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.
You can use general keyboard shortcuts 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Display the list of valid keyboard shortcuts for the page | Any page with special keyboard shortcuts | Windows: Alt+Shift+F1
Mac: Option+Shift+F1 |
| Open field help dialog | When focus is on any field with a (?) help icon | Windows: Alt+F1
Mac: Option+F1 |
| Move focus back to field without closing dialog | When focus is on a field help dialog | Windows: Alt+F6
Mac: Option+F6 |
| Close dialog | When focus is on 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
Learn about Date Picker keyboard shortcuts. - CSS Calendar
Learn about CSS Calendar keyboard shortcuts. - Chart Region
Learn about chart region 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. - Rich Text Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn about rich text editor keyboard shortcuts.
Parent topic: Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.1 Date Picker
Learn about Date Picker keyboard shortcuts.
Table A-2 Date Picker Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Open the popup, when the input has focus and Display Mode is set to popup | Down arrow |
| Close the popup and focus the input, when Display Mode is set to popup | Escape |
| Focus the next element | Tab
|
| Focus the previous element | Shift+Tab
|
| Move focus to the same day of the previous week | Up arrow |
| Move focus to the same day of the next week | Down arrow |
| Move focus to the previous day | Left arrow |
| Move focus to the next day | Right arrow |
| Move focus to the first day of the current week | Home |
| Move focus to the last day of the current week | End |
| Change the grid of dates to the previous month | Page Up |
| Change the grid of dates to the next month | Page Down |
| Change the grid of dates to the previous year | Shift+Page Up |
| Change the grid of dates to the next year | Shift+Page Down |
| Select the focused date, when Show Time is off | Enter or Space |
| Select the focused date, when Show Time is on | Enter or Space, then Done |
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 |
|---|---|
| Go to the previous event
Note: If on the first event in the given view, move to the last event. |
Up arrow |
| Go to the next event
Note: 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 |
|---|---|
| Go to the previous day
Note: If on the first day of a month, switch to the previous month. |
Left arrow |
| Go to the next day
Note: 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 month | Page Down |
| Move to the previous month | Page Up |
| Run the Create Link given as Plug-in attribute by the developer or fire the 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 |
|---|---|
| Go to the previous day
Note: If on the first day of a week, switch to the previous week. |
Left arrow |
| Go to the next day
Note: 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 in time | 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 week | Page Down |
| Move to the previous week | Page Up |
| Run 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 in time | 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 day | Page Down |
| Move to the previous day | Page Up |
| Run 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 Chart Region
Learn about chart region keyboard shortcuts.
Table A-7 Chart Region Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Move focus to next element | Tab |
| Move focus to previous element | Shift+Tab |
| Move focus and selection to previous data item | Up arrow |
| Move focus and selection to next data item | Down arrow |
| Move focus and selection to previous data item (on left) | Left arrow |
| Move focus and selection to next data item (on right) | Right arrow |
| Move focus and multiselect previous data item | Shift+Up arrow |
| Move focus and multiselect next data item | Shift+Down arrow |
| Move focus and multiselect previous data item (on left) | Shift+Left arrow |
| Move focus and multiselect next data item (on right) | Shift+Right arrow |
| Move focus to previous data item, without changing the current selection | Ctrl+Up arrow |
| Move focus to next data item, without changing the current selection | Ctrl+Down arrow |
| Move focus to previous data item (on left), without changing the current selection | Ctrl+Left arrow |
| Move focus to next data item (on right), without changing the current selection | Ctrl+Right arrow |
| Multiselect data item with focus | Ctrl+Space |
| Zoom in one level if zooming is enabled | = or + |
| Zoom out one level if zooming is enabled | - or _ |
| Pan up if scrolling is enabled | Page Up |
| Pan down if scrolling is enabled | Page Down |
| Pan left in left-to-right locales/Pan right in right-to-left locales | Shift+Page Up |
| Pan right in left-to-right locales/Pan left in right-to-left locales | Shift+Page Down |
| Drill on data item, categorical axis label, or legend item when drilling is enabled | Enter |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.4 Map Region
Learn about map region keyboard shortcuts.
Table A-8 Map Region Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| 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.2.5 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-9 General Interactive Grid Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| 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+Right arrow
Mac: Ctrl+Cmd+Right arrow |
| Decrease column width, when focus is on the column header | Windows: Ctrl+Left arrow
Mac: Ctrl+Cmd+Left arrow |
| Move column to next column position, when focus is on the column header | Shift+Right arrow |
| Move column to the previous column position, when focus is on the column header | Shift+Left arrow |
| Sort ascending on the current column, when focus is on the column header | Windows: Alt+Up arrow
Mac: Option+ Up arrow |
| Sort ascending on the current column in addition to the existing search columns, when focus is on the column header | Windows: Shift+Alt+Up arrow
Mac: Shift+Option+ Up arrow |
| Sort descending on the current column, when focus is on the column header | Windows: Alt+Down arrow
Mac: Option+ Down arrow |
| Sort descending on the current column in addition to the existing search columns, when focus is on the column header | Windows: Shift+Alt+Down arrow
Mac: Shift+Option+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 | Windows: Alt+F1
Mac: Option+F1 |
Table A-10 Navigation Mode Interactive Grid Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| 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 deselect 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 | Windows: Insert
Mac: No equivalent |
| 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-11 Edit Mode Interactive Grid Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Move to the next cell in the same row | Tab |
| Move to the previous cell in the same row | 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.2.6 Markdown Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn about markdown editor keyboard shortcuts.
Table A-12 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
A.2.7 Rich Text Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn about rich text editor keyboard shortcuts.
Table A-13 Content Editing Shortcuts in the Rich Text Editor
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Paste plain text and inherit target formatting | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Select all | Ctrl+A |
| Bold | Ctrl+B |
| Italic | Ctrl+I |
| Link | Ctrl+K |
| Insert a hard break/new paragraph | Enter |
Insert a soft break/<br> |
Shift+Enter |
| Nest the current list item (when in a list) | Tab |
| Move out of link or inline style | Arrow keys |
| Revert autoformatting action | Backspace |
Table A-14 Content Editing Shortcuts When a Widget is Selected in the Rich Text Editor
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Insert a new paragraph directly after a widget | Enter |
| Insert a new paragraph directly before a widget | Shift+Enter |
| Display the caret to allow typing directly before a widget | Up arrow or Left arrow |
| Display the caret to allow typing directly after a widget | Down arrow or Right arrow |
Table A-15 Content Editing Shortcuts in a Table Cell in the Rich Text Editor
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Move the selection to the next cell | Tab |
| Move the selection to the previous cell | Shift+Tab |
| Insert a new table row (when in the last cell of a table) | Tab |
| Navigate through the table | Arrow keys |
Table A-16 User Interface and Navigation Shortcuts in the Rich Text Editor
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Close contextual balloons and UI components (dropdowns, etc.) | Esc |
| Move focus to the visible contextual balloon | Tab |
| Move focus between fields (inputs and buttons) in contextual balloons | Tab |
| Move focus to the toolbar | Windows: Alt+F10
Mac: Option+F10 |
| Navigate through the toolbar | Arrow keys |
| Execute the currently focused button | Enter |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts