Using The Keyboard To Navigate Contribute - MACROMEDIA CONTRIBUTE-USING CONTRIBUTE Use Manual

Using the keyboard to navigate Contribute

While you are editing, you can use the keyboard to navigate the Contribute workspace, dialog
boxes, and tables without a mouse.
You can also use keyboard shortcuts to open some dialog boxes and perform some commands.
For a list of shortcuts, see "Keyboard shortcuts" on page 203.
This section covers the following topics:
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"Navigating the workspace" on page 32
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"Navigating dialog boxes" on page 32
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"Navigating tables" on page 33
Navigating the workspace
You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate the Contribute workspace—that is, to access the
menus and to switch between the Contribute browser and editor. For a complete list of
Contribute keyboard shortcuts, see "Keyboard shortcuts" on page 203.
All of the items in the Pages panel and toolbar are accessible through the menus. To access
information about the tasks covered in the How Do I panel, use Contribute Help (Help >
Macromedia Contribute Help).
To use the keyboard to navigate dialog boxes and tables, see "Navigating dialog boxes" on
page 32 and "Navigating tables" on page 33.
To use the keyboard to switch from Contribute the browser to the editor, do one of the following:
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Press Control+Shift+E, to edit the current page.
Note: This works the same as clicking the Edit Page button in the toolbar.
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Press Alt+F, press Alt+F again, then use the arrow keys to select a current draft or new page
from the pop-up menu.
The drafts and new pages listed in the Pages panel appear in this list.
To use the keyboard to switch from the Contribute editor to the browser:
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Press Control+Shift+B.
Note: This works the same as clicking Browser in the Pages panel.
Navigating dialog boxes
You can use the keyboard to navigate dialog boxes.
To navigate the workspace, see "Navigating the workspace" on page 32. To navigate tables, see
"Navigating tables" on page 33.
To navigate a dialog box:
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To move through dialog box options, press Tab.
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To move through choices for an option, use the arrow keys.
For example, if an option has a pop-up menu, move focus to that option, then use the Down
Arrow key to move through the choices.
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