User Interface General Principles

This section describes common activities that apply to many MineMarket objects.

Mouse and Keyboard Navigation

Using a mouse is required for some functionality in MineMarket; for example, (right-click) context menus, drag-and-drop actions and selecting tabs on a screen.

To view keyboard shortcuts for the ribbon menu, press Alt. The keyboard shortcuts display over the ribbon tab names and menu icons.

MineMarket includes some keyboard navigation to speed up data entry, particularly in drop-down lists and tables.

In drop-down lists, press:

  • Up, Down, Page Up and Page Down to move between list items
  • Right and Left to expand and collapse categories
  • Space to toggle a highlighted checkbox
  • Tab to confirm the selection and move out of the field or table cell
  • Delete or Backspace (or select the blank or (None) option) to clear the field or table cell

For filtering list items, see Select Items in Drop-down List Fields. For list fields that can be filtered, press:

  • Esc to close the drop-down list but stay in the field for text entry
  • Tab to enter the list to make a manual selection
  • Shift+Tab to keep the drop-down list open but return to the field for text entry
  • Enter to select the option if you have entered enough text so that only one option displays
  • Delete or Backspace to clear the text filter, but retain any checked multi-select items

In tables of numerical data; for example, sample results, press:

  • Up, Down, Left and Right, or Tab and Shift+Tab to move between table cells
  • Ctrl+V to paste data copied from another application, such as a spreadsheet

In tables with a mixture of cell types; for example, rate details in service contracts, press Tab to move to the next cell or open a drop-down list.

In the Property Window in the Navigation Pane, press:

  • Up and Down to move between fields
  • Enter to open a data entry control in a field, such as a drop-down list or date/time selector
  • Esc to close a data entry control without making a selection

Some activity steps include additional keyboard shortcuts specific to a MineMarket screen. For example, you can press F3 instead of clicking Search in any MineMarket explorer.