What are Access Keys?

Access Keys are like keyboard shortcuts that help you around some common areas of our site.

How do I use Access Keys?

Here are the Access Keys for this site

In general you simply hold down your ALT Key, press the Access Key then press Enter … this depends however on your operating system and the type and version of your browser:

• Internet Explorer 5+ (PC)
  Hold down the ALT key, press the number or letter of the Access Key, release both keys then press ENTER.
• Internet Explorer 4 (PC)
  Hold down the ALT key and press the number or letter of the Access Key.
• Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac)
  Hold down the CTRL key and press the number or letter of the Access Key.
• Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac)
  Access Keys are not supported
• Netscape 6+
  Hold down the ALT key and select the number or letter of the Access Key.
• Netscape (earlier versions)
  Access Keys are not supported
• Mozilla
  Hold down the ALT key and press the number or letter of the Access Key.

Please note that Access Keys are not supported by Opera or earlier versions of the above web browsers.

What If I Can Only Press One Key At a Time?

On Windows XP and Mac OS X, an accessibility feature called StickyKeys can be turned on to allow you to press Access Keys in a sequential manner. StickyKeys are useful for people who:

• have to type in key combinations with just one hand/finger
  
• have co-ordination difficulties, and must press the key one after the other

To activate StickyKeys on Windows XP and Mac OS X, press the SHIFT key five times.

After it is activated, you just need to press the Access Key combination one key at a time. For example, to use the “Contact Us” access key on Internet Explorer 5+ (PC):

• press and release the ALT key, you should hear the PC make a sound
  
• press the letter C key and release
  
• now press ENTER to finish the Access Key.

For more details on StickyKeys, please visit

• Microsoft StickyKeys Tutorial
  
• Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Sticky Keys Help