Accessibility Features

There are many keyboard shortcuts available for use while editing in Contributor. Keyboard shortcuts help contributors with disabilities to work in the editing environment. In addition, keyboard shortcuts can speed up editing, since they enable you to work while keeping your hands on the keyboard and not having to constantly switch between the keyboard and the mouse.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Contribution Mode

The following shortcuts are used to work with the various contribution region menus on a web page:

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + Down arrow	Opens the next contribution region menu.
Ctrl + Up arrow	Opens the previous contributor ares menu.
Down arrow	Highlights the next item on the contribution region menu. This shortcut is available only when a contribution region menu is visible.
Up arrow	Highlights the previous item on the contribution region menu. This shortcut is available only when a contribution region menu is visible.
Esc	Closes the contribution region menu. This shortcut is available only when a contribution region menu is visible.
Enter	Selects the contribution region menu's highlighted item. This shortcut is available only when a contribution region menu is visible.

Keyboard Shortcuts for the Editor Window

Once the editor has been opened for a contribution region, further keyboard shortcuts are available:

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + Down arrow	Moves cursor to the next element.
Ctrl + Up arrow	Moves cursor to the previous element.
Ctrl + Right arrow	Moves cursor to the next tab.
Ctrl + Left arrow	Moves cursor to the previous tab.
Ctrl + 1	Places focus on the form.
Tab	In Internet Explorer: Moves focus to the next element, or to the form if on the last element. In FireFox: Inserts non-breaking space characters to simulate a Tab character.
Enter	Selects the item (for example, button, link, tab) that has focus.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Non-List Elements

Non-list elements in the editing area have the following keyboard shortcuts:

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + Down arrow	Moves cursor to the next element.
Ctrl + Up arrow	Moves cursor to the previous element.
Ctrl + 1	Places focus on the form.
Tab	In Internet Explorer: Moves focus to the next element, or to the form if on the last element. In FireFox: Inserts non-breaking space characters to simulate a Tab character.

Keyboard Shortcuts for List Elements

List elements (both static and dynamic) in the editing area have the following keyboard shortcuts:

Shortcut	Description
Down arrow	Moves cursor to the next row.
Up arrow	Moves cursor to the previous row.
Ctrl + Tab	Moves cursor from table rows to the toolbar (if the toolbar is present).
Enter	Static lists: edits the current row. Dynamic lists: displays the content information page for the selected row (if allowed).