You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate editors and views in the workbench.
When you select an editor, you can navigate within the editor. A green border appears around an editor when it is selected.
You can focus on editors and views. A blue border appears around an editor or view when it is in focus. A dotted line appears around the tab of a view that is in focus. When a view is in focus, you can select the view or you can focus on another view.
You can perform the following tasks with keyboard shortcuts:
Focus on a view.
When an editor is selected, press
Shift+Tab
. Then use the
Left
and
Right
arrow keys to focus on another view within the same editor. Alternatively, press
Shift+Tab
until another view in the workbench is in focus.
Select the first area in a view.
When a view is in focus in an editor, press
Ctrl+Tab
. Press the
Tab
button three times to select the next widget.
Select the previous area in a view.
Press
Ctrl+Shift+Tab
.
In the mapping Properties view, select and read a description.
Press
Ctrl+A
.
Minimize an editor.
When a view is in focus, press
Shift+Tab
to select the
Minimize
control, and then press the spacebar.
Maximize an editor.
When a view is in focus, press
Shift+Tab
to select the
Minimize
control. Use the
Right
arrow key to select the
Maximize
control, and then press the spacebar.
Select an area of the workbench.
When an editor is selected, press
Ctrl+Tab
to select another area of the workbench, such as a view. Press the