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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.

 

Keyboard navigation

Wikis uses the CKEditor to edit wiki pages. See the CKEEditor accessibility Web page for complete documentation, including some screen reader documentation specific to the CKEditor. For complete screen reader information, see your screen reader documentation.


Basic navigation

Edit action Keyboard shortcut
Move focus into and out of the editor. Tab or Shift+Tab
Move focus from editing area to editor toolbar. Alt+F10
Open the context menu in the editing area. Shift+F10 or Ctrl+Shift+F10
Move focus to the element path bar. Alt+F11
With the path bar in focus, select HTML elements that are parents of the currently selected element. Tab or Shift+Tab
With the path bar in focus, move focus back to the editing area without changing selection. Esc
With the path bar in focus, select the element in the editing area. Enter


Toolbar navigation

Edit action Keyboard shortcut
Move focus forward among toolbar items. Tab or Right Arrow
Move focus backward among toolbar items. Shift+Tab or Left Arrow
Execute selected toolbar item. Enter
Move focus back to editing area without executing commands. Esc


Dialog navigation

Edit action Keyboard shortcut
When focus is not on a dialog tab, move forward through input elements in a dialog. Tab
When focus is not on a dialog tab, move backward through input elements in a dialog. Shift+Tab
When focus is on a dialog tab, move forward through tab pages in the dialog. Tab or Right Arrow
When focus is on a dialog tab, move backward through tab pages in the dialog. Shift+Tab or Left Arrow
Move focus to the currently active tab. Alt+F10
Close the dialog without executing an action. Esc
When a single-line text input is in focus, save and close. (The equivalent of pressing OK.) When a dialog tab is in focus, move focus to the first input element inside the tab page. Enter


Context menu navigation

Edit action Keyboard shortcut
Move down in a context menu. Tab or Down Arrow
Move up in a context menu. Shift+Tab or Up Arrow
Execute a menu action or open a sub-menu. Enter
Close a context menu without executing an action. Esc


Style combo box navigation

Edit action Keyboard shortcut
Move down in a combo box. Tab or Down Arrow
Move up in a combo box. Shift+Tab or Up Arrow
Execute the selected action, and then put the focus back to the editing area. Enter
Close the combo box without executing an action, and put the focus back to the toolbar. Esc


Color selection box navigation

Edit action Keyboard shortcut
Move forward through colors in a color selection box. Tab or Down Arrow
Move backward through colors in a color selection box. Shift+Tab or Up Arrow
Apply the selected color to the current selection in the editing area, and move focus back to the editing area. Enter
Close the color selection box without executing an action, and move focus back to the toolbar. Esc


Editor navigation

Edit action Keyboard shortcut
Bold Ctrl+B
Underline Ctrl+U
Italic Ctrl+I
Select all Ctrl+A
Insert unordered list (Mozilla Firefox only) Ctrl+\
Undo Ctrl+Z
Redo Ctrl+Y
Copy Ctrl+C
Cut Ctrl+X
Paste Ctrl+V
Move to the previous or next word. Ctrl+Left or Ctrl+Right
Remove the previous word. Ctrl+Backspace
Remove the current word. Ctrl+Delete
Create a new line in the same paragraph or list item. Shift+Enter
Open link dialog Ctrl+L
Access the toolbar Alt+F10
Escape the toolbar and return focus to editor ESC

 

IBM and accessibility

For more information about the commitment that IBM has to accessibility, go to the IBM Accessibility Center at http://www.ibm.com/able.


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