Accessibility Features of Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring Help

Several features in Help for Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) improve accessibility for its users. This includes those who have limited dexterity, low vision, or other disabilities. Additionally, BitLocker Administration and Monitoring Help is available on the web with the Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 7 documentation in the TechNet Library.

Keyboard Shortcuts for the Help Window

By using the following keyboard shortcuts in Help, you can quickly perform many common tasks.

To do this	Use this keyboard shortcut
Display the Help window.	F1
Switch the pointer between the Help topic pane and the navigation pane (tabs Contents, Search, and Index).	F6
Change between tabs, such as Contents, Search, and Index , in the navigation pane.	ALT + Underlined letter of the tab
Select the next hidden text or hyperlink.	TAB
Select the previous hidden text or hyperlink.	SHIFT+TAB
Perform the action for the selected Show All, Hide All, hidden text, or hyperlink.	ENTER
Display the Options menu to access any Help toolbar command.	ALT+O
Hide or show the pane that contains the Contents, Search, and Index tabs.	ALT+O, and then press T
Display the previously viewed topic.	ALT+O, and then press B
Display the next topic in a previously displayed sequence of topics.	ALT+O, and then press F
Return to the specified home page.	ALT+O, and then press H
Stop the Help window from opening a Help topic (useful if you want to stop a webpage from downloading).	ALT+O, and then press S
Open the Internet Options dialog box for Windows Internet Explorer, where you can change accessibility settings.	ALT+O, and then press I
Refresh the topic (useful if you have linked to a webpage).	ALT+O, and then press R
Print all topics in a book or a selected topic only.	ALT+O, and then press P
Close the Help window.	ALT+F4

Procedures

To change the appearance of a Help topic

To customize the colors, font styles, and font sizes used in Help, open the Help window.
Click Options, and then click Internet Options.
On the General tab, click Accessibility. Select Ignore colors specified on Web pages, Ignore font styles specified on Web pages, and Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages. You can also use the settings specified in your own style sheet.
To change the colors that are used in Help, see "To change the color of the background or text in Help". To change the font, see "To change the font in Help."

To change the color of the background or text in Help

Open the Help window.
Click Options, and then click Internet Options.
On the General tab, click Accessibility, and then, select Ignore colors specified on Web pages. You can also use the settings specified in your own style sheet.
To customize the colors that are used in Help, on the General tab, click Colors. Clear the Use Windows Colors check box, and then select the font and background colors that you want to use.

Note

If you change the background color of the Help topics in the Help window, the change also affects the background color when you view a webpage in Windows Internet Explorer.

Note
If you change the background color of the Help topics in the Help window, the change also affects the background color when you view a webpage in Windows Internet Explorer.

To change the font in Help

Open the Help window.
Click Options, and then click Internet Options.
On the General tab, click Accessibility. To use the same settings as those used in your instance of Windows Internet Explorer, select Ignore font styles specified on Web pages and Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages. You can also use the settings specified in your own style sheet.
To customize the font style that is used in Help, on the General tab, click Fonts, and then click the font style that you want.

Note

If you change the font of the Help topics in the Help window, the change also affects the font when you view a webpage in Internet Explorer.