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# Workflow editor keyboard navigation

# Workflow editor keyboard navigation {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Yokohama  
Updated February 9, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
The platform includes accessibility features that makes the interface accessible to users with disabilities.
These features improve the user experience when accessing platform functions with [Using accessibility features](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=keyboard-accessibility&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-platform-user-interface&ft:locale=en-US). In general, you use the following set of standard keyboard navigation functions:

* Press Tab to navigate major groupings in a pre-defined
  sequence. This usually includes moving between standard interface controls (fields and
  lists) in a module, or between records within a tab.

  Press Shift
  Tab to move backwards in a pre-defined sequence.
* Use arrow keys (left, right, up, down) to navigate between individual elements within a group. This usually includes moving between tabs, or between available selections within a specific control (for example, within a list).
* Press Enter to select a control or tab, or enter text within a control.
{#workflow-keyboard-access__ul_o2r_5p4_sbb}The Workflow Editor is constructed in a unique manner. It includes a series of main (left) panel tabs, a series of side (right) panel tabs, and a drawing canvas for workflow creation or editing. As such, it has its own unique set of keyboard accessibility functions and commands.
* **[Welcome page keyboard commands](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/5Rm3dxQeTdXRIT0xji_1Yw)**   
  Use keyboard commands to navigate and operate the Workflow Editor Welcome page.
* **[Workflow drawing canvas keyboard commands](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/YcECQsAk7om0Owd2IF7EIw)**   
  Use keyboard commands to navigate and operate the Workflow Editor canvas.