Accessibility - Use Keyboard to Access Story Pages

When viewing a story, use the keyboard instead of the mouse to find a specific widget or context menu on a story page.

You can use specific keys on your keyboard to move between different parts of your SAP Analytics Cloud story pages. When the focus is on a widget such as a chart, you can also use the keys to open the context menu and change the information that is displayed in the chart.

Tip

To use the function keys on some keyboards, you need to press the Fn key first.

For example, you would need to use the following key combination: Fn + F6

Navigate the Story Page

F6: Skip large groups of content.

For example, pressing F6 three or four times changes the focus to the first widget in the main story page.
Tab: Move between items within a group. Can also be used to change the focus from a chart to its context menu ( More Actions).
Arrow keys: Navigate between items in a list. For example, you can use the arrows to navigate between the items in the context menu.

Navigate the Context Menu ( More Actions)

Tab to the context menu () and then press Enter to open it.

Use the arrow keys to move up and down in the list. For nested options (fly-out menus), use the right and left arrows to navigate those menus.

Restrictions

In the following situations, you may not be able to navigate as expected with the keyboard.

Scenario	Issue
Account dropdown list in Advanced Sorting dialog.	You need to press `Enter` instead of `Alt` + `Down arrow` .
Using `F6` for group skipping from a widget in the story to the hamburger menu (Home sidebar).	Focus moves to a hidden element.
Using keyboard to navigate between widgets when the mouse focus in on a Geo map widget.	The Geo map contents are scrolled.
Geo map and R visualization: navigating the context (more actions) menu.	Opening sub-menus in the context (more actions) menu is not currently supported.
Apply custom styling to a widget or story.	Dotted rectangle focus isn't visible around the widgets.
Button background is a darker shade.	Dotted rectangle focus isn't clearly visible on the button.