Accessibility features

IBM® Content Navigator includes features that make it more accessible for people with disabilities.

Important: The accessibility features are supported on Microsoft Windows operating systems, and Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers only.

Keyboard input and navigation

The following features are available for keyboard input and navigation:

Keyboard input

You can use the keyboard instead of a mouse to operate the web client. To use any button on the user interface, move to the button and press the Enter key. To enter data, move to the input field, enter data, and press the Tab key to exit the field.

Keyboard focus

The position of the keyboard focus is outlined or highlighted, indicating which area of the window is active and where your keystrokes have an effect.

Keyboard navigation

You can use the Tab key, Shift+Tab, and Arrow keys to move around the major elements of a page, view, or specialized section. For certain elements, such as tree views or the calendar date picker, you can also use the Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down keys. Pressing Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow in the Browse view moves through the banner, the toolbar, the tree view, and the list view.

You can use JAWS to skip sections of content by going to landmark regions on the page. In JAWS, press Insert+Ctrl+; to open a dialog box that displays the list of landmarks. Select a landmark to skip blocks of sections and to go to that region. For example, select main from the list of landmarks to go to the main content of the page. Alternatively, you can go to the main content of the page by pressing Insert+F7 in JAWS to open a dialog box. This box displays a list of the hidden links on a page. You can select Skip to main content to go to the main content or select Skip to navigation buttons to go to the left navigation buttons. Use the Tab key to move to the links. Press Enter to select a link. Then, press Tab to move the tab focus to the target area that is associated with the selected link.

The Banner logo image has alt-text for accessibility. To focus anywhere in the banner, click the keyboard's G key or the Right Arrow key. This action allows JAWS to focus on nonfocusable elements like the Banner logo image. If JAWS is on a multilevel data-structure such as a list, press the Esc key first before you attempt to find the image by using the G key or the Right Arrow key.

For screen reader users on Mozilla Firefox web browsers, traverse through the landmark navigation area in the JavaScript API reference documentation by using the Tab key.

Click focus and tab focus

To navigate efficiently by using the keyboard, it is important to understand the distinction between click focus and tab focus. If you use only the mouse to navigate, tab focus is unimportant; however, tab focus is essential to using keyboard shortcuts.

Tab focus is indicated by a dotted square around an item. You can change tab focus by using the tab and arrow keys, or by clicking an item with the mouse.
- When you navigate by using the Tab key, you move the tab focus sequentially from one item to the next, and the click focus does not change. At the end of a section of the page, the Tab key moves to the first item in the next section.
- When you use the arrow keys, you move the tab focus and the click focus from one item to the next, within the same screen section.
Click focus is indicated by a colored highlighting surrounding an item. You can change click focus by clicking an item with the mouse, by using the arrow keys, or by moving the tab focus to an item and pressing Enter.

When IBM Content Navigator opens a new window, such as a specific action, or displays a dialog box that displays warnings or errors, focus is set back to the beginning of the page after you close the dialog box or window. Use Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow and Up Arrow or use the Tab key to get back to your original focus location.

Silent installation

For an accessible version of the installation, you must use the silent installation feature.

Keyboard shortcut keys

You can use the keyboard to access all of the functions of the IBM Content Navigator web client.

In general, keyboard access conforms to standard Microsoft Windows guidelines.

Keyboard access differs from standard Microsoft Windows guidelines in the following ways:

Access keys, tabbing, and tables

Access keys are provided only for buttons and menu items. Press the Tab key to reach all fields.

Press the Tab key to move the cursor into a table. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the different cells in the table. To exit a table, use the Tab key.

When the cursor is in a table that is in a dialog box, pressing Enter is not equivalent to clicking OK to close the window. You must move out of the table first.

If you want to edit a cell in the table, press F2. Use the arrow keys to move to an item, and press Enter to select it.

Tabs and paging

Switch between tabs by using the Left and Right Arrow keys.

Switch to the first tab by using the Home key. You can navigate to the last tab by using the End key.

Go to the next page by pressing the Ctrl key with Page Down, or pressing Ctrl+Tab.

Go to the previous page by pressing the Ctrl key with Page Up, or pressing Ctrl+Shift+Tab.

Combination boxes

Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to move to an item. Then, press Enter to select it.

Menus

On the Windows operating system, open a menu for an item that has focus by pressing Shift+F10.

In Mozilla Firefox on the Macintosh, open a menu by pressing Ctrl+Spacebar.

In Safari 4 or Chrome on the Macintosh, open a menu by pressing VO+Shift+M.

Navigate menu items by using the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys. Then, press Enter or the spacebar key to activate a menu item or to open a submenu.

Close a menu or submenu by pressing Esc or the Left Arrow key.

Tree views

Typing characters or pressing Backspace while in the tree does not select an item.

If you have Java™ 2 Software Development Kit 1.4 on your system, you can press a letter key and the next item in the tree that begins with that character is selected.

You can navigate tree views by using the following keys:

Table 1. Tree view navigation
Action	Key
Navigate into tree.	Tab
Navigate to the next sibling.	Up Arrow
Open a subtree.	Right Arrow
Close a subtree.	Left Arrow
Navigate to an open subtree.	Right Arrow
Navigate to parent node.	Left Arrow
Activate a tree item.	Enter
Navigate to first tree node.	Home
Navigate to last visible tree node.	End

List boxes, check boxes, and radio buttons

In a list box, press the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys to browse an item and press the Enter key to select an item. To select multiple sequential items, hold down the Shift key while you press the Down or Up Arrow key.

If you have Java 2 Software Development Kit 1.4 on your system, you can press a letter key to select items within a list box, combination box, or table.

In list boxes, you can select individual radio buttons by pressing the Tab key and then the spacebar key or by using the access keys. Arrow keys do not select radio buttons within a group.

Calendar date picker

Navigate through the date cells by using the Left, Right, Up, and Down arrow keys.

Switch to the same day in the next month by using the Page Down key.

Switch to the same day in the previous month by using the Page Up key.

Switch to the same day in the next year by pressing Ctrl+Page Down.

Switch to the same day in the previous year by pressing Ctrl+Page Up.

Navigate to the first day in the month by using the Home key.

Navigate to the last day in the month by using the End key.

Press Enter to select a date.

Entry template manager

To build a new entry template by copying an existing entry template, in entry template manager, open a menu for an existing entry template that has focus by pressing Shift+F10. Then use the arrow keys to navigate to the Copy menu item and press Enter.

Browse and search views

To open the Actions menu for actions related to the currently selected item, press Ctrl+M.

To move forward and backward through the major elements of the page, or through a specialized section such as a folder selector pane, press Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow (forward). Press Ctrl+Shift+Up arrow (backward).

Tip: Press the Tab key to move the tab focus to the first item in the section.

Search template

To add a folder to the selected folders list, with the tab and click focus on a folder in the folder tree view, press Enter.

To remove a folder from the selected folders list, with the tab and click focus on a folder in the selected folders list, press Delete.

To select or clear the Include subfolders checkbox, with the tab and click focus on a folder in the selected folders list, press the spacebar.

IBM Daeja® ViewONE Professional viewer

To move focus out of the Image properties, Change enhance mode, and Hide annotations buttons, which are displayed below an image in the viewer, press Shift+Tab.

To navigate through toolbar buttons, use the arrow keys and press the spacebar to select a button.

Add document

To activate the Browse button, move the tab focus to the Browse button and press the spacebar.

Class selection and Folder selection

To select a class or folder, with the tab and click focus on an item in the selection tree view, press Enter.

Edit mode for Labels in the IBM Content Navigator administration tool

To exit the editing mode for a cell in the Current label column in the grid for default and custom labels, press the Tab key. To edit the cell, press the F2 key.

If you press the Esc key in a cell that you edited, the data that you type is ignored. Use the Tab key after you edit the cell to keep your changes and exit the cell. Then, save your changes.

Hover help

Use the Tab key to move to a field or item that has hover help. Then, press Ctrl+F1 to start the hover help.

IBM Content Navigator supports standard keyboard shortcuts. For more information about the keyboard shortcuts available to you, see your browser documentation.

Navigating pop-up windows

At various times, IBM Content Navigator displays information or error messages in a pop-up window. This section explains how to navigate each type of window by using the keyboard, and other accessibility information.

Table 2. This table describes the keys necessary to navigate pop-up windows without a mouse.
Pop-up window type	Keyboard options
Information	To close, press Esc.
Search	To cancel the search, press Esc.
Alert	To close, tab to the available buttons in the window. (For Search only) When the alert box indicates one or more errors that occurred, the screen reader reads all errors, even though they aren't displayed in the alert window. When you close the window, the focus automatically resets to the first error.
Error	To view the full error message, tab to Error output and press Enter. Then tab to the error message. To close, press Esc. Note: In Virtual PC Cursor mode, the focus resets to the top of the current page after the pop-up windows is closed.
Input	Type the requested information. To close, tab to OK or Cancel, and press Enter.

Features for accessible display

The web client has the following features that enhance the user interface and improve accessibility for users with low vision. These enhancements include support for high-contrast settings and customizable font properties.

High-contrast mode: On the Windows operating system, the client supports the high-contrast mode option that is provided by the operating system. This feature supports a higher contrast between background and foreground colors.
Non-dependence on color: You do not need to distinguish between colors to use any function of this product.

Compatibility with assistive technologies

The web client is compatible with the JAWS screen reader application. The web client has the properties that are required for JAWS to make on-screen information available to visually impaired users.

Requirement: If you are using a command prompt to start the JAWS screen reader, you must use the java command instead of the javaw command. If you start the screen reader with the javaw command, the screen reader does not work properly.

Product documentation

Documentation for this product is available in accessible formats.

Documentation is available in an accessible Eclipse information center in HTML format. With the HTML format, you can view documentation according to the display preferences set in your browser. It also allows the use of screen readers and other assistive technologies.

Documentation is also available in PDF format.