Accessibility For IIS
The following shortcut key procedures (or keyboard commands) are specific to IIS. To view the complete list of shortcut keys for Windows, look for "Start menu: keyboard commands" in the Windows Help index. For more specific information about navigation within the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), look for "MMC: accessibility" in the Windows Help index.
To access the IIS snap-in
- Open the Start menu (CTRL+ESC) then use the arrow keys to navigate to and press ENTER to open Settings, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, and Computer Management.
- In the MMC, open Server Applications and Services.
- Open Internet Information Services.
To access a particular property sheet
- In the IIS snap-in, use the arrow keys to select the site, virtual directory, or file you want to administer. In order to access files, you need to switch to the details pane. Use the shortcut key ALT to switch between the console tree and details pane in the IIS snap-in.
- Press the shortcut keys SHIFT+F10 to open the Action menu for the selected item.
Note To open the View menu, use the shortcut keys CTRL+A.
- Use either the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select Properties. Press ENTER.
Note Typing P will pause your site.
- Press the shortcut key TAB until the property sheet title is highlighted.
- Use either the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key to select the correct property sheet on the same row.
- To switch between property sheet rows, use either the UP or DOWN arrow key.
- To work within that property sheet, press the shortcut key TAB. You can use the shortcut key TAB to select items or use the shortcut keys ALT+<underlined letter>.
NOTE To select or clear a check box, select it and press the SPACEBAR.
To navigate within the IIS online documentation
- If the Contents tab is not on top, press either the shortcut key TAB key or the shortcut keys SHIFT+TAB, until the Contents tab is highlighted.
- Bring the tab to the front by pressing ENTER.
Note You can switch between the Contents, Search, and Index tabs using this procedure.
- Press the shortcut key TAB key until an item in the table of contents is highlighted.
- Use either the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select the item.
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- To open a book, use the RIGHT ARROW key.
- To close a book, use the LEFT ARROW key.
- To open a document, select it and press ENTER.
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