Plan a Keyboard-Friendly Interaction

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil; answers may also be spoken or typed.
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Learn the idea

A usable interaction should not depend only on a mouse or dragging. Native links and buttons support keyboard interaction when used correctly, but the whole task still needs testing. Visible focus shows the current control. The paper test describes intended behavior rather than claiming a finished page is accessible.

Offer an operable control and a visible focus path for the same task. A keyboard shortcut is not enough if the learner cannot discover or complete the task.

Use this supplied case: Clickable picture performs an action with no keyboard method. Which improvement addresses the stated barrier? Use the details in this example. Say which detail helped you choose. This pretend example does not tell us how every real system works.

1. Follow the worked example one step at a time. Say or draw what happens.
2. Offer an operable control and a visible focus path for the same task.
3. Say which detail makes the example answer fit. Pick another answer and say why it does not fit.
4. Try the question and practice questions. Read the rule again if your answer does not match the explanation.

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Take it further

A new action can be reached with Tab but cannot be activated by keys. Expected: add and test an operable keyboard method; reachability alone is insufficient.

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