Following are common key sequences for navigating the Content, Index, and Search tabs in the navigation pane. Common Key Sequences for the Navigation PaneĀ To do this ... Press these keys ... Select a tab Alt+V+C to select the Contents tab Alt+V+I to select the Index tab Alt+V+S to select the Search tab Move from one tab to another Move to another tab using the following two steps: Shift +Tab until you reach the label of the current tab Right arrow key to move to the tab immediately to the right, left arrow key to move left or wrap around Repeat the above steps as necessary to access yet another tab Move to the HTML page in the contents pane F6 moves you back and forth between the navigation pane and the HTML topic currently displayed Navigate within the Contents tab From the Contents label, Ctrl+down arrow to select the root heading Right arrow key to expand the root heading Left/right arrow keys to expand or collapse a heading Up/down arrow keys to move from one heading to the next, displaying the HTML topic for each heading Ctrl+ up/down arrow key to move up or down the tree (without displaying each HTML page) Ctrl+ left/right arrow key to scroll horizontally left or right Navigate within the Index tab When you access the Index tab, the text-entry field automatically has focus. From there, you can navigate as follows: Tab to move from field to field, for example, from the text-entry field to the list of topics Up/down arrow keys to scroll the list of topics Enter to display the selected topic Right/left arrow keys to scroll horizontally Home/End keys to jump to the top/bottom of the list PgUp/PgDn keys to move up/down the list by a full page Navigate within the Search tab When you access the Search tab, the text-entry field automatically has focus. From there, you can navigate as follows: Tab to move from field to field, for example, from the text-entry field to the Search button Alt+N to check or uncheck the Case sensitive checkbox Alt+L and then the down arrow key to select a help set. After making your selection, press Enter. For the help selection feature, you can also press Alt+up/down arrows to show/hide the entire list. Alt+S to begin a search for the text string you entered Alt+T to access the list of topics found Up/down arrow keys to scroll the list of topics row-by-row Enter to display the selected topic Tab to scroll the list cell-by-cell within rows, and Shift+Tab to return to the previous cell Home/End keys to jump to the first/last cell in a row Ctrl+ Home/End key to jump to the top/bottom of the list
Common Key Sequences for the Navigation PaneĀ
Select a tab
Move from one tab to another
Move to another tab using the following two steps:
Move to the HTML page in the contents pane
F6 moves you back and forth between the navigation pane and the HTML topic currently displayed
Navigate within the Contents tab
Navigate within the Index tab
When you access the Index tab, the text-entry field automatically has focus. From there, you can navigate as follows:
Navigate within the Search tab
When you access the Search tab, the text-entry field automatically has focus. From there, you can navigate as follows:
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