Navigating Fluid Pop-up Menus Using Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate items of a fluid pop-up menu.

The Actions menu is an example of a fluid pop-up menu:

This table lists the key or key combinations that you use to navigate fluid pop-up menus:

Key or Key Combination	Result
Enter	When focus is on the menu button, opens the menu and moves focus to the first menu item in the list. When focus is on a menu item, performs the action of that item (for example, accessing a new component) and closes the menu.
Down Arrow	When focus is on a menu item, moves focus to the next item, optionally wrapping from the last to the first.
Up Arrow	When focus is on a menu item, moves focus to the previous item, optionally wrapping from the first to the last.
Esc	Closes the pop-up menu and returns focus to the item or context from which the menu was opened—for example, the menu button or parent menu item.
Tab	Closes the pop-up menu and moves focus to the next item in the tab sequence.
Shift + Tab	Closes the pop-up menu and moves focus to the previous item in the tab sequence.