Key Handling in Tab Pages of Form

Dear OTNz
I want to control my tab pages with some HOT keys
For example : I have Five Tab Pages named as FIRST,SECOND,THIRD,FOURTH and FIFTH
now i want to access them with the keys ALT+F,ALT+S,ALT+T,ALT+U and ALT+I rescpectively...
Is there a way in oracle forms to capture key codes and then use them to go to the particular tab page with those keys.
If any body knows ..pls tell me ASAP.i'll be really thankfull.
ALL i want to do is to provide hot keys to my TAB PAGES....
I'll like ORACLE REPORT TEAM to respond me if there is any way to implement this functionality.
THANK YOU.

Hi Qaiser
The best place to ask this question is the Oracle Forms forum. I hope env the "ORACLE REPORT TEAM" will agree with me.
Regards
Sripathy

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