List Components

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List Components

List Components

The actions listed in the following table assume multiple selection in list boxes and selectable lists. For more information on the appearance, behavior, and selection of these components, see List Boxes and Selectable Lists.

**Table 19** Keyboard Operations for Lists
Keyboard Operation	Action
Up arrow	Moves focus up one row or line and selects the item
Down arrow	Moves focus down one row or line and selects the item
Page Up	Moves focus up one information pane minus one line, selecting the first line in the information pane
Page Down	Moves focus down one information pane minus one line, selecting the last line in the information pane
Home, Ctrl-Home	Moves focus to beginning of list
End, Ctrl-End	Moves focus to end of list
Ctrl-A, Ctrl-/	Selects all items in list
Ctrl-\	Deselects all items in list
Spacebar	Makes a selection and deselects any previous selection
Ctrl-spacebar	Switches selection without affecting previous selections
Shift-spacebar	Extends selection
Shift-down arrow	Extends selection down one item
Shift-up arrow	Extends selection up one item
Shift-Home	Extends selection to beginning of list
Shift-End	Extends selection to end of list
Shift-PgUp	Extends selection up one information pane
Shift-PgDn	Extends selection down one information pane