A Keyboard Shortcuts
Reference keyboard shortcuts for Oracle APEX.
Note:
The Oracle APEX
interface is intended for use with the US keyboard layout.
Users of other keyboard layouts should refer to the US
keyboard layout in conjunction with this documentation as
there may be incompatibilities regarding number and special
character keys, such as the ' (quote)
key.
- General Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn about general keyboard shortcuts for Oracle APEX. - Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn about component-specific keyboard shortcuts.
A.1 General Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn about general keyboard shortcuts for Oracle APEX.
You can use general keyboard shortcuts throughout Oracle APEX.
If a page incorporates specialized keyboard shortcuts, click the Help icon located in the top-right of the page and select Shortcuts, or press Alt+Shift+F1 to display a list of valid keyboard shortcuts. Not all pages have specialized shortcuts.
| Action | Where | Keys |
|---|---|---|
| Display the list of valid keyboard shortcuts for the page | Any page with special keyboard shortcuts | Windows:
Alt+Shift+F1
Mac: Option+Shift+F1 |
| Open field help dialog | When focus is on any field with a (?) help icon | Windows: Alt+F1
Mac: Option+F1 |
| Move focus back to field without closing dialog | When focus is on a field help dialog | Windows: Alt+F6
Mac: Option+F6 |
| Close dialog | When focus is on any dialog | Escape |
| Select the previous/next tab | Any page with focus in region display selector tabs | Arrow keys |
Parent topic: Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2 Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn about component-specific keyboard shortcuts.
Component-specific keyboard shortcuts only work for specific components.
If a page incorporates specialized keyboard shortcuts, click the Help icon located in the top-right of the page and select Shortcuts, or press Alt+Shift+F1 to display a list of valid keyboard shortcuts. Not all pages have specialized shortcuts.
- Chart Region
Learn about chart region keyboard shortcuts. - Combobox One and Combobox Many
Learn about combobox keyboard shortcuts. - Date Picker
Learn about Date Picker keyboard shortcuts. - Interactive Grid
Learn about interactive grid keyboard shortcuts. - Map Region
Learn about map region keyboard shortcuts. - Markdown Editor
Learn about markdown editor keyboard shortcuts. - Rich Text Editor
Learn about rich text editor keyboard shortcuts. - Select One and Select Many
Learn about select keyboard shortcuts. - Workflow Diagram
Learn about workflow diagram keyboard shortcuts.
Parent topic: Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.1 Chart Region
Learn about chart region keyboard shortcuts.
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Move focus to next element | Tab |
| Move focus to previous element | Shift+Tab |
| Move focus and selection to previous data item | Up arrow |
| Move focus and selection to next data item | Down arrow |
| Move focus and selection to previous data item (on left) | Left arrow |
| Move focus and selection to next data item (on right) | Right arrow |
| Move focus and multiselect previous data item | Shift+Up arrow |
| Move focus and multiselect next data item | Shift+Down arrow |
| Move focus and multiselect previous data item (on left) | Shift+Left arrow |
| Move focus and multiselect next data item (on right) | Shift+Right arrow |
| Move focus to previous data item, without changing the current selection | Ctrl+Up arrow |
| Move focus to next data item, without changing the current selection | Ctrl+Down arrow |
| Move focus to previous data item (on left), without changing the current selection | Ctrl+Left arrow |
| Move focus to next data item (on right), without changing the current selection | Ctrl+Right arrow |
| Multiselect data item with focus | Ctrl+Space |
| Zoom in one level if zooming is enabled | = or + |
| Zoom out one level if zooming is enabled | - or _ |
| Pan up if scrolling is enabled | Page Up |
| Pan down if scrolling is enabled | Page Down |
| Pan left in left-to-right locales/Pan right in right-to-left locales | Shift+Page Up |
| Pan right in left-to-right locales/Pan left in right-to-left locales | Shift+Page Down |
| Drill on data item, categorical axis label, or legend item when drilling is enabled | Enter |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.2 Combobox One and Combobox Many
Learn about combobox keyboard shortcuts.
Combobox One Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Open dropdown to show suggestions | Down arrow |
| Navigate down suggestions in open dropdown | Down arrow |
| Navigate up suggestions in open dropdown | Up arrow |
| Close dropdown | Escape |
| Select current suggestion and move focus to the next item | Tab |
| Select current suggestion and close the dropdown | Enter |
Combobox Many Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Open dropdown to show suggestions | Down arrow |
| Navigate down suggestions in open dropdown | Down arrow |
| Navigate up suggestions in open dropdown | Up arrow |
| Close dropdown | Escape |
| Navigate to chip on the left | Left arrow |
| Navigate to chip on the right. If there is no chip on the right, deselect the chip. | Right arrow |
| Select the first chip on the left, if no chip is selected. If a chip is selected, delete the chip. | Backspace |
| Delete the selected chip | Delete |
| Add selected option to the value(s) and keep the dropdown open | Enter |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.3 Date Picker
Learn about Date Picker keyboard shortcuts.
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Open the popup, when the input has focus and Display Mode is set to popup | Down arrow |
| Close the popup and focus the input, when Display Mode is set to popup | Escape |
| Focus the next element | Tab
|
| Focus the previous element | Shift+Tab
|
| Move focus to the same day of the previous week | Up arrow |
| Move focus to the same day of the next week | Down arrow |
| Move focus to the previous day | Left arrow |
| Move focus to the next day | Right arrow |
| Move focus to the first day of the current week | Home |
| Move focus to the last day of the current week | End |
| Change the grid of dates to the previous month | Page Up |
| Change the grid of dates to the next month | Page Down |
| Change the grid of dates to the previous year | Shift+Page Up |
| Change the grid of dates to the next year | Shift+Page Down |
| Select the focused date, when Show Time is off | Enter or Space |
| Select the focused date, when Show Time is on | Enter or Space, then Done |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.4 Interactive Grid
Learn about interactive grid keyboard shortcuts.
Interactive grid regions come with many keyboard shortcuts and keyboard-specific features to help the keyboard-only and power user. Specifically, they are designed to provide all functionality that is available with the mouse to keyboard users.
In addition, the grid containing the data provides two distinct modes of interaction: Navigation and Edit mode. Navigation mode is designed for use when the grid is not currently editable and allows fast and easy navigation around the grid using keyboard. Navigation mode is the default and the only mode if the interactive grid is not editable. Edit mode is designed for use when the grid is currently editable, and keyboard behavior differs slightly.
The interactive grid region consists of multiple separate user interface elements, some of which handle tab stops differently depending on the element type and the expected keyboard semantics. For example, the toolbar and pagination controls are implemented as separate tab stops, while the grid view, icon view, and detail view (when it supports selection) are implemented as a single tab stop where cursor key navigation is used to move around the view elements when the view has focus.
The following tables list available keyboard shortcuts in interactive grid regions. General shortcuts work in both navigation mode and in edit mode.
General Interactive Grid Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Move to the next tab stop | Tab |
| Move to the previous tab stop | Shift+Tab |
| Toggle between row selection and cell selection | F8 |
| Open the column header menu, when focus is on the column header | Enter or Space |
| Increase column width, when focus is on the column header | Windows: Ctrl+Right arrow
Mac: Ctrl+Cmd+Right arrow |
| Decrease column width, when focus is on the column header | Windows: Ctrl+Left arrow
Mac: Ctrl+Cmd+Left arrow |
| Move column to next column position, when focus is on the column header | Shift+Right arrow |
| Move column to the previous column position, when focus is on the column header | Shift+Left arrow |
| Sort ascending on the current column, when focus is on the column header | Windows: Alt+Up arrow
Mac: Option+ Up arrow |
| Sort ascending on the current column in addition to the existing search columns, when focus is on the column header | Windows: Shift+Alt+Up arrow
Mac: Shift+Option+ Up arrow |
| Sort descending on the current column, when focus is on the column header | Windows: Alt+Down arrow
Mac: Option+ Down arrow |
| Sort descending on the current column in addition to the existing search columns, when focus is on the column header | Windows: Shift+Alt+Down arrow
Mac: Shift+Option+Down arrow |
| Move to next tab stop in column header menu, when column header menu is open | Tab |
| Move to previous tab stop in the column header menu, when column header menu is open | Shift+Tab |
| Close the column header menu, when the column header menu is open | Escape |
| Show help (if defined) for an item, when a single row is viewed and focus is on the column | Windows: Alt+F1
Mac: Option+F1 |
Navigation Mode Interactive Grid Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Move focus and selection state around the grid, including column headers | Arrow keys |
| Move focus without changing the selection | Windows: Ctrl+Up arrow or
Ctrl+Down arrow
Mac: Shift+Option+Up arrow or Shift+Option+Down arrow |
| Select | Space |
| Toggle selection | Windows: Ctrl+Space
Mac: Ctrl+Alt+Space |
| Range select and deselect multiple rows | Shift+Up arrow or Shift+Down arrow |
| Move focus and selection state one page up in the current column | Page Up |
| Move focus and selection state one page down in the current column | Page Down |
| Move focus and selection state to first cell in current row | Home |
| Move focus and selection state to last cell in current row | End |
| Move focus and selection state to the first cell in the grid | Windows: Ctrl+Home
Mac: Option+Up arrow |
| Move focus and selection state to the last cell in the grid | Windows: Ctrl+End
Mac: Option+Down arrow |
| Add a row after the last selected row, if grid is editable | Windows: Insert
Mac: No equivalent |
| Delete the selected rows, if grid is editable | Delete |
| Move focus and selection state around the icons, while in icon view | Arrow keys |
| Move focus and selection state to the first icon, while in icon view | Home |
| Move focus and selection state to the last icon, while in icon view | End |
| Switch from navigation mode to edit mode, if the interactive grid is editable | Enter or F2 |
Edit Mode Interactive Grid Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Move to the next cell in the same row | Tab |
| Move to the previous cell in the same row | Shift+Tab |
| Move to the next cell in the same column | Enter |
| Move to the previous cell in the same column | Shift+Enter |
| Exit edit mode and return to navigation mode | Escape |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.5 Map Region
Learn about map region keyboard shortcuts.
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Increase the zoom level by 1 | = / + |
| Increase the zoom level by 2 | Shift-= / Shift-+ |
| Decrease the zoom level by 1 | - |
| Pan by 100 pixels | Arrow keys |
| Increase the rotation by 15 degrees | Shift+Right arrow |
| Decrease the rotation by 15 degrees | Shift+Left arrow |
| Increase the pitch by 10 degrees | Shift+Up arrow |
| Decrease the pitch by 10 degrees | Shift+Down arrow |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.6 Markdown Editor
Learn about markdown editor keyboard shortcuts.
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Leave Markdown Editor and go to next tab stop | Ctrl+Shift+. |
| Leave Markdown Editor and go to previous tab stop | Ctrl+Shift+, |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.7 Rich Text Editor
Learn about rich text editor keyboard shortcuts.
Chart Region Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Move focus to next element | Tab |
| Move focus to previous element | Shift+Tab |
| Move focus and selection to previous data item | Up arrow |
| Move focus and selection to next data item | Down arrow |
| Move focus and selection to previous data item (on left) | Left arrow |
| Move focus and selection to next data item (on right) | Right arrow |
| Move focus and multiselect previous data item | Shift+Up arrow |
| Move focus and multiselect next data item | Shift+Down arrow |
| Move focus and multiselect previous data item (on left) | Shift+Left arrow |
| Move focus and multiselect next data item (on right) | Shift+Right arrow |
| Move focus to previous data item, without changing the current selection | Ctrl+Up arrow |
| Move focus to next data item, without changing the current selection | Ctrl+Down arrow |
| Move focus to previous data item (on left), without changing the current selection | Ctrl+Left arrow |
| Move focus to next data item (on right), without changing the current selection | Ctrl+Right arrow |
| Multiselect data item with focus | Ctrl+Space |
| Zoom in one level if zooming is enabled | = or + |
| Zoom out one level if zooming is enabled | - or _ |
| Pan up if scrolling is enabled | Page Up |
| Pan down if scrolling is enabled | Page Down |
| Pan left in left-to-right locales/Pan right in right-to-left locales | Shift+Page Up |
| Pan right in left-to-right locales/Pan left in right-to-left locales | Shift+Page Down |
| Drill on data item, categorical axis label, or legend item when drilling is enabled | Enter |
Content Editing (Rich Text Editor) Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Hard break (new paragraph) | Enter |
Soft break (<br>)
|
Shift+Enter |
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Paste as plain text | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Bold | Ctrl+B |
| Italic | Ctrl+I |
| Strikethrough | Ctrl+Shift+X |
| Underline | Ctrl+U |
| Change text case | Shift+F3 |
| Create link | Ctrl+K |
| Move out of link or inline style | Left arrow, Left arrow or Right arrow, right arrow |
| Select all | Ctrl+A |
| Find in the document | Ctrl+F |
| Copy text formatting | Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Paste text formatting | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Revert autoformatting action | Backspace |
Content Editing with Selected Widget (Rich Text Editor) Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Insert a new paragraph directly after a widget | Enter |
| Insert a new paragraph directly before a widget | Shift+Enter |
| Move the caret to allow typing directly before a widget | Up arrow or Left arrow |
| Move the caret to allow typing directly after a widget | Down arrow or Right arrow |
| After editing a nested editable, move the selection to the closest ancestor widget. For example: move from an image pation to the whole image widget. | Tab, Esc |
Content Editing in a Table Cell (Rich Text Editor) Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Move the selection to the next cell | Tab |
| Move the selection to the previous cell | Shift+Tab |
| Insert a new table row (when in the last cell of a table) | Tab |
| Navigate through the table | Arrow keys |
User Interface and Navigation (Rich Text Editor) Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Close contextual balloons, dropdowns, and dialogs | Esc |
| Open the accessibility help dialog | Alt+0 |
| Move focus between form fields (inputs, buttons, etc) | Tab or Shift+Tab |
| Move focus to the toolbar | Windows: Alt+F10
Mac: Option+F10 |
| Navigate between toolbars | Windows: Alt+F10
Mac: Option+F10 |
| Navigate through the toolbar or menu bar | Arrow keys |
| Navigate to the next focusable field or an element outside the editor | Tab or Shift+Tab |
| Execute the currently focused button | Enter or Space |
| Move focus to the menu bar | Alt+F9 |
| Navigate between menu bars | Alt+F9 |
| Move focus in or out of an active dialog window | Ctrl+F6 |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.8 Select One and Select Many
Learn about select keyboard shortcuts.
Select One Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Open dropdown to show suggestions | Down arrow |
| Navigate down suggestions in open dropdown | Down arrow |
| Navigate up suggestions in open dropdown | Up arrow |
| Close dropdown | Escape |
| Select current suggestion and move focus to the next item | Tab |
| Select current suggestion and close the dropdown | Enter |
Select Many Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Open dropdown to show suggestions | Down arrow |
| Navigate down suggestions in open dropdown | Down arrow |
| Navigate up suggestions in open dropdown | Up arrow |
| Close dropdown | Escape |
| Navigate to chip on the left | Left arrow |
| Navigate to chip on the right. If there is no chip on the right, deselect the chip. | Right arrow |
| Select the first chip on the left, if no chip is selected. If a chip is selected, delete the chip. | Backspace |
| Delete the selected chip | Delete |
| Add selected option to the value(s) and keep the dropdown open | Enter |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
A.2.9 Workflow Diagram
Learn about workflow diagram keyboard shortcuts.
Workflow Diagram Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Scroll diagram area up | Up arrow |
| Scroll diagram area left | Left arrow |
| Scroll diagram area down | Down arrow |
| Scroll diagram area right | Right arrow |
| Reset zoom | Ctrl+0 |
| Zoom in diagram | Ctrl+Plus sign (+) |
| Zoom out diagram | Ctrl+Minus sign (-) |
Parent topic: Component-Specific Keyboard Shortcuts