| The information in the charts below will help
you navigate through our web pages without a mouse.
Caution: Some selections may not work
with every Internet browser. For example, if you use Netscape 4.08,
we know you can't use the arrow key to select radio buttons.
| IF
you want to ... |
THEN select... |
| Move
forward from link to link or to controls |
Tab |
| Move
backward from link to link or to controls |
Shift
+ Tab |
| Select
buttons |
Space
Bar |
| Navigate
and select Radio Buttons |
Arrow |
| Select/deselect
boxes |
Spacebar |
| Move
from box to box |
Tab |
| Open
a List Box |
ALT
+ Down arrow |
| Read
the prior screen |
CTRL
+ Page Up |
| Read
the next screen |
CTRL
+ Page Down |
| Go
to the top of the page |
CTRL
+ Home |
| Go
to the bottom of the page |
CTRL
+ End |
| Close
the current window (in Internet Explorer)
|
CTRL
+ W |
Caution:
You can use the following selections to navigate through our web pages
but you cannot use them in our Online
Application and Services pages.
| IF
you want to ... |
THEN select... |
| Refresh
the screen |
F5 |
| Go
back a page |
ALT
+ Left Arrow |
| Go
forward a page |
ALT
+ Right Arrow |
| Navigate
to & select the text in the address combo box
|
ALT
+ D |
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