Access Keys

Access Keys on the site will enable you to press keys to navigate instead of using a mouse:

To use Access Keys, PC users would need to press Alt + [Access Key] and Mac users would need to press Ctrl + [Access Key]. For some browsers you may need to press the enter Key to activate the link.

For the header bar, you can navigate using the following Access Keys:

Alt - S :: Skip navigation
Alt - H :: Home
Alt - M :: About me
Alt - E :: Services
Alt - A :: Accessibility
Alt - 1 :: BBC
Alt - 2 :: Next PLC
Alt - 3 :: Jaguar / LandRover
Alt - 4 :: Art work
Alt - 5 :: Web site portfolio
Alt - 5 :: Flash projects

Increase/decrease font size

press ' Ctrl ' + ' + ' (plus) to increase the text size, ' Ctrl ' + ' - ' (minus) to decrease the text size. ' Ctrl ' + ' 0 ' returns you to the default size.

Tabbing round a web page using the keyboard

Using the keyboard to browse the web can be a useful alternative to using the mouse, and to some people is the only way they navigate a page.

Pressing the ' Tab ' key while on a web page will select the next link on the page. You can press ' Tab ' repeatedly to get to the chosen link. The selected link is indicated by the dotted border around the link.

Once your chosen link is selected, you can trigger it by pressing the ' Enter ' key on your keyboard. You can move backwards through links by pressing ' Shift ' + ' Tab ' together.

Accessibility

Accessibility is becoming increasingly critical to the Internet experience. Is your site accessible to people with disabilities? Is it compatible with browsers other than Internet Explorer? Even though the Web is continuously growing, many users:

  • use speech browsers
  • don't have the latest graphical browsers and plug-ins;
  • surf with slow modems, or reside in rural or remote areas with limited access to the Internet;
  • browse without graphics, using text-only browsers or subscribe to non-graphic services;
  • access in noisy, high- or low-light environments;

There are also many users with disabilities as;

  • Visual - blind, low vision, color blind;
  • Auditory - deaf, hard of hearing;
  • Motor/physical - paraplegic;
  • Cognitive/learning - dyslexic, learning disabled.
  • access in noisy, high- or low-light environments;

Accessibility increases benefits for both parties: the User and the Web site Provider.