Chapter 3. Using the Keyboard to Navigate the Desktop

Table of Contents

3.1. Introduction to Keyboard Navigation
3.1.1. Essential Keyboard Shortcuts
3.1.2. Global Keyboard Shortcuts
3.2. Navigating the Desktop Background
3.3. Navigating Panels
3.3.1. To Move a Panel Object
3.3.2. To Navigate Drawers
3.3.3. To Navigate Menus on Panels
3.3.4. To Navigate Applets
3.4. Navigating Your Workspaces
3.5. Navigating Windows
3.5.1. To Give Focus to a Window
3.5.2. To Control a Window
3.5.3. To Move a Window
3.5.4. To Resize a Window
3.5.5. To Navigate Paned Windows
3.6. Navigating Applications
3.6.1. Essential Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating Applications
3.6.2. Essential Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating Dialogs
3.7. Navigating Nautilus File Manager
3.7.1. To Navigate the View Pane
3.7.2. To Navigate the Side Pane
3.8. Navigating Standard Elements and Controls
3.8.1. To Navigate Menus
3.8.2. To Navigate Buttons
3.8.3. To Navigate Radio Buttons
3.8.4. To Navigate Check Boxes
3.8.5. To Navigate Text Boxes
3.8.6. To Navigate Spin Boxes
3.8.7. To Navigate Drop-Down Lists
3.8.8. To Navigate Drop-Down Combination Boxes
3.8.9. To Navigate Sliders
3.8.10. To Navigate Tabbed Sections
3.8.11. To Navigate Lists
3.8.12. To Navigate Trees
3.9. Customizing Your Keyboard Shortcuts
3.9.1. To Customize Keyboard Shortcuts on a Solaris System
3.9.2. To Customize Keyboard Shortcuts on a Linux System

This chapter describes how to navigate the desktop from the keyboard only. Users who have difficulty using a mouse or other pointing device can navigate and use the desktop from the keyboard.