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Welcome page keyboard commands

Use keyboard commands to navigate and operate the Workflow Editor Welcome page.

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Workflow Editor Welcome page - Tab Sequences
Task or ActionKeyboard Commands
Navigate to main content \(left\) panel, and select a workflow
  1. After accessing the Workflow Editor from a menu, press Tab.
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    The Skip to Main Content button appears in the upper left corner.</li>
  2. Press Enter to position the cursor in the first record displayed in the Published tab.
  3. Press Tab to navigate down the listing of workflow records.

Press Enter to select and open a workflow record in the Workflow drawing canvas.

Select a checked out workflow or a help function in main content panel
  1. After accessing the Workflow Editor from a menu, press Tab until the Published tab is highlighted.

Note: Do not select

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The Skip to Main Content button or [Omitted image "SkipToWorkflowSidePanel.png"] Alt text: The Skip to Workflow Side Panel button.</p>
  1. Press the right or left arrow keys to navigate between the Published, Checked Out, or Help tabs.
  2. Press Tab to navigate across the columns and down the listing of checked out workflow records or help selections.

Press Enter to select and open a checked out workflow record in the Workflow drawing canvas, or open a help selection (work or orchestration videos, documentation, community discussions, knowledge base, or Live Feed).

Create a workflow
  1. After accessing the Workflow Editor from a menu, press Tab until
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    The New Workflow button is highlighted.</li>
  2. Press Enter to open New Workflow
Jump to TopAfter tabbing through the displayed records in a tab in the main panel (for example, within the Published tab),
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The Jump to top buttonappears at the bottom of the listing. Press <strong>Enter</strong> to return to the Welcome tab at the top of the Workflow Editor.</td></tr><tr><td>
Navigate to page selection controls
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  • After tabbing through the displayed records in a tab in the main panel (for example, within the Published tab), including
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    The Jump to top button, press <strong>Tab</strong> to access the page selection controls. Continue to press <strong>Tab</strong> until you access the desired one.</li>
  • Press Enter to operate the selected page control.
  • Navigate directly to side \(right\) panel to open help, create a new workflow, or open an existing one
    1. After accessing the Workflow Editor from a menu, press Tab two times. Do not select
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      The Skip to Main Content button. [Omitted image "SkipToWorkflowSidePanel.png"] Alt text: The Skip to Workflow Side Panel button appears in the upper left corner.</li>
    2. Press Enter to position the cursor in the Workflows tab in the side panel.
    3. To open help, press Tab to navigate to
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      Question mark icon. Press <strong>Enter</strong> to open help, or press <strong>Tab</strong> to skip.</li>
    4. To create a new workflow, press Tab to navigate to
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      Plus sign icon. Press <strong>Enter</strong> to open <a href="../r_WorkflowProperties/">New Workflow</a>, or press <strong>Tab</strong> to skip.</li>
    5. To open an existing workflow:
    6. As needed, stop at the filter field to filter workflows.
    7. Press Tab to navigate down the workflow list.
    8. Press Enter to select and open a workflow record in the Workflow drawing canvas,
    Add a core activity to a checked out workflow in the Workflow drawing canvas

    If a checked out workflow is open in the Workflow drawing canvas, core activity records display in the Core tab. To select a core activity and place it in the checked out workflow:Note: Core activity records only display when a checked out workflow is open in the Workflow drawing canvas. Other tabs display in the side panel only if Orchestration functions are enabled.

    1. In the Workflow drawing canvas, press Shift Tab until
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      The Skip to Workflow Side Panel button appears in the upper left corner.</li>
    2. Press Enter to position the cursor in the Workflows tab in the side panel.
    3. Press the right arrow key to navigate to the Core tab.
    4. Press Tab or the down arrow key to navigate down the listing of core activities.
    5. To open a core activities folder (for example, Approvals), press the right arrow key.
    6. To navigate up the list, press the left or up arrow keys.
    7. Press Tab to select a core activity and open the New Activity dialog to specify properties for it.
    8. After creating the activity, remember to link it to another activity in the workflow. See Create a connection from a condition on one activity to the next activity that follows in Workflow drawing canvas keyboard commands.

    Parent Topic:Workflow editor keyboard navigation