Navigating Windows

The following sections describe the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate windows. A window is a rectangular frame on your screen that displays an application.

Note - You can customize all of the keyboard shortcuts that are associated with navigating windows. See Navigating Your Workspaces for more information.

Giving Focus to a Window

Before you can use or modify a window, you must give focus to the window. The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to give focus to a window.

Keys	Function
Alt+Tab	Displays a pop-up window with icons that represent each window. Press and hold Alt and continue to press Tab to move through the windows until you reach the window to which you want to give focus.
Alt+Esc	Raises each window in turn until you reach the window to which you want to give focus.
Alt+F6	Cycles between windows belonging to the current application, for example, a multiple document interface application like “Text Editor”.

Controlling a Window

When a window has focus, you can perform various actions on the window. The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to control the window that has focus.

Keys	Function
Alt+Spacebar	Opens the Window menu.
Alt+F4	Closes the window.
Open	Minimizes the window.
Alt+F10	Maximizes the window.
Alt+F5	Restores a maximized window to the original size of the window.

Moving a Window

When a window has focus, you can move the window around the screen. The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to move a window.

Keys	Function
Alt+F7	Starts the move operation. The mouse pointer changes to a cross.
Arrow keys	Moves the window 10 pixels at a time in the direction of the arrow key.
Ctrl+Arrow keys	Moves the window one pixel at a time in the direction of the arrow key.
Shift+Arrow keys	Moves the window in the direction of the arrow key to align it with the edge of the nearest window, panel, or screen edge.
Spacebar	Completes the move operation and leaves the window in the current position.
Esc	Cancels the move operation and restores the window to the original position.

Resizing a Window

When a window has focus, you can increase or decrease the size of the window. The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to resize the window that has focus.

Keys	Function
Alt+F8	Starts the resize operation.
Arrow keys	Resizes the window in the direction of the arrow keys.
Spacebar	Completes the resize operation and leaves the window at the current size.
Esc	Cancels the resize operation and restores the window to the original size.

Navigating Paned Windows

A paned window is a window that is split into two or more panes. The Help browser and the File Manager are examples of applications that use paned windows.

The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate windows with panes.

Keys	Function
F6	Gives focus to the next pane. The system gives focus to the control that last had focus in the pane.
F8	Gives focus to the first resize handle in the window. The resize handle is displayed between the panes and enables you to resize the panes. Press F8 again to give focus to the next resize handle.

When the resize handle has focus, you can use the keyboard shortcuts that are listed in the following table to modify the paned window.

Keys	Function
Arrow keys	Moves the resize handle by a small amount.
Ctrl+Arrow keys	Moves the resize handle by a large amount.
Home	Reduces the size of the pane to the left of the resize handle for vertical panes, or above the resize handle for horizontal panes, to the minimum size allowed.
End	Increases the size of the pane to the left of the resize handle for vertical panes, or above the resize handle for horizontal panes, to the maximum size allowed.
Spacebar	Sets the position of the resize handle and returns the focus to the last control that had focus.
Esc	Resets the position of the resize handle to the original position and returns the focus to the last control that had focus.

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