Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows
Accessibility and keyboard shortcuts in the information center
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 technologies 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 documentation was modified to include the following features to aid accessibility:
- All documentation is available in HTML formats to give the maximum opportunity for users to apply screen-reader software technology.
- All images in the documentation are provided with alternative text so that users with vision impairments can understand the contents of the images.
Use the following key combinations to navigate the interface by keyboard:
- To go directly to the Topic pane (the right hand side), press Alt+K, and then press Tab. Microsoft Internet Explorer only.
- In the Topic pane, to go to the next link, press Tab.
- To go directly to the Search Results view in the left hand side, press Alt+R. Microsoft Internet Explorer users then press Enter or Up arrow to enter the view.
- To go directly to the Navigation (Table of Contents) view in the left hand side, press Alt+C. Microsoft Internet Explorer users then press Enter or Up arrow to enter the view.
- To expand and collapse a node in the navigation tree, press the Right and Left arrows.
- To move to the next topic node, press the Down arrow or Tab.
- To move to the previous topic node, press the Up arrow or Shift+Tab.
- To go to the next link, button, or topic node from inside one of the views, press Tab.
- To scroll all the way up or down in a pane, press Home or End.
- To go back, press Alt+Left arrow; to go forward, press Alt+Right arrow.
- To go to the next pane, press F6.
- To move to the previous pane, press Shift+F6.
- To print the active pane, press Ctrl+P.