First Steps

Keyboard Input

3.2.2. Interacting with the user interface via keyboard

As an alternative to the mouse you can use the following keys:

  • To switch between the menu bar, the folder tree, the side bar, and the display area, use [Ctrl]+[F6] on Windows and Linux systems, [F6] on MacOS systems.

  • To move the cursor within input fields, use the following keys: cursor keys, [Home], [End].

  • To browse the folder tree or the side bar, use the following keys: [Page up], [page down]

  • To open or close a folder in the folder tree, use the left or right arrow key.

  • To select elements in the folder tree, the tool bar, the side bar or the display area, use the cursor keys.

  • To select a function, an input field or a check box, use the [Tab] key. The selected element will be highlighted.

    With [Shift]+[Tab] you can select elements in reverse order.

  • To execute the function selected, press [Enter].

  • To enable or disable a selected checkbox, press the [Space bar].

  • To toggle the checkboxes, use the cursor keys.

  • To close a pop-up or cancel a dialog window, press [Esc].

  • To delete the selected E-Mail messages, folders or files press [Del] or [Backspace].

  • To move selected E-Mail messages to the Archive folder, press [a].

  • To select all objects in a list, press [ctrl]+[a]

Parent topic: The user interface