Keys

Keyboard shortcuts provide an alternative way of working with the Configuration Tool.

Alt, Space
Press and release the Alt key, then press Space, to open the window menu. This allows you to move, size, maximize or minimize the window.
Ctrl+key
Certain actions have shortcuts assigned to them. Hold down the Ctrl key and type the letter to do the action.
Action Ctrl+key
Activate a link. Spacebar
Copy the selected value C except in the following locales:
Locale
Key
German
K
Turkish
P
Create a new configuration N
Create a new server definition W except in the following locales:
Locale
Key
German
N
Italian
V
Spanish
V
Turkish
S
Cut the selected value U except in the following locales:
Locale
Key
Italian
G
Spanish
O
Turkish
E
Cycle between the navigation panel, objects on the settings panel, and the buttons Use this key combination on panels that contain a table. Otherwise use Tab.
Next link or other focusable object T
Open an existing configuration O except in the following locales:
Locale
Key
German
F
Italian
A
Spanish
B
Turkish
A
Paste P except in the following locales:
Locale
Key
French
L
German
F
Italian
I
Turkish
P
Previous link or other focusable object Shift+T
Save the current configuration S except in the following locales:
Locale
Key
Spanish
G
Italian
L
Scroll left Page Up
Scroll right Page Down
Arrows (left and right)
  1. (Applies if the menus are active.) Move to a different menu.
  2. (Applies if the buttons are active.) Cycle through the buttons.
  3. (Applies if the navigation panel is active.) If a node contains subnodes, the left arrow collapses the node, the right arrow expands it. If a node cannot be expanded further, pressing the right arrow moves down to the next node. If a subnode is selected, pressing the left arrow moves to the parent node.
Arrows (up and down)
  1. (Applies if the navigation panel is active.) Move up and down through the navigation panel.
  2. (Applies if the buttons are active.) Cycle through the buttons.
  3. (Applies if the Authorized Hosts list box is active.) Move through the entries in the list. If only one entry is in the list, press the Home key to select it.
Escape
Closes the menu.
F2
Select and change an editable number field in a table.
F6
(Applies if the navigation panel or the settings panel is active.) Toggles between the navigation panel and the settings panel.
F8
(Applies if the navigation panel or the settings panel is active.) Allows you to gain control of the split between the navigation panel and settings panel areas. After pressing F8, use the arrow keys to move the split:
  • Press the left arrow key to move the split left (decrease the width of the navigation panel, increase the width of the settings panel).
  • Press the right arrow key to move the split right (increase the width of the navigation panel, decrease the width of the settings panel).
F10
Opens the file menu.
Home
Selects the first entry in the Authorized Hosts list box.
Page Up
Scroll up.
Page Down
Scroll down.
Scroll bars
You cannot use the keyboard to control scroll bars in the navigation panel. Use the up and down arrow keys to navigate the tree; settings for the selected item are shown in the settings panel.
Shift+Tab
If the cursor is on a field in the settings panel other than the first field, moves backwards through the fields. Otherwise, toggles between the navigation panel and the settings panel.
Space
  1. Activates a button.
  2. Selects a check box.
  3. Selects a node in the tree.
Tab
Cycles through the tree, fields in the settings panel, and the buttons.

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Timestamp icon Last updated: Tuesday, 19 November 2013


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