| The information in the charts below will help you navigate through our web pages without a mouse.
Caution: Some keystrokes may not work with every Internet browser, but SSA will try to point out critical conflicts when or where appropriate.
| IF
you want to ... |
THEN select... |
| Move forward from link to link or to controls |
Tab |
| Move
backward from link to link or to controls |
Shift
+ Tab |
| Select
buttons |
Space
Bar |
| Navigate
and select Radio Buttons |
Arrow |
| Select/deselect
boxes |
Spacebar |
| Move from box to box |
Tab |
| Open a List Box |
ALT + Down arrow |
| Read the prior screen |
CTRL + Page Up |
| Read the next screen |
CTRL + Page Down |
| Go to the top of the page |
CTRL + Home |
| Go to the bottom of the page |
CTRL + End |
Close the current window (in Internet Explorer)
|
CTRL + W |
Caution: You can use the following selections to navigate through our web pages but you cannot use them in our Online Claims & Services pages.
| IF you want to ... |
THEN select... |
| Refresh the screen |
F5 |
| Go back a page |
ALT + Left Arrow |
| Go forward a page |
ALT + Right Arrow |
Navigate to & select the text in the address combo box
|
ALT + D |
|
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