You can use keys or key combinations to navigate text components in the IBM Director Console interface.
| Action | Shortcut |
| Navigate into the text field | Alt+Character accelerator key (if defined) |
| Navigate forward out of the text field | Tab |
| Navigate backward out of the text field | Shift+Tab |
| Navigate to the previous or next character | Left arrow or Right arrow |
| Navigate to the previous or next word | Ctrl+Left arrow or Ctrl+Right arrow |
| Navigate to the beginning or end of a field | Home or End |
| Submit an entry | Enter |
| Select all text in the field | Ctrl+A |
| Clear the selection | Arrow keys |
| Extend the selection to the left or right one character | Shift+Left arrow or Shift+Right arrow |
| Extend the selection to the beginning or end of the field | Shift+Home or Shift+End |
| Extend the selection to the next or previous word | Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow or Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow |
| Copy the selected text | Ctrl+C |
| Cut the selected text | Ctrl+X |
| Paste from the clipboard | Ctrl+V |
| Delete the previous or next character | Backspace or Delete |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Navigate into the text area | Tab or Alt+Character accelerator key (if defined) |
| Navigate forward out of the text area | Ctrl+Tab |
| Navigate backward out of the text area | Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| Navigate up or down one line | Up arrow or Down arrow |
| Navigate to the left or right one character | Left arrow or Right arrow |
| Navigate to the beginning or end of a line | Home or End |
| Navigate to the previous or next word | Ctrl+Left arrow or Ctrl+Right arrow |
| Navigate to the beginning or end of the text area | Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End |
| Navigate up or down one block | PgUp orPgDn |
| Navigate to the left or right one block | Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+PgDn |
| Extend the selection up or down one block | Shift+PgUp or Shift+PgDn |
| Extend the selection to the left or right one block | Ctrl+Shift+PgUp or Ctrl+Shift+PgDn |
| Select all text in the text area | Ctrl+A |
| Clear the selection | Arrow keys |
| Extend the selection up or down one line | Shift+Up arrow or Shift+Down arrow |
| Extend the selection to the left or right | Shift+Left arrow or Shift+Right arrow |
| Extend the selection to the beginning or end of the line | Shift+Home or Shift+End |
| Extend the selection to the beginning or end of the text area | Ctrl+Shift+Home or Ctrl+Shift+End |
| Extend the selection to the previous or next word | Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow or Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow |
| Copy the selected text | Ctrl+C |
| Cut the selected text | Ctrl+X |
| Paste from the clipboard | Ctrl+V |
| Delete the previous or next character | Backspace or Delete |
| Insert a line break | Enter |
| Insert a tab | Tab |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Navigate into the text pane | Tab |
| Navigate forward out of the text pane | Ctrl+Tab |
| Navigate backward out of the text pane | Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| Navigate up or down one line | Up arrow or Down arrow |
| Navigate to the left or right one component or character | Left arrow or Right arrow |
| Navigate vertically up or down one block | PgUp orPgDn |
| Navigate to the beginning or end of a line | Home or End |
| Navigate to the previous or next word | Ctrl+Left arrow or Ctrl+Right arrow |
| Navigate to the beginning or end of the text pane | Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End |
| Navigate to the left or right one block | Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+PgDn |
| Select all text in the text pane | Ctrl+A |
| Extend the selection up or down one line | Shift+Up arrow or Shift+Down arrow |
| Extend the selection to the beginning or end of the line | Shift+Home or Shift+End |
| Extend the selection to the beginning or end of the text pane | Ctrl+Shift+Home or Ctrl+Shift+End |
| Extend the selection to the left or right | Shift+Left arrow or Shift+Right arrow |
| Extend the selection vertically up or down one block | Shift+PgUp or Shift+PgDn |
| Extend the selection to the left or right one block | Ctrl+Shift+PgUp or Ctrl+Shift+PgDn |
| Extend the selection to the previous or next word | Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow or Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow |
| Action | Shortcut |
| Navigate to the next or previous HTML link or other focusable element | Tab or Shift+Tab |
| Navigate out of a focusable element that accepts a tab | Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| Active | Enter |
| Active an hyperlink | Ctrl+Spacebar |
| Navigate to the next or previous hyperlink | Ctrl+T or Ctrl+Shift+T |
| Navigate in of the editor pane | Tab |
| Navigate forwards out of the editor pane | Tab |
| Navigate backwards out of the editor pane | Shift+Tab |
| Navigate up or down one line | Up arrow or Down arrow |
| Navigate to the left or right one component or character | Left arrow or Right arrow |
| Navigate vertically up or down one block | PgUp or PgDn |
| Navigate to the beginning or end of a line | Home or End |
| Navigate to the previous or next word | Ctrl+Left arrow or Ctrl+Right arrow |
| Navigate to the beginning or end of the editor pane | Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End |
| Navigate to the left or right one block | Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+PgDn |
| Select all text in the editor pane | Ctrl+A |
| Extend the selection up or down one line | Shift+Up arrow or Shift+Down arrow |
| Extend the selection left or right one component or character | Shift+Left arrow or Shift+Right arrow |
| Extend the selection to the beginning or end of a line | Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End |
| Extend the selection to the beginning or end of the editor pane | Ctrl+Shift+Home or Ctrl+Shift+End |
| Extend the selection vertically to up or down one block | Shift+PgUp or Shift+PgDn |
| Extend the selection to the previous or next word | Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow or Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow |
| Extend the selection to the left or right one block | Ctrl+Shift+PgUp or Ctrl+Shift+PgDn |