A Keyboard Shortcuts
Reference keyboard shortcuts for Oracle APEX.
Note:
The Oracle APEX interface is intended for use with the US keyboard layout. Users of other keyboard layouts should refer to the US keyboard layout in conjunction with this documentation as there may be incompatibilities regarding number and special character keys, such as the ' (quote) key.
- General Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn about general keyboard shortcuts for Oracle APEX. - Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn about component-specific keyboard shortcuts.
A.1 General Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn about general keyboard shortcuts for Oracle APEX.
General keyboard shortcuts are used throughout Oracle APEX.
If a page incorporates specialized keyboard shortcuts, click the Help icon located in the top-right of the page and select Shortcuts, or press Alt+Shift+F1 to display a list of valid keyboard shortcuts. Not all pages have specialized shortcuts.
Table A-1 General Keyboard Shortcuts
Action | Where | Keys |
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Display the list of valid Keyboard Shortcuts for the page | Any page with special keyboard shortcuts | Alt+Shift+F1 |
Open field help dialog | Focus on any field with a (?) help icon | Alt+F1 |
Move focus back to field without closing dialog | Focus on a field help dialog | Alt+F6 |
Close dialog | Focus in any dialog | Escape |
Select the previous/next tab | Any page with focus in region display selector tabs | Arrow keys |
Parent topic: Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2 Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn about component-specific keyboard shortcuts.
Component-specific keyboard shortcuts only work for specific components.
If a page incorporates specialized keyboard shortcuts, click the Help icon located in the top-right of the page and select Shortcuts, or press Alt+Shift+F1 to display a list of valid keyboard shortcuts. Not all pages have specialized shortcuts.
- Date Picker (jQuery)
Learn about Date Picker (jQuery) keyboard shortcuts. - CSS Calendar
Learn about CSS Calendar keyboard shortcuts. - Map Region
Learn about map region keyboard shortcuts. - Interactive Grid
Learn about interactive grid keyboard shortcuts. - Markdown Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn about markdown editor keyboard shortcuts.
Parent topic: Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.1 Date Picker (jQuery)
Learn about Date Picker (jQuery) keyboard shortcuts.
Table A-2 Date Picker (jQuery) Keyboard Shortcuts
Action | Keys |
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Open the Date Picker, when focus is on the relevant input field | Ctrl+Home |
Go to the previous month | Page Up |
Go to the next month | Page Down |
Go to the current month | Ctrl+Home |
Go to the previous week | Ctrl+Up Arrow |
Go to the next week | Ctrl+Down Arrow |
Go to the previous day | Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Go to the next day | Ctrl+Right Arrow |
Accept the selected date | Enter |
Close the date picker without selecting a date | Escape |
Close the date picker and erase the date | Ctrl+End |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.2 CSS Calendar
Learn about CSS Calendar keyboard shortcuts.
- Event Browsing - Focuses on existing calendar events
- Calendar Browsing - Allows you to freely select dates or date ranges
Table A-3 Event Browsing CSS Calendar Keyboard Shortcuts
Action | Keys |
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Go to the previous event. If on the first event in the given view, move to the last event. | Up Arrow |
Go to the next event. If on the last event in the given view, move to the first one. | Down Arrow |
Switch to Calendar Browsing mode | N |
Leave browsing mode. | Escape |
Table A-4 Month View CSS Calendar Keyboard Shortcuts
Action | Keys |
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Go to the previous day. If on the first day of a month, switch to the previous month. | Left Arrow |
Go to the next day. If on the last day of a month, switch to the next month. | Right Arrow |
Go to the next week; same day. | Down Arrow |
Go to the previous week; same day. | Up Arrow |
Extend the selection by one day, up to the end of the current view. | Shift+Right Arrow |
Decrease the selection by one day, only until the selection spans one day. | Shift+Left Arrow |
Move to the next/previous month. | Page Up / Page Down |
Execute the Create Link given as Plug-in attribute by the developer or fire Calendar Date Select event | Enter / Space |
Leave Calendar Browsing and go back to Event Browsing | Escape |
Table A-5 Week View CSS Calendar Keyboard Shortcuts
Action | Keys |
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Go to the previous day. If on the first day of a week, switch to the previous week. | Left Arrow |
Go to the next day. If on the last day of a month, switch to the next month. | Right Arrow |
Extend the selection by one day, up to the end of the current view | Shift+Right Arrow |
Decrease the selection by one day until the selection spans one day. | Shift+Left Arrow |
Move selection 30 minutes back in time | Up Arrow |
Move selection 30 minutes forward | Down Arrow |
Extend selection range by 30 minutes | Shift+ Down Arrow |
Decrease selection by 30 minutes until the selection is 30 minutes long | Shift+Up Arrow |
Move to the next month | Page Up |
Move to the previous month | Page Down |
Execute the Create Link given as plug-in attribute by the developer or fire Calendar Date Select event | Enter / Space |
Leave Calendar Browsing and go back to Event Browsing | Escape |
Table A-6 Day View CSS Calendar Keyboard Shortcuts
Action | Keys |
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Go to the previous day | Left Arrow |
Go to the next day | Right Arrow |
Move selection 30 minutes back in time | Up Arrow |
Move selection 30 minutes forward | Down |
Extend selection range by 30 minutes | Shift+Down Arrow |
Decrease selection by 30 minutes until the selection is 30 minutes long | Shift+Up Arrow |
Move to the next day | Page Up |
Move to the previous day | Page Down |
Execute the Create Link given as plug-in attribute by the developer or fire Calendar Date Select event | Enter / Space |
Leave Calendar Browsing and go back to Event Browsing | Escape |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.3 Map Region
Learn about map region keyboard shortcuts.
Table A-7 Map Region Keyboard Shortcuts
Action | Keys |
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Increase the zoom level by 1. | = / + |
Increase the zoom level by 2. | Shift-= / Shift-+ |
Decrease the zoom level by 1. | - |
Pan by 100 pixels. | Arrow keys |
Increase the rotation by 15 degrees. | Shift+Right Arrow |
Decrease the rotation by 15 degrees. | Shift+Left Arrow |
Increase the pitch by 10 degrees. | Shift+Up Arrow |
Decrease the pitch by 10 degrees. | Shift+Down Arrow |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.4 Interactive Grid
Learn about interactive grid keyboard shortcuts.
Interactive grid regions come with many keyboard shortcuts and keyboard-specific features to help the keyboard-only and power user. Specifically, they are designed to provide all functionality that is available with the mouse to keyboard users.
In addition, the grid containing the data provides two distinct modes of interaction: Navigation and Edit mode. Navigation mode is designed for use when the grid is not currently editable and allows fast and easy navigation around the grid using keyboard. Navigation mode is the default and the only mode if the interactive grid is not editable. Edit mode is designed for use when the grid is currently editable, and keyboard behavior differs slightly.
The interactive grid region consists of multiple separate user interface elements, some of which handle tab stops differently depending on the element type and the expected keyboard semantics. For example, the toolbar and pagination controls are implemented as separate tab stops, while the grid view and icon view are implemented as a single tab stop where cursor key navigation is used to move around the view elements when the view has focus.
The following tables list available keyboard shortcuts in interactive grid regions. General shortcuts work in both navigation mode and in edit mode.
Table A-8 General Interactive Grid Keyboard Shortcuts
Action | Keys |
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Move to the next tab stop | Tab |
Move to the previous tab stop | Shift+Tab |
Toggle between Row Selection and Cell Selection | F8 |
Open the column header menu, when focus is on the column header | Enter or Space |
Increase column width, when focus is on the column header | Windows: Ctrl+Left Arrow
Mac: Ctrl+Cmd+Left Arrow |
Decrease column width, when focus is on the column header | Windows: Ctrl+Right Arrow
Mac: Ctrl+Cmd+Right Arrow |
Move column to next column position, when focus is on the column header | Shift+Left Arrow |
Move column to the previous column position, when focus is on the column header | Shift+Right Arrow |
Sort ascending on the current column, when focus is on the column header | Alt+Up Arrow |
Sort ascending on the current column in addition to the existing search columns, when focus is on the column header | Shift+Alt+Up Arrow |
Sort descending on the current column, when focus is on the column header | Alt+Down Arrow |
Sort descending on the current column in addition to the existing search columns, when focus is on the column header | Shift+Alt+Down Arrow |
Move to next tab stop in column header menu, when column header menu is open | Tab |
Move to previous tab stop in the column header menu, when column header menu is open | Shift+Tab |
Close the column header menu, when the column header menu is open | Escape |
Show help (if defined) for an item, when a single row is viewed and focus is on the column | Alt+F1 |
Table A-9 Navigation Mode Interactive Grid Keyboard Shortcuts
Action | Keys |
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Move around the grid, including column headers | Arrow keys |
Move without changing the selection | Windows: Ctrl+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow
Mac: Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow or Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow |
Select | Space |
Toggle Selection | Windows: Ctrl+Space
Mac: Ctrl+Alt+Space |
Range select and de-select multiple rows | Shift+Up Arrow or Shift+Down Arrow |
Move one page up in the current column | Page Up |
Move one page down in the current column | Page Down |
Move to first cell in current row | Home |
Move to last cell in current row | End |
Move to the first cell in the grid | Windows: Ctrl+Home
Mac: Option+Up Arrow |
Move to the last cell in the grid | Windows: Ctrl+End
Mac: Option+Down Arrow |
Add a row after the last selected row, if grid is editable | Insert |
Delete the selected rows, if grid is editable | Delete |
Move around the icons, while in icon view | Arrow keys |
Move to the first icon, while in icon view | Home |
Move to the last icon, while in icon view | End |
Switch from Navigation mode to Edit mode, if the interactive grid is editable | Enter or F2 |
Table A-10 Edit Mode Interactive Grid Keyboard Shortcuts
Action | Keys |
---|---|
Move to the next cell in the same row in Edit mode | Tab |
Move to the previous cell in the same row in Edit mode | Shift+Tab |
Move to the next cell in the same column | Enter |
Move to the previous cell in the same column | Shift+Enter |
Exit Edit mode and return to Navigation mode | Escape |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.5 Markdown Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn about markdown editor keyboard shortcuts.
Table A-11 Markdown Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
Action | Keys |
---|---|
Leave markdown editor and go to next tab stop | Ctrl+Shift+. |
Leave markdown editor and go to previous tab stop | Ctrl+Shift+, |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts