C.2.8 Keyboard Shortcuts for Menus
This section contains information on keyboard shortcuts for menus.
Table C-7 Keyboard Shortcuts for Menus
| Action | Key | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Open the menu |
(WAI-ARIA, LUX) Enter -or- Space -or- Shift+F10 -or- (WAI-ARIA) Up/Down Arrow (in a menu bar) |
(LUX) Context Menu uses Space or Shift+F10; Column Menu uses Space; Select Column Menu uses Up/Down Arrow (space (or character) opens the menu item search/filter field); Select Multi-Column Menu uses Enter (LUX) In Select Column Menu, Enter causes the cell to enter Actionable mode, but does not open the drop-down menu; the menu opens when Up/Down Arrow keys are used (LUX) In the Select Multi-Column Menu, after the cell enters Actionable mode, the first Control+Down Arrow enters the menu at the (first) currently selected option (or before the first option if no option is currently selected) |
| Move focus to the next menu item in the menu | (All) Down Arrow | (LUX) Column Menus, Select Column menus, and Select Multi-Column menus wrap at the bottom; Context menus do not |
| Move focus to the previous menu item in the menu | (All) Up Arrow | (LUX) Column Menus, Select Column menus, and Select Multi-Column menus wrap at the top; Context menus do not |
| Open a sub-menu (if the focused menu item has a sub-menu) |
(WAI-ARIA, LUX) Right Arrow -or- (WAI-ARIA, LUX) Enter -or- Space |
(LUX) Does not apply to Select Column menus and Select Multi-Column menus (LUX) Context Menu uses Right Arrow; Column Menu uses Right Arrow, Enter, or Space. |
| Close a submenu and return focus to the parent menu item |
(WAI-ARIA, LUX) Left Arrow -or- (WAI-ARIA) Escape |
(LUX) Does not apply to Select Column menus and Select Multi-Column menus (LUX) Escape closes the top-level menu and any sub-menus |
| Select a menu item (or invoke the menu action) and close the menu | (All) Enter -or- Space |
(LUX) Does not apply to the Select Multi-Column menu (LUX) Select Column does not support Space, only Enter; space (or character) opens the menu item search/filter field |
| Toggle selection of a menu item in the menu | (LUX) Enter -or- Space | (LUX) Select Multi-Column menu only |
| Close the menu (commit selections) | (LUX) Tab -or- Shift-Tab |
(LUX) Select Multi Column menu only (LUX) Also moves focused cell one column to the right (Tab) or left (Shift+Tab) |
| Close the menu (no action or selection) | (LUX) Escape | (LUX) Escape closes the top-level menu and any sub-menus |