ACU Keyboard controls

ACU has various Keyboard controls that allow easy access to actions or tasks in ACU without the use of a mouse. These Keyboard controls are intended as an additional method for Advanced or Moderate keyboard users to quickly complete an action in ACU.

Item Highlight and Focus



An item in ACU is said to have focus when the item is highlighted with a light yellow color. If an item is highlighted in yellow, then the page or frame in which it resides also has the focus. If an item is hightlighted with a gray color, or in the case of a controller, a light blue, it represents the fact that the item is selected but the frame or page in which it resides currently does not have the focus.

ACU Keyboard control keys

Note:While entering data, all keyboard keys typically available perform as expected. (For example, Backspace or Delete will erase entered characters)

The keyboard arrow keys perform the following actions:

Key Stroke Key Action
/ Changes the current frame/page focus to another frame/page, and scrolls a page horizontally if possible.
/ Cycles through selectable items on a specific page or drop-down box, and scrolls a page vertically if possible.
NOTE: Currently, these keys treat checkboxes as selectable items, however if the item is in another group, say a group of radio buttons, then TAB is needed to move to the next group, and then the arrow keys will cycle through the selectable items. TAB is also required to leave a drop-down box as the arrow keys will cycle through the items in the drop-down box.

The following keyboard keys perform the following actions:

Key Stroke HotKey Action
/ Sets the focus to the first selectable item on the page
/ Sets the focus to the last selectable item on the page
Cycles through selectable items on a page
+ Cycles backwards through selectable items on a page
Performs the action of the currently selected item, the action of a default item, and acts as if the Next/Finish link or Ok button was clicked
Acts as if a Cancel link or button was clicked
During a Configuration Wizard task, acts as if the Back link was clicked
Places a check in a checkbox item that has focus, and collaspes/expands a highlighted collapsible item in the Configuration View tree
NOTE: The dynamic Configuration View tree is only currently available when using Internet Explorer 5.5 or above

The following keys are only active while in Standard Configuration and the focus is not on the Controller choices page.

Key Stroke HotKey Action
Creates an Array or Logical Drive
Removes an Array, Logical Drive, or Clears the Controller Configuration