| Function | Key Engraving (US Keyboard) | Description |
| Activation | Select, spacebar, or Control+spacebar | Starts the action associated with a component (for example, an action choice). |
| Backspace | Backspace | Deletes one character to the left of the cursor or the current selection. |
| Backtab | Shift+Tab or Backtab | Moves the cursor to the previous field. The cursor is positioned either on the previous choice in that field or on the currently set choice in that field. The cursor moves from right to left and bottom to top. At the top-leftmost field, the cursor moves to the bottom-rightmost field. Within a text-entry field, backtab moves the cursor to the character position defined by the previous tab stop. |
| Beginning of data | Control+Home | Moves the cursor to the top-leftmost position in the current field. |
| Beginning of line | Home | Moves the cursor to the leftmost choice in a group of choices, or to the beginning of the current line in a text-entry field. |
| Cancel | Esc or Cancel | Removes the window without applying any changes that were not previously applied in that window. |
| Cancel direct manipulation | Esc or Cancel | Cancels the direct manipulation operation. |
| Clear | Delete or no assignment* | Removes selected element or group of elements from window without compressing the space previously occupied by the element or group of elements. |
| Close | Alt+F4 | Closes active window. |
| Context-sensitive help | F1, Shift+F1, Help | Displays context-sensitive help for the element relative to the current context, such as the cursor position or the process currently in progress. |
| Copy | Control+C, Control+Insert | Produces a duplicate of the selected element or group of elements and places it on the clipboard. |
| Cut | Control+X, Shift+Delete | Removes the selected element or group of elements to the clipboard. |
| Default action | Enter, Return | If the cursor is on a component that can be activated, performs that action. If the cursor is on a component that does not support activation performs the default action for that window. |
| Delete next character | Delete* | Deletes the next character in text. |
| Delete previous character | Backspace | Deletes the previous character in text. |
| Delete selection | Delete* | Removes a selected element or group of elements and, when appropriate for the window, compresses the space it occupied. |
| Deselect all | Control+Backslash | Removes selected-state emphasis from all elements in the active window. |
| Display drop-down list or drop-down combination box | Alt+down arrow | Displays or removes the list for the drop-down list or the drop-down combination box |
| End of data | Control+End | Moves the cursor to the bottom-rightmost position in the current field. |
| End of line | End | Moves the cursor to the rightmost choice in a group of choices, or to the end of the current line in a text-entry field. |
| Extend selection to beginning of data | Control+Shift+Home | Extends the selection to the beginning of the data. |
| Extend selection to beginning of the line | Shift+Home | Extends the selection to the beginning of a line. |
| Extend selection down | Shift+down arrow | Extends the selection down a line. |
| Extend selection to end of data | Control+Shift+End | Extends the selection to the end of the data. |
| Extend selection to end of line | Shift+End | Extends the selection to the end of a line. |
| Extend selection to the left | Shift+left arrow | Extends the selection to the left. |
| Extend selection down one page | Shift+Page Down | Extends the selection down a page. |
| Extend selection to the left one page | Control+Shift+Page Up | Extends the selection a page to the left. |
| Extend selection to the right one page | Control+Shift+Page Down | Extends the selection a page to the right. |
| Extend selection up one page | Shift+Page Up | Extends the selection up one page. |
| Extend selection down one paragraph | Control+Shift+down arrow | Extends the selection down one paragraph. |
| Extend selection up one paragraph | Control+Shift+up arrow | Extends the selection up one paragraph. |
| Extend selection to the right | Shift+right arrow | Extends the selection to the right. |
| Extend selection | Shift+spacebar, Control+Shift+spacebar | Extends the selection to the cursor position (not valid in text). |
| Extend selection up | Shift+up arrow | Extends the selection up a line. |
| Extend selection word left | Control+Shift+left arrow | Extends the selection one word to the left. |
| Extend selection word right | Control+Shift+right arrow | Extends the selection one word to the right. |
| Help (Overview help) | F2 (in a Help window) | Displays a brief overview of each action, task, or both, that a user can perform within the window. |
| Help index | F11 (in a Help window) | Displays an alphabetic listing of help topics for an object or a product. |
| Help | F1 | Displays context-sensitive help for the item that contains the cursor. |
| Hide | Alt+F9 | Removes the window and all associated windows from the screen. |
| Keyboard help | F9 (in a Help window) | Displays a listing of all the key assignments for an object or a product. |
| Maximize | Alt+F10 | Enlarges the window to its largest possible size. |
| Minimize | Alt+F9 | Reduces the window to its smallest possible size and removes all of the windows associated with that window from the screen. |
| Move | Alt+F7 | Allows a user to move a window to a different location. |
| Move cursor | Arrow keys or Control+arrow keys | Moves the cursor left, right, up, or down. At the last choice, the cursor wraps. For example, at the bottom-most choice, the cursor wraps to the top-most choice to the right. |
| Move cursor to and from menu bar | F10 | Moves the cursor from within a window to its menu bar or from the menu bar to within the window. |
| Move cursor to the next field | Tab or Control+Tab | Moves the cursor to the next field. |
| Move cursor to the previous field | Shift+Tab or Control+Shift+Tab | Moves the cursor to the previous field. |
| Move cursor to the next associated window (within a window family) | Alt+F6 | Moves the input focus to the next window within a window family. |
| Move cursor to the previous associated window (within a window family) | Alt+Shift+F6 | Moves the input focus to the previous window within a window family. |
| Move cursor forward between unassociated windows | Alt+Esc | Moves the input focus forward between the groups of associated windows displayed from different objects (if more than one object is displayed by an object). |
| Move cursor between window families | Alt+Tab | Moves the input focus between open, but not hidden, window families. |
| Move cursor backwards between window families | Alt+Shift+Tab | Moves the input focus backwards between open, but not hidden, window families. |
| Move cursor to another window pane | F6 | Moves the cursor in a clockwise direction from one window pane to the next. |
| New line | Enter or Return | Moves the cursor to the next line of text in replace mode or adds a new line in text in insert mode. |
| Page down | Page down | A scrolling action that displays information below the currently visible window area. |
| Page left | Control+Page Up | A scrolling action that displays information to the left of the currently visible window area. |
| Page right | Control+Page Down | A scrolling action that displays information to the right of the currently visible window area. |
| Page up | Page up | A scrolling action that displays information above the currently visible window area. |
| Paragraph down | Control+down arrow | A scrolling action that displays one paragraph below the currently visible window area. |
| Paragraph up | Control+up arrow | A scrolling action that displays one paragraph above the currently visible window area. |
| Paste | Control+V or Shift+Insert | Copies the contents of the clipboard into the window at the specified location. |
| Pop-up menu | Shift+F10 | Displays a pop-up menu for the indicated element or group of selected elements. |
| Redo | Shift+Alt+Backspace | Reverses the effect of the last applied undo action. |
| Refresh now | F5, Control+R | Updates the window to reflect the underlying data. |
| Restore | Alt+F5 | Returns the window to the size it was and the position it was in before the user minimized or maximized the window. |
| Select all | Control+Slash | Selects all elements in active window. |
| Select element on which cursor is positioned | Spacebar (if it is not assigned to any other function) or Control+spacebar | Selects element on which cursor is positioned. |
| Size | Alt+F8 | Allows a user to change the size of the window. |
| Space | spacebar or Shift+spacebar | Inserts a space in text. |
| Tab | Tab | Moves the cursor to the next field. The cursor is positioned either on the first choice in that field or on the currently set choice in that field. The cursor moves from left to right and top to bottom. At the bottom-rightmost field, the cursor moves to the top-leftmost field. Within a text-entry field, Tab moves the cursor to the character position defined by the next tab stop or resets the tab. |
| Toggle between insert and replace modes in text entry | Insert | Toggles between insert and replace modes. |
| Toggle in or out of keyboard add mode when in extended selection mode | Shift+F8 | Toggles in or out of keyboard add mode when extended selection is provided for a view. The initial deselection is bypassed and the new selected objects are added or removed from the current group of selected objects. |
| Tutorial | Shift+F2 (in a Help window) | Displays online educational information. |
| Undo | Alt+Backspace, Control+Z | Reverses the action of the most recently performed user action. |
| Using help | Shift+F10 (in a pop-up window) | Displays help information that describes how to use the help facility. |
| Window list | Control+Esc | Displays the window list window from the window menu. |
| Window menu | Alt+Spacebar or Shift+Esc | Displays window menu. |
| Word left | Control+left arrow | Moves the cursor to the beginning of the word to the left of the cursor. |
| Word right | Control+right arrow | Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next word to the right of the cursor. |
* Assign the Delete key to either the Delete or Clear function, if only one is provided. If both Delete and Clear functions are provided, assign the Delete key to the Delete function. [Return to text]
| Choice | Mnemonic | Location |
| About | A | Help menu |
| Clear | E | Edit menu |
| Close | C | File menu and Window menu |
| Copy | C | Edit menu |
| Copy Link | K | Edit menu |
| Copy To | C | Selected menu |
| Cut | T | Edit menu |
| Delete | D | Object-type menu and Edit menu |
| Deselect All | L | Edit menu |
| Exit | X | File menu |
| Find | F | Edit menu |
| Icon | C | View menu |
| Include | I | View menu |
| Index | I | Help menu |
| Keyboard | K | Help menu |
| Lower | L | Window menu |
| Maximize | X | Window menu |
| Minimize | N | Window menu |
| Mouse | M | Help menu |
| Mouse and Keyboard | M | Help menu |
| Move | M | Window menu |
| Move To | M | Selected menu |
| New | N | File menu |
| Occupy All Workspaces | A | Window menu |
| Occupy Workspace | O | Window menu |
| On Item | O | Help menu |
| Open | O | File menu |
| Overview | V | Help menu |
| Paste | P | Edit menu |
| Paste Link | L | Edit menu |
| P | File menu | |
| Promote | M | Edit menu |
| Properties | P | Selected menu |
| Put in Workspace | T | Selected menu |
| Redo | R | Edit menu |
| Reference | R | Help menu |
| Refresh | E | View menu |
| Reselect | R | Edit menu |
| Restore | R | Window menu |
| Save | S | File menu |
| Save As | A | File menu |
| Select All | S | Edit menu |
| Select Pasted | A | Edit menu |
| Size | S | Window menu |
| Sort | S | View menu |
| Table of Contents | C | Help menu |
| Tasks | T | Help menu |
| Tutorial | L | Help menu |
| Undo | U | Edit menu |
| Unoccupy Workspace | U | Window menu |
| Using Help | U | Help menu |
| View Help | TBD | View menu (object-oriented) |
| Element | Space bar | Enter key |
| menu | Activates current icon | Activates current icon |
| pushbutton | Activates button | Performs default action if default action exists for the window containing the element |
| text field | Adds a space | Performs default action if default action exists for the window containing the element |
| list item | Selects current item | Performs default action if default action exists for the window containing the element |
| icon | Selects | Performs default action if default action exists for the window containing the element |