Navigating WebSphere Commerce using the keyboard

All WebSphere Commerce components are keyboard accessible. WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, Configuration Manager, Administration Console, and Organization Administration Console can all be navigated using the keyboard.

To navigate between elements of a WebSphere Commerce user interface, press the Tab key on your keyboard. Use the following rules to determine when a user interface element is selected:

1. Selected menu items, buttons, and links will be indicated by an outline around the text of the menu item, button, or link. The following pictures show the difference between a menu item that is selected using the keyboard and a menu item that is not selected:

   This menu item is not selected:

   

   This menu item is selected using the keyboard:

   

   To access a menu option, button action, or link, press Enter once you have the element you want to activate selected.

2. Selected input fields will be indicated by a cursor appearing in the field. If the input field has text in it, the text will be highlighted. When you have filled in an input field, press Tab to leave the field.

3. Selected lists, including drop-down lists, will be indicated by an entry in the list being highlighted. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to choose between the options available in a list.

Related concepts

Accessibility

Related tasks

Change the Configuration Manager color scheme