Instead of using the mouse, you can easily navigate this website by using the keyboard. This can be done by using either access keys, the tab key or other keys.

Using Access Keys

The following Access Keys are used on navigate around this site:

• Skip Navigation
  • [S] Skip Navigation - Skips the main menu and sub menu and goes straight to the content.

• Primary Menu
  • [1] Home - Goes to the Home page, the main site page
  • [2] About Us - Goes to the About Us section
  • [3] 16 - 19 Learning - Goes to the 16 - 19 Learning section
  • [4] Adult Learning - Goes to the Adult Learning section
  • [5] News & Events - Goes to the News & Events section
  • [6] Job Opportunities - Goes to the Job Opportunities section
  • [7] Contact Us - Goes to the Contact Us section

• Secondary Menu
  • [a] Accessibility - Goes to the Accessibility page
  • [b] Moodle - Goes to the Moodle site
  • [c] College Email - Goes to the College Email
  • [x] Login/Logout - Goes to the Login/Logout page
  • [y] Register - Goes to the Register page

For a guide on how to use access keys from different web browsers, see below:

• Internet Explorer 5+ - Hold down the [ALT ] key and press the number/letter of the access key, then press [Enter].
• Firefox 2+ - Hold down the [Shift] and [ALT] keys and press the number/letter of the access key.
• Netscape 6+ - Hold down the [ALT] key and press the number/letter of the access key.
• Safari - Hold down the [ALT] key and press the number/letter of the access key.

Using Tab Keys

When using the tab key to navigate around the site, the 'focus' is moved over each link on the page. The link the 'focus' is on is highlighted. The direction the 'focus' normally moves from left to right, then down.

The tab key is supported by many browsers, but does not work on the Opera browser. To navigate in Opera, use Shift+Left, Shift+Right, Shift+Up, and Shift+Down to move the 'focus' over each link.

Paging Up and Down

To simply move up or down a page, in most web browsers you can you the following:

• 'Home' or 'End' key - moves right to the top or bottom of the page in one go.
• 'Page Up' or 'Page Down' key - moves to the top or bottom of a section of the page in one go.

From your Web Browser

• Internet Explorer - From the browser menu, click [View] then goto [Text Size] and click the text size you prefer.
• Firefox - From the browser menu, click [View] then goto [Zoom] and click [Zoom In], [Zoom Out] or [Reset].
• Opera - From the browser menu, click [View] then goto [Zoom] and click the percentage size you prefer.
• Netscape - From the browser menu, click [View] then goto [Text Size] and increase or decrease to your preferred text size.
• Safari - From the browser menu, click [View] then click [Make Text Bigger/Smaller] to increase or decrease to your preferred text size.

This website has been tested on the following web browsers and operating systems:

Windows Vista

Windows XP