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 [Space bar] or [Enter].
To select elements in the folder tree, in the side bar or in the display area, use the cursor keys.
To select a function, an input field or a checkbox, 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 dialogue window, press [Esc].
To delete the selected E-Mail messages,press [Del] or [Backspace].
Instructions that show how to use the keyboard control:
How to use the keyboard to send a new email:
If the Email app is not launched, do the following:
Repeatedly press [Ctrl]+[F6] or [F6] on Mac OS systems to highlight the menu bar.
Press [Tab] to highlight email in the menu bar.
Press [Enter]. The Email app will be launched.
Repeatedly press [Tab] until the Compose new e-mail page opens. The input field To: is enabled.
button is highlighted. Press [Enter]. TheEnter the recipient's E-Mail address. Press [Enter].
Press [Tab]. The input field Subject is enabled. Enter the subject.
The input field for the E-Mail text is enabled. Enter the E-Mail text.
In order to send the E-Mail, press [Tab]. The
button is highlighted. Press [Enter]. The E-Mail is sent.To add attachments, repeatedly press [Tab] until the
function is highlighted. Press [Enter].A dialogue field for selecting files opens. Depending on the system, use the [Tab] key, the [Enter] key and the cursor keys to select a file and to close the system dialogue.
Repeatedly press [Tab] until the
button is highlighted. Press [Enter]. The E-Mail is sentHow to use the keyboard to reply to an email:
If the Email app is not launched, do the following:
Repeatedly press [Ctrl]+[F6] or [F6] on Mac OS systems to highlight the menu bar.
Press [Tab] to highlight email in the menu bar.
Press [Enter]. The Email app will be launched.
Repeatedly press [Ctrl]+[F6] or [F6] on Mac OS systems to highlight a folder in the folder tree. Use the cursor keys to select the desired folder. To view or hide a subfolder, press [Enter].
If the desired folder is highlighted, repeatedly press [Tab], until an email is highlighted in the side bar.
Use the cursor keys to select the desired email.
To reply to the E-Mail, repeatedly press [Tab] or [Shift]+[Tab] , until the
function is highlighted. Press [Enter] to activate the function.