Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide

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.