Most of the features of the JavaHelpTM viewer are accessible from the keyboard. When you first open the help viewer, keyboard focus is on the Back button. The traversal order goes from the toolbar to the selected tab to the left content pane and then to the right pane.
Keyboard focus is not always clearly shown in the two panes of the help viewer window. If you cannot tell where the keyboard focus is, press Ctrl-F1. If the focus is on the Back, Forward, Print, or Page Setup button, the alternate text for the button is displayed. If keyboard focus is not on a button, press Ctrl-Tab then press Ctrl-F1 again. Keep using this key sequence until the alternate text for one of these four buttons is displayed. You can use these buttons as the base for getting around in the help viewer.
The following table lists the keystrokes needed to navigate the help viewer.
Keys | Action |
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Ctrl-Tab | Shifts focus to the next component |
Ctrl-Shift-Tab | Shifts focus to the previous component |
Up arrow |
Selects the previous item in the TOC or the index
Moves the splitter bar |
Down arrow |
Selects the next item in the TOC or the index
Moves the splitter bar |
Left arrow |
Shifts focus to the previous tab or the previous
button
Closes a folder in the TOC or the index Moves the splitter bar left |
Right arrow |
Shifts focus to the next tab or the next button
Opens a folder in the TOC or the index Moves the splitter bar right |
Ctrl-left arrow | Scrolls to the left |
Ctrl-right arrow | Scrolls to the right |
Home | Selects the first item in the TOC or the index |
End | Selects the last item in the TOC or the index |
Page Up | Scrolls up one page |
Page Down | Scrolls down one page |
Ctrl-T | Shifts focus to the next link in a topic |
Ctrl-Shift-T | Shifts focus to the previous link in a topic |
Ctrl-spacebar | Follows a link in a topic |
Spacebar | Activates a toolbar button (Back, Forward, Print, or Page Setup) that has focus |
Ctrl-F1 | Displays alternate text for a toolbar button |
F6 | Shifts focus between left and right panes |
F8 | Selects the splitter bar if focus is in the Content pane or in the Navigation pane |
See also | |
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Menu Shortcuts
Editor Shortcuts |