Access Keys
Access keys are keyboard shortcuts which allow you to navigate around a website without having to use a mouse or other pointing device.
On the Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust website we have used the UK government access key standard on the most commonly used links and help features as listed below:
- s = Skip Navigation
- 1 = Home
- 2 = News
- 3 = Site Map
- 4 = Search
- 5 = Our Services
- 6 = Help
- 7 = Contact Us
- 8 = Terms and Conditions
- 9 = Contact Us
- 0 = Access Keys (this page)
How you use the access keys depends on whether you have a PC or an Apple Mac, and also on which browser you have. See below for various combinations.
Use of Access Keys
PC, Internet Explorer 5+:
- Press and hold down the ALT key.
- Then press the number or letter (see the access keys as listed above) and press Enter/Return key
PC, Internet Explorer 4:
- Press and hold down the ALT key
- Then press the number or letter (see the access keys as listed above)
PC, Netscape 6+:
- Press and hold down the ALT key.
- Then press the number or letter (see the access keys as listed above)
Apple Mac, Internet Explorer 5+:
- Press and hold down the Control key
- Then press the appropriate number or letter (see the access keys as listed above) and press Enter/Return key
Apple Mac, Internet Explorer 4.5:
- Access keys are not supported
Apple Mac, Netscape 6+:
- Press and hold down the Control key
- Then press the appropriate number or letter (see the access keys as listed above)
Apple Mac, Netscape, earlier versions:
- Access keys are not supported.