Using the Keyboard with the NavBar

The NavBar (navigation bar) is a control that provides quick access to tiles, folders, and pages in your PeopleSoft system. The NavBar contains tiles on the left that, when clicked, display a list of associated items on the right. The list items can be folders, links, or other objects. Users can use the list of items to access a page.

This example illustrates the appearance of the three sections of the NavBar: the NavBar header, the tile list on the left, and the content area on the right.

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts within the NavBar:

Key or Key Combination	Result
Tab	Moves focus forward through the three sections of the NavBar: the NavBar header, the tile list on the left, and the content area on the right. Note: When the NavBar is first opened, the content area on the right is not displayed.
Shift + Tab	Moves focus backward through the three sections of the NavBar: the NavBar header, the tile list on the left, and the content area on the right. Note: When the NavBar is first opened, the content area on the right is not displayed.
Down Arrow	When focus is on either the tile list or the content area, moves focus to the next item.
Up Arrow	When focus is on either the tile list or the content area, moves focus to the previous item.
Enter	When focus is on a tile, toggles the content area open or closed. When the content area is opened to display new content, focus is moved to the first item in the list. When focus is on an item in the content area, opens the content associated with that item—for example, a menu folder or a menu item. When the menu is displayed in alphabetical order and when focus is on an alphabetical section divider such as the letter B, selects the alphabetical section divider. Note: When an alphabetical section divider is selected in this manner, it remains selected throughout the time the menu remains open in the content area of the NavBar. Then, when you tab out and tab back into the content area again, this section divider is selected rather than the first one in the list. If you close the menu or select a different NavBar tile, this selection is discarded.
Right Arrow	When focus is on a menu folder, opens the menu folder. Only when the menu is displayed in alphabetical order and focus is on an alphabetical section divider, moves focus to the first item in that section.
Left Arrow	When focus is on a menu item or menu folder, moves focus backward to the parent menu folder. Only when the menu is displayed in alphabetical order and focus is on an item beneath an alphabetical section divider, moves focus back to the alphabetical section divider.