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Keyboard Navigation

The keyboard navigation of the ToolBar is always available.

The ToolBar supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

SHORTCUTDESCRIPTION
Left Arrow & Right ArrowMoves the focus to the next available tool that can be focused.
EnterClicks the currently active button or changes the state of the currently active toggleable button.
TabMoves the focus to and from the ToolBar.
Alt+Down ArrowOpens the currently active SplitButton or DropDownButton.
Alt+Up ArrowCloses the currently active SplitButton or DropDownButton.
HomeMoves focus to the first focusable tool.
EndMoves focus to the last focusable tool.
EscapeCloses the currently active SplitButton or DropDownButton.
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Controlling the Focus

The ToolBar exposes a single focusable element—the ToolBar wrapper. All focus movements inside the ToolBar are managed according to the logic of the roving tabindex. When the user navigates through the tabs, the ToolBar focuses either the first tool or the tool that was last focused.

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