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Accessibility and keyboard shortcuts in the information center

Accessibility features help people with a physical disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, or with other special needs, to use software products successfully. This information center is developed to comply with the accessibility requirements of software products according to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of the United States.

The accessibility features in this information center enable users to do the following tasks:
  • Use assistive technologies, such as screen-reader software and digital speech synthesizer, to hear what is displayed on the screen. In this information center, all information is provided in HTML format. Consult the product documentation of the assistive technology for details on using assistive technologies with HTML-based information.
  • Operate specific or equivalent features using only the keyboard.
  • Magnify what is displayed on the screen.

In addition, all images are provided with alternative text so that users with vision impairments can understand the contents of the images.

Navigating by keyboard

The following table gives general instructions for how to navigate the information center by using the keyboard. For specific information about navigating by keyboard using a specific screen reader, see the sections that follow this table.
Table 1. Keyboard shortcuts for the information center
Action Shortcut
Go to the next link, button or topic branch from inside a frame (page) Tab, then press Enter to follow the link
Move to the Contents view Alt+C
Move to the Search Results view Alt+R
Expand or collapse a topic branch Right Arrow or Left Arrow
Move to the next topic branch Down Arrow or Tab, then press Enter
Move to the previous topic branch Up Arrow or Shift+Tab, then press Enter
Scroll to the top Home
Scroll to the bottom End
Go back Alt+Left Arrow
Go forward Alt+Right Arrow
Next frame F6 or Ctrl+Tab
Previous frame Shift+F6 or Shift+Ctrl+Tab
Open the pop-up menu Alt+M
Move to the next item in the pop-up menu Down Arrow
Move to the previous item in the pop-up menu Up Arrow
Select an item in the pop-up menu Enter
Close the pop-up menu Esc
Print the current page or active frame Ctrl+P

Navigating by keyboard with JAWS for Windows

The following table gives instructions for JAWS for Windows users to navigate by using the keyboard.
Table 2. Keyboard shortcuts for the information center for JAWS for Windows
Action Shortcut
Go to the next link, button or topic branch from inside a frame (page) Tab, then press Enter to follow the link
Move to the Contents view Alt+C
Move to the Search Results view Alt+R
Expand or collapse a topic branch Alt+O (JAWS says "Alt O") or Alt+B
Move to the next topic branch Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow then press Enter
Move to the previous topic branch Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow then press Enter
Scroll to the top Page Up
Scroll to the bottom Page Down
Go back Alt+Left Arrow
Go forward Alt+Right Arrow
Next frame F6 or Ctrl+Tab
Previous frame Shift+F6 or Shift+Ctrl+Tab
Open the pop-up menu Alt+M
Move to the next item in the pop-up menu Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow
Move to the previous item in the pop-up menu Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow
Select an item in the pop-up menu Ctrl+Enter
Close the pop-up menu Esc
Print the current page or active frame Ctrl+P
Related reference
Navigating in the information center


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Last updated: October 2009


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