Keyboard access

Almost all the menus are accessible with appropriate keyboard shortcuts. Some of the key features of SQL Developer that can be accessed via keyboard are listed as follows:

  • Users can navigate to and invoke all menu items:
    Keyboard access
  • All toolbar functions are accessible through menu items:
    Keyboard access
  • All menus and menu items have unique and functioning mnemonic keys. All the yellow shaded keys in following screenshot give the examples of the existing mnemonic keys:
    Keyboard access
  • All context menus within the navigators and source editor can be invoked:
    Keyboard access
  • Frequently used menu items have unique accelerator keys:
    Keyboard access

The following functionalities are available in SQL Developer windows. You can do the following:

  • Navigate between all open windows, to all nodes within a window or pane, and between tabs in a window
  • Set focus in a window or pane
  • Invoke all controls within a window or pane, and perform basic operations
  • Navigate and update properties in the Property Inspector
  • Use Completion Insight and Code Templates in the source editor
  • Invoke context-sensitive help topics, navigate to and open all help topics, and navigate between the navigation and viewer tabs
  • Open, close, dock, undock, minimize, restore, and maximize the applicable SQL Developer window
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