Navigating Lists

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate multi-column lists when a column header has focus:

Keys Function
left arrow or right arrow Give focus to the previous or next column header.
spacebar Activate the header. This action usually sorts the list by the column header.
Tab Give focus to the list contents.

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate lists when the list area has focus:

Keys Function
arrow keys Select the next or previous row or column.
Page Up Select the top row of the list contents that are currently in view. Press Page Up again to select the top row of the previous view.
Page Down Select the bottom row of the list contents that are currently in view. Press Page Down again to select the bottom row of the next view.
Home Select the first row in the list.
End Select the last row in the list.
Shift + arrow keys

For lists that support multi-line selections, add the next or previous row or column to the current selection.

For lists that only allow single line selections, select the next or previous row or column.

Shift+Page Up Select all the rows between the current selection and the top row of the view.
Shift+Page Down Select all the rows between the current selection and the bottom row of the view.
Shift+Home Select all the rows between the current selection and the first row in the list.
Shift+End Select all the rows between the current selection and the last row in the list.
Ctrl + arrow keys Give focus to the next row or column without extending the selection. Further items can be selected by pressing spacebar.
Ctrl+Page Up Give focus to the top row in the view without extending the selection.
Ctrl+Page Down Give focus to the bottom row in the view without extending the selection.
Ctrl+Home Give focus to the first row in the list without extending the selection.
Ctrl+End Give focus to the last row in the list without extending the selection.
Return Activate the item(s).
Ctrl+A Select all rows (for lists that support multi-line selections).
Shift+Tab Give focus to the column header, if applicable.