Keyboard Shortcuts

Oracle BI EE and BI Publisher support standard keyboard shortcuts. The table lists the shortcuts and the actions.

Both Oracle BI EE and BI Publisher support standard keyboard shortcuts that are used in many software applications. In addition, both components offer shortcuts to perform tasks that are specific to those components. The general keystrokes table describes general keyboard shortcuts for use with Oracle BI EE and BI Publisher.

Keyboard Shortcut	Result
CTRL+ALT+G	Navigates to the first focusable element in the global header, which is the Skip to Content link. This link enables you to bypass the options available in the global header and move to the features available in the main part of the Home page.
TAB	Navigates to the next focusable element.
SHIFT + TAB	Navigates to the previous focusable element.
Down Arrow	Navigates to the next menu option.
Up Arrow	Navigates to the previous menu option.
ENTER	Triggers the activity, when the focus is on a link, an image, or a button with an associated URL or activity.
Esc	Closes the menu that has the focus.

The table below describes keyboard shortcuts for navigating reports in BI Publisher.

Keyboard Shortcut	Result
ALT + Up or Down Arrow	Opens drop-down and combo boxes.
CTRL + Up or Down Arrow	Shows the next or previous item in a combo box.

Note:

If you use Freedom Scientific JAWS or other screen reader programs, then you must first disable the virtual PC cursor before using the keystroke combinations to navigate the report. You must enable the virtual PC cursor at other times, including during navigation within table objects on a report.