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 tasks:
  • 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 about 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:

For JAWS 7 users

For moving through the navigation tree specifically, use the following key combinations: Use the other keyboard combinations as documented in the previous section.

For Home Page Reader 3.04 users

Use the other keyboard combinations as documented in the "Navigating by keyboard" section.
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