First Steps

Keyboard Input

3.2.3. Use cases

Instructions that show how to use the keyboard control:

  • How to use the keyboard to send a new E-Mail

  • How to use the keyboard to reply to an E-Mail

How to use the keyboard to send a new E-Mail:

  1. If the E-Mail app is not launched, do the following:

    • Repeatedly press [Ctrl]+[F6] or [F6] on Mac OS systems to highlight the menu bar.

    • Press [Tab] to highlight E-Mail in the menu bar.

    • Press [Enter]. The E-Mail app will be launched.

  2. Repeatedly press [Tab] until the Compose button is highlighted. Press [Enter]. The Compose page 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. To send the E-Mail, repeatedly press [Tab], until the Send function 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 dialog 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 dialog.

    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 E-Mail:

  1. If the E-Mail app is not launched, do the following:

    • Repeatedly press [Ctrl]+[F6] or [F6] on Mac OS systems to highlight the menu bar.

    • Press [Tab] to highlight E-Mail in the menu bar.

    • Press [Enter]. The E-Mail app will be launched.

  2. Repeatedly press [Ctrl]+[F6] or [F6] on Mac OS systems to highlight a folder in the folder tree. Use the cursor keys to select the desired folder. To view or hide a subfolder, use the left or right arrow key.

  3. If the desired folder is highlighted, repeatedly press [Tab], until an E-Mail is highlighted in the sidebar.

  4. Use the cursor keys to select the desired E-Mail.

  5. To reply to the E-Mail, repeatedly press [Tab] or [Shift]+[Tab] , until the Quick reply function or the Reply all function is highlighted. Press [Enter] to activate the function.

    You can also repeatedly press [Shift]+[Tab] until the toolbar is highlighted. Use the cursor keys to browse to the Reply to sender icon or to the reply to all recipients icon . Press [Enter].

Parent topic: The user interface