Every component on the page with a definable focus is accessible by using the tab traversal (by using Tab and Shift+Tab).
Disabled items may receive keyboard focus and may allow interaction. Read-only items receives the keyboard focus.
Topics:
· Textbox
· TextArea
· Button
· Radio
· Checkbox
· Grid
· LHS Menu
This section contains information on the Navigation Menu component.
Table 190: Navigation Menu Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Input |
Tab |
Set focus to the First Level Menu Items. |
|
UpArrow |
Move focus to the previous menu item, wrapping around at the top |
|
DownArrow |
Move focus to the next menu item, wrapping around at the bottom. |
|
RightArrow |
Move focus to the submenu |
|
LeftArrow |
Move focus to the launcher. |
|
Home |
Move focus to the first menu item. |
|
End |
Move focus to the last menu item. |
|
Esc |
Close the Sub menu and move focus to the launcher. |
|
Enter or Space |
Invoke the focused menu item's action |
This section contains information on the Breadcrumb Navigation component.
Table 191: Breadcrumb Navigation Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Breadcrumb Navigation |
Tab |
Set focus to the Breadcrumb. |
|
Enter |
Activates the Breadcrumb and refreshes the selected page. |
This section contains information on the textbox component.
Table 192: Textbox Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Input |
Tab |
Set focus to the input. |
This section contains information on the textarea component.
Table 193: Textarea Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Input |
Tab |
Set focus to the input. |
This section contains information on the rich text control component.
This section contains information on the button component.
Table 194: Button Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Button |
Tab |
Set focus to the input. |
|
Enter |
Activates the control |
NOTE:
Buttons support the Enter key and not the Space key.
This section contains information on the single select component.
Table 195: Select Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Select |
Tab |
Set focus to the input. |
|
Enter |
Activates the control. |
Drop down |
UpArrow or DownArrow |
Highlight the option item in the direction of the arrow. |
Drop down |
Esc |
Collapse the drop-down list. If the drop-down is already closed, do nothing. |
This section contains information on the MultiSelect component
Table 196: MultiSelect Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Select |
Tab |
Set focus to the multiselect Control |
|
Enter |
Expand the drop down list. |
Drop down |
UpArrow or DownArrow |
Highlight the next checkbox item in the direction of the arrow. |
Drop down |
Esc |
Collapse the drop-down list. If the drop-down is already closed, do nothing. |
Checkbox in Dropdown |
spacebar |
Set/append the input text as the value/comma separated value, of the selected checkbox. |
This section contains information on the Date component.
Table 197: Date Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Button |
Tab |
Set focus to the input. |
Button |
Enter |
Activates the control. |
This section contains information on the Calendar popup component.
Table 198: Calendar Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Popup |
Tab |
Set focus to the Calendar Popup. |
Single Select (Month, Year) |
Tab |
Set focus to the input. |
|
Enter |
Activates the Select control. |
|
UpArrow or DownArrow |
Highlight the option item in the direction of the arrow. |
|
Esc |
Collapse the drop-down list. If the drop-down is already closed, do nothing. |
Left Arrow (Month, Year) |
Enter |
Switch to Previous Month/Year. Reloads the Calendar Popup |
Right Arrow (Month, Year) |
Enter |
Switch to Next Month/Year. Reloads the Calendar Popup |
Calendar Picker |
Enter |
Select the currently focused day |
Calendar Picker |
UpArrow |
Move up in the grid. |
Calendar Picker |
DownArrow |
Move down in the grid. |
Calendar Picker |
RightArrow |
Move right in the grid. |
Calendar Picker |
LeftArrow |
Move left in the grid. |
Calendar Picker |
Esc |
Close the Calendar Popup. |
This section contains information on the radio component.
Table 199: Radio Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Radioset |
Tab |
Set focus to the checked radio input. |
Input |
UpArrow |
Select the previous input in the group. |
|
DownArrow |
Select the next input in the group. |
|
Enter |
Activates the radioset |
NOTE:
When running JAWS, at times the radioset is not activated. Pressing Enter activates the radioset and enables further Keystrokes like UpArrow and DownArrow.
This section contains information on the checkbox component.
Table 200: Checkbox Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Checkboxset |
Tab |
Set focus on the first item in the checkbox set. |
Using the Tab button on the Expand or Collapse button of the Container Header is disabled in most cases. Depending on availability, the following keys can be used:
Table 201: Container Expand Collapse Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Button |
Tab |
Set focus to the button. |
|
Enter |
Activates the control. |
This section contains information on the grid component.
Table 202: Grid Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Checkbox in Grid |
Tab |
Set focus to the input. |
Links in Grid |
Tab |
Set focus on the link. |
Grid Header |
Tab |
Set focus to the input. |
Grid Header |
Enter |
Activates the Right Click Menu for more Header options |
This section contains information on the grid component with header cells that span multiple columns.
Table 203: Grid Nested Header
Target |
Key |
Action |
Grid Nested Headers |
Tab |
Set focus to the Span header cells. |
This section contains information on the pagination panel component.
Table 204: Pagination Panel Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Button |
Tab |
Set focus to the input. |
Button |
Enter |
Activates the control. |
This section contains information on the Grid Records Per Page component.
Table 205: Records Per Page Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Button |
Tab |
Set focus to the input. |
|
Enter |
Expand the drop down list. |
Drop down |
UpArrow or DownArrow |
Highlight the next checkbox item in the direction of the arrow. |
Drop down |
Esc |
Collapse the drop-down list. If the drop-down is already closed, do nothing. |
Checkbox in Dropdown |
Enter |
Selects/Deselects the Checkbox |
Input Text for Records Entry |
Tab |
Set focus to the input. |
Go Button |
Enter |
Set the Records Per Page value to the Grid. Collapse the drop-down list. |
This section contains information on the Jump To Page panel component.
Table 206: Jump To Page Panel Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Input Text |
Tab |
Set focus to the input. |
|
Enter |
Activates the control. Set the selected Page in Grid with the input value. |
This section contains information on the Group ByTree panel component.
Table 207: Group By Tree Panel Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Tree |
Tab |
Set focus to the Tree item/Grid. |
|
Enter |
Activates the Tree Expand/Collapse. |
This section contains information on the Group By Tab panel component.
Table 208: Group By Tab Panel Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Tabs |
Tab |
Set focus to the Tab/Grid. |
|
Enter |
Activates the Tab. |
This section contains information on the Grid Header Right Click Menu component
Table 209: Grid Header Right Click Menu Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Grid Header |
Tab |
Set focus to the Grid Header Cell |
|
Enter |
Expand the Grid Header drop down Menu. |
Drop down Menu |
UpArrow or DownArrow |
Highlight the next item in the direction of the arrow. |
|
Enter |
Trigger the Menu item Action Event |
|
Esc |
Collapse the drop-down Menu list. If the drop-down is already closed, do nothing. |
This section contains information on the LHS Menu component.
Table 210: LHS Menu Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Tree |
Tab |
Set focus to the tree node. |
|
Enter |
Activates the Tree Node and refreshes the RHS section. |
This section contains information on the LHS Menu Expand/Collapse component.
Table 211: LHS Menu Expand/Collapse Component
Target |
Key |
Action |
Expand/Collapse |
Tab |
Set focus to the Expand/Collapse. |
|
Enter |
Activates the Expand/Collapse control. |