Keyboard Shortcuts

Oracle BI supports standard keyboard shortcuts that are used in many software applications. In addition, there OBI offers shortcuts to perform specific tasks.

General Keystrokes

This table shows general Keyboard Shortcuts and their result

Keyboard Shortcut	Result
CTRL+ALT+G	Navigates to the first focusable element in the global header, which is the Skip to Content link. This link enables you to bypass the options that are available in the global header and to move to the features that available in the main part of the Home page.
CTRL+ALT+D	Navigates to the Dashboards popup menu in the global header. You can then press ENTER to display a menu from which you select a dashboard to display.
CTRL+ALT+P	Navigates to the current dashboard page tab, if the tab is displayed. If there is only one page in the dashboard, then the page tab is not displayed.
CTRL+SHIFT+S	Navigates to the first focusable element in the next section. For a dashboard page, the first element is the collapse icon.
CTRL+SHIFT+ U	Navigates to the first focusable element in the previous section. For a dashboard page, the first element is the collapse icon.
TAB	Navigates to the next focusable element.
SHIFT + TAB	Navigates to the previous focusable element.
Down Arrow	Navigates to the next menu option.
Up Arrow	Navigates to the previous menu option.
ENTER	Triggers the activity, when the focus is on a link, an image, or a button with an associated URL or activity.
ESC	Closes the menu that has the focus.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating Dashboards in OBI

Note: If you use Freedom Scientific JAWS or other screen reader programs, then you must first disable the virtual PC cursor before using the keystroke combinations to navigate the dashboard. You must enable the virtual PC cursor at other times, such as when navigating within table objects on a dashboard.

This table shows dashboard navigation Keyboard Shortcuts and their result

Keyboard Shortcut	Result
ALT + Up or Down Arrow	Opens drop-down and combo boxes.
CTRL + Up or Down Arrow	Shows the next or previous item in a combo box.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating the BI Composer Wizard

Note: The Catalog tree that is displayed in the Catalog tab of the BI Composer wizard is interpreted as a table. To navigate the tree, use the table keystrokes for your screen reader program.

This table shows BI Composer navigation Keyboard Shortcuts and their result

Keyboard Shortcut	Result
ALT + SHIFT + b	Navigates to the Back button.
ALT + SHIFT + c	Navigates to the Cancel button.
ALT + SHIFT + l	Navigates to the Finish button.
ALT + SHIFT + x	Navigates to the Next button.
ALT + CTRL + m	Navigates to the context menu. For example, selecting an item in the Catalog tree and pressing ALT + CTRL + m displays a menu with options to expand and collapse menu items.
ALT + Down Arrow	Reads the messages in a pop-up window, one by one.