Accessibility in the help system
Accessibility features help users with physical disabilities, such as restricted
mobility or limited vision, to use software products successfully. The major
accessibility features in this product enable users to do the following:
- Use assistive technologies, such as screen-reader software and digital
speech synthesizer, to hear what is displayed on the screen. Consult the product
documentation of the assistive technology for details on using those technologies
with this product.
- Operate specific or equivalent features using only the keyboard.
- Magnify what is displayed on the screen.
In addition, the product documentation was modified to include the following
features to aid accessibility:
- All documentation is available in both HTML and convertible PDF formats
to give the maximum opportunity for users to apply screen-reader software.
- All images in the documentation are provided with alternative text so
that users with vision impairments can understand the contents of the images.
Navigating by keyboard
Use the following key combinations to navigate the help
system by keyboard:
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To go to the next link, button or topic node from inside a pane in the help browser,
press Tab.
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To expand and collapse a node in the tree, press the Right and Left arrows.
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To move to the next topic node, press the Down arrow or Tab.
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To move to the previous topic node, press the Up arrow or Shift+Tab.
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To scroll all the way up or down, press Home or End.
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To go back, press Alt+Left arrow; to go forward press Alt+Right arrow.
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To go to the next pane, press Ctrl+Tab.
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To move to previous pane, press Shift+Ctrl+Tab.
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To print the the active pane, press Ctrl+P.
Related topics
About the help system
Prerequisite software
Searching the help system
Setting bookmarks and printing in the help system
Installing new or updated documentation plug-ins
Viewing information in different languages
Starting the help system
Stopping the help system