Keyboard Shortcuts for the Navigation Pane

Globally Available

Keystroke

Mouse Usage

Action

F12

Click menu area or Main Menu button in the Toolbar

Give focus to the Navigation Pane

CTRL+F12

Click the active window

Give focus to the active window

Alt+F12

Menu: Tools / Navigation Pane Designer

Switch to the Navigation Pane Designer

Alt+F1

Menu: View / Navigation Pane

Show / Hide the Navigation Pane

Shift+Alt+Up

Navigation Pane Scrollbar

Scroll Menu Buttons down

Shift+Alt+Down

Navigation Pane Scrollbar

Scroll Menu Buttons up

Ctrl+Alt+Up

 

Activate previous menu

Ctrl+Alt+Down

 

Activate next menu

Ctrl+0

 

Activate Shortcuts menu

Ctrl+1 … Ctrl+9

 

Activate menu at position 1 … 9

 

Left-double-click Navigation Pane resize border

Toggle current and minimum Navigation Pane sizes

Available when the Navigation Pane is active

Note:

Not all actions for the keystrokes are always available since their use depends on whether you are working with the Navigation Pane or the Navigation Pane Designer and if the Shortcuts menu is open.

 

Keystroke

Mouse Usage

Action

Home

 

Select first item

End

 

Select last item

Up

 

Select previous item

Down

 

Select next item

PgUp

Menu scrollbar

Move selection up a page

PgDn

Menu scrollbar

Move selection down a page

Left

Click +/- button

Collapse group

Right

Click +/- button

Expand group

Ctrl+Home

 

Scroll to first item

Ctrl+End

 

Scroll to last item

Ctrl+Up

Menu scrollbar

Scroll menu down

Ctrl+Down

Menu scrollbar

Scroll menu up

Ctrl+PgUp

Menu scrollbar

Scroll selection up a page

Ctrl+PgDn

Menu scrollbar

Scroll selection down a page

Ctrl+Shift+Up

 

Move item up

Ctrl+Shift+Down

 

Move item down

Enter / Space

Left-click

Cycle open window*

Ctrl+Enter / Space

Ctrl+Left-click

Open item in new window*

Shift+Enter / Space

Shift+Left-click

Toggle open window

Alt+Enter

 

Properties

Context Menu

Right-click

Show context menu

Ctrl+X

 

Cut item

Ctrl+C

 

Copy item

Ctrl+V

 

Paste item

F2

Left-click selected item label

Rename item

Delete

 

Delete item

Insert

 

Create item

Shift+Insert

 

Insert Items

Ctrl+Insert

 

Create group

Ctrl+S

File / Save

Save the current menu suite and remain in the Navigation Pane Designer

F11

Tools / Compile

Compile the current menu suite

Esc

File / Close

Close the Navigation Pane Designer, prompting to save changes

* You can swap the default and Ctrl actions by changing the Navigation Pane Options.

Related topics

Keyboard Shortcuts



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