Keyboard navigation
The Queensland Government website has been developed to be fully accessible via keyboard and using alternate input devices.
On this page:
Access keys
What are access keys?
Access keys are keyboard shortcuts and deliver quick access to important links on this site without using your mouse.
Access keys may benefit people with motor skill difficulties who use assistive technologies.
The access keys used on qld.gov.au are:
- 1: not in use
- 2: Queensland Government website home
- 3: not in use
- 4: contact us
- 5: search
- 6: not in use
- 7: not in use
- 8: not in use
- 9: not in use
- 0: access key help.
How to use access keys
If you are using a Windows computer: press Alt and the access key number to highlight the link. Press Enter to go to the linked page.
If you are using Macintosh computer: press Control and the access key number to highlight the link, then press Return to go to the linked page.
Skip links
If you are using an assistive technology such as a screen reader to browse this site, skip links are provided at the beginning of the page to allow you to move quickly to key information such as the site navigation, section navigation or content.
The links are not visible in a graphical browser but can be access as the first links in the tab order for each page.
Tab order
The Queensland Government website (qld.gov.au) has a logical tab order for navigating without a mouse. Use the tab key on your keyboard to move to the next link or field. Use shift plus tab to move backwards, and the enter key to follow links and submit forms. Most browsers support these functions.
