  • Enter selects the focused tree view item when the selection mode is Single or Multiple. When the selection mode is Multiple and there are other selected items, they get deselected.

  • Ctrl + Enter selects focused item. When the item is already selected, it gets deselected.

  • Shift + Enter when Multiple selection is enabled, perform range selection from the previous selected item to the current selected item. Equivalent to Shift+Click.

SQL Table Editor

 

Grid View Controls
Toolbar
  • Right arrow and Left arrow moves the focus between the toolbar focusable elements.

  • Home focuses to the first focusable element.

  • End focuses to the last focusable element.

Group Header
  • Right arrow and Left arrow moves the focus between the toolbar focusable elements.
  • Home focuses to the first focusable element.

  • End focuses to the last focusable element.

  • Delete or Backspace deletes the grouping for the focused field name.

Pager
  • Enter changes the focus to the first focusable Pager element when the Pager wrapper is focused.

  • Escape changes the focus to the Pager wrapper when an inner Pager element is focused.

  • Tab changes the focus to the next Pager element when an inner Pager element is focused.

  • Shift + Tab changes the focus to the previous Pager element when an inner Pager element is focused.

  • Left Arrow loads the previous page (if it exists) when the Pager wrapper is focused.

  • Page Up loads the previous page (if it exists) when the Pager wrapper is focused.

  • Right Arrow loads the previous page (if it exists) when the Pager wrapper is focused.

  • Page Down loads the previous page (if it exists) when the Pager wrapper is focused.

  • Home loads the previous page (if the current page is not already the first one) when the Pager wrapper is focused.

  • End loads the next page (if the current page is not already the last one) when the Pager wrapper is focused.

All Grid Cells
  • Right arrow moves the focus one cell to the right (if any).

  • Left arrow moves the focus one cell to the left (if any).

  • Up arrow moves the focus one cell up (if any).

  • Down arrow moves the focus one cell down (if any).

  • Home moves the focus to the first cell in the row that contains focus.

  • End moves the focus to the last cell in the row that contains focus.

  • Ctrl + Home moves the focus to the first (top-left) data cell in the grid.

  • Ctrl + End moves the focus to the last cell in the last loaded row of the Grid.

  • Page Down loads and displays the next page of data. If virtual scrolling is used, scrolls one page down.

  • Page Up loads and displays the previous page of data. If virtual scrolling is used, scrolls one page up.

  • Shift + Alt + B moves the focus to the first breadcrumb menu.

    NOTE: Only applicable when the focus is in grids within the Workflow Steps.

  • Shift + Alt + W moves the focus to the first active Workflow State buttons.

    NOTE: Only applicable when the focus is in grids within the Workflow Steps.

Grid Data Cells

All Scenarios

  • Enter when the grid is in InCell EditMode - EditMode is activated. In hierarchy cell - expands /collapses the detail row. In grouping cell - expands /collapses the group. If the cell contains a focusable element - the focus moves to the first focusable element inside.

  • F2 enters edit mode when the Grid is in InCell EditMode.

  • Esc if the editor is opened, cancels the edit and closes the editor. If the focus is on an element inside a cell, returns the focus back to the cell.

Row Selection Scenario

  • Space selects the row holding the currently focused cell.

  • Ctrl + Space selects or deselects the current row, while persisting previously selected rows (only for selection mode "multiple").

  • Shift + Space performs range selection, selects all the rows between the last selected one (with Space or mouse click) and the one holding the focused cell.

  • Shift + Up Arrow selects the row above. When multiple selection is enabled, it extends the selection to that row.

  • Shift + Down Arrow Selects the row below. When multiple selection is enabled, it extends the selection to that row.

Grid Header Cells
  • Enter if sorting is enabled, sort is applied.

  • Alt + Arrow Down opens the Column menu / Filter menu and moves the focus to that menu.

  • Esc closes Column menu / Filter menu.

  • Ctrl + Space group/ungroup the focused column.

  • Ctrl + Left Arrow reorders the column with the one on its left.

  • Ctrl + Right Arrow reorders the column with the one on its right.

Command Column Cells
  • Enter moves the focus inside the command column. First button is focused. If a button is focused, it triggers the button action.

  • Esc if a button is focused, it returns focus to the command cell.

  • Tab moves the focus to the next button in the column.

  • Shift + Tab moves the focus to the previous button in the column.

Inline Edit Row
  • Tab moves to the next editor in the row.

  • Esc cancels the row edit. The focus goes to the command cell from where the row edit was triggered.

In-cell Edit Cell
  • Tab moves to the next editor in the row (closing current editor). It skips cells with Editable=false and command columns. If the focus is already on the last editable cell on the row, the focus is moved to the first editable cell on the next row, and it's editor is opened. If you are already on the last row of the grid, focus remains on the cell, with the editor closed.

  • Shift + Tab moves to the previous editor in the row (closing current editor). It skips cells with Editable=false and command columns. If the focus is already on the first editable cell on the row, the focus is moved to the last editable cell on the previous row, and it's editor is opened. If you are already on the first row of the grid, the focus remains on the cell, with the editor closed.

  • Enter commits changes for the edited item, and moves the focus to the same cell on the row below, opening it for edit.

  • Esc cancels the edit. The focus goes to the current cell.

Filter Row
  • Arrow Keys moves to the next editor in the form.

  • Enter enters in the td and focuses the first focusable element in it. All filter row components gain tabindex=0. The focus remains trapped inside the filter row.

  • Tab goes through the filter row components.

  • Esc focus goes to the td element wrapping the currently focused filter component.

Column Menu
  • Alt + Arrow Down when the header cell is focused, it opens the column menu.

  • Arrow Down focuses the next item in the column menu.

  • Arrow Up focuses the previous item in the column menu.

  • Enter activates the focused action in the column menu.

  • Space toggles a check box menu item (if focused).

  • Esc closes the column menu. If the focus is inside a drop-down menuor a filter, closes the drop-down menu.

Filter Menu
  • Alt + Arrow Down when a header cell is focused, it opens the filter menu.

  • Tab focuses the next item in the filter menu.

  • Shift + Tab focuses the previous item in the filter menu.

  • Esc closes the filter menu. Note that if a popup inside the menu is currently opened, Escape will close it instead. Pressing Escape a second time will close the menu.

  • Space toggles a check box menu item (if focused).

Group Row
  • Enter expands/collapses the row.

Detail Template Master Row
  • Enter expands/collapses the row.

Checkbox Column
  • Space toggle check box. Toggling the check box selects/deselects a row.

  • Esc returns the focus to the cell.

 

Pivot Grid Controls
Toolbar
  • Tab moves to the next active option in the toolbar. If no active elements present, it moves to the next active element in the browser page.
  • Shift + Tab moves to the previous active option in the toolbar. If no active elements present, it moves to the previous active element in the browser page.

  • Enter performs the selection operation of the current active element.

Field List
  • Tab moves to the next active UI element.

  • Shift + Tab moves to the previous UI element.

  • Enter selects or deselects a field in the All fields section.

  • Down arrow moves down in the filter selection section.

  • Up arrow moves up in the filter selection section.

  • Space selects or deselects a field in the All fields section.

Filter Dialog
  • Tab moves forward through filters. Activates the OK and Cancel buttons.

  • Shift + Tab moves backwards through filters. Activates the OK and Cancel buttons.

  • Down arrow moves to the UI element below.

  • Up arrow moves to the UI element above.

  • Enter selects or deselects a filter. Activates the OK and Cancel buttons.

  • Space selects or deselects a filter. Activates the OK and Cancel buttons.

Drill-Through Dialog
  • Tab moves to the next active element in the drill-through dialog. If the current active element is a Grid cell, it moves the cell focus to right side.

  • Shift + Tab moves to the previous active element in the drill-through dialog. If the current active element is a Grid cell, it moves the cell focus to left side.

  • Down arrow moves the row/cell focus downward.

  • Up arrow moves the row/cell focus upward.

  • Left arrow moves the cell focus to the left side.

  • Right arrow moves the cell focus to the right side.

  • End moves to the bottom of the drill down section.

  • Ctrl + Home scrolls up.

  • Ctrl + End scrolls down.