The Nautilus
file manager window contains
several components and there are different keyboard shortcuts defined to navigate
each component. The following graphic illustrates the name and location of
each component.
The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that enable you to navigate the list and icon views of the file manager view pane. To navigate the music view of the file manager view pane, see Navigating Standard Elements and Controls for information about how to navigate standard user interface controls.
Keys |
Function |
---|---|
F6 |
Switch focus between the side pane and the view pane. |
arrow keys |
Select the next or previous file or folder in the direction of the arrow key. |
Tab |
Select the next file or folder in the current order. |
Ctrl+ arrow keys |
Give focus to the next or previous file or folder but do not select the item. |
Ctrl+ spacebar |
Add the focused file or folder to the current selection. |
spacebar |
Open the focused file or folder. |
A sequence of characters that matches the first n characters of a filename. |
In an icon view, select the first file or folder that starts with the specified sequence of characters. |
Ctrl+ F |
In a list view, display a popup dialog where you can enter a sequence of characters that matches the first n characters of a filename. |
The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that enable you to navigate the file manager side pane in general.
Keys |
Function |
---|---|
F6 |
Switch focus between the side pane and the view pane. |
Shift+ F10 |
Open the side pane popup menu. |
Shift+Tab |
Switch the focus from the tab contents to the tab name. |
arrow keys |
Give focus to the next or previous tab name, when a tab name has focus. |
spacebar |
Display or hide the tab that has focus. The tab name remains in focus. |
Tab |
Move the focus from the tab name to the tab contents. |
The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that enable you to navigate the History tab in the side pane.
Keys |
Function |
---|---|
arrow keys |
Give focus to the next or previous file or folder in the history list. |
spacebar |
Open the file or folder that has focus in the history list. |
For information about how to navigate the Notes tab of the file manager side pane, see To Navigate Text Boxes for information about how to navigate multi-line text boxes.
For information about how to navigate the Tree tab of the file manager side pane, see To Navigate Trees.