Keyboard Navigation

The keyboard navigation of the Gantt is always available.

For a complete example, refer to the demo on keyboard navigation of the Gantt.

Shortcuts

The Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Gantt supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

Actions Applied to the Toolbar of the Gantt:

SHORTCUT	DESCRIPTION
F10	Focuses the toolbar.
Space	Activates the toolbar item.
Right Arrow	Focuses the next toolbar item.
Left Arrow	Focuses the next toolbar item.

Actions Applied to the Timeline of the Gantt:

SHORTCUT	DESCRIPTION
Delete	Deletes the currently selected task and/or dependency.
Up Arrow	Focuses the previous task.
Down Arrow	Focuses the next task.
Left Arrow	Scrolls to the left.
Right Arrow	Scrolls to the right.
Home	Focuses first task.
End	Focuses last task.
Enter	Opens a popup for editing the current task.
Alt + Right Arrow	Expands a task.
Alt + Left Arrow	Collapses a task.

Actions Applied to the TreeList Header of the Gantt:

SHORTCUT	DESCRIPTION
Enter	Sorts by the column.

Actions Applied to the TreeList Data Table of the :

SHORTCUT	DESCRIPTION
Arrow Keys	Navigate over the cells.
Enter	Opens the cell editor.
Esc	Closes the cell editor.
Space	Selects the row of the currently highlighted cell.
Delete	Deletes the currently selected task.
1 - 3	Move between the available views.
Alt + Left Arrow	Expands the task.
Alt + Right Arrow	Collapses the task.

Actions Applied to the Add Task Action Drop-Down of the Gantt:

SHORTCUT	DESCRIPTION
Up Arrow	Highlights the previous item.
Down Arrow	Highlights the next item.
Enter	Selects the highlighted item.
Esc	Closes the drop-down.

See Also

• Keyboard Navigation in the Gantt HtmlHelper for ASP.NET MVC (Demo)
• Accessibility in the Gantt HtmlHelper for ASP.NET MVC