Arrow Key Cursor Movement |
Arrow key cursor movement between data entry controls is enabled with the Arrow key moves cursor beyond start or end of data property on the Data Entry property page for a specified data entry control. When this property is enabled, the arrow keys have the following effects:
Left arrow: Pressing the left arrow when at the start of the text moves the cursor to the previous control.
Right arrow: Pressing the right arrow when at the end of the text moves the cursor to the next control.
Up arrow: Pressing the up arrow has the following effects:
Focus moves to the previous control for single-line text edit controls, lists that allow text input, and dropdown lists that allow text input.
Focus moves to the previous control for multi-line edit controls, if cursor is at the start of the text.
Focus is unchanged for controls that already have defined behavior for the up/down arrows, like numeric or date input controls.
Down arrow: Pressing the down arrow has the following effects:
Focus moves to the next control for single-line text edit controls, lists that allow text input, and dropdown lists that allow text input.
Focus moves to the next control for multi-line edit controls, if already at the end of the text.
Focus is unchanged for controls that already have behavior for the up/down arrows, like numeric or date input controls.
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