Accessibility and keyboard shortcuts

The accessibility features in harmon.ie Classic allow people with physical disabilities to interact easily with the product.

The accessibility features include accelerators and keyboard shortcuts, support for screen-reader and voice-recognition software, and adherence to your system display settings.

Accessibility features

The main accessibility features in harmon.ie are:

  • Starting in version 9.2, all product functionality is operable through a keyboard interface according to WCAG 2.1 Section 2.1.
  • Starting in version 9.2, harmon.ie supports Job Access with Speech (JAWS) narration; namely, audio feedback is provided for all keystrokes and command entries.
  • Using accelerators and keyboard shortcuts as an alternative to using the mouse to work with the product.
    Accelerators, or underlined characters in the user interface, refer to an element that can be activated or receive focus. Accelerators are shown when the user presses the Alt key. For example, pressing Alt+F opens the application File menu.
    Keyboard shortcuts refer to the activation of common product features. A comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts for harmon.ie is provided in the section below.
  • Adherence to your Microsoft Windows Display Settings, such as theme, colors, fonts, and high-contrast display.
    Any customization of your Windows desktop theme, color, and font settings are reflected in harmon.ie.
  • Accessible icon colors: Ability to set the color of the harmon.ie icons, by defining the FabricIconsColor registry key.

Accelerators and keyboard shortcuts

harmon.ie uses standard Microsoft Windows shortcuts for navigation. In addition, the product supports the following accelerators and keyboard shortcuts for working with the sidebar and properties window:

Shortcut Description
Tab Changes group focus
Ctrl+Tab Change group focus in multi lines box (s.a. Edit Property of multi lines field or the Check In dialog)
Enter or Spacebar Performs an action
Arrows Selects an item or expands/collapses
Backspace Navigates to the parent location
Esc Closes the search bar and the search results
F5 Refreshes the document list
Ctrl+F Enters search mode
Alt+Enter Opens the document properties window
Alt+C Closes the properties window
Alt+E When viewing properties, enters edit mode
Alt+A Quits the properties editor without saving
Alt+S Saves changes in the properties editor
Alt+Up arrow Navigates to the previous item’s properties or goes up one level
Alt+Down arrow Navigates to the next item’s properties
Alt+Left arrow Navigates back in the navigation history
Alt+Right arrow Navigates forward in the navigation history
Ctrl+Alt+<configurable character> Opens the harmon.ie toolbar, if the toolbar is closed, and sets the focus to harmon.ie. To learn how to configure the shortcut character, read harmon.ie Classic – Administrator’s Settings.
Alt+Ctrl+H The sidebar gets expanded and the focus is set to harmon.ie
Alt+Ctrl+P Shows the harmon.ie sidebar menu
Alt+Ctrl+E Minimizes the harmon.ie sidebar
Alt+Ctrl+X Closes the harmon.ie sidebar

For the list of accessibility features supported by harmon.ie, as well as accelerators and keyboard shortcuts, please read Accessibility and keyboard shortcuts in harmon.ie.