Keyboard shortcuts and accelerators

You can use keys or key combinations to perform operations that can also be done using a mouse.

The following tables list the keyboard shortcuts and accelerators that can be used in the help system for the Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox web browsers.

Note: In Internet Explorer, use the accelerator keys to move focus to the control element and press Enter to activate. In Firefox, use the accelerator keys to move focus and activate the control element at the same time.

Table 1. Keyboard shortcuts and accelerators for navigating the help system using Internet Explorer
Action	Shortcut for Internet Explorer
Go to the next link, button, or topic branch from inside a frame (page)	Tab, then press Enter to follow the link
Move to the Contents View frame	Alt+C, then press Enter and Shift+F6
Move to the Index View frame	Alt+I, then press Enter and Shift+F6
Move to the Search Results View frame	Alt+R, then press Enter and Shift+F6
Move to the Topic View frame	Alt+K, then press Enter
Expand or collapse a topic branch	Right Arrow or Left Arrow
Move to the next topic branch	Down Arrow or Tab
Move to the previous topic branch	Up Arrow or Shift+Tab
Scroll to the top	Home
Scroll to the bottom	End
Next frame	F6
Previous frame	Shift+F6
Print the current page or active frame	Ctrl+P

Table 2. Keyboard shortcuts and accelerators for navigating the help system using Firefox
Action	Shortcut for Firefox
Go to the next link, button, or topic branch from inside a frame (page)	Tab, then press Enter to follow the link
Move to the Contents View frame	Shift+Alt+C and Shift+F6
Move to the Index View frame	Shift+Alt+I and Shift+F6
Move to the Search Results View frame	Shift+Alt+R and Shift+F6
Move to the Topic View frame	There is no direct shortcut to this action in Firefox. Use Tab or the navigation function in JAWS.
Expand or collapse a topic branch	Right Arrow or Left Arrow
Move to the next topic branch	Down Arrow or Tab
Move to the previous topic branch	Up Arrow or Shift+Tab
Scroll to the top	Home
Scroll to the bottom	End
Next frame	F6
Previous frame	Shift+F6
Print the current page or active frame	Ctrl+P