Navigation in MMC

You can browse an MMC console tree by expanding and collapsing branches by clicking the plus sign Image of plus and minus sign Image of minus icons, or by double-clicking with the mouse. The following table lists the keystrokes you can use to move in and between console windows.

Keystroke action	Result
TAB or F6	Moves forward between panes in the active console window.
SHIFT+TAB or SHIFT+F6	Moves backward between panes in the active console window.
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+F6	Moves forward between console windows.
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+F6	Moves backward between console windows.
PLUS SIGN (+) on the numeric keypad	Expands the selected item.
MINUS SIGN (-) on the numeric keypad	Collapses the selected item.
Asterisk (*) on the numeric keypad	Expands the entire console tree below the root item in the active console window.
UP ARROW	Moves the selection up one item in a pane.
DOWN ARROW	Moves the selection down one item in a pane.
PAGE UP	Moves the selection to the top item visible in a pane.
PAGE DOWN	Moves the selection to the bottom item visible in a pane.
HOME	Moves the selection to the first item in a pane.
END	Moves the selection to the last item in a pane.
RIGHT ARROW	Expands the selected item. If the selected item does not contain hidden items, behaves like DOWN ARROW.
LEFT ARROW	Collapses the selected item. If the selected item doesn't contain exposed items, behaves like UP ARROW.
ALT+RIGHT ARROW	Moves the selection to the next item. Performs the same function as the Forward arrow on the toolbar.
ALT+LEFT ARROW	Moves the selection to the previous item. Performs the same function as the Back arrow on the toolbar.

The following table lists the mouse actions you can use to move through an MMC console tree.

Mouse action	Result
Click	Selects an item.
Double-click	Displays or hides items contained by the selected item. Displays properties for or opens an item.
Right-click	Displays the Action shortcut menu for the selected item.

Note

If the mouse buttons do not behave as expected, the right and left buttons might be switched. The computer you are using might be configured so that the default actions result from the left and right mouse buttons being reversed.