Navigating Windows Without A Mouse - Keysight Technologies E6640A Getting Started Manual

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Navigating Windows Without a Mouse

Navigating Windows Without a Mouse

Table 6-1 Key functions
Key Presses
Esc
Enter
Alt
Right Arrow
Left Arrow
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Tab
Del
Alt
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Alt
+
Alt
+
Backspace
Ctrl
+
Ctrl
+
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Ctrl
+
Ctrl
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Actions
Exits/closes a Windows dialog box (does not exit an Application
window)
Does the current "default action". If a menu item or a button is
currently highlighted, then the Enter key activates that menu item or
button.
Moves focus/control to the pull down menus bar in the active Window
In pull-down menu: opens the next menu to the right, or opens a
submenu
In a dialog box: selects an option button
In pull-down menu: opens the next menu to the left, or opens a
submenu
In dialog box: selects an option button
In pull-down menu: Moves to next selection up in the menu
In dialog box: selects an option button
In pull-down menu: Moves to next selection down in the menu
In dialog box: selects an option button
In dialog box: moves to the next/previous field
Deletes the currently selected item
Tab Switches between the next/previous Application
Enter
Shows the Properties of the currently selected item
Esc Cycles through items in the order that they had been opened
In My Computer or Windows Explorer: move up one level
In Internet Explorer: works like the BACK arrow key
Left arrow
Moves to the left one word at a time
Right arrow Moves to the right one word at a time
Tab
In dialog box: moves to the next/previous Tab location
Space Opens the window control menu for the currently active window,
allowing you to minimize, maximize, move and restore (size) the
window
Esc
Opens the Windows Start Menu
Alt Delete Opens the Windows Task Manager
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