Accessibility

Compatibility

ELO is compatible with NVDA, Windows Narrator, and JAWS screen readers.

Contrast settings

The contrast settings are adopted from Windows. This means that the colors you set in Windows contrast mode are also used in ELO.

ELO automatically adjusts if a contrast theme is enabled in Windows.

Keyboard shortcuts

You can operate ELO using the keyboard. The following tables contain an overview of the keyboard commands sorted by the areas in which they can be used.

General

Function	Keyboard shortcut	Note
Tile navigation	CTRL + 0	Configurable
Open Repository work area	CTRL + 1	Configurable
Open Search work area	CTRL + 6	Configurable
Open My ELO work area	CTRL + 7	Configurable
Open Desktop work area	CTRL + 8	Configurable
Open In use work area	CTRL + 5	Configurable
Open Tasks work area (only ELO Desktop Client Plus)	CTRL + 4	Configurable
Help	F1	If available.
Minimize ELO	WINDOWS + UP ARROW
Move ELO to the left	WINDOWS + LEFT ARROW
Move ELO to the right	WINDOWS + RIGHT ARROW
Navigate back (1)	BACKSPACE
Navigate back (2)	ALT + LEFT ARROW
Switch to the next area	F6
Switch to the previous area	CTRL + F6
Go to	CTRL + G
Refresh	F5
Metadata	F4

Tile navigation

Function	Keyboard shortcut	Note
Launch tile (1)	ENTER
Launch tile (2)	Spacebar
Rename tile group	F2	Focus must be on the tile in the group.

'Repository' work area

Function	Keyboard shortcut	Note
Open preview	Spacebar
Metadata	F4
Refresh	F5
Open in read-only mode (1)	CTRL + O
Open in read-only mode (2)	ENTER
Check out and edit	ALT + O
Edit document	CTRL + E
Check in	ALT + I
Create new folder	INS
Reference	CTRL + R
Copy	CTRL + C
Cut	CTRL + X
Paste	CTRL + V
Print	CTRL + P
Delete	DEL
Save as	CTRL + S
Move entry up	ALT + UP ARROW
Move entry down	ALT + DOWN ARROW
Create ELO link on drag-and-drop	CTRL	Hold down CTRL when dropping. Configurable.
Create HTML link on drag-and-drop	ALT	Hold down CTRL when dropping. Configurable.
Create reference on drag-and-drop	ALT	Hold down CTRL when dropping. Only works in the tree view.
Go to the top-level entry	POS1	Focus must be on the tree.
Open folder	RIGHT ARROW	Focus closed folder.
Close folder	LEFT ARROW	Focus opened folder.
Go to the first child entry	RIGHT ARROW	Focus opened folder.
Go to the parent folder	LEFT ARROW	Focus entry.
Shift focus	CTRL * ARROW keys	The selection is not changed.
Change selection	CTRL + spacebar

'Search' work area

Function	Keyboard shortcut	Note
Start search	ENTER	Focus search input field.
Go to	CTRL + G
Open preview	Spacebar
Metadata	F4
Refresh	F5
Open in read-only mode (1)	CTRL + O
Open in read-only mode (2)	ENTER	Focus result.
Check out and edit	ALT + O
Edit document	CTRL + E
Check in	ALT + I
Create new folder	INS
Print	CTRL + P
Delete	DEL
Copy	CTRL + C
Paste	CTRL + V	Only works for folders.
Save as	CTRL + S
Select next search (1)	CTRL + TAB
Select next search (2)	RIGHT ARROW	Focus must be on the Search tab.
Select previous search (1)	CTRL + SHIFT + TAB
Select previous search (2)	LEFT ARROW	Focus must be on the Search tab.
Open new search	CTRL + N
Close search (1)	CTRL + F4
Close search (2)	DEL	Focus must be on the Search tab.
Focus search results	CTRL + L	Search must have been performed.

'Tasks' work area (only ELO Desktop Client Plus)

Function	Keyboard shortcut	Note
Go to	CTRL + G
Open preview	Spacebar
Metadata	F4
Refresh	F5	Refreshes all tasks.
Open in read-only mode	CTRL + O
Forward workflow	ENTER
Delete	DEL
Save as	CTRL + S
Copy	CTRL + C
Paste	CTRL + V	Only works for folders.

'Desktop' work area

The Desktop work area contains keyboard shortcuts for general and specific functions for the Explorer, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote areas. If you do not see one of these areas listed here, only general functions apply to that area.

Area	Function	Keyboard shortcut	Note
Explorer	Refresh	F5
	Go to	CTRL + G	For .ecd and stored files.
	Open in read-only mode	CTRL + O	For .ecd and stored files.
	Check in	ALT + I	For .ecd and stored files.
	Check out and edit	ALT + O	For .ecd and stored files.
	Edit document	CTRL + E	For .ecd and stored files.
	Print	CTRL + P	For .ecd and stored files.
	Metadata	F4	For .ecd and stored files.
	Delete	DEL	For .ecd and stored files.
	Close Windows Explorer preview (1)	F6
	Close Windows Explorer preview (2)	CTRL + F6
Word	Check in	ALT + I	For stored files.
	Check out and edit	ALT + O	For stored files.
	Edit document	CTRL + E	For stored files.
Excel	Check in	ALT + I	For stored files.
	Check out and edit	ALT + O	For stored files.
	Edit document	CTRL + E	For stored files.
PowerPoint	Check in	ALT + I	For stored files.
	Check out and edit	ALT + O	For stored files.
	Edit document	CTRL + E	For stored files.

'In use' work area

Function	Keyboard shortcut	Note
Go to	CTRL + G
Open preview	Spacebar
Metadata	F4
Refresh	F5
Save as	CTRL + S	Saves the edited document.
Edit document (1)	ENTER
Edit document (2)	CTRL + E
Check in	ALT + I
Print	CTRL + P

'My ELO' work area

Area	Function	Keyboard shortcut	Note
Most recently used	Go to	CTRL + G
	Delete from list	DEL
	Change pinned status	CTRL + P

Configuration

Function	Keyboard shortcut	Note
Cancel	ESC
Undo changes	CTRL + Z
Redo changes	CTRL + Y
Save changes	CTRL + S	Only available to administrators
Export settings	CTRL + E	Only available to administrators
Import settings	CTRL + I	Only available to administrators

Dialog boxes

Area	Function	Keyboard shortcut	Note
General	Cancel	ESC
	OK	ENTER	Only works if there are no errors.
Permissions	Focus search field	CTRL+F
	Add/remove R right	R	Permission must be focused.
	Add/remove W right	W	Permission must be focused.
	Add/remove D right	D	Permission must be focused.
	Add/remove E right	E	Permission must be focused.
	Add/remove L right	L	Permission must be focused.
	Add/remove P right	P	Permission must be focused.
	Remove selected permission	DEL	Permission must be focused.
	Edit permission/finish editing	ALT + 2	Permission must be focused.
	Edit permission	RIGHT ARROW	Permission must be focused.
	Finish editing	LEFT ARROW	Permission must be focused.
	Show/hide members of the selected group	ALT + 1	Permission must be focused.
Document versions	Open in read-only mode	CTRL + O
	Mark for deletion	DEL
	Remove deletion marker	INS
	Save as	CTRL + S
Links	Delete link	DEL
	Go to	CTRL + G
	Switch to permanent link	CTRL + L	Can only be disabled during creation.
Report for entry	Show options	CTRL + O
	Save as CSV file	CTRL + S
Manage search favorites	Mark for deletion	DEL
	Remove deletion marker	INS
	Rename search favorite	F2
Select entry	Focus search input	CTRL + F
	Start search	ENTER	Search input field must be focused.