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Java Desktop System Release 3 Accessibility Guide

3.8.5 To Navigate Text Boxes

Text boxes are controls in which you type text.

Figure 3–4 Sample Single Line Text Box

Sample text box with one input line.

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate a single line text box.

Keys 

Function 

left arrow

Position the cursor one character to the left. 

right arrow

Position the cursor one character to the right. 

Ctrl + left arrow

Position the cursor at the start of the current word. Press-and-hold Ctrl and continue to press left arrow to position the cursor at the start of the previous word.

Ctrl + right arrow

Position the cursor at the end of the current word. Press-and-hold Ctrl and continue to press right arrow to position the cursor at the end of the next word.

Home

Position the cursor at the start of the line. 

End

Position the cursor at the end of the line. 

Shift + left arrow or right arrow

Select one character at a time to the left or right of the cursor. 

Shift + Ctrl + left arrow or right arrow

Select one word at a time to the left or right of the cursor. 

Shift + Home

Select all text to the left of the cursor. 

Shift + End

Select all text to the right of the cursor. 

Ctrl + A

Select all text in the text box. 

In addition to the keyboard shortcuts listed in the previous table, use the keyboard shortcuts in the following table to navigate multi-line text boxes.

Keys 

Function 

Page Up

Position the cursor at the top of the current view. Press Page Up again to position the cursor at the top of the previous view.

Page Down

Position the cursor at the end of the current view. Press Page Down again to position the cursor at the end of the previous view.

Ctrl + up arrow

Position the cursor at the start of the current paragraph. Press-and-hold Ctrl and continue to press the up arrow key to position the cursor at the start of the previous paragraph.

Ctrl + down arrow

Position the cursor at the end of the current paragraph. Press-and-hold Ctrl and continue to press the down arrow key to position the cursor at the end of the next paragraph.

Ctrl + Page Up

Position the cursor one view width to the left. 

Ctrl + Page Down

Position the cursor one view width to the right. 

Ctrl + Home

Position the cursor at the start of the text box. 

Ctrl + End

Position the cursor at the end of the text box. 

Ctrl + Tab

Give focus to the next control on the dialog. 

Shift + Page Up

Select the text to the start of the current view. Press-and-hold Shift and continue to press Page Up to extend the selection to the start of the previous view.

Shift + Page Down

Select the text to the end of the current view. Press-and-hold Shift and continue to press Page Down to extend the selection to the end of the next view.

Shift + Home

Select the text to the start of the line. 

Shift + End

Select the text to the end of the line. 

Shift + Ctrl + up arrow

Select the text to the start of the paragraph, then to the start of the previous paragraph. 

Shift + Ctrl + down arrow

Select the text to the end of the paragraph, then to the end of the next paragraph. 

Shift + Ctrl + Home

Select the text to the start of the text box. 

Shift + Ctrl + End

Select the text to the end of the text box.