8.2.

1 SAP Logon Window

Action Keyboard Command

Activate selected element
Navigate to next element
Navigate to previous element
Select and activate element
Navigate within list of selectable
entries
Activate entry in the list
Accelerator Key Combinations
for Handling Windows
Move window
Resize window
Minimize window
Maximize window
Restore window
ENTER or SPACE
TAB
SHIFT + TAB
ALT + underlined letter (accelerator key)
ARROW keys
ENTER
ALT + SPACE, then M
ALT + SPACE, then S
ALT + SPACE, then N
ALT + SPACE, then X
ALT + SPACE, then R

8.2.2 SAP GUI for Windows Window

Action Keyboard Command

Jump to menu ALT
Jump to system menu ALT + SPACE
Navigate to next element TAB
Navigate to previous element SHIFT + TAB
Navigate to read-only element ALT + CTRL + ARROW right
Navigate away from read-only ALT + CTRL + ARROW left
element
Navigate to next group CTRL + TAB
Navigate to previous group SHIFT + CTRL + TAB
Cancel actions, step-by-step ESCAPE
Open a new SAP GUI window CTRL + +
Go back one step F3
Refresh the window content F5
Move the focus to the command CTRL + /
field directly
Within the comand field: Select ARROW up of down
previous entries
Within the comand field: Call up ALT + ARROW down
the history list with all your
previous entries
Close window ALT + F4
Accelerator Key Combinations
for Handling Windows
Move window ALT + SPACE, then M
Resize window ALT + SPACE, then S
Minimize window ALT + SPACE, then N
Maximize window ALT + SPACE, then X
Restore window ALT + SPACE, then R

8.2.3 Pushbutton

Action Keyboard Command

Activate selected pushbutton ENTER or SPACE
Select and activate pushbutton ALT + underlined letter (accelerator key)
(simultaneously)
Navigate to next element TAB
Navigate to previous element SHIFT + TAB
Configuration button: Open the ALT + ARROW down
dropdown menu
Call tool tip CTRL + Q

8.2.4 Toggle Button: As Pushbutton with Following Additional Action

Action Keyboard Command

Switch to pressed or unpressed SPACE
state

8.2.5 Menu Button: As Pushbutton with Following Additional Actions

Action Keyboard Command

Open menu of menu button ALT + ARROW down
Navigate within menu of menu ARROW keys
button
Activate selected menu item ENTER
Close menu of menu button ESCAPE

8.2.6 Configurable Button: As Pushbutton with Following Additional Actions

Action Keyboard Command

Open menu of configurable SHIFT + F10
button
Navigate within menu of ARROW keys
configurable button
Choose menu item ENTER

8.2.7 Checkbox

Action Keyboard Command

Select or deselect checkbox SPACE
Navigate to next element TAB
Navigate to previous element SHIFT + TAB
Call tool tip CTRL + Q

8.2.8 Radio Button

Action Keyboard Command

Set radio button SPACE
Navigate and set ARROW down, up, left, right
Navigation only CTRL + ARROW down or CTRL + ARROW up
Navigate to next element TAB
Navigate to previous element SHIFT + TAB
Call tool tip CTRL + Q

8.2.9 Combo Box and Dropdown List Box

Action Keyboard Command

Call up the value list ALT + ARROW down
Select a value ENTER
Select the focused list option in a TAB
dropdown list and go to the next
user interface element
Close the dropdown list without ESCAPE
selecting the focused list option
Go to the end or the beginning of END or HOME
the dropdown list
Move the focus through a list PAGE up or PAGE down
with many entries in larger steps
Call function (if available) F2
Close Dropdown list box ALT + ARROW key up
8.2.10 Menu

Action Keyboard Command

Open the main application menu ALT or F10
Open the context menu of the SHIFT + F10
main application
navigate between the items in the ARROW left or ARROW right
main menu
Open the pull-down menu of a ARROW down
menu bar item
Leave a menu or to close a pull- ESCAPE
down menu
Close a submenu and go to the ESCAPE or ARROW left
main menu item
Activate a function directly (if ALT + underlined character key
available)

8.2.11 Input Field

Action Keyboard Command

Call up the help documentation F1
for this field
Call up the input help for this F4
field (if available)
Call up Enhanced Search for this CTRL + SHIFT + Q
field (if available and active),
see also SAP GUI Options:
Enhanced Search
Open the context menu for the SHIFT + F10
focused input field
Call up a history list and choose BACKSPACE or ALT + ARROW down
one of your previous entries
Close history list ARROW up
Select one of all possible entries First letter of the entry
Move the text cursor between ARROW right or ARROW left
characters
Go to the next or previous word CTRL + ARROW right or CTRL + ARROW left
Position the cursor before the first HOME or END
or after the last word or character
in the field
Select characters in an input field SHIFT + ARROW right or SHIFT + ARROW left
Select the word before or after the CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW right or CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW left
text cursor
Finish editing an input field and TAB or ENTER
save your changes
Finish editing an input field ESCAPE
without saving your changes
Open the context menu with CTRL + right mouse key
additonal functions for input
history
Call function (if available) F2
Call tool tip (if available) CTRL + Q

8.2.12 Text Editor

Action Keyboard Command

Move the text cursor between CTRL + ARROW right or CTRL + ARROW left
characters within the text editor
Place the cursor in front of the HOME or END
first or behind the last word or
character
Page forwards and backwards PAGE up or PAGE down
through the document
Go directly to the first or last CTRL HOME or CTRL END
page
Select characters SHIFT + ARROW left or SHIFT + ARROW right
Select the word before or after the CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW left or CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW right
text cursor
Select the entire text from the SHIFT + HOME or SHIFT + END
left/the right of the cursor
position to the start of the line
Select all text between the cursor CTRL + SHIFT + HOME or CTRL + SHIFT + END
and the start or end of the entire
text
Call function (if available) F2
Call tool tip (if available) CTRL + Q
Exit the text editor CTRL + TAB

8.2.13 ABAP List

Action Keyboard Command

Move within the fields in a tabel TAB or SHIFT TAB
displaying structured data
Navigate within a hierarchical
structured tree or a hierarchical-
sequential list
Go directly to the first or last field CTRL + HOME or CTRL + END
in the table
Open a parent node in a tree and F2
display its child items
Navigate up or down between ALT + CTRL + ARROW right or left
successive hierarchy levels
Scroll directly between items at ALT + CTRL + ARROW up or down
the same hierarchy level
Open the context menu for the SHIFT + F10
ABAP list
Call tool tip (if available) CTRL + Q

8.2.14 ALV Grid

Action Keyboard Command

Start editing the text in an F2
editable grid cell
Call up a history list BACKSPACE
Select an entire row SHIFT + SPACE
Select an entire column CTRL + SPACE
Select the entire grid contents CTRL + A
Switch between the editable cells TAB, SHIFT + TAB
of an ALV Grid
Navigate to read-only element ALT + CTRL + ARROW right
Navigate away from read-only ALT + CTRL + ARROW left
element
Move the focus to the first or last CTRL + ARROW
cell of a column or a row
Page forwards or backwards PageUp, PageDown
through a grid that extends over
more than one page
The focus moves to the first cell CTRL + PageUp, PageDown
top left, to the last cell bottom
right
Select one word right, left to the SHIFT + CTRL + right, left
cursor

Go directly to the first or last CTRL + HOME, CTRL + END

page of the ALV Grid
Define a selection range across a SHIFT + ARROW keys
number of vertically and
horizontally arranged cells
Open the context menu for the SHIFT + F10
focused cell
Cut text into clipboard SHIFT + DELETE
Text will be pasted again SHIFT + INSERT
Leave the cell of a grid and TAB or ENTER
accept the changes
Leave the cell of a grid and undo ESCAPE
the changes

8.2.15 Table Control

Action Keyboard Command

Call contextmenu of the table SHIFT + F10
control
Display value list for a cell (if ALT + ARROW down
available)
Switch between the editable cells TAB, SHIFT + TAB
Navigate to read-only element ALT + CTRL + ARROW right
Navigate away from read-only ALT + CTRL + ARROW left
element
Page forwards or backwards PageUp, PageDown
through table control that extends
over more than one page
Go to the previous or next word CTRL + ARROW right or left
Select an entire row SHIFT + SPACE
Select an entire column CTRL + SPACE
The cursor jumps to the first table CTRL + HOME
element
The cursor jumps to the last table CTRL + END
element
Leave the cell of a table control TAB or ENTER
and accept the changes
Leave the cell of a table control ESCAPE
and undo the changes

8.2.16 Tabstrip

Action Keyboard Command

Select the next or previous tab ARROW left, right, up, down
page
Move to the selected tab page SPACE

Move to the next or previous tab CTRL + PAGE up or CTRL PAGE down
page
Move to the focus to the first tab HOME
page
Move to the focus to the last tab END
page

8.2.17 Splitter Control & Docker Control

Action Keyboard Command

Change the size of the selected ARROW left, right, up, down
pane

8.2.18 Status Bar

 Action Keyboard Command
Jumps directly to the status bar CTRL + ALT + S
Jumps to the next or previous ALT + CTRL + ARROW right,
elements and so also reaches the ALT + CTRL + ARROW left
system information in the status
bar
Opens the context menu of the SHIFT + F10
system information
Steps from one menu entry to the ARROW up, down
next

8.2.19 Configuration of the Tab Order

Action Keyboard Command

Opens the dialog box Configure SHIFT + CTRL + L
Local Tab Order
Sets the selection Entry Point to SHIFT + CTRL + N
the current GUI element
Sets the selection Exit Point to SHIFT + CTRL + O
the current GUI element
Sets the selection From Element SHIFT + CTRL + S
to the current GUI element
Sets the selection To Element to SHIFT + CTRL + T
the current GUI element

8.2.20 Context Menu

Action Keyboard Command

Open the context menu SHIFT + F10,
on Windows keyboards you can also use the context menu key
Open the context menu for ALT + ARROW down
toolbar buttons
Opens a submenu for toolbar ALT + ARROW right
buttons context menu
Move the cursor within the ARROW keys
opened context menu
Execute selected context menu ENTER
function
Remove the context menu from ESCAPE
the screen

8.2.21 Calendar Control

Action Keyboard Command

Switch between day, month and ARROW keys right, left
year within the date picker
Increase or decrease day, month ARROW keys up, down
or year within the date picker

8.2.22 Tree Control

Action Keyboard Command

Expand selected node ARROW right or NumPad +
Collapse selected node ARROW right or NumPad -
Move the focus to the following ARROW down
subnode
Activate a selected pushbutton or SPACE
select/deselect a checkbox
Select the first, the last element CTRL + ARROW up, down
of the current column
Select the first element of the HOME
current row
Select the last element of the END
current row

8.3 Scrolling to View Information

When you view information (for example, a list or online help), not all of the information may fit in your window. To see the
additional information use the scrollbars.

 Up and down, use the vertical scrollbar

 Left and right, use the horizontal scrollbar

To move Do this
Up or down one line Choose the up or down scroll arrow on the vertical scrollbar
Left or right one character Choose the left or right scroll arrow on the horizontal scrollbar
Up or down one page Click above or below the slider box on the vertical scrollbar
Left or right the width of the page Click to the right or left of the slider box on the horizontal scrollbar
To a certain position in the Drag the slider box on the vertical scrollbar to the approximate location of the
information (up or down) desired information, and release the mouse button.
To a certain position in the Drag the slider box on the horizontal scrollbar to the approximate location of
information (left or right) the desired information, and release the mouse button

Further options:

Move to Icon Key combination

First page SHIFT + F9, CTRL + PageUp

Last page SHIFT + F12, CTRL + PageDown

Previous page SHIFT + F10, PageUp

Next page SHIFT + F11, PageDown

8.4 Other Hot Keys

Hot Keys Result
ALT + F12 Calls the menu dialog box for Adjust Local Layout
CTRL + Shift + P Creates a hardcopy which shows no menu dialog box and can also contain status texts and
modal dialog boxes.
CTRL + / Cursor jumps directly to the command field.
CTRL + I Cursor jumps to the first focusable field or control.
CTRL + + Creates new session.
CTRL + ; Creates SAP shortcut.
ContextMenu-Key =
Calls context menu.
SHIFT + F10
CTRL + Q Shows tooltip for the focus control.
ESC in command field Closes the dropdown list, if it is open.
CTRL + Z, CTRL + Y Cancel and restores in input field.
Shift + CTRL + Alt + Cursor jumps from the current screen element to the next one, for which the label begins
First Character of a with the character, if the setting "Switch on access Keys" in Keyboard Settings is on.
Screen Element's These screen elements include fields, checkboxes, dropdown lists, pushbuttons, and radio
Label buttons. They exclude controls like ALV, HTML, and APOGrid.
CTRL + A Selects all data in the User Interface element that is in focus (not available in all User
Interface elements).

Hot Keys for SAP Logon:

Hot Keys Result

CTRL + F Moves the cursor into the filter field
CTRL + 1 to
Switch between the view modes of SAP Logon (Explorer View, List View, Tree View)
CTRL + 3
CTRL + N Creates a new item
CTRL + E Edits the selected item