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I want to use <shift-tab> to move to a previous form field.

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eliharrison
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I want to use the <shift-tab> keyboard combination to move to a previous form field, the same as <tab> alone moves to the next one.

I want to use the <shift-tab> keyboard combination to move to a previous form field, the same as <tab> alone moves to the next one.

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cor-el
cor-el
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Doesn't Shift + Tab work on a Mac?

See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/accessibility.tabfocus

Note: In OS X (as of 2005-01), if this preference is not explicitly set, the “Full Keyboard Access” setting in System Preferences will be honored.

eliharrison
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Thanks for the reply. I've made some discoveries.

Regardless of the "Full Keyboard Access" setting:

  • <left-shift + tab> doesn't seem to do anything... BUT...
  • <right-shift + tab> cycles backwards through entry fields.

Enabling "Full Keyboard Access" allows <tab> or <right-shift + tab> to focus on all(?) links, form fields, and drop-down menus, as opposed to only text-entry fields.