Keyboard Short Cuts Help.

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Not sure what browser you have? Most people have the Internet Explorer browser. It usually says in the top (blue bar) of the window that you are reading now.

Internet Explorer Browser.

Usually has single key, keyboard short cuts as well as the multi-key combinations (see other browsers).

Most shortcuts are lower case so if the shortcut key does not work, try pressing Caps Lock then try again.

Keys active on most Pages.

See notes below for exceptions.
  • ? = This Page.
  • / = This Page.
  • h = Home.
  • b = Bristol.
  • w = What is Diabetes?
  • d = Diet.
  • e = Exercise.
  • m = Monitoring.
  • i = Drugs & Insulin.
  • c = Complications.
  • l = Links & Feedback.

Section Pages.

Most but not all pages are accessible.

Cycle through section pages.

  • n = next section page.
  • p = previous section page, stops at the section menu.

Zoom in & Zoom out.

  • + = Zoom in (10%).
  • = = Zoom in (10%).
  • - = Zoom out (10%).

Zoom functions only work on IE browser version 5 or later.

Notes.

  1. The page must be 'active' for the shortcut to work. To activate a page either click anywhere on the page or use the Alt & Tab keys to cycle through the open pages.
  2. Single key keyboard shortcuts do not work on pages with input forms. That is the anagram, quiz, search, feedback and some other pages. However you can use the Alt+key method to return to a section menu or the home page.
  3. The 'Backspace' key on most browsers takes you back to the last page you visited.

Other Browsers.

Most other browsers use the standard 'accesskey' method of combinations of keys, they also works on the Internet Explorer browser. Some text readers will also tell their users about the keyboard alternatives.

Unlike the Internet Explorer single key shortcuts this type is not case sensitive, so for instance 'Alt + a' and 'Alt + A' both take you to the A to Z contents.

Using the Alt + key combination.

To use depress the Alt key and keep it depressed then press the shortcut key, h for home for example. Release both keys.

In some browsers such as Firefox the page will change immediately, in others the screen may scroll to show the active link and the return or enter key must be pressed.

Keys active on most Pages.

  • h = Home.
  • b = Bristol.
  • w = What is Diabetes?
  • d = Diet.
  • e = Exercise.
  • m = Monitoring.
  • i = Drugs & Insulin.
  • c = Complications.
  • l = Links & Feedback.

Notes.

  1. The page must be 'active' for the shortcut to work. To activate a page either click anywhere on the page or use the Alt + Tab keys to cycle through the open windows.
  2. Alt + key combinations do work on pages with input forms.
  3. The 'Backspace' key on most browsers takes you back to the last page you visited.