Screen reading programs will read aloud the dialogue item you are currently focused on. Once you have landed on an area within the dialogue box, you may need to use the up, down, left, or right arrows to make a more specific choice. A Shift+Tab moves backwards in the navigation between those items. The Tab key will navigate through the various fields. The Open and Save dialogue boxes can be particularly intimidating to navigate by keyboard. Up and down arrow keys will move through those menus. Combining the Alt key and the underlined letter in those menu headings will open that menu. You can then navigate with the down-arrow.Īpplications that have met the Microsoft Windows accessibility standards follow a standard menu scheme with headings like File, Edit, View, and so on. If there are multiple menu items that begin with a particular letter, pressing that letter takes you to the first, top-most of those menu names. Pressing the “P” key takes you to the Program menu. Once you have arrived at the desired item, pressing the Enter key acts in the same way as a left-mouse click to make a choice.Īnother timesaver once the start menu is open is navigating by the first letter of the menu item. The Esc key allows you to go back one step in the navigation process.
These submenus may also branch out further into other submenus. Those items with a submenu are visually indicated with a small black triangle/arrowhead. The up and down arrow keys allow you to move through the menu items. The keyboard combination Ctrl+Esc also brings up this menu. See Use tabs in windows.Many keyboards have a Windows key which will bring up the start menu. To make a tab a separate window again, select the tab, then choose Window > Move Tab to New Window, or just drag the tab out of the window. If an app has more than one type of window (such as Mail with the viewer window and the new message window), only the active type is merged. Merge an app’s windows into one tabbed window: In the app, choose Window > Merge All Windows. To make adjacent windows the same size, drag the edge you want to resize-as it nears the edge of the adjacent window, it aligns with the edge and stops. You can position multiple windows adjacent to each other. To return the window to its previous position and size, press and hold the Option key, move the pointer over the green button, then choose Revert.Īlign windows: Drag a window close to another one-as the window nears the other one, it aligns without overlapping. The window fills that half of the screen the menu bar and Dock remain visible. Move a window to one side of the screen: Press and hold the Option key while you move the pointer over the green button in the top-left corner of the window, then choose Move Window to Left Side of Screen or Move Window to Right Side of Screen from the menu that appears. Manually move a window: Drag the window by its title bar to where you want it. Get started with accessibility features.Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites.Watch and listen together with SharePlay.Share and collaborate on files and folders.Sync music, books, and more between devices.Make and receive phone calls on your Mac.Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad.
Use Live Text to interact with text in a photo.Make text and other items on the screen bigger.Install and reinstall apps from the App Store.