Overview of Keyboard Access in SAP GUI for Windows 
This document contains an overview of the keys used for the following user interface elements of SAP GUI for Windows:
SAP Logon Window
SAP GUI for Windows window
SAP Logon window
Action |
Keyboard Command |
|---|---|
Activate selected element |
Enter or Space |
Navigate to next element |
Tab |
Navigate to previous element |
Shift + Tab |
Select and activate element |
Alt + <underlined letter> (accelerator key) |
Navigate within list of selectable entries |
Arrow keys |
Activate entry in the list |
Enter |
SAP GUI for Windows window
Action |
Keyboard Command |
|---|---|
Jump to menu |
Old |
Navigate to next element |
Tab |
Navigate to previous element |
Shift + Tab |
Navigate to read-only element |
Alt Gr +Tab |
Navigate away from read-only element |
Shift + Alt Gr + Tab |
Navigate to next group |
Ctrl + Tab |
Navigate to previous group |
Shift + Ctrl + Tab |
Cancel actions, step-by-step |
Escape |
Pushbutton
Action |
Keyboard Command |
|---|---|
Activate selected pushbutton |
Enter or Space |
Select and activate pushbutton (simultaneously) |
Alt + <underlined letter> (accelerator key) |
Navigate to next element |
Tab |
Navigate to previous element |
Shift + Tab |
Toggle Button: As Pushbutton with Following Additional Action
Action |
Keyboard Command |
|---|---|
Switch to pressed or unpressed state |
Space |
Menu Button: As Pushbutton with Following Additional Actions
Action |
Keyboard Command |
|---|---|
Open menu of menu button |
Arrow down |
Navigate within menu of menu button |
Arrow keys |
Activate selected menu item |
Enter |
Close menu of menu button |
Escape |
Configurable Button: As Pushbutton with Following Additional Actions
Action |
Keyboard Command |
|---|---|
Open menu of configurable button |
Context menu or Shift + F10 |
Navigate within menu of configurable button |
Arrow keys |
Choose menu item |
Enter |
Checkbox
Action |
Keyboard Command |
|---|---|
Select or deselect checkbox |
Space |
Navigate to next element |
Tab |
Navigate to previous element |
Shift + Tab |
Radio button
Action |
Keyboard Command |
|---|---|
Set radio button |
Space |
Navigate and set |
Arrow down or Arrow up |
Navigation only |
Ctrl + Arrow down or Ctrl + Arrow up |
Navigate to next element |
Tab |
Navigate to previous element |
Shift + Tab |