# Keyboard Navigation

The keyboard navigation of the Stepper is always available.

The Stepper supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

| SHORTCUT      | DESCRIPTION                                        |
| :------------ | :------------------------------------------------- |
| `Up Arrow`    | Focuses the previous step in a vertical Stepper.   |
| `Down Arrow`  | Focuses the next step in a vertical Stepper.       |
| `Left Arrow`  | Focuses the previous step in a horizontal Stepper. |
| `Right Arrow` | Focuses the next step in a horizontal Stepper.     |
| `Home`        | Focuses the first step of the Stepper.             |
| `End`         | Focuses the last step of the Stepper.              |
| `Enter`       | Activates the currently focused step.              |
| `Space`       | Activates the currently focused step.              |
| `Tab`         | Moves the focus away from the Stepper.             |

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/demos/layout/stepper/kb_nav/source.txt)

## Suggested Links

* [API Reference of the Stepper](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/components/layout/api/steppercomponent)
* [Step Types](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/components/layout/stepper/step-types)
* [Angular Stepper](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-angular-ui/stepper)