Accessibility features help people with a physical disability,
such as restricted mobility or limited vision, or with other special needs,
to use software products successfully. This product is developed to comply
with the accessibility requirements of software products according to Section
508 of the Rehabilitation Act of the United States.
Note: The accessibility features mentioned here apply to the Windows® operating
system. Some of these features also work on Linuxâ„¢, but they are not officially supported
at this time.
These are the major accessibility features in the workbench:
- The workbench uses Microsoft® Active Accessibility (MSAA)
APIs to render user interface elements accessible to assistive technology.
- You can operate all features using the keyboard instead of the mouse.
See the related task.
- You can use screen-reader software such as JAWS (from Freedom Scientific)
and a digital speech synthesizer, such as IBM® ViaVoice® to enter data and to navigate the
user interface.
- You can magnify information presented in the graphical views for more
detail.
- Some tools in this product offer additional accessibility features. Search
for “keyboard shortcuts� using the Search field
in the online help. (Enclose phrase searches in double quotation marks.)
- In addition, some tools offer accessibility features that you can configure
in the Preferences window (). See the related reference: Accessibility preferences .