Through the use of key mapping, you can attain a high degree of flexibility in your keyboard interaction with Ingres. The way the different keys on your keyboard function depends on your keyboard and the specific changes you have made to your key-mapping file. Application developers can also re‑map function keys for use in their applications. For more information on key mapping, see the appendix "Defining Function and Control Keys."

You can view the current mappings for your keyboard by choosing the Keys operation on the Help menu.

In addition to using the keyboard keys to move around forms and menus, you can also use a mouse.