Accelerator key names

Accelerators keys are attributes defining the keyboard shortcuts for actions.

Action accelerator keys are typically associated with action default attributes. For a complete usage description, see Defining keyboard accelerators for actions.

Keyboard key names can be combined with key modifiers, to define key combinations such as [Ctrl] + [P].

Tip: To force an action to have no accelerator, specify "none" as the accelerator name.
Table 1. Keyboard key names
Key Name Description
none Special name indicating the runtime system must not set any accelerator for the action.
0-9 Decimal digit keys from [0] to [9]
A-Z Letters keys from [A] to [Z]
F1-F35 The functions keys like [F10]
BackSpace The [Backspace] or [←] key
Del The [Del] key (numeric keypad)
Delete The [Delete] key (navigation keyboard group)
Down The [Down] / [↓] key
End The [End] key
Enter The [Enter] key (numeric keypad, see Note)
Escape The [Esc] key
Home The [Home] key
Ins The [Ins] key (numeric keypad)
Insert The [Insert] key (navigation keyboard group)
Left The [Left] / [←] key
Minus The [-] minus sign key (hyphen)
Next The [PgUp] key
Prior The [PgDn] key
Return The [Return] key (alphanumeric keypad, see Note)
Right The [→] key
Space The [____(spacebar)____] key
Tab The [Tab] key
Up The [↑] key
Note: The "Enter" accelerator key name represents the [ENTER] key available on the numeric keypad of standard keyboards, while "Return" represents the [RETURN] key of the alphanumeric keyboard. By default, the "accept" validation action is configured to accept both "Enter" and "Return" keys.