Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Server AppFabric IIS Manager UI

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09/20/2010

Windows Server AppFabric provides keyboard shortcuts for the AppFabric IIS Manager User Interface.

Shortcuts for the Configure WCF and WF for Application or Service Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Close the dialog without saving changes	Esc
Close the dialog and save changes	Enter
Apply changes without closing the dialog	Alt + A
Bring up Help documentation	Alt + H or F1

Shortcuts for the General Tab in the Configure WCF and WF for Application or Service Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Focus on the ‘Server name’ textbox	Alt + S
Focus on the ‘Site name’ textbox	Alt + I
Focus on the ‘Application name’ textbox	Alt + P
Focus on the ‘Service name’ textbox	Alt + E
Check/uncheck the ‘Enable metadata over HTTP’ checkbox	Alt + N
Click the ‘Use Defaults’ button	Alt + D

Shortcuts for the Monitoring Tab in the Configure WCF and WF for Application or Service Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Check/uncheck the ‘Write events to database’ checkbox	Alt + W
Focus on the ‘Connection string’ dropdown	Alt + C
Focus on the ‘Level’ slider	Alt + L
Click the ‘Default’ button	Alt + D
Click the ‘Configure’ button (at the application level)	Alt + O
Click the ‘Configure’ button (at the service level)	Alt + C

Shortcuts for the Configure Diagnostic Tracing and Message Logging Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Focus on the ‘WCF tracing level’ dropdown	Alt + W
Focus on the ‘Workflow tracing level’ dropdown	Alt + O
Focus on the ‘Trace file name’ textbox	Alt + T
Click the ‘Browse’ button in the Tracing section	Alt + B
Check/uncheck the ‘Enable’ checkbox	Alt + E
Check/uncheck the ‘Log at transport level’ checkbox	Alt + L
Check/uncheck the ‘Log malformed messages’ checkbox	Alt + G
Check/uncheck the ‘Log entire message’ checkbox	Alt + N
Focus on the ‘File name’ textbox	Alt + F
Click the ‘Browse’ button in the Message Logging section	Alt + R

Shortcuts for the Workflow Tracking Profile Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Focus on the ‘Tracking profile’ dropdown	Alt + T
Focus on the ‘Description’ textbox	Alt + D
Click the ‘Add new…’ button	Alt + A

Shortcuts for the Add Tracking Profile Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Focus on the ‘File name’ textbox	Alt + F
Click the ‘Browse’ button	Alt + B
Focus on the ‘Profile name’ textbox	Alt + P
Check/uncheck the ‘Set as current active tracking profile’ checkbox	Alt + S
Check/uncheck the ‘Overwrite profile if it already exists’ checkbox	Alt + O

Shortcuts for the Workflow Persistence Tab in the Configure WCF and WF for Application or Service Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Select the ‘Custom or None’ radio button	Alt + C
Select the ‘SQL Server Workflow Persistence’ radio button	Alt + S
Focus on the ‘SQL Server store’ dropdown	Alt + Q
Focus on the ‘Connection string’ textbox	Alt + O
Click the ‘Advanced…’ button	Alt + D

Shortcuts for the Advanced Persistence Settings Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Check/uncheck the ‘Encode instances (GZip)’ checkbox	Alt + C
Check/uncheck the ‘Keep instances after completion’ checkbox	Alt + K
Focus on the ‘Action on instance lock exception’ dropdown	Alt + T
Focus on the ‘Host lock renewal period (in seconds)’ numeric up-down	Alt + L
Focus on the ‘Runnable instances detection period (in seconds)’ numeric up-down	Alt + R

Shortcuts for the Workflow Host Management Tab in the Configure WCF and WF for Application or Service Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Check/uncheck the ‘Enable instance control’ checkbox	Alt + E
Check/uncheck the ‘Unload instances when idle’ checkbox	Alt + U
Focus on the ‘Unload timeout (in seconds)’ numeric up-down	Alt + N
Check/uncheck the ‘Persist instances when idle’ checkbox	Alt + P
Focus on the ‘Persist timeout (in seconds)’ numeric up-down	Alt + R
Focus on the ‘Action on unhandled exception’ dropdown	Alt + X

Shortcuts for the Auto-Start Tab in the Configure WCF and WF for Application or Service Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Select the ‘Disabled (no service will auto-start)’ radio button	Alt + D
Select the ‘Enabled (all services will auto-start)’ radio button	Alt + L
Select the ‘Custom (services that opt-in will auto-start)’ radio button	Alt + C
Check/uncheck the ‘Enable’ checkbox	Alt + B

Shortcuts for the Throttling Tab in the Configure WCF and WF for Application or Service Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Focus on the ‘Maximum concurrent calls’ numeric up-down	Alt + M
Focus on the ‘Maximum concurrent instances’ numeric up-down	Alt + I
Focus on the ‘Maximum concurrent sessions’ numeric up-down	Alt + X

Shortcuts for the Security Tab in the Configure WCF and WF for Application or Service Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Check/uncheck the ‘Use certificate’ checkbox	Alt + U
Focus on the ‘Store location’ dropdown	Alt + S
Focus on the ‘Store Name’ dropdown	Alt + T
Select the ‘Browse’ radio button	Alt + B
Click the ‘View’ button	Alt + V
Select the ‘Query’ radio button	Alt + Q
Focus on the ‘Find certificate by’ dropdown	Alt + F
Focus on the ‘Find value’ textbox	Alt + I
Click the ‘Run’ button	Alt + R

Shortcuts for the Endpoints Tab in the Configure WCF and WF for Application or Service Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Click the ‘Edit…’ button	Alt + E

Shortcuts for the Configure Endpoint Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Close the dialog without saving changes	Esc
Close the dialog and save changes	Enter
Bring up Help documentation	Alt + H or F1

Shortcuts for the General Tab in the Configure Endpoint Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Focus on the ‘Service relative path’ textbox	Alt + S
Focus on the ‘Endpoint address’ textbox	Alt + N
Focus on the ‘Binding’ textbox	Alt + B
Focus on the ‘Contract’ textbox	Alt + C

Shortcuts for the Authentication Tab in the Configure Endpoint Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Focus on the ‘Security mode’ textbox	Alt + S
Focus on the ‘Transport credential type’ textbox	Alt + R
Focus on the ‘Message credential type’ textbox	Alt + M
Focus on the ‘Service certificate’ textbox	Alt + E

Shortcuts for the Performance Tab in the Configure Endpoint Dialog Box

To do this:	Press
Focus on the ‘Maximum buffer pool size’ numeric up-down	Alt + B
Focus on the ‘Maximum received message size’ numeric up-down	Alt + U

Shortcuts for the Services and Endpoints Enumeration Pages

To do this:	Press
Bring up Help documentation	F1
Refresh the page	F5
Expand the columns in the list view	Ctrl + ‘+’
Click the ‘Go’ button in the Filter toolbar	Alt + G
Click the ‘Show All’ button in the Filter toolbar	Alt + A

Shortcuts for the Persisted WF Instances, Tracked WF Instances, and Tracked Events Enumeration Pages

To do this:	Press
Bring up Help documentation	F1
Refresh the page	F5
Click the ‘Run Query’ button	Alt + R
Expand the columns in the list view	Ctrl + ‘+’

Shortcuts for the AppFabric Dashboard

To do this:	Press
Bring up Help documentation	F1
Refresh the page	F5