# Accelerator Keys in the GUI

You can avoid using a mouse for navigating the EVMS GUI by using a series of key strokes, or "accelerator keys," instead. The following sections tell how to use accelerator keys in the EVMS Main Window, the Selection Window, and the Configuration Options Window.

## Main Window Accelerator Keys

In the Main Window view, use the following keys to navigate:

Left and right arrow keys

  Navigate between the notebook tabs of the different views.

Down arrow key and Spacebar key

  Bring keyboard focus into the view.

Once in a view, use the following keys to navigate:

up and down arrow keys

  Allow movement around the window.

"+" key

  Opens an object tree.

"-" key

  Collapses an object tree.

ENTER key

  Brings up the context menu (on a row).

Arrow keys

  Navigate a context menu.

ENTER

  Activates an item.

CANCEL

  Dismisses the context menu.

Tab

  Gets you out of the view and moves you back up to the notebook tab.

To access the action bar menu, press the Alt key and then the underlined accelerator key for the menu choice (for example, "A" for the Actions dropdown menu).

In a dropdown menu, you can use the up and down arrow keys to navigate. You could also just type the accelerator key for the menu item, which is the character with the underscore. For example, to initiate a command to delete a container, type Alt + "A" + "D" + "C."

Ctrl-S is a shortcut to initiate saving changes. Ctrl-Q is a shortcut to initiate quitting the EVMS GUI.

## Selection Window Accelerator Keys

A selection window typically contains a selection list, plus four to five buttons below it. Use the following keys to navigate in the selection window:

Tab key

  Navigate (change keyboard focus) between the list and the buttons.

Up and down arrow keys

  Navigate within the selection list.

Spacebar key

  Select and unselect items in the selection list.

To activate a button, press the Enter key on the button or type the accelerator character (if one exists).

## Configuration Options Window Accelerator Keys

Use the following keys to navigate in the configuration options window:

Tab key

  Cycles focus between fields and buttons.

Left and right arrow keys

  Navigates the folder tabs if the window has a widget notebook.

Spacebar key or the down arrow

  Switches focus to a different notebook page.

Enter key or typing accelerator character (if one exists)

  Activates a button

For widgets, use the following keys to navigate:

Tab key

  Cycles forward through a set of widgets.

Shift-Tab key

  Cycles backward through a set of widgets.

The widget navigation, selection, and activation is the same in all dialog windows.