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Accessibility features help users who have a physical disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology products successfully. Use the keyboard shortcuts available for search to navigate the Advanced Search and the Search Results pages.

 

Keyboard navigation for search

In Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, press Alt+Shift to activate the access key. For example, pressing Alt+key+S skips the focus to the main area of the page. Then, any relevant element of the page can be accessed by pressing Tab as many times as you need to reach the element that you want to access.To access the Advanced Search page, use the following keyboard shortcuts:

  1. Press Alt+Shift+G to skip to the Search drop-down.

  2. Press Enter to open the Search menu.

  3. Use the Down Arrow to navigate to the Advanced option.

  4. Press Enter to select the Advanced option.
Use the options listed in the following table to navigate the Advanced Search page and submit a search query.


Keyboard shortcuts for navigating the Advanced Search page

Action Keyboard shortcut
Skip to the tabs. 1
Skip to the main content of the page. S
Submit a search (the focus must be on the Search button). Enter

Use the keyboard shortcuts listed in the following table to navigate and work with your search results.


Keyboard shortcuts for navigating the Search Results page

Action Keyboard shortcut
Skip to the tabs. 1
Skip to the Activities tab. A
Skip to the Blogs tab. B
Skip to the Communities tab. C
Skip to the Bookmarks tab. D
Skip to the Files tab. F
Skip to the Dates area. J
Skip to the Tags area. K
Skip to the People area. L
Skip to the Search Again field. M
Skip to the All areas tab. N
Skip to the Profiles tab. P
Skip to the main content of the page. S
Skip to the Wikis tab. W
Select a search result (the focus must be on the search result). Enter

To use the Tags slider or People slider, skip the focus to the slider and press the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to adjust the size of the display.

 

IBM and accessibility

See the IBM Accessibility Center for more information about the commitment that IBM has to accessibility.


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