First Steps

Keyboard Input

2.5.3. Use cases

Instructions that show how to use the keyboard control:

How to use the keyboard to send a new email:

  1. If the email app is not launched, do the following:

    • Repeatedly press [Ctrl]+[F6] or [F6] on Mac OS systems until the My account icon is highlighted on the right side of the menu bar.

    • Use [Left arrow] to navigate to the All Applications icon . Press [Enter] to open the App Launcher.

    • Use [Down arrow] to navigate to the Email icon. Press [Enter].

      The email app will be launched.

  2. Repeatedly press [Tab] until the Compose button is highlighted in the toolbar. Press [Enter]. The Compose window opens. The input field To: is enabled.

  3. Enter the recipient's email address. Press [Enter].

  4. Repeatedly press [Tab] until the Subject input field is highlighted. Enter the subject. Press [Enter]. The input field for the email text is enabled.

  5. Enter the email text.

  6. In order to send the email, press [Tab]. The Send button is highlighted. Press [Enter]. The email is sent.

  7. To add attachments, repeatedly press [Tab] or [Shift]+[Tab] until the Attachment button is highlighted. Press [Enter]. Select Add local file.

    A dialog field for selecting files opens. Depending on the system, use the [Tab] key, the [Enter] key and the cursor keys to select a file and to close the system dialog.

    Repeatedly press [Tab] until the Send button is highlighted. Press [Enter]. The email is sent.

How to use the keyboard to reply to an email:

  1. If the email app is not launched, do the following:

    • Repeatedly press [Ctrl]+[F6] or [F6] on Mac OS systems until the My account icon is highlighted on the right side of the menu bar.

    • Use [Left arrow] to navigate to the All Applications icon . Press [Enter] to open the App Launcher.

    • Use [Down arrow] to navigate to the Email icon. Press [Enter].

      The email app will be launched.

  2. Repeatedly press [Tab] or [Ctrl]+[F6] or [F6] on Mac OS systems until a folder is highlighted in the folder view. Use the cursor keys to select the desired folder. To view or hide subfolders, use [Right arrow] or [Left arrow].

  3. If the wanted folder is highlighted, press [Enter]. The first email in the folder is highlighted in the list.

  4. Use the cursor keys to select the desired email.

  5. To reply to the email, repeatedly press [Tab] or [Shift]+[Tab] , until the Reply function or the Reply all function is highlighted. Press [Enter] to activate the function.

    Repeatedly press [Shift]+[Tab] until the Compose button is highlighted in the toolbar. Use the cursor keys to navigate to browse to the Reply to sender icon or to the Reply to all recipients icon. Press [Enter].

Parent topic: General Description of the User Interface