Navigation keys

You can do common operations in IBM® Rational® DOORS® by pressing navigation keys.

The following table lists the navigation key shortcuts.

Press To
Insert Create an object one level below the current object.
Ctrl+Insert Create an object at the same level as the current object.
Home Go to the first object in the module.
End Go to the last object in the module.
Ctrl+Home If you are editing text, moves the insertion point to the start of the attribute.
Ctrl+End If you are editing text, moves the insertion point to the end of the attribute.
Page Up If you are in Document mode, scrolls up one screen.

If you are in Graphics mode, rotates the tree clockwise through 90 degrees.

Page Down If you are in Document mode, scroll down one screen.

If you are in Graphics mode, rotates the objects clockwise.

Up Arrow If you are in Document mode, go to the next or previous object.
Down Arrow If you are in Graphics mode, move up or down the tree hierarchy.
Ctrl+Up Arrow, Ctrl+Down Arrow Move from the current object to the sibling above or below it.

If the focus is on the left pane of the module explorer, they scroll.

If you are editing text, moves the insertion point to the start or end of the attribute.

Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow, Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow Scrolls smoothly through the module contents.
Ctrl+Left Arrow, Ctrl+Right Arrow Go to the current objects parent (left arrow) or first child (right arrow).

If the focus is on the left pane of the module explorer, they scroll.

If you are editing text, moves the insertion point to the start or end of the previous or next word.

Shift+Return If you are in document mode, edit the current object in-place. If you are already editing the current object, goes to the next object.

It does nothing if you are in Graphics mode, or if the focus is on the left pane of the module explorer.

Menu In the database explorer and in module windows, displays the context menu (equivalent to right-clicking or Shift+F10).

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