Navigating Folders

The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that enable you to navigate folders in the file manager:

Keys Function
arrow keys Select the next or previous file or folder in the direction of the arrow key.
Ctrl + arrow keys Give focus to the next or previous file or folder but do not select the item. This allows multiple, non-contiguous blocks of files to be selected.
spacebar Open the focused file or folder.
Ctrl + spacebar Select the item that currently has focus.
A sequence of characters that matches the first n characters of a filename. Select the first file or folder that starts with the specified sequence of characters.
Home Select the first file or folder within the current folder.
End Select the last file or folder within the current folder.
backspace Open the current folder's parent folder.
Shift-F10 Open a file or folder popup menu.
Ctrl-F10 Open the enclosing folder's popup menu (equivalent to right-clicking on the view pane background).