Moving the input focus

Where you can only select one item, the input focus is shown by a solid box. Where you can select several items, the input focus is shown by a dashed box.

Action

Keyboard Shortcut

Move the input focus to the next input or selectable component group in a window.

Tab or Ctrl+Tab

Move the input focus to the previous input or selectable component group in a window.

Shift+Tab

Move the input focus to the next item to the right in a group of items.

→ (right arrow)

Move the input focus to the previous item to the left in a group of items.

← (left arrow)

Move the input focus to the next item down in a group of items.

↓ (down arrow)

Move the input focus to the previous item in a group of items.

↑ (up arrow)

Move the input focus between the menu bar and work area.

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