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Keyboard Help - RNIB Surf Right Toolbar

Summary: Information about using the RNIB Surf Right Toolbar with the keyboard.

By default, the toolbar comes with the option to control it using the keyboard turned on. If desired, this feature can be turned off. Read the main help page for guidance on how to do this.

Some features of the toolbar have a corresponding number as detailed in the main help page. These numbers are referred to as the "hot keys" for the features. For example, the RNIB menu has a hot key of "8". Accessing a feature with the keyboard involves using a combination of keys. These are the Ctrl key, the Alt key and the number keys. To activate a hot key, the Ctrl and Alt keys must be held down together and then the desired number key must also be pressed. So to access the RNIB menu, Ctrl + Alt + 8 must be held down at the same time.

To use the toolbar with a screen reader, we have provided all the functionality through a single menu which can be accessed using the keyboard command Ctrl + Alt + 9. Some menu options are features that can be turned on and off. If a feature is turned on, a screen reader will announce its name followed by "checked". When a feature is turned off, a screen reader will announce its name only. To turn features on or off, move the selection to the required menu item using the up and down arrows keys and then press the Enter key on the keyboard.

Some menu options have further options that are available in a submenu. When this is the case, a screen reader will announce "submenu" after the menu item. To navigate into and out of submenus, use the left and right arrow keys.

Return to the main help page.

Content author: webaccess@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 19/06/2008 16:05