Navigation and Option Selection

In this help system, "click" is used to mean "click with the left mouse button" OR "select through any method and then press Enter or the Spacebar as needed."

Using Multi-Select Lists

Lists that do not drop down allow you to select multiple options. Hold down Ctrl while clicking to select options that are not right next to each other. Hold down Shift while clicking to select options that are right next to each other.

Modifying/Revising a Search

To change some of your search options and search again, click Revise Search. After you select one or more initial search results and view detailed information, Revise Search becomes New Search.

To start over completely with a different search or report type, click Home, or simply use the desired menu option directly.

Navigating Using Accessibility Options

To select hyperlinks, menus, or other controls, press Tab until a faint dotted line appears around the control or the control label, then press Enter. The examples below show the difference in the appearance of each control in its selected and unselected state.

If you use the tab-and-enter method to select a menu that has an underlying menu, the submenu appears below so that you can tab down to select the options:

You can also use the following other methods to make selections using the keyboard.

• To check or uncheck a box using the keyboard, tab to the label for the box and then press the Spacebar.

• To select from a set of radio buttons, use the Right and Left arrow keys to move back and forth between the buttons, then press Tab to select one.

• To select options in a single-select list, use the Up and Down arrow keys.

• To select options in a multiple-select list, use the Up and Down arrow keys to find an option, then press the Spacebar to select it.