Web Part Page keyboard shortcuts

Web Part Pages include the top-level portal site pages such as Home, Topics, News, and Sites, other navigation area pages, My Site, and any other pages in the portal site that use Web Parts.

Note When you open a page, you must press the TAB key before using a keyboard shortcut. When you use keyboard shortcuts to select a command, you must press ENTER to activate the command.

Using the TAB key to move around Web Part Pages

You must press the TAB key at least once before using any keyboard shortcuts. Pressing the TAB key at any time moves you to the next link on the page. The TAB order is as follows:

Address bar for your Web browser
Portal logo and link to home page
Title bar links: My Site, Site Settings, and Help
Navigation bar links: Home, Topics, News, Sites, and any custom navigation areas
Search elements on the page
Action list links
Links in the first Web Part on the page
Links in additional Web Parts

Web Part Page keyboard shortcuts

ALT+S

Move between search elements on the page, in the following order:

Advanced Search icon on the search bar
Search scope list on the search bar
Search box on the search bar
Search button (start search)
Any other search elements on the page, such as the search box in the Site Directory

ALT+W

Move between Web Parts

ALT+\

Modify My Page or Modify Shared Page in My Site and in certain views of other Web Part Pages

ALT+N

Add new link to the My Links Summary Web Part in My Site