Welcome page keyboard commands

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title: Welcome page keyboard commands
description: Use keyboard commands to navigate and operate the Workflow Editor Welcome page.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/build-workflows/legacy-workflow/welcome-page-keyboard-commands.html
release: australia
product: Legacy Workflow
classification: legacy-workflow
topic_type: reference
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 4
breadcrumb: [Workflow editor keyboard navigation, Workflow editor, Classic Workflow, Build workflows]
---

# Welcome page keyboard commands

Use keyboard commands to navigate and operate the Workflow Editor Welcome page.

\[Omitted image "WorkflowWelcomeTabAccessibilityArrows.png"\] Alt text: Workflow Editor Welcome page - Tab Sequences

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Keyboard Commands

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Navigate to main content \(left\) panel, and select a workflow

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1.  After accessing the Workflow Editor from a menu, press **Tab**. \[Omitted image "skip-to-main-content.png"\] Alt text: The Skip to Main Content button appears in the upper left corner.
2.  Press **Enter** to position the cursor in the first record displayed in the **Published** tab.
3.  Press **Tab** to navigate down the listing of workflow records.

Press **Enter** to select and open a workflow record in the Workflow drawing canvas.


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Select a checked out workflow or a help function in main content panel

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1.  After accessing the Workflow Editor from a menu, press **Tab** until the **Published** tab is highlighted.

**Note:** Do not select \[Omitted image "skip-to-main-content.png"\] Alt text: The Skip to Main Content button or \[Omitted image "SkipToWorkflowSidePanel.png"\] Alt text: The Skip to Workflow Side Panel button.

2.  Press the right or left arrow keys to navigate between the **Published**, **Checked Out**, or **Help** tabs.
3.  Press **Tab** to navigate across the columns and down the listing of checked out workflow records or help selections.

Press **Enter** to select and open a checked out workflow record in the Workflow drawing canvas, or open a help selection \(work or orchestration videos, documentation, community discussions, knowledge base, or Live Feed\).


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Create a workflow

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1.  After accessing the Workflow Editor from a menu, press **Tab** until \[Omitted image "NewWorkflow.png"\] Alt text: The New Workflow button is highlighted.
2.  Press **Enter** to open [New Workflow](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/build-workflows/legacy-workflow/r_WorkflowProperties.md)

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Jump to Top

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After tabbing through the displayed records in a tab in the main panel \(for example, within the **Published** tab\), \[Omitted image "JumptoTop.png"\] Alt text: The Jump to top buttonappears at the bottom of the listing. Press **Enter** to return to the Welcome tab at the top of the Workflow Editor.

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Navigate to page selection controls\[Omitted image "PageSelectionControls.png"\] Alt text:

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1.  After tabbing through the displayed records in a tab in the main panel \(for example, within the **Published** tab\), including \[Omitted image "JumptoTop.png"\] Alt text: The Jump to top button, press **Tab** to access the page selection controls. Continue to press **Tab** until you access the desired one.
2.  Press **Enter** to operate the selected page control.

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Navigate directly to side \(right\) panel to open help, create a new workflow, or open an existing one

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1.  After accessing the Workflow Editor from a menu, press **Tab** two times. Do not select \[Omitted image "skip-to-main-content.png"\] Alt text: The Skip to Main Content button. \[Omitted image "SkipToWorkflowSidePanel.png"\] Alt text: The Skip to Workflow Side Panel button appears in the upper left corner.
2.  Press **Enter** to position the cursor in the **Workflows** tab in the side panel.
3.  To open help, press **Tab** to navigate to \[Omitted image "HelpIcon.png"\] Alt text: Question mark icon. Press **Enter** to open help, or press **Tab** to skip.
4.  To create a new workflow, press **Tab** to navigate to\[Omitted image "AddWorkflow.png"\] Alt text: Plus sign icon. Press **Enter** to open [New Workflow](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/build-workflows/legacy-workflow/r_WorkflowProperties.md), or press **Tab** to skip.
5.  To open an existing workflow:
    -   As needed, stop at the filter field to filter workflows.
    -   Press **Tab** to navigate down the workflow list.
    -   Press **Enter** to select and open a workflow record in the Workflow drawing canvas,

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Add a core activity to a checked out workflow in the Workflow drawing canvas

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If a checked out workflow is open in the Workflow drawing canvas, core activity records display in the **Core** tab. To select a core activity and place it in the checked out workflow:**Note:** Core activity records only display when a checked out workflow is open in the Workflow drawing canvas. Other tabs display in the side panel only if Orchestration functions are enabled.

 1.  In the Workflow drawing canvas, press **Shift** **Tab** until \[Omitted image "SkipToWorkflowSidePanel.png"\] Alt text: The Skip to Workflow Side Panel button appears in the upper left corner.
2.  Press **Enter** to position the cursor in the **Workflows** tab in the side panel.
3.  Press the right arrow key to navigate to the **Core** tab.
4.  Press **Tab** or the down arrow key to navigate down the listing of core activities.
    -   To open a core activities folder \(for example, Approvals\), press the right arrow key.
    -   To navigate up the list, press the left or up arrow keys.
5.  Press **Tab** to select a core activity and open the New Activity dialog to specify properties for it.
6.  After creating the activity, remember to link it to another activity in the workflow. See Create a connection from a condition on one activity to the next activity that follows in [Workflow drawing canvas keyboard commands](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/build-workflows/legacy-workflow/workflow-canvas-keyboard-commands.md).

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</table>**Parent Topic:**[Workflow editor keyboard navigation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/build-workflows/legacy-workflow/workflow-keyboard-access.md)