You can use keys or key combinations to navigate windows, frames, panes, and icons in the IBM Director Console interface.
| Action | Shortcut |
| Activate the default button | Enter |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Navigate in or out of the option pane | Alt+F6 |
| Hide a dialog | Esc |
| Active the default button (if defined) | Enter |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Navigate out of the dialog | Alt+F6 |
| Hide the dialog | Esc |
| Active the default button (if defined) | Enter |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Navigate forward out of the scroll pane | Tab |
| Navigate backward out of the scroll pane | Shift+Tab |
| Move up or down | Up arrow or down arrow |
| Move left or right | Left arrow or right arrow |
| Navigate to the beginning or end of data | Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End |
| Navigate up or down one block | PgUp or PgDn |
| Navigate to the left or right | Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+PgDn |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Navigate forward out of the split pane | Tab or Ctrl+Tab |
| Navigate backward out of the split pane | Shift+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| Navigate between split panes | Tab or F6 |
| Navigate to the splitter bar | F8 |
| Navigate to the next splitter bar (for windows with three or more split panes) | F8 |
| Resize the split pane vertically | Up arrow or Down arrow |
| Resize the split pane horizontally | Left arrow or Right arrow |
| Maximize the size of the split pane | Home |
| Minimize the size of the split pane | End |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Navigate in to the tabbed pane | Tab |
| Navigate out of the tabbed pane | Ctrl+Tab |
| Navigate to the left or right tab | Left arrow or right arrow |
| Navigate to the tab above or below | Up arrow or Down arrow |
| Navigate from the tab to the page | Enter or Ctrl+Down |
| Navigate from the page to the tab | Ctrl+Up |
| Navigate to the previous or next page | Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+PgDn |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Display a window menu | Alt+Spacebar |
| Active the default button (if defined) | Enter |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Open or restore the frame | Ctrl+F5, Alt+F5, or Enter |
| Close the frame | Ctrl+F4 or Alt+F5 |
| Move the frame | Ctrl+F7 or Alt+F7 |
| Resize the frame | Ctrl+F8 or Alt+F8 |
| Minimize the frame size | Ctrl+F9 or Alt+F9 |
| Display a window menu | Alt+Spacebar |
| Active the default button (if defined) | Enter |