Accessibility Features of the IDE

The IDE provides many accessibility features that provide alternate ways of working with the product.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The IDE provides keyboard shortcuts for most actions. To see the available keyboard shortcuts, and edit them if you want, choose Tools > Keyboard Shortcuts and click the Shortcuts radio button. See the Keyboard Shortcuts Dialog Box topic to learn more about editing keyboard shortcuts. For information on the keystrokes needed to navigate through the help viewer, see JavaHelp Keyboard Shortcuts.

For information on available keyboard shortcuts for specific features, see:

Dynamic Help Window Keyboard Shortcuts
Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
Menu Keyboard Shortcuts
Navigation Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
Palette Keyboard Shortcuts
Projects Window Keyboard Shortcuts
Query Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
Servers Window Keyboard Shortcuts

Mnemonics

The IDE provides mnemonics throughout the application. A mnemonic is an underlined letter that shows you which key to press in conjunction with the Alt key to activate a command or navigate to a component. You might have to press the Alt key to see the underlined letters in menus.

Fonts and Colors

You can set individual font and color properties for several of the IDE's editors. From the IDE main toolbar, open the Options window. Click the Advanced radio button, and then choose Editing > Editor Settings. You can change the font type, color, and size for each editor by selecting the ellipsis button for the Fonts and Colors options. For information, see Editor Fonts and Colors Dialog Box.

Code Completion

The IDE has a dynamic code completion feature for the Java editor, HTML editor, and JSP editor. This feature enables you to type a few characters and then display a list of possible matches that can be used to automatically complete the expression. For more information on this feature, see About Code Completion.

Menus and Toolbars

You can customize the menus and toolbars in the IDE by adding and removing commands. For more information on these features, see Options: Menu Bar and Customizing the Display of Commands in Toolbars. To change the size of the toolbar icons, right-click the main toolbar and uncheck the Small Toolbar Icons selection.

Web Browsers

The IDE is integrated with an HTML browser, such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla.