You can use shortcuts to control the help system by using the keyboard.
Table 1. Help system
keyboard shortcutsKey combination |
Context |
Function |
F6 |
Anywhere in the help
browser |
Puts focus in the
next browser frame. |
F6+Shift |
Anywhere in the help
browser |
Puts focus in the
previous browser frame. |
Right Arrow |
Navigation tree |
Expand section |
Left Arrow |
Navigation tree |
Collapse section |
Down Arrow or Tab |
Navigation tree |
Move to next topic node |
Up Arrow or Shift+Tab |
Navigation tree |
Move to previous topic node |
Enter |
Navigation tree |
Displays the selected topic in
the Content frame |
Tab |
Content frame |
Next link or toolbar icon |
Home |
Content frame |
Move to top of frame |
End |
Content frame |
Move to bottom of frame |
Alt+Left Arrow |
Content frame |
Back |
Alt+Right Arrow |
Content frame |
Forward |
Ctrl+P |
Content frame |
Print |
Example
To open a topic by using keyboard shortcuts
and have the content read by a screen reader:
- Start the screen reader application.
- Open the help system in the browser.
- Press F6 three times to move the focus
into the Contents pane.
- Press Tab to navigate to a container that
you want to open. Example: Installing
- Press the Right Arrow to expand the section.
- Press Tab to navigate to a topic that you
want to open.
- Press Enter to open the topic contents.
- Press F6 three times to move the focus
into the topic pane. If you are using Mozilla Firefox, the topic contents
are read by the screen reader application.
- If you are using Internet Explorer, press the Down
Arrow to make the screen reader application read the topic
contents.