Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide

Appendix C Using the Keyboard to Navigate Email and Calendar

This appendix describes how to navigate Email and Calendar from the keyboard only. Users who have difficulty using a mouse or other pointing device can navigate and use Email and Calendar from the keyboard.

Email Functions

Table C–1 lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to perform general email functions.

Table C–1 Keys for General Email Functions


Keys	Function
Tab	Move focus between the following interface items, in the following order: Folder pane The elements in the searchbar Message list If the preview pane is displayed, the active elements in the selected message, such as the To and From email addresses.
Shift + Tab	Move focus between the interface items listed for the Tab key, in reverse order.

Table C–2 lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to perform message list functions.

Table C–2 Keys for Message List Functions


Keys	Function
Page Up	Select the message at the top of the list.
Page Down	Select the message at the bottom of the list.
up arrow, down arrow	Select the previous or next message.

Table C–3 lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to perform message functions in a message window, or in the preview pane.

Table C–3 Keys for Message Functions


Keys	Function
Tab	Move focus between the active elements in the message from the top to the bottom. Active elements include the following: To and From email addresses. HTML elements. Buttons that represent attachments. If an attachment is displayed within the message, active elements within the attachment.
Shift + Tab	Move focus between the elements listed for the Tab key, in reverse order.
Return	Perform the default action on the element that has focus. For example, if the right side of an attachment button is selected, press Return to open a popup menu that enables you to perform actions on the attachment.
Ctrl + Tab	When you view a message in the preview pane, move the focus to the folder pane.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab	When you view a message in the preview pane, move the focus to the message list.
F7	Turns caret mode on and off. Caret mode enables you to use the keyboard to select text when you view a message.

Calendar Functions

Table C–4 lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to perform general calendar functions.

Table C–4 Keys for General Calendar Functions


Keys	Function
Tab	Move focus between the following interface items, in the following order: Folder pane. The elements in the searchbar. The events that are displayed in the schedule pane. In day view and work week view, the first time segment of the selected day in the schedule pane. In week view and month view, the header of the selected day in the schedule pane. The selected day in the date pane. In the date pane, the left arrow button which displays the previous month. In the date pane, the right arrow button which displays the next month. Task pane. When the focus is on the schedule pane, you must use the Ctrl + Tab key combination to navigate to the date pane.
Ctrl + Tab	Move focus between the following interface items, in the following order: Folder pane Searchbar When the focus is on the schedule pane, press Ctrl + Tab twice to move focus to the folder pane.

Table C–5 lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to perform calendar functions when you use the day view. The keyboard shortcuts are relevant only to the part of window that displays the day information.

Table C–5 Keys for Day View Functions


Keys	Function
Tab	Move focus to the next event in the selected day.
Shift + Tab	Move focus to the previous event in the selected day.
Esc	When you edit an event in the day view, remove focus from the selected event. Gives focus to the day.
arrow keys	Navigate the times in the day.
Shift + arrow keys	Select multiple times in the day.
Shift + Home	Select multiple times, from the selected time to the time when the day begins.
Shift + End	Select multiple times, from the selected time to the time when the day ends.
Alt + down arrow	Move the start time of the selected event to the next time segment.
Alt + up arrow	Move the start time of the selected event to the previous time segment.
Ctrl + Shift + down arrow	Make the end time of the selected event one time segment later.
Ctrl + Shift + up arrow	Make the end time of the selected event one time segment earlier.
Alt + left arrow	Go to the same day in the previous week.
Alt + right arrow	Go to the same day in the next week.
Alt + Home	Go to the first day of the selected week.
Alt + End	Go to the last day of the selected week.
Alt + Page Up	Go to the first day of the selected month.
Alt + Page Down	Go to the last day of the selected month.
Home	Select the first time segment of your work day.
End	Select the last time segment of your work day.
Ctrl + O	Open the selected event in the Appointment window.
Shift + F10	Open the popup menu.

Table C–6 lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to perform calendar functions when you use the week view.

Table C–6 Keys for Week View Functions


Keys	Function
Tab	Move focus to the next event in the selected week.
Shift + Tab	Move focus to the previous event in the selected week.
Esc	When you edit an event in the week view, remove focus from the selected event. Gives focus to the week.
arrow keys	Navigate the days in the week.
Alt + left arrow	Move the selected event to the same time in the previous day.
Alt + right arrow	Move the selected event to the same time in the next day.
Alt + Home	Go to the first day of the selected week.
Alt + End	Go to the last day of the selected week.
Alt + Page Up	Go to the first day of the selected month.
Alt + Page Down	Go to the last day of the selected month.
Ctrl + O	Open the selected event in the Appointment window.
Shift + F10	Open the popup menu.

Task Functions

Table C–7 lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to perform task functions when you use a tasks folder, or the task pane.

Table C–7 Keys for Task Functions


Keys	Function
Ctrl + Tab	Move focus between the following interface items: The Click to add a task text. The table of tasks.
up arrow, down arrow	Navigate the table of tasks.
left arrow, right arrow	Navigate the columns in a task, that is, navigate between the task assignment column, the task status column, and the task summary column.
spacebar	Select or deselect the task status column for the selected task.
Ctrl + O	Open the selected task in the Task window.
Shift + F10	Open the popup menu.