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MSN Explorer: About MSN accessibility


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MSN is dedicated to providing accessible products. MSN software automatically detects assistive technology tools and adjusts your interface to display high contrast and large fonts. It can be used by screen readers and other assistive technology.

MSN supports the following accessibility options:
  • Extensive keyboard access: Navigate MSN using keyboard shortcuts rather than a mouse.
  • Customizable navigation bar: Change the size of buttons on the navigation bar, change which buttons appear on the bar, or hide the bar.
  • Highlight box: A highlight box identifies which user interface element is selected as you navigate MSN using the keyboard.
  • Address bar keywords: Type keywords (such as “mail” or “calendar”) directly into the address bar to access MSN features.
  • AutoComplete: MSN displays a list of previously visited web addresses that match what you type in the address bar.

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Keyboard shortcuts

Use these keyboard shortcuts to navigate through the features in MSN without using a mouse. 

Browser windows
To do this Use this keyboard shortcut
Maximize or restore the current window F11
Go to homepage ALT+HOME
Go back BACKSPACE or ALT+LEFT ARROW
Go forward ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Close current window ALT+F4
Refresh current window F5
Move to address bar ALT+D
Open Print dialog box CTRL+P
Save selected item CTRL+S
Cut selected item CTRL+X
Copy selected item CTRL+C
Paste copied item CTRL+V
Find content on current page CTRL+F
Open history list CTRL+H
Open Keyword dialog box CTRL+K
Open dialog box CTRL+O
Switch between windows ALT+TAB
Open next open window ALT+ESC
Display shortcut menu for selected link SHIFT+F10


Dashboard
To do this Use this keyboard shortcut
Open or close dashboard CTRL+L
Select dashboard parts TAB
Move dashboard to desktop CTRL+SHIFT+D
Move dashboard to other side CTRL+SHIFT+Y
Select highlighted text in dashboard part SPACEBAR or ENTER

Download Manager 
To do this Use this keyboard shortcut
Begin downloading selected files CTRL+S
Stop downloading selected files CTRL+P
Remove selected download files from list CTRL+SHIFT+R
Move selected download files up in list CTRL+U
Move selected download files down in list CTRL+D
Hide details for all files in list CTRL+I
Show details for all files in list CTRL+Q
Display Download History CTRL+Y
Display Current Downloads CTRL+E
Choose page number ALT+A
Go to first page ALT+HOME
Go to last page ALT+END
Zoom out ALT+MINUS SIGN
Zoom in ALT+PLUS SIGN
Choose zoom size ALT+Z
 
Search the Web
To do this Use this keyboard shortcut
Open Keyword dialog box CTRL+K
Open Find dialog box CTRL+F
Select text in address bar ALT+D
Select AutoComplete matches UP and DOWN ARROWS

Web pages
To do this Use this keyboard shortcut
Go to home page ALT+HOME
Go to previous page ALT+LEFT ARROW
Go to next page ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Go back two pages CTRL+ALT+LEFT ARROW

 

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Keywords: kb, accessibility, access, keyboard, shortcuts, shortcut

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Article Info
Article ID : 3032298
Revision : 13
Created on : 6/26/2019
Published on : 6/26/2019
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