Navigating with Hotkeys

Use

For those users who prefer not to, or cannot, navigate with a mouse, the portal supports navigation using hotkeys. The hotkeys become available when you set the accessibility flag. For information about the accessibility flag, see Accessibility in the Portal.

Activities

Hotkey

Action

ALT+ T

Navigates directly to the top-level navigation area

ALT+ N

Navigates directly to the navigation panel area

ALT+ C

Navigates directly to the content area

numpad plus ( +) / numpad minus( -)

Expands/collapses the navigation panel area

numpad plus ( +) / numpad minus( -)

Widens/narrows the navigation panel area

Right arrow key

Opens a folder

Left arrow key

Closes a folder

Hotkey

Action

SHIFT+ F10

Opens a context menu (when navigating through the tree control)

F6

Skips a large element when you are currently inside it. For example, skip radio button groups, tables, trays, or top-level navigation.

SHIFT+ F6

Returns to the beginning of a large element, when you are currently inside it