Keyboard, mouse, and trackpad

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TIER 1 — Adaptive differentiated

Adaptive differentiated apps support essential keyboard, mouse, and trackpad features, including:

  • Efficient keyboard navigation with distinct, accessible focus states and initial focus on appropriate UI elements
  • A comprehensive set of keyboard shortcuts in addition to conventional shortcuts such as Ctrl-C for copy
  • Keyboard and mouse or trackpad combinations, such as Ctrl+click or Ctrl+tap for enhanced capabilities such as the multi‑item selection
  • Triple clicking or tapping using a mouse or trackpad to select lines or paragraphs of text

Next steps

For more information about how to differentiate your app's input capabilities, see: