Keyboard Steps and Shortcuts
Keyboard navigation and key sequences are often the most efficient and reliable way to interact with an application. Cycle includes many Steps for performing keyboard activities such as: entering text, pushing common buttons, pushing functions keys, entering multiple key sequences, and pushing a single key multiple times with waits in between.
The Windows operating system contains many keyboard shortcuts to allow actions to be invoked. The table below displays many of the commonly-used shortcuts.
Commonly-used shortcuts
| Action | Key Sequence | Cycle Step |
|---|---|---|
| Open Start Menu | CTRL + ESC | Given I press keys "CTRL+ESC" |
| Close Window | ALT + F4 | Given I press keys "ALT+F4" |
| Save File | CTRL + S | Given I press keys "CTRL+S" |
| New File | CTRL + N | Given I press keys "CTRL+N" |
| Refresh a Webpage | F5 | Given I press keys "F5" |
| Open a New Tab | CTRL + T | Given I press keys "CTRL+T" |
| Select the Address Bar | ALT + D | Given I press keys "ALT+D" |
| Copy | CTRL + C | Given I press keys "CTRL+C" |
| Cut | CTRL + X | Given I press keys "CTRL+X" |
| Paste | CTRL + V | Given I press keys "CTRL+V" |
Note: Shortcuts should be entered using all capital letters and surrounded by quotation marks.
