User's Manual

Accessibility

This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About accessibility

■ Keyboard shortcuts

■ Dialog boxes

About accessibility

Accessibility is enhanced by the use of:

■ Keyboard shortcuts

■ Dialog boxes

Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are possible using accelerators and mnemonics.

About accelerators

Accelerators are key combinations that provide shortcut access to GUI functions.

They allow you to use a computer from the keyboard, rather than using the mouse.

Accelerators are sometimes a quicker way of getting to a command, especially for

the experienced user or a user who is disabled and is unable to manipulate a mouse

or to press more than one key at the same time. Accelerator keys are either a

single keystroke or two or more keystrokes that can be pressed in succession

(rather than holding them simultaneously). Some users are unable to use a mouse,

and some users prefer to use the keyboard rather than a mouse.

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