Java Desktop System Release 3 Accessibility Guide

3.9.10 To Navigate Tabbed Sections

Figure 3–9 Sample Dialog with Tabbed Sections

Windows and dialogs are sometimes divided into logical sections that are displayed one section at a time on the window or dialog. The divisions are called tabbed sections that are identified by a tab with a text label.

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate the tabbed sections of a window or dialog when a tab name has focus.

Keys	Function
left arrow	Give focus to the previous tabbed section.
right arrow	Give focus to the next tabbed section.
Tab orCtrl + down arrow	Give focus to the first control on the active tabbed section.

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate the tabbed sections of a window or dialog when a control on a tabbed section has focus.

Keys	Function
Ctrl + Page Up or Ctrl + Alt + Page Up	Give focus to the previous tabbed section. This keyboard shortcut does not work if the focused control uses Ctrl+ Page Up for another purpose.
Ctrl + Page Down or Ctrl + Alt + Page Down	Give focus to the next tabbed section. This keyboard shortcut does not work if the focused control uses Ctrl+ Page Down for another purpose.
Ctrl + Tab	Give focus to the next control outside the tabbed sections.

Keys

Function

Ctrl + Page Up or Ctrl + Alt + Page Up

Give focus to the previous tabbed section.

This keyboard shortcut does not work if the focused control uses Ctrl+ Page Up for another purpose.

Ctrl + Page Down or Ctrl + Alt + Page Down

Give focus to the next tabbed section.

This keyboard shortcut does not work if the focused control uses Ctrl+ Page Down for another purpose.

Ctrl + Tab

Give focus to the next control outside the tabbed sections.