This page details keyboard navigation for people who cannot use a mouse or other pointing device, or who want to use a keyboard as much as possible. For keyboard shortcuts that are useful to all users, see instead.
If you cannot use a pointing device like a mouse, you can control the mouse pointer using the numeric keypad on your keyboard. See for details.
Move keyboard focus between different controls. Hold down |
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Move selection between items in a single control, or among a set of related controls. Use the arrow keys to focus buttons in a toolbar, select items in a list or icon view, or select a radio button from a group. |
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In a list or icon view, move the keyboard focus to another item without changing which item is selected. |
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In a list or icon view, select all items from the currently selected item to the newly focused item. |
In a tree view, items that have children can be expanded or collapsed,
to show or hide their children: expand by pressing
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Activate a focused item such as a button, check box, or list item. |
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In a list or icon view, select or deselect the focused item without deselecting other items. |
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Exit a menu, popup, switcher, or dialog window. |
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Open the first menu on the menubar of a window. Use the arrow keys to navigate the menus. |
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Open the application menu on the top bar. |
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Pop up the context menu for the current selection, as if you had right-clicked. |
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In the file manager, pop up the context menu for the current folder, as if you had right-clicked on the background and not on any item. |
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In a tabbed interface, switch to the tab to the left or right. |
Cycle through windows in the same application. Hold down the
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Cycle through all open windows on a workspace. |
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Open the message
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Close the current window. |
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Restore a maximized window to its original size. Use
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Move the current window. Press
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Resize the current window. Press
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Maximize a window. Press
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Minimize a window. |
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Maximize a window vertically along the left side of the screen.
Press again to restore the window to its previous size. Press
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Maximize a window vertically along the right side of the screen.
Press again to restore the window to its previous size. Press
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Pop up the window menu, as if you had right-clicked on the titlebar. |