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Hardware
These tools manipulate the keyboard or mouse, because the person with a disability cannot use them. Examples are:
Software
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Screen readers - Programs that convert a web site into a Braille display or read it in audio for people who are blind, visually impaired or have dyslexia.
Screen Magnifiers - Programs that magnify sections of the screen for people with vision impairments.
Oversized cursors - Large cursors for people with vision impairments.
Onscreen keyboards - Keyboards for people with motor disabilities used in combination with switching devices.
Programs that slow down applications for people with motor disabilities.
Vision Australia provides information and links to resources.
General Browser Shortcuts
The keyboard shortcuts provided below apply to Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera and Firefox.
The following keyboard shortcut forms are used throughout the lists below:
Ctrl=Control
Esc=Escape
Alt=Alternative
Del= Delete
UP, DOWN
LEFT, RIGHT =Arrow keys
Where available, the key combinations for Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems have been provided.
Command Internet Explorer Firefox Opera
Add Bookmark
Ctrl/Cmd+D
Ctrl/Cmd+D
Ctrl/Cmd+T
Back
Backspace Alt/Option+<-
Backspace (Win/Linux) Alt+<- (Win/Linux) Cmd+<- (Mac)
Backspace Alt/Option+<- Ctrl/Cmd+<- Z
Bookmarks
Ctrl/Cmd+I
Ctrl/Cmd+B Ctrl+I (Win)
F4 Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Option+B Ctrl/Cmd+1
Caret Browsing
F7
Close Tab
Ctrl/Cmd+W Ctrl/Cmd+F4
Ctrl/Cmd+W Ctrl/Cmd+F4
Close Window
Ctrl/Cmd+W Alt/Option+F4
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+W Alt/Option+F4
Ctrl/Cmd+W Alt/Option+F4
Copy
Ctrl/Cmd+C
Ctrl/Cmd+C
Ctrl/Cmd+C
Cut
Ctrl/Cmd+X
Ctrl/Cmd+X
Ctrl/Cmd+X
Decrease text size
Ctrl/Cmd+-
9
Delete
Del
Del
Del
Delete individual form auto-complete entry
Del
Shift+Del
DOM inspector
Ctrl+Shift+I (Win/Linux)
Downloads
Ctrl+J (Win) Ctrl+Y (Linux) Cmd+J (Mac)
Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Option+T Ctrl/Cmd+5
Find again
Ctrl/Cmd+G F3
F3
Find as you type link
'
, Shift+/
Find as you type text
/
/ .
Find previous
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+G Shift+F3
Shift+F3
Find in this page
Ctrl/Cmd+F
Ctrl/Cmd+F
Ctrl/Cmd+F
Forward
Shift+Backspace Alt/Option+->
Shift+Backspace Alt/Option+-> (Win/Linux) Cmd+-> (Mac)
Shift+Backspace Alt/Option+-> Ctrl/Cmd+-> X
Go down one line
Down
Down
Down
Go up one line
Up
Up
Up
Go down one page
PageDown
PageDown
PageDown
Go up one page
PageUp
PageUp
PageUp
Go to bottom of page
End
End
End
Go to top of page
Home
Home
Home
Full screen
F11
F11 (Win/Linux)
F11
Help
F1
F1 (Win/Linux)
F1
History
Ctrl/Cmd+H
Ctrl/Cmd+H
Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Option+H Ctrl/Cmd+4
Home page
Alt/Option+Home
Alt/Option+Home
Alt/Option+Home
Increase text size
Ctrl/Cmd++
0
Move to next frame
F6
More to previous frame
Shift+F6
New tab
Ctrl/Cmd+N
Ctrl/Cmd+T
Ctrl/Cmd+N
Next tab
Ctrl/Cmd+O
Ctrl+Tab (Win/Linux) Cmd+Opt+Tab (Mac) Ctrl/Cmd+PageDown
Ctrl/Cmd+Tab Alt/Option+PageDown Ctrl/Cmd+F6 2
New window
Ctrl/Cmd+N
Ctrl/Cmd+N
Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Option+N
Open file
Shift+Enter/Return
Ctrl/Cmd+O
Ctrl/Cmd+O
Open link
Enter/Return
Enter/Return
Open link in new tab
Ctrl/Cmd+F3
Ctrl/Cmd+Enter/Return
Open link in new window
Ctrl/Cmd+V
Shift+Enter/Return
Shift+Enter/Return
Open address in new tab
Ctrl/Cmd+P
Alt/Option+Enter/Return
Shift+Enter/Return
Page info
Ctrl/Cmd+Y
Ctrl+I (Linux) Cmd+I (Mac)
Ctrl/Cmd+8
Page source
F5 Ctrl/Cmd+R
Ctrl/Cmd+U
Ctrl/Cmd+F3
Paste
Ctrl/Cmd+F5
Ctrl/Cmd+V
Ctrl/Cmd+V
Previous tab
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Tab Ctrl/Cmd+PageUp
Feature Not Available Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Tab Alt/Option+PageUp Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+F6 1
Print
Ctrl/Cmd+P
Ctrl/Cmd+P
Redo
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y (Win/Linux)
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y
Reload
Ctrl/Cmd+A
F5 Ctrl/Cmd+R
F5 Ctrl/Cmd+R
Reload (override cache)
Alt/Option+D F4 Ctrl/Cmd+Tab
Ctrl/Cmd+F5 Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+R
Restore text size
Ctrl/Cmd+0
6
Save page as
Ctrl/Cmd+S
Ctrl/Cmd+S
Save link target as
Alt/Option+Enter/Return
Select all
Ctrl/Cmd+A
Ctrl/Cmd+A
Select location bar
Esc
Ctrl/Cmd+L Alt+D (Win/Linux)
F8
Select next auto-complete entry in text field
Ctrl/Cmd+Z
Down
Select previous auto-complete entry in text field
Up
Select next search engine in search bar
Ctrl/Cmd+Down
Select previous search engine in search bar
Ctrl/Cmd+Up
Select tab [1 to 9]
Ctrl+[1 to 9] (Win) Alt+[1 to 9] (Linux) Cmd+[1 to 9] (Mac)
Stop
Esc
Esc
Undo
Ctrl/Cmd+Z
Ctrl/Cmd+Z
Web Search (Web Search moves the cursor to the Search Bar and only works if the Search Bar is visible. If the Search Bar is hidden, this keyboard shortcut has no effect).
Ctrl/Cmd+K Ctrl+J (Linux)
Shift+F8
Shortcuts for Internet Explorer
Details of shortcuts for various versions of Internet Explorer can be obtained from the Microsoft website.
Shortcuts for Firefox Mozilla
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