Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2014 v.13 - Manual (Page 729)

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Optimize the work space for accessible page design
When you create accessible pages, you need to associate information, such as labels and descriptions, with your page objects to make your
content accessible to all users.
To do this, activate the Accessibility dialog box for each object, so that Dreamweaver prompts you for accessibility information when you insert
objects. You can activate a dialog box for any of the objects in the Accessibility category in Preferences.
1. Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Dreamweaver > Preferences (Macintosh).
2. Select Accessibility from the Category list on the left, select an object, set any of the following options, and click OK.
Show Attributes When Inserting Select the objects for which you want to activate accessibility dialog boxes. For example, form objects,
frames, media, and images.
Keep Focus In The Panel Maintains focus on the panel, which makes it accessible to the screen reader. (If you don’t select this option, the
focus remains in Design or Code view when a user opens a panel.)
Offscreen Rendering Select this option when using a screen reader.
Note: Accessibility attributes appear in the Insert Table dialog box when you insert a new table.
Dreamweaver accessibility validation report feature
The Dreamweaver accessibility validation report feature has been deprecated as of Dreamweaver CS5.
Navigate Dreamweaver using the keyboard
You can use the keyboard to navigate panels, inspectors, dialog boxes, frames, and tables without a mouse.
Note: Tabbing and the use of arrow keys are supported for Windows only.
Navigate panels
1. In the Document window, press Control+F6 to shift focus to a panel.
A dotted line around the panel title indicates that focus is on that panel. The screen reader reads the panel title bar that has focus.
2. Press Control+F6 again to shift focus until you have focus on the panel you want to work in. (Press Control+Shift+F6 to shift focus to the
previous panel.)
3. If the panel you want to work in is not open, use the keyboard shortcuts in the Windows menu to display the appropriate panel; then press
Control+F6.
If the panel you want to work in is open, but not expanded, place focus on the panel title bar, and then press the Spacebar. Press the
Spacebar again to collapse the panel.
4. Press the Tab key to move through the options in the panel.
5. Use the arrow keys as appropriate:
If an option has choices, use the arrow keys to scroll through the choices, and then press the Spacebar to make a selection.
If there are tabs in the panel group to open other panels, place focus on the open tab, and then use the left or right arrow key to open
another tabs. Once you open a new tab, press the Tab key to move through the options in that panel.
Navigate the Property inspector
1. Press Control+F3 to display the Property inspector, if it is not visible.
2. Press Control+F6 (Windows only) until you shift focus to the Property inspector.
3. Press the Tab key to move through the Property inspector options.
4. Use the arrow keys as appropriate to move through option choices.
5. Press Control+Down arrow/Up arrow (Windows) or Command Down arrow/Up arrow (Macintosh) to open and close the expanded section of
the Property inspector, as necessary, or, with focus on the expander arrow in the lower-right corner, press the Spacebar.
Note: Keyboard focus must be inside the Property inspector (and not on the panel title) for expanding and collapsing to work.
Navigate a dialog box
1. Press the Tab key to move through the options in a dialog box.
2. Use the arrow keys to move through choices for an option.
3. If the dialog box has a Category list, press Control+Tab (Windows) to shift focus to the category list, and then use the arrow keys to move up
or down the list.
4. Press Control+Tab again to shift to the options for a category.
5. Press Enter to exit the dialog box.
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