Console accessibility

There are many accessibility features built into Integrated Solutions Console.

• Accessibility features

• Navigating the console by using the keyboard

• Navigating help by using the keyboard

Accessibility features

The Integrated Solutions Console has the following accessibility features:

• The following features are for vision-impaired users:

  • Can be operated by using only the keyboard

  • Communicates all information independent of color

  • Supports the attachment of alternate output devices

  • Provides help information in an accessible format

• The following features are for users who have mobility impairments or limited use of their hands:

  • Allows the user to request more time to complete timed responses

  • Can be operated by using only the keyboard

  • Supports the attachment of alternative input and output devices

• The following features are for the deaf and hard of hearing users:

  • Supports alternatives to audio information

  • Supports adjustable volume control

• The console does not flash the screen at rates that could induce epileptic seizures.

The help system for Integrated Solutions Console has the following accessibility features:

• Uses the accessibility support enabled by the browser that is used to display the help

• Enables navigation by using the keyboard

Navigating the console by using the keyboard

To move through the controls on a particular page, use the Tab key.

To click a link or control on a page using the keyboard, navigate to the link or control and press Enter. To change the navigation view using the keyboard, follow these steps.

1. Navigate to the View selection list using the Tab key.

2. Use the up and down arrows to change the value of the selection list.

3. Press Enter. The tasks displayed in the navigation are changed according to your selection.

Navigating help by using the keyboard

Use the following key combinations to navigate the help system by keyboard:

• To bring the Topic pane (the right hand side) into focus, press Alt+K, and then press Tab.

• In the Topic pane, to go to the next link, press Tab. To go to the previous link, press Shift+Tab.

• To go directly to the Search Results view in the left hand side, press Alt+R, and then press Enter or Up arrow to enter the view.

• To go directly to the Navigation (Table of Contents) view in the left hand side, press Alt+C, and then press Enter or Up arrow to enter the view.

• To navigate your browser history, press Alt+Left arrow to go back. If you have navigated back to a previously view page, you can use Alt+Right arrow to navigate forward again.

• To expand and collapse a node in the navigation tree, tab to the + or - image next to it to bring the image into focus, and then press the Right or Left arrows.

• To go to the next frame in the help system, press F6. To go to the previous frame in the help system, press Shift+F6.

• In the navigation, to move to the next topic node, press the Down arrow or Tab. To move to the previous topic node, press the Up arrow or Shift+Tab.

• To go to the next link, button, or topic node from inside a view, press Tab.

• To scroll all the way up or down in a frame, press Home or End, respectively.

• To print the active pane, press Ctrl+P.

• To move to the search entry field, press Alt+S.

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