Navigating HTML Content in Caret Navigation Mode

Caret navigation is a mode of operation in an application that enables you to use the keyboard to select text. The following table describes how to navigate HTML content in caret navigation mode in the Oracle Solaris Desktop Help browser, Firefox web browser, Thunderbird mail application, and Evolution mail application.

Keys	Function
F7	Switches to caret navigation mode.
Left arrow	Moves one character to the left.
Right arrow	Moves one character to the right.
Up arrow	Moves up one line.
Down arrow	Moves down one line.
Ctrl+left arrow	Moves to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl+right arrow	Moves to the end of the next word.
Page Up	Scrolls up one page of content.
Page Down	Scrolls down one page of content.
Home	Moves to the beginning of the current frame.
End	Moves to the end of the current frame.
Shift+any of the keys listed above	Moves from the current position to the destination position and selects all text between the two positions.
Tab	Moves focus to the next focusable control.
Shift+Tab	Moves focus to the previous focusable control.
Enter	Activates a button or submits a form.

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