Access keys and how to use them
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Unfortunately, different browsers use access keys in different ways. In general you need to hold down a key or two, and then press the access key you want.
Browsers for PCs
Firefox 2: Hold down the SHIFT key and the ALT key and then press the number of the access key
Firefox 1.5 for PCs: Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
Opera 9: Hold SHIFT and the ESC key and the list of access keys will appear.
Internet Explorer 5+: Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER
Internet Explorer 4: Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
Netscape 7: Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
Netscape 6+: Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key
Netscape earlier versions: Access keys are not supported
Browsers for Macs
Firefox 2: Hold down the SHIFT key and the ALT key and then press the number of the access key
Firefox 1.5: Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
Safari: Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
Opera 9: Hold SHIFT and the ESC key and the list of access keys will appear.
Internet Explorer 5+: Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
Internet Explorer 4.5: Access keys are not supported
Access keys on Directgov
Net Marketeers uses the following access keys:
S - Skip navigation
1 - Home page
3 - Site map
8 - Legal notices
9 - Contactform
0 - Access key details
Skip navigation on any given page allows you to bypass the navigation areas and go directly to that page's main content.
Site structure and content:
Navigation: We have tried to make our site navigation as clear and simple to use as possible. All main navigation menus are text based and use no JavaScript or images.
Headings and navigation menus:
HTML heading tags are used to convey document structure. H1 tags are used for main titles, H2 tags for subtitles etc..
Images:
All images used in this site include descriptive alt tag attributes.
There are no positional images (often called "spacer" images) within this web site.
Colours:
We have taken care to ensure that the site's font and background colour combinations contrast significantly and are effective in ensuring information is still clear when viewed in different colour combinations.
If you wish to override the site's colours, you can do this by changing your browser settings to your own preference.
Font size:
The font sizes we use on our site are scalable.
Style sheets:
This site uses cascading style sheets for all elements of visual layout. If your browser or browsing device does not support style sheets at all, or you have chosen to switch them off, we have endeavored to ensure that the content of each page is still readable and clearly structured without style sheets.
Tables:
We have had to put tables on some pages. This was needed because of the amount of content that needed to be presented in tabular form. The client will also want to update these pages and is used to tables so we've used them for this purpose. The rest of the web site uses div tags along with CSS and CSS2 . This allows screen readers and text-to-speech readers to be able to use this web site easily.
Forms and fields:
All forms fields follow a logical tab sequence to ensure easy navigation.
Links:
All links have been written to make sense when taken out of context. Where appropriate, we have also added link title attributes to describe the link in greater detail.