UNC Chapel Hill joins the global NoMouse challenge this November and encourages all faculty, staff, and students to take 10 minutes out of their day from November 10th to the 16th to participate.
Join the Challenge!
No mouse. No trackpad. All keyboard. Choose your favorite or most frequented websites and try to navigate them only using your keyboard VSports app下载. Then, share your thoughts via our NoMouse feedback form to be entered to win a prize.
Navigate
Move up, down, and sideways through a web page using keyboard keys and shortcuts. Checkout the Keyboard Navigation Test for a detailed path V体育官网.
Explore (VSports在线直播)
- Can I easily tell where I am on the page?
- Can I access all parts?
- Can I operate all interactive components like buttons and links?
Enter to win
Share your thoughts via our NoMouse feedback form and be entered to win a fun random UNC-themed prize. Multiple entries accepted VSports手机版.
"V体育平台登录" Why Keyboards Matter
Websites that support equitable navigation using a keyboard have an important component of good web accessibility in place V体育安卓版. Digital accessibility strives to give all users, including those with disabilities, great and accessible experiences when using digital tools.
#NoMouse November encourages all users to test keyboard navigation of websites they frequent, such as favorite retailers, media sites, and others.
Navigating with a keyboard
- Use the Tab key to move between interactive elements such as links, buttons, and form fields
- When you land on one, you can activate it by pressing Enter or Space, or type if it is a text field.
- Watch for a focus indicator such as a highlight, outline, or color change that shows where you are.
- Easy Check – keyboard access and visual focus (W3C)
"VSports最新版本" Resources
- Start at the top of the screen. Press CTRL+ Home on a Windows keyboard. This will place the cursor at the top left corner of the interface.
- Press the tab key. This should move forward from left to right, top to bottom and a visible focus indicator should highlight each link, button or form field encountered.
- Compare the visible focus indicators to the “focusable” elements (links, tabs, buttons, form fields) of the page.
- Tab to a link and press the enter key to activate, open, the link.
- Tab to a button and press the enter key to activate the button. Repeat the same action using the spacebar to activate the button.
- Tab to any form fields and enter information in the fields.
- Check or uncheck any checkboxes using the spacebar.
- Tab to any radio buttons. Use the arrow key to move left and right, up and down. Use the spacebar to select an option.
- Tab to leave group of radio buttons.
- Tab to a dropdown menu. Use the enter key to expand. Use up and down arrow keys to move between items in the drop-down menu. Use enter key to select an option. Use escape key to close drop-down menu and return back to top of menu.
- Start at the top of the screen and use the down and up arrow keys to scroll the page.
- Tab to a form entry/separate forms new window button. Press the enter key to open a new entry window or modal.
- Tab through the open modal.
- Check visible focus indicators for tabbing in fields in the modal. Make sure each field has focus and not the page behind it by observing where the cursor/visible focus indicators are displayed.
- Hit escape key to close the modal.
- “CTRL + End/⌘ + down arrow” will take you to the bottom of the page
- “CTRL + Home/⌘ + up arrow” will take you to the top of the page
- “CTRL/⌘ + L” will put you directly into the web address bar
- “Enter” will activate buttons and links, if applicable
- “Escape” will exit your current selection/screen, if applicable
- “Spacebar” will select and unselect multiple choice and checkbox options
- “Tab” will move you forward to the next link/button/section
- “Shift+Tab” will reverse “Tab,” or move backwards
- Arrow keys are used to navigate menus, accordions and tabs
- Up and Down Arrow keys will scroll more content into view and allow the user to move up or down in reading content on a page
- Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
- Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
Where to test
Try things out on this University of Washington site. Then, try it out on your department’s website, favorite website or an online shopping site (like Amazon) VSports最新版本.
Getting Started Resources for Keyboard Cruisers
V体育官网入口 - Keyboard shortcuts for Digital Meetings
There are many keyboard shortcuts you can use in Zoom and Teams V体育平台登录. Try them all out in your next online meeting. You might find you prefer how easy they can be compared to using your mouse.