C Accessibility Features and Tips

This topic describes accessibility features and information for Oracle Analytics Desktop.

Start Oracle Analytics Desktop with Accessibility Features Enabled

You can enable features that improve navigation and make the interface accessible.

To enable the accessibility features, you must start Oracle Analytics Desktop from the command line. Open a command window and enter the following:

On Windows:

dvdesktop.exe - sdk

On Mac:

open /Applications/dvdesktop.app --args -sdk

When you run the command, Oracle Analytics Desktop opens in a web browser.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Visualizations

You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate and to perform actions in visualizations.

Use these keyboard shortcuts for working in the Visualize canvas.

Task Keyboard Shortcut
Display the context menu. From the context menu, you can access the Export File option, and add columns to a workbook. Shift+F10
Print content.

Ctrl+P (Windows)

Command+Shift+P (Mac)

Reverse the last undo. Ctrl+Y
Save a newly created workbook with a specific name. Ctrl+Shift+S
Save a workbook with the changes. Ctrl+S
Undo the last change. Ctrl+Z

Use these keyboard shortcuts for working in tables and pivot tables in the Visualize canvas.

Information for screen reader users: Table and pivot table visualizations are interactive data grids. These data visualizations are not static table views, and therefore screen readers won't recognize these visualizations as table objects.

Task Keyboard Shortcut
Display context menu. SHIFT+F10
Move accessibility focus to the cell to the left. Left Arrow
Move accessibility focus to the cell to the right. Right Arrow
Move focus to first row. HOME
Move focus to last row. END
Move focus to the column header. CTRL+Up Arrow
Move focus to the next row. Down Arrow
Move focus to the previous row. If at the first data row then move to the column header. Up Arrow
Move the focus in a table. The first Shift+Tab into the Table moves focus to the first column header. The second Shift+Tab moves focus to the previous focusable element outside of the Table data visualization. SHIFT+TAB
Move the focus in a table or pivot table. The first Tab into the Table or Pivot Table moves focus to the first column header. The second Tab moves focus to the next focusable element outside of the Table data visualization. TAB
Select and move focus to the next row or data cell. SHIFT+Down Arrow
Select and move focus to the previous row. SHIFT+Up Arrow

Use these keyboard shortcuts while working on a visualization in the Visualize canvas.

Task Keyboard Shortcut
Copy a visualization to paste it to another canvas in the workbook or to a canvas in another workbook. Ctrl+C
Delete a visualization. Delete key
Duplicate a visualization. Ctrl+D
Paste the visualization into a canvas in the workbook or into a canvas in another workbook. Ctrl+V

Use these keyboard shortcuts while working with a filter in the filter panel on the filter bar.

Task Keyboard Shortcut
Add the search string to the selection list. Ctrl+Enter

Use these keyboard shortcuts when you want to open, create, or edit artifacts such as datasets, workbooks, data flows, and sequences in a new tab or window.

Task Keyboard Shortcut
Open an artifact in a new browser tab. Ctrl+Click the artifact
Open an artifact in a new browser window. Shift+Click the artifact

Use these keyboard shortcuts for working in the Grammar Panel.

Task Keyboard Shortcut
Copy Ctrl/Cmd+C
Cut Ctrl/Cmd+X
Navigate backwards Shift+tab
Navigate forwards Tab
Paste Ctrl/Cmd+V

Keyboard Shortcuts for Data Flow

Use these keyboard shortcuts to perform actions in the data flow editor.

Task Keyboard Shortcut
Undo the last change. Ctrl + Z / Command + Z
Reverse the last undo. Ctrl + Y / Command + Y