Introduction to Keyboard Navigation
This section describes the essential keyboard shortcuts to enable you to navigate the
desktop from the keyboard.
You can customize some of the keyboard shortcuts that are described in this
chapter. The text indicates the shortcuts that you can customize. See Customizing Your Keyboard Shortcuts for information
about how to customize keyboard shortcuts.
Essential Keyboard Shortcuts
The following table lists the essential keyboard shortcuts that you can use to
navigate the desktop. The keyboard shortcuts that you use to navigate specific elements
and controls are described in the appropriate sections of this chapter.
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Ctrl+Esc |
Grants access
to the Applications, Places and System menubar items. |
Alt+F2 and Meta+R |
Displays the Run
Application dialog, where you can type terminal commands with or without parameters.
If a file needs to be passed as one of these parameters, use
the Run With File button to locate the necessary file. |
Tab |
Gives focus to
the next element or control. |
Shift+Tab |
Reverses the navigation direction and gives focus
to the previous element or control. In general, the Shift key reverses the navigation
direction. |
Ctrl+Tab |
Gives focus to the next element or control, if the Tab key has
a specific purpose in a control. For example, if you press Tab
in a text box, the system inserts a tab space. To give focus
to the previous element or control, press Shift+Ctrl+Tab. |
Alt+Tab and Shift+Alt+Tab |
Switches between currently running
applications. If you have multiple programs running, use Alt+Tab to cycle forward through the
applications and Shift+Alt+Tab to cycle backwards. |
Arrow keys |
Navigates within an element or control. |
Spacebar |
Activates the
element or control that has focus. For example, if the current control is
a button, this action is the equivalent of clicking the button with a
mouse. |
Esc |
Closes a window, menu, or drawer. |
F7 |
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Global Keyboard Shortcuts
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use from any
part of the Oracle Solaris Desktop.
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Alt+F1 |
Opens the Main Applications Menu. You can customize this
keyboard shortcut. |
Alt+F2 and Meta+R |
Opens the Run Applications dialog. You can customize this keyboard shortcut. |
Print Screen |
Starts the screenshot
application and takes a screenshot of the entire screen. You can customize this
keyboard shortcut. |
Alt+Print Screen |
Starts the screenshot application and takes a screenshot of the window that
currently has focus. You can customize this keyboard shortcut. |
F1 |
If the focused element is
an application window or dialog, this keyboard shortcut opens the Help for the
application. |
Ctrl+F1 |
If the focused element is a panel or application window, this keyboard shortcut
switches the display of tooltips for the window or panel objects on and
off. |
Shift+F10 |
Opens a pop-up menu for the element that has focus, if a
pop-up menu exists. |
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