Oracle® Solaris 11 Desktop Accessibility Guide

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Updated: July 2014
 
 

Navigating Menus

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate menus.

Keys
Function
Up arrow and down arrow
Gives focus to the next or previous menu item on a menu.
Right arrow
If the menu item that has focus is a submenu, opens the submenu and gives focus to the first menu item on the submenu.
If the menu item that has focus is not a submenu, opens the next menu on the menubar.
Left arrow
If the menu item that has focus is a submenu item, switches the focus back to the submenu.
If the menu item that has focus is not a submenu item, opens the previous menu on the menubar.
Return
Selects the focused menu item and closes the open menus.
Access key
Selects the menu item that is associated with the access key and closes the open menus.
Spacebar
Selects the focused menu item and closes the open menus except when the menu item is a check box or radio button. If the menu item is a check box or radio button, the menu does not close.
Esc
Closes the open menus.