Management Center keyboard shortcuts

Use the Management Center keyboard shortcuts to access user interface functions or complete tasks, using a single key or combination of keys.

Once you have focus on the user interface, use the Management Center keyboard shortcuts (for example, to use the explorer view keyboard shortcuts, ensure you have focus on the explorer view first).

The Management Center supports various types of keyboard shortcuts for common tasks:

Use this legend to determine the keyboard shortcuts. The shortcuts are also indicated directly on the Management Center menus.

You cannot use the numeric keypad (numpad) to enter numbers in keyboard shortcuts. Enter numbers using the upper row of the keyboard.

 

Management Center menu keyboard shortcuts

Here are the keyboard shortcuts for opening the Management Center tools:

Action Keyboard shortcut
Put focus on the Management Center menu Ctrl+Shift+1
Navigate through menu options within the Management Center menu (for example, move from the Catalogs to Marketing menu options). Up and down arrows
Select the menu item that is currently in focus Enter

 

Menu bar keyboard shortcuts

Here are the keyboard shortcuts for using the menu bar and menu options for common Management Center tasks:

Action Keyboard shortcut
Use the Management Center menu bar and the menu options within it:
Put focus on a menu Ctrl+Shift+2
Navigate to the next menu (for example, move from File to Edit to View to Help) Left and right Arrows
Navigate through menu options within a menu (for example, under the File menu, move from the New to Open menu options). Up and down Arrows
Select the menu item that is currently in focus Enter
Remove focus from the selected Management Center menu Esc

 

List view keyboard shortcuts

Here are the keyboard shortcuts for using a list view within the Management Center work area:

Action Keyboard shortcut
Move between the list view elements: list view filter, list view toolbar, the list view itself, and each cell within the list view Tab
Delete selected cell information, when editing cell information and text is highlighted within the cell. This is only applicable to cells that can be edited. Delete or Backspace
Move back one character, when editing cell information and no text is highlighted within the cell. This is only applicable to cells that can be edited. Left Arrow
Move forward to the next cell Tab (applicable when in edit or non-edit mode)
Right Arrow (applicable only when in non-edit mode)
Move back to a previous cell Shift+Tab (applicable when in edit or non-edit mode)
Left Arrow (applicable only when in non-edit mode)
Move to a previous row Up Arrow, and then Space Bar (applicable only when in non-edit mode)
Move to the next row Down Arrow, and then Space Bar (applicable only when in non-edit mode)
Move between context menu options, once the context menu is open Up Arrow and Down Arrow
Select consecutive rows Shift+Click
Select specific rows Ctrl+Click
Move forward to the next page in a multi-page list view Page Down
Move back to the previous page in a multi-page list view Page Up
Switch to read-only mode for a cell, if the cell is in edit mode. This is only applicable to cells that can be edited. Esc
Switch to edit mode for a cell, if the cell is in read-only mode. This is only applicable to cells that can be edited. Enter

 

Properties view keyboard shortcuts

Here are the keyboard shortcuts for using a properties view in the Management Center work area:

Action Keyboard shortcut
Move to the next tab within a properties view Ctrl+Page Down or Ctrl+Page Up
Move forward to the next user interface element (field or section) within a properties view Tab
Move back to a previous user interface element (field or section) within a properties view Shift+Tab
Open and close a selected section within a properties view Enter
Scroll vertically down a properties view page Page Down
Scroll vertically up a properties view page Page Up

 

Explorer view keyboard shortcuts

Here are the keyboard shortcuts for using the Management Center explorer view:

Action Keyboard shortcut
Collapse the current node, if expanded Left Arrow
Open the current node, if collapsed Right Arrow
Display contents of the selected node, in the Management Center main work area Space Bar
Move forward to the next node Down Arrow
Move back to the previous node Up Arrow

 

Utilities view keyboard shortcuts

Here are the keyboard shortcuts for using the Management Center utilities view to search for, browse, or copy business objects:

Action Keyboard shortcut
Move between the Find, Browse, and Clipboard tabs within the utilities view Ctrl+Page Up or Ctrl+Page Down
Open or close the utilities view F8

 

Dialog keyboard shortcuts

Here are the keyboard shortcuts for common tasks for dialogs within the Management Center:

Action Keyboard shortcut
Move forward to the next button or field within a dialog Tab
Move back to the previous button or field within a dialog Shift+Tab
Select the next item in a list Down Arrow
Select the previous item in a list Up Arrow
Cancel your changes and close the dialog Esc

 

List keyboard shortcuts

Here are the keyboard shortcuts for using (drop-down) lists within the Management Center:

Action Keyboard shortcut
Select a list item, if the list is open Space Bar
Move to the next item in a list Down Arrow
Move to the previous item in a list Up Arrow

 

Numeric keyboard shortcuts

Here are the keyboard shortcuts for specifying numbers using the spin box for numbers within the Management Center:

Action Keyboard shortcut
Increase a numeric value by one increment; for example, an increment of one, or of ten; an increment may be different for each tool. Up Arrow
Decrease a numeric value by one increment; for example, an increment of one, or of ten; an increment may be different for each tool. Down Arrow

 

Generic shortcuts

Here are the keyboard shortcuts for general tasks you can perform using the Management Center; they are not specific to a particular part of the Management Center:

Action Keyboard shortcut
Save the work you have in focus; otherwise, saves everything F9
Move to the next Management Center frame F7
Launch contextual help (help about the task you are completing or the area of the Management Center that you have in focus) F2