    This page gives the Motif Look and Feel keystroke-actions for:

    The Applet Component
    Standard Components
    Structured Components
    Menu, Toolbar, and Tooltip Components
    Text Components
    Containers: Frames, Windows, Panes, and Icons

        NOTE: The following is a table in text form. The format of the table is as follows:
    Component
    Action1 | Key Sequence1
    Action2 | Key Sequence2
    ...

        Previous versions of this material also contained an "Implemented"
    column. In order to simplify, and keep this information current, this
    column has been omitted. If you identify keyboard bindings that are not
    working, please file them as bug reports so that they may be addressed
    and repaired.

    The Applet Component

    JApplet (Motif L&F)
    Navigate out forward    |  Tab
    Navigate out forward    |  Ctrl+Tab
    Navigate out backward   |  Shift+Tab
    Navigate out backward   |  Shift+Ctrl+Tab
    Activate the default button (if defined)    |  Enter

    Standard Components

    JButton (Motif L&F)
    Navigate forward    |  Tab
    Navigate backward   |  Shift+Tab
    Activate Default    |  Enter
    Activate Any        |  Spacebar
    Activate Any        |  Alt+Char accelerator key, if defined
    Activate Cancel or Close    |  Esc

    JCheckBox (Motif L&F)
    Navigate forward    |  Tab
    Navigate backward   |  Shift+Tab
    Navigate within group    |  Arrow Keys
    Check/Uncheck       |  Spacebar

    JRadioButton (Motif L&F)
    Navigate forward    |  Tab
    Navigate backward   |  Shift+Tab
    Navigate within group    |  Arrow Keys
            NOTE: Navigating to a radio button selects it.
    Check/Uncheck    |  Spacebar

    JToggleButton (Motif L&F)
    Navigate forward    |  Tab
    Navigate backward   |  Shift+Tab
    Navigate within group    |  Arrow Keys
    Check/Uncheck       |  Spacebar

    JComboBox (Motif L&F)
    Navigate out forward    |  Tab
    Navigate out backward   |  Shift+Tab
    Post menu               |  Alt+Down
    Retract menu            |  Esc
    Retract menu            |  Alt+Up
    Toggle menu up or down  |  Alt+Up/Down
    Activate menuitem       |  Enter
    Jump to menuitem without selecting it    |  Initial Char of Item
    Move up or down         |  Up, Down
        NOTE A: For other navigation keys, please see JList.
        NOTE B: For more information on Edit Field, please see JtextField.

    JList (Motif L&F)
    Navigate out forward    |  Tab
    Navigate out backward   |  Shift+Tab
    Activate selection      |  Enter
    Move within list        |  Up, Down
    Move to beginning of list    |  Ctrl+Home
    Move to end of list     |  Ctrl+End
    Select all entries      |  Ctrl+A
    Make a selection        | Spacebar
        NOTE: This will deselect previous selection
    Select an additional item    |  Ctrl+Spacebar
    Range select            |  Shift+Spacebar
    Extend selection up     |  Shift+Up
    Extend selection down   |  Shift+Down
    Extend selection to top    |  Shift+Home
    Extend selection to end    |  Shift+End
    Block extend up         |  Shift+PgUp
    Block extend down       |  Shift+PgDn
    Block move              |  PgUp, PgDn

    JSlider (Motif L&F)
    Navigate out forward    |  Tab
    Navigate out backward   |  Shift+Tab
    Increase value          |  Up, Right
    Decrease value          |  Left, Down
    Minimum value           |  Home
    Maximum value           |  End
    Block increase          |  PgUp
    Block decrease          |  PgDn

    Structured Components

    JTable (Motif L&F)
    Navigate out forward    |  Tab
    Navigate out forward    |  Ctrl+Tab
    Navigate out backward   |  Shift+Tab
    Navigate out backward   |  Ctrl+Shift+Tab
    Move to next cell       |  Tab
    Move to next cell       |  Right Arrow
    Move to previous cell   |  Shift+Tab
    Move to previous cell   |  Left Arrow
    Wrap to next row        |  Tab
    Wrap to next row        |  Right Arrow
    Wrap to previous row    |  Shift+Tab or Left
    Wrap to previous row    |  Shift+Tab or Left
    Block move vertical     |  PgUp, PgDn
    Block move left         |  Ctrl+PgUp
    Block move right        |  Ctrl+PgDn
    Block extend vertical   |  Shift+PgUp/PgDn
    Block extend left       |  Ctrl+Shift+PgUp
    Block extend right      |  Ctrl+Shift+PgDn
    Move to first cell in row    |  Home
    Move to last cell in row     |  End
    Move to first cell in table  |  Ctrl+Home
    Move to last cell in table   |  Ctrl+End
    Select all cells             |  Ctrl+A
    Deselect current selection   |  Up/Down Arrow
    Deselect current selection   |  Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow
    Deselect current selection   |  Pgup/Pgdn
    Deselect current selection   |  Ctrl+Pgup/Pgdn
    Deselect current selection   |  Home/End
    Deselect current selection   |  Ctrl+Home/End
    Extend selection one row     |  Shift+Up/Down
    Extend selection one column  |  Shift+Left/Right
    Extend selection to beginning/end of row    |  Shift+Home/End
    Extend selection to beginning/end of column    |  Ctrl+Shift+Home/End
    Edit cell without overriding current contents    |  F2
    Reset cell content prior to editing    |  Esc

    JTree (Motif L&F)
    Navigate out forward    |  Tab
    Navigate out backward   |  Shift+Tab
    Expand entry            |  Right
    Collapse entry          |  Left
    Toggle expand/collapse for entry    |  Enter
    Move up/down one entry  |  Up, Down
    Move to first entry     |  Home
    Move to last visible entry    |  End
    Block move vertical     |  PgUp, PgDn
    Block move left         |  Ctrl+PgUp
    Block move right        |  Ctrl+PgDn
    Block extend vertical   |  Shift+PgUp, Shift+PgDn
    Select all              |  Ctrl+A
    Select all              |  Ctrl+Slash
    Deselect all            |  Ctrl+\
    Single select           |  Ctrl+Spacebar
    Range-select            |  Shift+Spacebar
    Extend selection up     |  Shift+Up
    Extend selection down   |  Shift+Down
    Extend selection to start of data    |  Shift+Home
    Extend selection to end of data    |  Shift+End

    Menu, Toolbar, and ToolTip Components

    JMenuBar (Motif L&F)
    Jump to menubar    |  Alt
    Navigate out       |  Esc
    Navigate out       |  Alt
    Navigate between items within menu    |  Arrow keys
    Select first item (if no item selected)    |  F10
    Select next item   |  Right
    Select previous item    |  Left
    Select default or selected item    |  Enter
    Post menu          |  Up, Down
    Post menu          |  Enter
    Post menu          |  Spacebar
    Post menu          |  Alt+Char accelerator key, if defined
    Un-post menu       |  Esc
    Un-post menu       |  Alt

    JMenu (Motif L&F)
    Post menu    |  Enter
    Post menu    |  F10
    Post submenu    |  Right
    Move to next item (wrap to top)    |  Down
    Move to previous item (wrap to bottom)    |  Up
    Retract menu    |  Esc
    Retract submenu |  Left
    Activate default or selected item    |  Enter

    JMenuItem (Motif L&F)
    Navigate in    |  Arrow keys
    Navigate out   |  Arrow keys
    Activate item  |  Enter
    Activate item  |  Spacebar
    Activate item  |  Alt+Char accelerator key, if defined
    Post submenu   |  Right
    Retract submenu    |  Left
    Retract submenu    |  Esc

    JCheckBoxMenuItem (Motif L&F)
    Navigate in    |  Arrow keys
    Navigate out   |  Arrow keys
    Check/Uncheck item and retract menu    |  Enter

    JRadioButtonMenuItem (Motif L&F)
    Navigate in    |  Arrow keys
    Navigate out  |  Arrow keys
    Check/Uncheck item and retract menu    |  Enter

    JPopupMenu (Motif L&F)
    Post menu    |  Shift+F10
    Post submenu    |  Right
    Close submenu    |  Left
    Retract menu    |  Esc
    Move within menu    |  Up, Down
    Activate entry    |  Enter
    Activate entry    |  Spacebar

    JToolBar (Motif L&F)
    Navigate out forward    |  Tab
    Navigate out backward   |  Shift+Tab
    Navigate within         |  Arrow Keys
    Activate item           |  Enter

    JToolTip (Motif L&F)
    Post tip    |  Ctrl+F1
    Retract tip    |  Esc
    Retract tip    |  Ctrl+F1

    Text Components

    JTextField (Motif L&F)
    Navigate in    |  Alt+Char accelerator key, if defined
    Navigate out forward    |  Tab
    Navigate out backward   |  Shift+Tab
    Move to prev/next char  |  Left, Right
    Move to prev/next word  |  Ctrl+Left, Ctrl+Right
    Move to start/end of field    |  Home/End
    Submit entry            |  Enter
    Select all              |  Ctrl+A
    Deselect all            |  arrow keys
    Extend selection left/right    |  Shift+Left, Shift+Right
    Extend selection to start/end    |  Shift+Home, Shift+End
    Extend selection to prev/next word    |  Ctrl+Shift+Left, Ctrl+Shift+Right
    Copy selection        |  Ctrl+C
    Cut selection         |  Ctrl+X
    Paste from clipboard  |  Ctrl+V
    Delete next character |  Delete
    Delete previous character    |  Backspace

    JPasswordField (Motif L&F)
        NOTE A: for information on how to navigate/move within the field, and make selections,               please see JTextField.

    JTextArea (Motif L&F)
    Navigate in    |  Tab
    Navigate in    |  Alt+Char Accelerator Key (if defined)
    Navigate out forward    |  Ctrl+Tab
    Navigate out backward   |  Ctrl+Shift+Tab
    Move up/down one line        |  Up, Down
    Move left/right one char     |  Left, Right
    Move to start/end of line    |  Home, End
    Move to prev/next word       |  Ctrl+Left/Right
    Move to start/end of text area    |  Ctrl+Home/End
    Block move up/down    |  PgUp, PgDn
    Block move left       |  Ctrl+PgUp
    Block move right      |  Ctrl+PgDn
    Block extend up       |  Shift+PgUp
    Block extend down     |  Shift+PgDn
    Block extend left     |  Ctrl+Shift+PgUp
    Block extend right    |  Ctrl+Shift+PgDn
    Select all      |  Ctrl+A
    Deselect all    |  arrow keys
    Extend selection    |  Shift+Up, Shift+Down
    Extend selection left/right    |  Shift+Left, Shift+Right
    Extend selection to start/end of line    |  Shift+Home, Shift+End
    Extend selection to start/end of text area    |  Ctrl+Shift+Home, Ctrl+Shift+End
    Extend selection to prev/next word    |  Ctrl+Shift+Left, Ctrl+Shift+Right
    Copy selection         |  Ctrl+C
    Cut selection          |  Ctrl+X
    Paste Selected Text    |  Ctrl+V
    Delete next character        |  Delete
    Delete previous character    |  Backspace
    Insert line break    |  Enter
    Insert tab           |  Tab

    JTextPane (Motif L&F)
    Navigate in    |  Tab
    Navigate out   |  Ctrl+Tab
    Navigate out backwards    |  Shift+Ctrl+Tab
    Move up/down a line    |  Up/Down Arrow
    Move left/right a component or char    |  Left/Right Arrow
    Move up/down one vertical block    |  PgUp/PgDn
    Move to start/end of line    |  Home/End
    Move to previous/next word    |  Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow
    Move to start/end of data    |  Ctrl+Home/End
    Move left/right one block    |  Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn
    Select All    |  Ctrl+A
    Extend selection up one line    |  Shift+Up Arrow
    Extend selection down one line    |  Shift+Down Arrow
    Extend selection to beginning of line    |  Shift+Home
    Extend selection to end of line    |  Shift+End
    Extend selection to beginning of data    |  Ctrl+Shift+Home
    Extend selection to end of data    |  Ctrl+Shift+End
    Extend selection left    |  Shift+Right Arrow
    Extend selection right    |  Shift+Right Arrow
    Extend selection up one vertical block    |  Shift+PgUp
    Extend selection down one vertical block    |  Shift+PgDn
    Extend selection left one block    |  Ctrl+Shift+PgUp
    Extend selection right one block    |  Ctrl+Shift+PgDn
    Extend selection left one word    |  Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow
    Extend selection right one word    |  Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow

    JEditorPane (Motif L&F)
        NOTE A: For more information on how to navigate/move and make selections, please see JTextArea.
    Move to next HTML link or other focusable element    |  Tab,
    Move to prev HTML link or other focusable element    |  Shift+Tab
    Move out of focusable elements that accept a tab    |  Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab
    Activate an HTML link    |  Enter
    Navigate in/out    |  Tab
    Navigate out backwards    |  Shift+Tab
    Move up/down one line    |  Up/Down Arrow
    Move left/right one component or char    |  Left/Right Arrow
    Move up/down one vertical block    |  PgUp/PgDn
    Move to beginning/end of line    |  Home/end
    Move to previous/next word    |  Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow
    Move to beginning/end of data    |  Ctrl+Home/End
    Move left/right one block    |  Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn
    Activate link    |  Enter
    Select All    |  Ctrl+A
    Extend selection up/down one line    |  Shift+Up/Down Arrow
    Extend selection left/right one component or char    |  Shift+Left/Right Arrow
    Extend selection to start/end of line    |  Shift+Home/End
    Extend selection to start/end of data    |  Ctrl+Shift+Home/End
    Extend selection up/down one vertical block    |  Shift+PgUp/PgDn
    Extend selection to previous/next word    |  Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right Arrow
    Extend selection left/right one block    |  Ctrl+Shift+PgUp/PgDn

    Containers: Frames, Windows, Panes, and Icons

    JDesktopPane (Motif L&F)
    Navigate forward among open application windows, then desktop icons    |  Ctrl+Alt+F6
    Navigate forward among open application windows, then desktop icons    |  Alt+Tab
    Navigate forward among open application windows, then desktop icons    |  Alt+Esc
    Navigate backward among open application windows, then desktop icons    |  Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F6
    Navigate backward among open application windows, then desktop icons    |  Alt+Shift+Tab
    Navigate forward among open associated windows    |  Ctrl+F6
    Navigate forward among open associated windows    |  Alt+F6
    Navigate backward among open associated windows    |  Ctrl+Shift+F6
    Navigate backward among open associated windows    |  Alt+Shift+F6
    Post  menu of window-options    |  Shift+Esc
    Post  menu of window-options    |  Ctrl+Spacebar
    Post  menu of window-options    |  Alt+Spacebar
    Open window (when iconized)    |  Enter

    JOptionPane (Motif L&F)
    Navigate in/out    |  Alt+F6
    Retract dialog    |  Esc
    Activate the default button (if defined)    |  Enter

    JDialog (Motif L&F)
    Navigate out    |  Alt+F6
    Retract dialog    |  Esc
    Activate the default button (if defined)    |  Enter

    JScrollPane (Motif L&F)
    Navigate out forward    |  Tab
    Navigate out backward    |  Shift+Tab
    Move up/down    |  Up, Down
    Move left/right    |  Left, Right
    Move to start/end of data    |  Ctrl+Home, Ctrl+End
    Block move up/down    |  PgUp, PgDn
    Block move right    |  Ctrl+PgDn
    Block move left    |  Ctrl+PgUp

    JSplitPane (Motif L&F)
    Navigate out forward    |  Tab
    Navigate out forward    |  Ctrl+Tab
    Navigate out backward   |  Shift+Tab
    Navigate out backward   |  Ctrl+Shift+Tab
    Move between panes      |  Tab
    Move between panes      |  F6
    Move to splitter bar    |  F8
    Resize pane vertical    |  Up, Down
    Resize pane horizontal  |  Left, Right
    Resize to min/max       |  Home, End

    JTabbedPane (Motif L&F)
    Navigate in    |  Tab
    Navigate out   |  Ctrl+Tab
    Move to tab left/right    |  left, Right
    Move to tab above/below    |  Up, Down
    Move from tab to page    |  Enter
    Move from tab to page    |  Ctrl+Down
    Move from page to tab    |  Ctrl+Up
    Move from page to prev page    |  Ctrl+PgUp
    Move from page to next page    |  Ctrl+PgDn

    JFrame (Motif L&F)
    Navigate out    |  Alt+Esc
    Display window menu    |  Alt+Spacebar
    Activate the default button (if defined)    |  Enter

    JInternalFrame (Motif L&F)
    Open (Restore)    |  Ctrl+F5
    Open (Restore)    |  or Alt+F5
    Open (Restore)    |  Enter
    Close    |  Ctrl+F4
    Close    |  Alt+F5
    Move    |  Ctrl+F7
    Move    |  Alt+F7
    Resize    |  Ctrl+F8
    Resize    |  Alt+F8
    Minimize     |  Ctrl+F9
    Minimize     |  Alt+F9
    Display window menu    |  Alt+Spacebar
    Activate the default button (if defined)    |  Enter

    JWindow (Motif L&F)
    Activate the default button (if defined)    |  Enter