ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS STANDARD

GAMA ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS STANDARD
8.3.2 Navigation and Keyboard Access within Dialog Boxes
Table 8-1
Navigation and Keyboard Access within Dialog Boxes
Key Conditions Action
Control buttons
Operates the Control
Alt+Mnemonic
(Underlined letter on a
control label)*
Option Buttons
Check Boxes
Selects the Control
Enter
List Boxes (all)
Default command button (if
present)
Moves the focus to the control
Operates the control
Selected command button (if Operates the control
no default button is present)
Esc All Operates the Cancel or Close button if present
Spacebar
Command button with focus Operates the control
Option Button with focus or
Check box with focus
Selects the control
Text input field
Inserts a space
Tab All Moves the focus (active state) to the next control (button,
check box, drop down, etc.). Typically, focus movement
is from left to right and from top to bottom, and that
sequencing has been employed except in those
instances where a more appropriate route has identified.
Shift+Tab All Reverses the Tab navigation order by moving the focus
to the prior control.
Arrow Keys
Option Buttons (Group) Selects the next button, wraps at top and bottom of group
Alt+Down Arrow
Alt+Up Arrow
Del
Check Boxes
List Boxes
Spin Boxes
Text Boxes
Drop-down List Boxes and
Drop-down Combo Boxes
Text Input Fields
(text selected)
Moves focus to next button without selection, wraps at
top and bottom of group
Selects next item, does not wrap to top of list
Increases or decreases value, wraps at highest and
lowest values
Moves insertion to the left, right, up or down
Toggles between collapsed and expanded state of active
drop-down.
Deletes selected text
Text Input Fields
(no text selected)
Backspace ← Text Input Fields
(text selected)
Deletes character just right of the insertion point
Deletes selected text
Text Input Fields
Deletes character just left of the insertion point
(no text selected)
Ins Text Input Fields Toggles between insert mode and Over type mode
* No Alt+mnemonic combinations are reserved or recommended by Microsoft, however when a HELP control
button is present, its shortcut key combination is Alt+H. All Alt+ mnemonic combinations must be unique
within the active dialog box(es).
42 MARCH 1999