There are a number of hot keys that will help you move quickly around the vSphere client. A selection of these are listed below for ease of reference.
Key Combination |
Function |
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Ctrl + Shift F |
Search |
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Ctrl + Shift H |
Hosts and Clusters |
|
Ctrl + Shift V |
VMs and Templates |
|
Ctrl + Shift D |
Datastores |
|
Ctrl + Shift N |
Networking |
|
Ctrl + Shift R |
Roles |
|
Ctrl + Shift S |
Sessions |
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Ctrl + Shift L |
Licensing |
|
Ctrl + Shift O |
System Logs |
|
Ctrl + Shift I |
Server Settings |
|
Ctrl + Shift T |
Scheduled Tasks |
|
Ctrl + Shift E |
Events |
|
Ctrl + Shift M |
Maps |
|
Ctrl + Shift P |
Host Profiles |
|
Ctrl + Shift U |
Customization Specification Manager |
For a more extensive list head over to http://www.jume.nl/articles/vmware/143-vcenter-client-shortcuts thanks to Michael for the comment
Virtualised Reality 
there are some more keyboard shortcuts:
http://www.jume.nl/articles/vmware/143-vcenter-client-shortcuts