Keyboard Navigation and Shortcuts

Keyboard navigation and shortcut keys allow you to perform actions quickly without relying on a mouse. They improve accessibility, enhance productivity, and provide a consistent way to interact with the application. By using these shortcuts, you can move through fields, trigger commands, and complete tasks more efficiently.

This section outlines the commonly used keyboard shortcuts, their functions, and how to use them across different areas of the application.

General Navigations

Use the following Keyboard keys to perform various functions.

Keys	Descriptions
Ctrl+E	Opens the Universal Search from anywhere in the application.
Page Up/Page Down	Scroll through the pages up or down.
Tab	Navigates across UI elements from left to right
Shif+Tab	Navigates across UI elements from right to left.
Space	Selects the focused element or button.
Enter	Run the keyword search (Enter). Selects the focused element or button.
Esc	Closes the currently open popover or modal. Examples: Popovers: Saved Filters, Background Tasks, Add Filter, Universal Search Modals: Task Details, Add to Product Catalog

Basic shortcuts

Use the following Keyboard shortcuts to perform various functions.

Keys	Descriptions
Ctrl+C	Copies the selected value or content.
Ctrl+X	Cuts the selected value or content.
Ctrl+V	Pastes the copied or cut value or content.
Ctrl+A	Selects all the content within the current field.
Ctrl+Z	Reverts the last action.

By default, the first attribute field in the Create New dialog will be in editable mode with the cursor blinking.

Keys	Descriptions
Tab	Enables the first attribute in editable mode in PDP. Retains the entered value and move to the next attribute.
Shift+Tab	Moves the focus to the previous attribute.
Arrow (Up/Down)	Moves the focus of a value up and down in LOV.
Space	Selects a value from LOV.
Esc	Closes an LOV.
Page Up/Page Down	Scrolls up or down within the Attributes tab while editing.

You can use the keyboard keys for the following attribute types.

Textbox

Keys	Descriptions
Tab	Enables the textbox in editable mode when navigated from the previous attribute. Retains the entered value and move to the next attribute
Arrow (Left/Right)	Moves the cursor text-by-text.
Ctrl+Arrow (Left/Right)	Moves the cursor word-by-word.
Shift+Arrow (Left/Right)	Selects the content text-by-text.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow (Left/Right)	Selects the content word-by-word.
Home	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the text.
End	Moves the cursor to the end of the text.

Textbox collection

Keys	Descriptions
Tab	Enables the textbox in editable mode when navigated from the previous attribute. Retains the entered value(s) and moves to the next attribute.
Arrow (Left/Right)	Moves the cursor text-by-text while typing. Moves the focus between the added values.
Enter	Adds the entered value, but the cursor remains active for a new value input.
Backspace/Delete	Deletes the focused value.

Boolean

Keys	Descriptions
Tab	Moves the focus to the first option when navigated from the previous attribute. For example. “True”. Retains the selected value and move to the next attribute
Arrow (Left/Right)	Moves the focus between the options, such as “True” or “False”.
Space	Confirms the selection.

Date and Date Time

Keys

Descriptions

Tab

Enables typing in the field when navigated from the previous attribute. Also, the associated Date or Date Time popover is expanded.
Retains the entered value and move to the next attribute

Input method: Enter the date or date time using the keyboard in the required format or use the mouse to select from the popover.

Esc

Closes the Date or Date Time popover, but the field remains in editable mode.

Rich Text

Keys	Descriptions
Tab	Enables the Rich Text editor when navigating from the previous attribute. Retains the entered value and move to the next attribute
Arrow (Left/Right)	Moves the cursor text-by-text.
Ctrl+Arrow (Left/Right)	Moves the cursor word-by-word.
Shift+Arrow (Left/Right)	Selects the content text-by-text.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow (Left/Right)	Selects the content word-by-word.
Home	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the text.
End	Moves the cursor to the end of the text.

Path

Keys	Descriptions
Tab	Opens the taxonomy dialog when navigating from the previous attribute. However, the Search bar will be in focus. Retains the selected value and move to the next attribute. Input method: Use the mouse to select the classification checkbox in the taxonomy dialog. Once you click the Select button, the dialog is closed, and the focus remains in the path attribute field.
Esc
Enter	Opens the taxonomy dialog while the attribute field is still in editable mode.
Backspace	Removes the selected path value from the attribute field in editable mode (single-valued path attribute). Removes the selected path values one by one from the attribute field in editable mode (multi-valued path attribute).

Reference/LOV (Single and multi-valued with Search

Keys	Descriptions
Tab	Opens the LOV with the Search box in focus when navigated from the previous attribute. Retains the selected value and move to the next attribute
Arrow (Up/Down)	Moves the focus from the Search box to a value using the Up or Down arrow keys.
Space	Selects the focused value from an LOV.
Arrow-Left	Closes the LOV, but the focus remains on the last value in the attribute field. Moves the focus between the selected values in the field.
Arrow-Right	Moves the focus between the selected values in the field.
Enter	Opens the LOV while the attribute field is still in editable mode.
Backspace/Delete	Deletes the focused value one by one.
Esc	Closes an LOV, but the attribute field remains in editable mode.

UOM (Single and multi-valued)

Keys	Descriptions
Tab	First Tab: Opens the LOV with the Search box in focus when navigated from the previous attribute. Second Tab: Opens the unit dropdown for the entered value. Third tab: Retains the entered value with the selected unit and move the focus to the next attribute.
Arrow (Up/Down)	Moves the focus of the unit up or down in the unit dropdown.
Space	Selects the focused unit from the unit dropdown.
Enter	Adds the entered value with or without unit change, In case of a multi-valued attribute, the focus remains active for new value input.
Backspace/Delete	Deletes the added values one by one from right to left.
Esc	Closes the unit dropdown.

Nested

Keys	Descriptions
Tab	Move the focus to the first cell in the nested grid when navigated from the previous attribute. In case there are no rows, the focus moves to the next attribute. Moves the focus to the next cell from left to right.
Shift+Tab	Moves the focus to the previous cell from right to left.
Arrow (Up/Down)	Moves the focus between the values in LOV.
Space	Confirms the selection.
Backspace/Delete	Deletes the value from a cell.
Esc	Closes the LOV.

Keyboard Navigation and Shortcuts

General Navigations

Basic shortcuts

Enter product details using keyboard navigation