Navigating Fluid Sectional Tabs Using Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate items within a collection of fluid sectional tabs.

The following example illustrates fluid sectional tabs in a horizontal layout:

This table lists the key or key combinations that you use to navigate fluid sectional tabs and the results of using those keys:

Key or Key Combination	Result
Tab	When focus moves to the tab set, places focus on the first tab. When focus is on the tab set, moves focus out of the tab set and onto the next focusable item on the page.
Shift + Tab	When focus moves to the tab set, places focus on the first tab. When focus is on the tab set, moves focus out of the tab set and onto the previous focusable item on the page.
Right Arrow Down Arrow	Moves focus to the next tab. If focus is on the last tab, moves focus to the first tab.
Left Arrow Up Arrow	Moves focus to the previous tab. If focus is on the first tab, moves focus to the last tab.
Enter Space	Activates the tab.