{"identifier":30663,"topic":"Commands","name":"arrowKey","text":"<code><pre>arrowKey <i>direction<\/i>\n<\/pre><\/code> If the global property<code> textArrows <\/code>is <code>false<\/code>, the<code> arrowKey <\/code>command navigates through cards: <code><pre>\n<\/pre><\/code>\n<code>arrowKey left  = <\/code>go to previous card<code> arrowKey right = <\/code>go to next card<code> arrowKey up    = <\/code>go forward through <code>                  <\/code>recent cards<code> arrowKey down  = <\/code>go backward through <code>                  <\/code>recent cards <br>\n<br>\nIf the global property<code> textArrows <\/code>is <code>true<\/code>, the <code>arrowKey<\/code> command navigates through cards unless the insertion point is in a field. Then<code> arrowKey <\/code>moves the insertion point within the field. <br><br>\n\n HyperCard sends the<code> arrowKey <\/code>command to the current card when an arrow key is pressed. The value passed to the  parameter variable<code> <i>direction<\/i> <\/code>is <code>left<\/code>,<code> right<\/code>,<code> up<\/code>, or<code> down<\/code>,<code> <\/code>depending on which arrow key is pressed. <br>\n","related":{"3428":"Commands sent automatically","84197":"textArrows","6031":"Where messages are sent initially"},"examples":"","demo":"","debug":{"9":["arrowKey direction\r\r"],"10":["If the global proper"]}}