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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, 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 in Internet Explorer

The following table gives general instructions for how to navigate the information center by using the keyboard.
Table 1. Keyboard shortcuts for the information center in Internet Explorer
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, then press Enter and Shift+F6
Move to the Search Results view Alt+R, then press Enter and Shift+F6
Move to the Index view (if available) Alt+I, then press Enter and Shift+F6
Move to the Collaboration view (if available) Alt+V, then press Enter and Shift+F6
Move to the Topic view Alt+K, then press Enter
Move to the Topic Collaboration view (if available) Alt+O, then press Enter
Expand or collapse a topic branch in the Contents view Right Arrow or Left Arrow
Move to the next topic branch in the Contents view Down Arrow or Tab, then press Enter
Move to the previous topic branch in the Contents view Up Arrow or Shift+Tab, then press Enter
Scroll to the top Home
Scroll to the bottom End
Next frame F6
Previous frame Shift+F6
Print the current page or active frame Ctrl+P

Navigating by keyboard in Firefox

The following table gives general instructions for how to navigate the information center by using the keyboard.
Table 2. Keyboard shortcuts for the information center using Firefox
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 Shift+Alt+C and Shift+F6
Move to the Search Results view Shift+Alt+R and Shift+F6
Move to the Index view (if available) Shift+Alt+I and Shift+F6
Move to the Collaboration view (if available) Shift+Alt+V and Shift+F6
Move to the Topic view There is no direct shortcut to this action in Firefox. Use Tab or the navigation function in JAWS.
Move to the Topic Collaboration view (if available) Shift+Alt+O
Expand or collapse a topic branch in the Contents view Right Arrow or Left Arrow
Move to the next topic branch in the Contents view Down Arrow or Tab
Move to the previous topic branch in the Contents view Up Arrow or Shift+Tab
Scroll to the top Home
Scroll to the bottom End
Next frame F6
Previous frame Shift+F6
Print the current page or active frame Ctrl+P

Frame structure used in the information center

The following list summarizes the frame structure used in the information center. All frames that start with "Layout frame:" have nested frames that contain the actual function controls.
  • Main Help Toolbar
  • Layout frame: HelpFrame
    • Layout frame: NavFrame (covers all frames in the Navigation pane)
      • Layout frame: ViewsFrame
        • Layout frame: toc/index/search/collaboration (if available)
          • Contents/Index/Search Results/Collaboration View Toolbar
          • Contents/Index/Search Results/Collaboration View
      • Selection of Navigation Views
    • Layout frame: ContentFrame (covers all frames in the Topic View Pane)
      • Topic View Toolbar
      • Topic View
      • Topic Collaboration View (if available)
The following list describes the frames used in the information center. Inline frames must be enabled in your screen reader software.
Main Help Toolbar
Contains the search and sign-in information.
Contents View Toolbar and Contents View (inline frames)
In the toolbar, you can print, search, and filter topics. The view contains a tree view of the topics within the information center.
Index View Toolbar and Index View (inline frames), if available
No functions provided in the toolbar. The view contains a list of index terms.
Search Results View Toolbar and Search Results View (inline frames)
In the toolbar you can group results and display or hide topic descriptions. The view contains the result list for the search that was performed.
Collaboration View Toolbar and Collaboration View (inline frames), if available
The toolbar shows the topics with the most comments or shows only your comments.
Selection of Navigation Views
You can tab between the Contents, Index (if available), Search Results, and Collaboration (if available) views.
Topic View Toolbar
Navigate to the topics you have visited, bookmark the current topic, or print the current topic.
Topic View
View the contents of the current topic and screen for changing preference settings.
Topic Collaboration View (if available)
In the toolbar, you can comment on the current topic, element, or selection, expand and collapse all comments, access your preference settings, and display comments in other languages. Below the toolbar is a table of all of the comments.


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Last updated: September 2012
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