Java Desktop System Release 3 Accessibility Guide

3.9.11 To Navigate Lists

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate multi-column lists when a column header has focus.

Keys 

Function 

left arrow or right arrow

Give focus to the previous or next column header. 

spacebar

Activate the header. This action usually sorts the list by the column header. 

Tab

Give focus to the list contents. 

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate lists when the contents of the list has focus.

Keys 

Function 

arrow keys 

Select the next or previous row or column. 

Page Up

Select the top row of the list contents that are in view. Press Page Up again to select the top row of the previous view.

Page Down

Select the bottom row of the list contents that are in view. Press Page Down again to select the bottom row of the next view.

Home

Select the first row in the list. 

End

Select the last row in the list. 

Shift + arrow keys

For lists that support multi-line selections, add the next or previous row or column to the current selection. 

For lists that only allow single line selections, select the next or previous row or column. 

Shift + Page Up

Select all the rows between the current selection and the top row of the view.  

Shift + Page Down

Select all the rows between the current selection and the bottom row of the view.  

Shift + Home

Select all the rows between the current selection and the first row in the list.  

Shift + End

Select all the rows between the current selection and the last row in the list.  

Ctrl + arrow keys

Give focus to the next row or column but do not extend the selection. 

Ctrl + Page Up

Give focus to the top row in the view but do not extend the selection. 

Ctrl + Page Down

Give focus to the bottom row in the view but do not extend the selection. 

Ctrl + Home

Give focus to the first row in the list but do not extend the selection. 

Ctrl + End

Give focus to the last row in the list but do not extend the selection. 

Return

Activate the item. 

Ctrl + A

For lists that support multiline selections, select all rows in the list. 

Shift + Tab

Give focus to the column header, if applicable.