Tabbed Panels
Tabbed panels on a web page have a box where content is displayed for each panel, with a label attached at the very top of each panel. There is generally two or more tabs in a panel, with each panel containing different information. One example is a tabbed panel, with each panel showing a different cooking recipe. The name of the recipe for a panel would be in the label at the top of the panel. Depending on the screen reader you use, and even your web browser, will affect how you navigate through and read the content of the tabbed panels below. One method is to hit the letter u for unvisited link to move through the tabs, or Shift u to move backwards through the tabs. When you land on a tab you want to explore, try hitting the letter n for next text, then down arrow or issue the read all key command. When you are finished reading the content of the tab you are on, try holding down the Shift key and hitting the letter u to move backward through the panels. The screen reader will probably consider the following tabs to be form elements, so try hitting Enter on one of the tabs, and then using the left and right arrow keys to move through the tabs. Hit the Escape key to leave forms mode. You are going to need to experiment and practice with these tabbed panels to determine what works best for you. After you are finished practicing with the tabbed panels, move to the link at the bottom of this page titled "BACK" to go to the "Internet Lessons" page.
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Font Formatting Key Commands
Control b turns on and off bold
Control i turns on and off italics
Control u turns on and off italics
Control right bracket makes the font one point size larger
Control left bracket makes the font one point size smaller
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Text Positioning Key Commands
Control r right aligns text
Control e centers text
Control l left aligns text
Control t makes a hanging indent
Control 1 single spaces lines
Control 2 double spaces lines
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Navigation Key Commands
Control Home moves to top of web page or document
Control End moves to the bottom of web page or document
Home moves to the beginning of the line, not the beginning of a sentence
End moves to the end of a line, not the end of a sentence
Control right arrow moves forward word by word
Control left arrow moves backward word by word
right arrow moves forward letter by letter or number by number
left arrow moves backward letter by letter or number by number
Control down arrow moves down paragraph by paragraph
Control up arrow moves up paragraph by paragraph
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Web Element Key Commands
h headings
u unvisited link
v visited link
b button
e edit box
c combo box
r radio button
m frame
g graphic
l list
x checkbox
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Windows key d or m minimizes all and moves to Windows Desktop
Windows key e moves to Windows File Explorer
Windows key opens the Windows Start menu; when hit a second time closes the Windows Start Menu
Tab moves through the main areas of Windows including Desktop, System Tray, Task Manager, and Start menu
Shift Tab moves backwards through the main areas of Windows
Down arrow moves down any open menu, with right arrow opening sub menus, and left arrow closing sub menus
Up arrow moves up any open menu
Enter activates any menu item or icon
Escape closes any sub menu, then menu
Alt Tab moves through open programs of the Task Manager
Alt F4 closes the open program