A Keyboard Commands and Shortcuts for the ESBC Web GUI

You can use the following keyboard commands and shortcuts to navigate and operate the Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller (ESBC) Web GUI.

Navigate between screen elements

Action	Keyboard Command	Behavior
Navigate forward between screen elements.	Tab	Navigate top to bottom and left to right between tab groups.
Navigate backwards between screen elements.	Shift+Tab	Navigate bottom to top and right to left between tab groups.

Navigate within screen elements

Action	Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
Navigation within a tab group.	Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Highlight the component in the direction of the arrow.

Navigate drop-down lists

Action	Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
Trigger a drop-down list.	Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Highlight the option item in the direction of the arrow. When the drop-down is not open, expand the drop-down list.
Select a drop-down element	Enter	Select the highlighted choice from the drop-down list.
Close the drop-down list	Esc	Collapse the drop-down list. When the drop-down is closed, do nothing.
The focus on drop-down list	Tab In	Move the focus to the previous or next selected item.

Select many

Action	Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
Select box in a select many component.	Left Arrow or Right Arrow	Move the focus to the previous or next selected item.
Selected item with remove icon in a select many component.	Backspace or Delete	Remove the selected item.

When the focus is on a table column header

Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
Tab	Navigate to next the focusable element on the page (outside table).
Shift+Tab	Navigate to previous the focusable element on the page (outside table).
Down Arrow	Move the focus to the first row.
Left Arrow	Move the focus to the previous column header. When there is no previous column, do nothing.
Right Arrow	Move the focus to the next column header. When there is no next column, do nothing.
Home	Move the focus to the first column header.
End	Move the focus to the last column header.

When the focus is on a cell in a table

Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
Tab	When the focus is on a row and the row is actionable, Tab moves the focus to the next the focusable element within the row. When the focus is already on the last the focusable element, the focus wraps to the first the focusable element in the row.
Shift+Tab	When the focus is on a row and the row is actionable, Shift+Tab moves the focus to the previous the focusable element within the row. When the focus is already on the first the focusable element, the focus wraps to the last the focusable element in the row.
Down Arrow	Move the focus to the next row.
Shift+Down Arrow	Select and move the focus to the next row, if the row is selectable.
Up Arrow	Move the focus to the previous row. When already at the first row, move to the column header.
Home	Move the focus to the first row.
End	Move the focus to the last row.
Space	Select a row, if the row is selectable.
Enter	If the table edit Mode is row Edit, then make the current row editable. When the table edit Mode is none, toggle the current row to actionable mode if there exists a tabbable element in the row. Once toggled to the actionable mode, the focus moves to be first tabbable element in the row.

When the cell in focus is in an editable row

Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
Tab	Move the focus to the next editable cell or the focusable element in the row. When the focus is on the last editable cell or the focusable element in the row, make the next row editable and move the focus to the first editable cell or the focusable element in the next row. When the focus is on the last editable cell or the focusable element in the last row, move the focus to the next the focusable element on the page (outside of the table).
Shift+Tab	Move the focus to the previous editable cell or the focusable element in the row. When the focus is on the first editable cell or the focusable element in the row, make the previous row editable and move the focus to the last editable cell or the focusable element in the previous row. When the focus is on the first editable cell or the focusable element in the first row, move the focus to the previous the focusable element on the page (outside of the table).
Enter	Make the next row editable and move the focus to the editable cell in current column in the next row. When enter is pressed when in the last editable row, make it read only.
Shift+Enter	Make the previous row editable and move the focus to the editable cell in current column in the previous row. When enter is pressed when in the last editable row, make it read only.
F2	Toggle the current row between editable and read only.
Esc	Make the current row read only.

Sort on a column

Action	Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
Sort on a column.	Enter	When the column is sortable it will sort the column, or else do nothing.

Access a context menu

Action	Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
To access context menu.	Shift+F10	Opens the context menu when it is available on the focused component.

Move a scroll bar in a table

Action	Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
Scroll	Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Moves the scroll bar in the direction of the arrow.
When the focus is on any other component, to scroll.	Shift + Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Moves the scroll bar in the direction of the arrow.

When the focus is on a collapsible header

Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
Space or Enter	Toggle disclosure state.
Tab	Navigate to the next collapsible header and when there is none, go to the next element on the page.
Shift+Tab	Navigate to the previous collapsible header and when there is none, go to the previous element on page.
Up Arrow or Left Arrow (Right Arrow in RTL)	Move the focus to the previous collapsible header with wrap around.
Down Arrow or Right Arrow (Left Arrow in RTL)	Move the focus to the next collapsible header with wrap around.
Home	Move the focus to the first collapsible header.
End	Move the focus to the last collapsible header.

When the focus is on a button

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Enter or Space	Push the button or Toggle the button or Open the menu depends on type of button.
Esc	Closes the menu.

When the focus is on a chart

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Tab	Move the focus to next element.
Shift + Tab	Move the focus to previous element.
Up Arrow	Move the focus and selection to the previous data item.
Down Arrow	Move the focus and selection to the next data item.
Left Arrow	Move the focus and selection to the previous data item on the left.
Right Arrow	Move the focus and selection to the next data item on the right.
Page Up	Pan up when scrolling is enabled.
Page Down	Pan down when scrolling is enabled.
Enter	Drill down on a data item, categorical axis label, or legend item when drilling is enabled.

When the focus is on check box set

Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
Tab In	Set the focus to the first item in the focusable check box in the check box set. Disabled check boxes are not focusable. If hints, Help Instruction, or messages exist in a note window, pop up the note window.

When the focus is on a check box

Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
Space	Toggles the check box. When the check box is unselected, it will select it and vice versa.
Tab	Sets the focus to the next the focusable check box in the check box set. Disabled check boxes are not the focusable. When the target is the last the focusable check box in the check box set, the focus goes to the next the focusable item after the check box group.
Shift+Tab	Sets the focus to the previous focusable check box in the check box set. Disabled check boxes are not the focusable. If the target is the first focusable check box in the check box set, the focus goes to the previous focusable item before the check box group.

When working in a dialog

Action	Keyboard shortcuts	Behavior
When the focus is on a dialog	Esc	Close the dialog.
When the focus is on a dialog close icon	Enter or Space	Close the dialog.

When the focus is on a file picker

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Enter	Launch the browser's file picker.

When the focus is on a date input element

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Down Arrow or Up Arrow	Shows the calendar grid and moves the focus into the expanded grid.
Esc	Close the grid.
Tab In	Set the focus to the input. If hints, title or messages exist in a note window, pop up the note window.

When the focus is on a picker

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Enter	Select the currently the focused day.
Up Arrow	Move up in the grid.
Down Arrow	Move down in the grid.
Right Arrow	Move right in the grid.
Left Arrow	Move left in the grid.
Esc	Close the grid.
Home	Move the focus to first day of the month.
End	Move the focus to last day of the month.
Page Up	Switch to previous month.
Page Down	Switch to next month.
Alt + Page Up	Switch to previous year.
Alt + Page Down	Switch to next year.
Ctrl + Alt + T	Places the focus on Today button if it exists.

When working with input number elements

Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
Enter or Tab	Submit the value you typed in the input field.
Tab In	Set the focus to input. Show user assistance text. This may be inline or in a note window depending upon the theme and property settings.
Up Arrow	Increment the number.
Down Arrow	Decrement the number.

When working with other input elements

Action	Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
When the focus is on input password element	Tab In	Set the focus to the input. Show user assistance text. This may be inline or in a note window depending upon theme and property settings.
When the focus is on input text element	Tab In	Set the focus to the input. Show user assistance text. This may be inline or in a note window depending upon theme and property settings.
When the focus is on input time element	Down Arrow or Up Arrow	Shows the time picker and moves the focus into the expanded time picker.
When the focus is on input time element	Tab In	Set the focus to the input. If hints, title or messages exist in a note window, pop up the note window.

When the focus is on a Help icon

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Enter	If there is a URL associated with the Help icon, navigate to the URL.
Tab In	Show the help definition in a pop up.

When the focus is on a list item

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
F2	Enters Actionable mode. This enables keyboard action on elements inside the item, including navigate between the focusable elements inside the item.
Esc	Exits Actionable mode.
Tab	When in Actionable Mode, navigates to next the focusable element within the item. When the last the focusable element is reached, shift the focus back to the first the focusable element. When not in Actionable Mode, navigates to next the focusable element on a page outside of List View.
Shift+Tab	When in Actionable Mode, navigates to previous the focusable element within the item. When the first the focusable element is reached, shift the focus back to the last the focusable element. When not in Actionable Mode, navigates to previous the focusable element on a page outside of List View.
Down Arrow	Move the focus to the item below.
Up Arrow	Move the focus to the item above.
Left Arrow	When the display is in card layout, move the focus to the item on the left.
Right Arrow	When the display is in card layout, move the focus to the item on the right.
Shift+Down Arrow	Extend the selection to the item below.
Shift+Up Arrow	Extend the selection to the item above.
Shift+Left Arrow	When the display is in card layout, extend the selection to the item on the left.
Shift+Right Arrow	When the display is in card layout, extend the selection to the item on the right.
Shift+F10	Launch the context menu when there is one associated with the current item.
Enter	Selects the current item. No operation when the item is already selected.
Space	Toggles to select and deselect the current item. When previous items are selected, deselects them and selects the current item.
Shift+Space	Selects contiguous items from the last selected item to the current item.
Ctrl+Space	Toggles to select and deselect the current item while maintaining previous selected items
Ctrl+X	Marks the selected items to move if drag and drop reorder is enabled.
Ctrl+C	Marks the selected items to copy if drag and drop reorder is enabled.
Ctrl+V	Paste the items that are marked to directly before the current item or as the last item if the current item is a folder.

When the focus is on a group item

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Left Arrow	Collapse the current item if it is expanded and is collapsible. For non-hierarchical data, do nothing.
Right Arrow	Expand the current item if it has children and is expandable. For non-hierarchical data, do nothing.

When the focus is on menu item

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Enter or Space	Invoke the focused menu item's action.
Up Arrow	Move the focus to the previous menu item, wrapping around at the top.
Down Arrow	Move the focus to the next menu item, wrapping around at the bottom.
Home	Move the focus to the first menu item.
End	Move the focus to the last menu item.
Esc	Close the menu and move the focus to the launcher when the focus is on top level menu.

When working with a JET Component or HTML Element having a JET Context Menu

Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
Shift + F10	Open the context menu

When working with message elements

Action	Keyboard Shortcut	Behavior
When the focus is on a message	Esc	Close the message.
When the focus is on a Message Close Icon	Enter or Space	Close the message.
When the focus is within Messages	Tab or Shift + Tab	Navigate the content of the messages region.
When the focus is within Messages	F6	Moves the focus back to the last the focused element outside the messages region.
When the focus is within Messages	Esc	Moves the focus back to the last the focused element outside the messages region.
When the focus outside Messages	F6	Move the focus to the first message within the more recently disclosed messages region.

When the focus is on a navigation list item

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Enter or Space	Selects list item.
Up Arrow	Moves the focus to the previous visible list item.
Down Arrow	Moves the focus to the next visible list item.
Right Arrow (Left Arrow in RTL)	For horizontal navigation list, moves the focus to the next visible item.
Left Arrow (Right Arrow in RTL)	For horizontal navigation list, moves the focus to the previous visible item.
Home	Moves the focus to the first visible list item.
End	Moves the focus to the last visible list item.
F2	When the focus is on a list item, pressing F2 makes its contents accessible using TAB.
Esc	When F2 mode is enabled, press Esc to exit F2 mode.
Shift +Tab	Move the focus to a hierarchical menu button. Applicable only for a sliding navigation list and when a hierarchical menu button is enabled.

When working with other navigation list elements

Action	Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
When the focus is on navigation Group Item	Right Arrow (Left Arrow in RTL)	When the focus is on a collapsed node, expands the sub list.
When the focus is on navigation Group Item	Left Arrow (Right Arrow in RTL)	When the focus is on an expanded node, collapses the sub list.
When the focus is on List Item in sublist	Esc	Applicable only for a sliding navigation list. When the focus is in a sub list, closes the sublist and moves the focus to the parent list item.
When the focus is on Hierarchical Menu button	Enter	Open menu. Note: This target is visible only for a Sliding Navigation List.
When the focus is on Hierarchical Menu button	Tab	Moves the focus to the current list item. Note: This target is visible only for a Sliding Navigation List.
When the focus is on Hierarchical Menu button	Shift + Tab	Moves the focus to the Previous Icon. Note: This target is visible only for a Sliding Navigation List.
When the focus is on Previous Icon or List Header	Enter	Collapses the sublist and slides to the parent list. Note: This target is visible only for a Sliding Navigation List.
When the focus is on Previous Icon or List Header	Tab	Moves the focus to the Hierarchical Menu button. Note: This target is visible only for a Sliding Navigation List.

When working with page control elements

Action	Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
When the focus is Page Control	Tab in	Set the focus to the input.
When the focus is on Arrow Page Navigation	Tab	Set the focus to the first, previous, next, or last page arrow.
When the focus is on Numbered Page Links	Tab	Set the focus to the page link.

When the focus is within a pop up or on a pop up launcher

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Tab or Shift Tab	Navigate the content of the pop up. Close the open pop up if there are no tab stops in the pop up.
F6	Move the focus to the launcher for a pop up with mode-less modality. Close the open pop up if the modality is modal.
Esc	Close the open pop up.
F6	Move the focus to the first tab stop within the open pop up. If there is not a tab stop within the content, the focus is established on the pop up.

When the focus is on a radio button

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Up Arrow	Select the previous input in the group.
Down Arrow	Select the next input in the group.
Tab In	Set the focus to the checked radio input. When hints, title or messages exist in a note window, pop up the note window.

When the focus is on a rating gauge

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Enter	Submit the current value of the gauge.
Tab	Move the focus to the next element and submit the current value of the gauge.
Shift + Tab	Move the focus to the previous element.
Up Arrow	Increase the gauge's transient value. Sets the value after using Enter or Tab to submit.
Down Arrow	Decrease the gauge's transient value. Sets the value after using Enter or Tab to submit.
Left Arrow	Decrease the gauge's transient value in left-to-right locales. Increase the gauge's transient value in right-to-left locales. Sets the value after using Enter or Tab to submit.
Right Arrow	Increase the gauge's transient value in left-to-right locales. Decrease the gauge's transient value in right-to-left locales. Sets the value after using Enter or Tab to submit.

When working with a row expander element

Action	Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
When the focus is on a Row or Cell with RowExpander.	Ctrl + Right Arrow	Expand.
When the focus is on a Row or Cell with Row Expander.	Ctrl + Left Arrow	Collapse.
When the focus is on an Icon.	Enter	Expand or Collapse.

When working with single-select elements

Action	Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
When the focus is on a single-select option item	Enter	Select the highlighted choice from the drop-down.
When the focus is on a single-select input field	Enter	Set the input text as the value.
When the focus is on a single-select drop-down	Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Highlight the option item on the drop-down list in the direction of the arrow. If the drop-down is not open, expand the drop-down list.
When the focus is on a single select drop-down	Esc	Collapse the drop-down list. If the drop-down is already closed, do nothing.
On Tab in single select	Tab In	Set the focus to the Select. If hints, title or messages exist in a note window, pop up the note window.

When the focus is on a status meter gauge

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Enter	Submit the current value of the gauge.
Tab	Move the focus to the next element and submit the current value of the gauge.
Shift + Tab	Move the focus to the previous element.
Up Arrow	Increase the gauge's transient value. Sets the value after using Enter or Tab to submit.
Down Arrow	Decrease the gauge's transient value. Set the value after using Enter or Tab to submit.
Left Arrow	Decrease the gauge's transient value in left-to-right locales. Increase the gauge's transient value in right-to-left locales. Sets the value after using Enter or Tab to submit.
Right Arrow	Increase the gauge's transient value in left-to-right locales. Decrease the gauge's transient value in right-to-left locales. Sets the value after using Enter or Tab to submit.

When working with a switch thumb element

Action	Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
When the focus is on Switch Thumb	Enter or Space	Toggle the switch value.
When Switch Thumb is target	Tab in	Set the focus to the thumb. If hints, title or messages exist in a note window, pop up the note window.

When the focus is on list items

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Enter or Space	Selects list item.
Up Arrow	Moves the focus to the previous visible list item.
Down Arrow	Moves the focus to the next visible list item.
Right Arrow(Left Arrow in RTL)	For a horizontal tab bar, the focus moves to next visible item.
Left Arrow(Right Arrow in RTL)	For a horizontal tab bar, the focus moves to previous visible item.
Home	Moves the focus to the first visible list item.
End	Moves the focus to the last visible list item.
F2	When the focus is on a list item, pressing F2 makes its contents accessible using TAB.
Esc	When F2 mode is enabled, press Esc to exit F2 mode.
Ctrl+X	Marks the current item to move when reorderable is enabled.
Ctrl+V	Paste the items that are marked to directly before the current item.
DELETE	Delete the current item.
Enter or Space	Open menu. Note: This is applicable only for Horizontal Tab Bar, when overflow is set to pop up.

When navigating text area

Action	Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
On tabbing in text area	Tab In	Set the focus to the text area. Show user assistance text. This may be inline or in a note window depending upon theme and property settings.
When the focus is on text area	MacOS : Return Windows : Enter	Insert a new line. Used for a plain text area or a nested text area where Enter is not used by the parent component for other purposes.
When the focus is on text area	MacOS: Option + Return Windows: Alt + Enter	Insert a new line. This is used for cases where Enter is used by the parent component, such as a text area in a table, where Enter will go to the cell below in an editable table.

When the focus is on a train

Keyboard shortcut	Behavior
Tab	Move the focus to the next selectable step.
Shift + Tab	Move the focus to the previous selectable step.
Enter	Select the focused step.

When the focus is on a tree view item

Keyboard shortcut	Action
Tab	Navigates to next the focusable element on page.
Shift+Tab	Navigates to previous the focusable element on page.
Down Arrow	Moves the focus to the item below.
Up Arrow	Moves the focus to the item above.
Left Arrow	On an expanded item, collapses the item. Otherwise, move the focus to the item above. The action is swapped with the Right Arrow in RTL locales.
Right Arrow	On a collapsed item, expands the item. Otherwise, move the focus to the item below. The action is swapped with the Left Arrow in RTL locales.
Shift + Down Arrow	Extends the selection to the item below. Applicable only when the multiple or last item selection is enabled.
Shift + Up Arrow	Extends the selection to the item above. Only applicable if the multiple or last item selection is enabled.
Space	Toggles the selection of the current item and deselects the other items.
Enter	Selects the current item and deselects the other items. No operation when the current item is already selected.
Ctrl + Space/Enter / CMD + Space/Enter	Toggles the selection of the current item, while maintaining previously selected items. Only applicable if the multiple or last item selection is enabled.
Shift + Space/Enter	Selects contiguous items from the last selected item to the current item. Only applicable if the multiple or last item selection is enabled.
Ctrl + A / CMD+A	When the selection Mode is multiple, selects all selectable nodes.

When the focus is on an action card

Keyboard shortcut	Action
Enter or Space	Invoke the card action.
F2	Enters Actionable mode, which enables keyboard action on elements inside the item, including navigate between focusable elements inside the item.
Esc	Exits Actionable mode.
Tab	When in Actionable Mode, navigates to next focusable element within the item. When you reach the last focusable element, shift focus back to the first focusable element. When not in Actionable Mode, navigates to the next focusable element on the page (outside List View).
Shift+Tab	When in Actionable Mode, navigates to the previous focusable element within the item. When you reach the first focusable element, shift focus back to the last focusable element. When not in Actionable Mode, navigates to the previous focusable element on the page (outside List View).