First Steps

Keyboard Input

2.5.3. Use cases

Instructions that show how to use the keyboard controls:

How to use the keyboard to send a new email:

  1. If the E-Mail 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 E-Mail icon. Press [Enter].

      The E-Mail app will be launched.

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

  3. Enter the recipient's E-Mail address. Press [Enter].

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

  5. Enter the E-Mail text.

  6. In order to send the E-Mail, press [Tab]. The Send button is highlighted. Press [Enter]. The E-Mail 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 dialogue 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 dialogue.

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

How to use the keyboard to reply to an email:

  1. If the E-Mail 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 E-Mail icon. Press [Enter].

      The E-Mail 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 sub-folders, use [Right arrow] or [Left arrow].

  3. If the desired folder is highlighted, press [Enter]. The first E-Mail in the folder is highlighted in the list.

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

  5. To reply to the E-Mail, 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 tool bar. 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