Web Accessibility Toolbar - Function Descriptions

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AIS [ctrl + alt + 0]

Function	Description
Accessible Information Solutions (AIS)	Links to information about AIS services
Accessibility Toolbar Options	Toggle Display Of Hot keys - show/hide hot keys. Toggle Display Of Button Icons - show/hide main menu icons. Accessibility Toolbar Update - Downloads the latest toolbar Function file from the NILS Server Uninstall - Information on how to uninstall
Accessibility Toolbar - Documentation	Information about Toolbar functionality
Accessibility Toolbar and WCAG 1.0	Information about which toolbar functions (if any) are useful in assessing conformance to the WCAG 1.0 checkpoints.
Accessibility Toolbar - About	Information about The toolbar Version and Toolbar Development.
Contact AIS	Email the Accessible Information Solutions team at NILS
Updated yyyy-mm-dd	The last time the toolbar function file was updated on your machine. The toolbar checks for updates every 24 hours.

Validate [ctrl + alt + 1]

Function	Description
W3C HTML Validator Validate HTML Validate HTML (New Window) Validate HTML (File Upload) Validate Framed Pages	Checks the HTML code of the current page(s) using the W3C HTML Validator Note: Validate HTML (File Upload) - when a html file is opened locally, using the file > open dialog (not through a web server) [example file C:\example.html] in IE, activating the file upload function will send the html code to the validator automatically.
W3C CSS Validator Validate CSS Validate CSS (New Window)	Checks the CSS code of the current page using the W3C CSS Validator
W3C HTML Tidy Check Repair HTML Check Repair HTML (New Window)	Checks the HTML code of the current page and offers the option to view/download a repaired "tidied" version of the page using HTML Tidy
W3C Link Checker Check Current Page Check Current Page(New Window) Check Linked Pages(New Window)	Checks anchors (hyperlinks) in a HTML/XHTML document(s). Useful to find broken links, etc. using the W3C Link checker
WDG HTML Validator Validate HTML Validate HTML (New Window) Enter Code - Link to the WDG Validator page that contains a form for entering html code for validation Validate Framed Pages Validate Site - validates all pages on current site	Checks the HTML code of current page(s) using the WDG HTML Validator
WDG Link Valet Check Linked Pages Check Linked Pages(New Window)	Checks anchors (hyperlinks) in a HTML/XHTML document(s). Useful to find broken links, etc. using WDG Link Valet
P3P Validator	Checks for the presence and validity of P3P format privacy information

Resize [ctrl + alt + 2]

Function	Description
640X480	Resizes the current browser window to a width of 640 pixels and a height of 480 pixels.
800X600	Resizes the current browser window to a width of 800 pixels and a height of 600 pixels.
1024X768	Resizes the current browser window to a width of 1024 pixels and a height of 768 pixels.
Custom Sizes - Custom height/width	Resizes the current browser window to a user defined height/width
Screen Size Tester	Link to an Online Screen Size Tester and information about screen sizes for a range of browser/screen resolutions/platforms.

CSS [ctrl + alt + 3]

Function	Description
Disable CSS	Disables external style sheets & removes the 'style' attribute (if present) from all page elements
Show Applied Styles	Displays the styles (in a new window) associated with the content currently located under the mouse cursor. Script from Simon Willison
Show Style Sheet	Displays the content of style sheets link to the current page (in a new window)
Test Styles	Edit and apply styles to the current page on the fly (in a new window) includes dropdown list of style rules found within style sheets referenced from the current page. The styles will persist across pages (within the current site) while the style editor window is left open. Developed from a script by Jesse Ruderman
Deprecated HTML	Displays elements (only) deprecated in HTML 4 within the current page. Displays the source code of the current page (in a new window) with deprecated elements and attributes highlighted. Developed by Sofia Celic

Images [ctrl + alt + 4]

Function	Description
Image List	Displays (in a new window) a list of images along with the corresponding img element. Developed from a script by Lioren
Toggle Image/alt	Replaces all img elements on the current page with the content of their alt attributes within quotation marks. If an img element does not have an alt attribute the image is replaced with the text ‘NoAlt!’
Show Images	Shows an img element next to each image (along with the images' alt attribute, if the img does not have an alt attribute the text 'NoAlt!' is displayed) and puts a red border around each image.
Show Image Maps	Checks for the presence of client-side and server-side image maps. if none are found it is indicated by an alert message. If image maps are found, they are displayed in a new window along with the associated area elements
GIF Flicker Test	Online service that checks any GIF images found on the current page. if a GIF is found to contain multiple frames the "flicker rate" is measured to determine if is in a range that may effect users with Photosensitive Epilepsy. Developed by Renzo Guist and translated into English by Roberto Castaldo

Colour [ctrl + alt + 6]

Function	Description
Greyscale	Renders the current page content in black & white Note: does not work on PNG files
Colours Used	Displays (in a new window) a list of all the colours found within the CSS of the current page. Sourced from milov.nl
Colour Contrast Analyser	Opens the Juicy Studio Colour Contrast Analyser (in a new window).
Vischeck Colour Blindness Simulator (Deuteranope: common red/green)	Submits the URL of the current page to the Vischeck Colour Blindeness Simulator the URL is processesd (may take a little while), a page will open with a link to the simulation (in a new window).

Structure [ctrl + alt + 5]

Function	Description
Headings	Shows all heading elements on the current page
Heading Structure	Displays the Document title, and Headings (h1 - h6 including content) in a new window. Based on feature from The Wave 3.5
List Items	Shows ordered, unordered and definition list elements on the current page
Fieldset / Labels	Shows Fieldset, legend and label elements on the current page. Show the for attribute of the label element if present, displays the text 'NoFor!' if not present. Displays the id [id=""] attribute of form controls, if present.
Acronyms / Abbreviations	Shows Acronym and Abbreviation elements, and their title attributes, on the current page
JavaScript / New Window Links	Displays an icon next to links that contain JavaScript in the href attribute. The links are also given a dashed border and background colour. Displays an icon next to links that contain an onclick event handler and common words used in new window scripts in the href and/or the onclick attribute. The links are also given a dashed border and background colour. Displays an icon next to links that have their target attribute specified (_self & _top are excluded) . The links are also given a background colour. Aknowledgement toAutark who created the script this is based on.
Event Handlers	Displays a warning beside an element if the element has an onmouseover attribute without a corresponding onfocus has an onclick attribute without a corresponding onkeypress is a select element and has an onchange attribute has an onfocus attribute but cannot receive focus Displays an information bubble beside an element if the element has an onmouseover attribute with a corresponding onfocus has an onclick attribute with a corresponding onkeypress The alt text of each icon contains information about why the warning/information bubble is present.
Access keys	Displays accesskey attributes found on the current page
Tabindex	Displays tabindex attributes found on the current page
Show Tab Order	Numbers and adds a border to each active element, showing the order in which these elements are accessed via the keyboard 'Tab' key. Note: Tabindex is taken into account, if set. iframes, image maps and embedded objects (example: flash files) are counted as 1 increment in the tab order.
Simple Data Table	Shows Table, th td & caption elements on the current page along with recommended attributes for marking up simple data tables(summary, scope). A warning is given if summary ["No summary!"] or scope ["No scope!"] attributes are not present on the appropriate elements.
Complex Data Table	Shows Table, th td & caption elements on the current page along with recommended attributes for marking up Complex data tables(summary, scope,id & headers). A warning is given if summary ["No summary!"], scope ["No scope!"], id ["No id!"], headers ["No headers!"] attributes are not present on the appropriate elements.
Table Borders	Shows borders of all tables / table cells on the current page
Table Cell Order	Shows the tab order (numbers) and borders of table cells on the the current page
Linearise (Remove Tables)	Removes all table, td tr,th div elements for the current page
Frame Borders	Shows borders of all frame elements on the current page
Frame Name / Title	Displays (in a new window) a list of framed pages along with their frame elements name and title attribute content
Show Divs	Shows the tab order (numbers) and borders of Div elements on the current page.
Show Other Elements	Shows an JavaScript prompt box where the name of an element can be entered, then shows another prompt where a colour can be entered (default is red), then puts borders around instances of the nominated element found on the current page. Developed from a script on Centricle

Tools [ctrl + alt + 7]

Function	Description
The Wave	Submits the URL of the current page to the Wave accessibility checking tool (2 options: current or new window)
Torquemada	Submits the URL of the current page to the Torquemada accessibility checking tool (2 options: in Italian or English)
Test de Accesibilidad Web (TAW)	Submits the URL of the current page to the TAW accessibility checking tool (2 options: current or new window)
Cynthia Says	Submits the URL of the current page to the Cynthia Says accessibility checking tool (2 options: current or new window)
Webxact / Bobby	Note: Bobby has now been superseded by Webxact Submits the URL of the current page to the Webxact tool for checking quality, accessibility, and privacy issues. 4 options: Check current page WACG AAA [new window] Check current page WACG AA [new window] Check current page WACG A [new window] Check current page Section 508 [new window]
Juicy Studio Tools	Submits the URL of the current page to the Juicy Studio: Complex Table Inspector [new window] Link Analyser [new window] Image Analyser [new window] Readability Test [new window] Opens the Juicy Studio Colour Contrast Analyser [new window]. Opens the Juicy Studio CSS Accessibility Analyser [new window].
View Source	Shows the source code of the current page in Notepad
View Generated Source	Displays the DOM tree of the page as HTML.[new window]
View Partial Source	Displays the DOM tree of the selected content as HTML and displays a copy of the selected content. [new window]
Save as HTML	Opens the standard 'Save as' box

Doc Info [ctrl + alt + 8]

Function	Description
Page Information	Displays (in a new window) information (Including: title, file size, creation date, number of images,links,forms,scripts) about the page you are currently viewing. Developed from a script on Oregon State University web site
Metadata Information	Displays (in a new window) a list of the title, link and meta elements, and their content, found on the current page.
Show DOCTYPE	Displays (in an alert) the DOCTYPE of the current HTML document.
Show Lang Attributes	Displays on the current page any lang attributes found along with their associated elements. with acknowledgement to: Bartimeus Accessibility Foundation
Page Weight/Speed	Displays (in an alert box) document size and approximate download times at various modem speeds. Developed from a script on sam-i-am.com
Page Speed Report	Submits the URL of the current page to the Online Web Page Analyser (in a new window) provided by Websiteoptimazation.com
List Frames	Displays (in a new window) a list of the framed pages URL's with frame element names, of the page you are currently viewing.
List Links	Displays (in a new window) a list of the link urls,content and title attribute(if present) found on the current page.
List Downloadable Files	Displays (in a new window) a list of the links to Downloadable Files (Examples: PDF, MP3, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, ZIP) found on the current page. Developed from a script by Sofia Celic
Identify Multimedia Files	Displays (in a new window) the code of any object/embed elements found. it also lists links to Multimedia files (Examples: mp3, mov, swf, ram etc) found on the current page. Developed by Sofia Celic
Identify Scripts & Applets	Displays (in a new window) any applets found and the associated code. It also lists embedded and external scripts found and in most cases allows the viewing and downloading of external scripts linked from current page. Developed by Sofia Celic with aknowledgement to Lioren

Refs [ctrl + alt + 9]

The References section contains links to relevant information and resources found on the web.

IE Options [ctrl + alt + S]

Function	Description
Toggle Images [ctrl + alt + I]	Turns images on/off via the IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Show Pictures
Toggle Javascript [ctrl + alt + J]	Turns Javascript on/off via the IE Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom Level > Active Scripting enable/disable Note: As much of the toolbar functionality is based on Javascript many functions will not work while Javascript is disabled.
Toggle ActiveX [ctrl + alt + A]	Turns ActiveX on/off via the IE Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom Level > Run ActiveX controls and Plug-ins - good for checking pages with Flash etc.
Accessibility Dialog [ctrl + alt + D]	Opens the IE Tools > Internet Options > Accessibility Dialog
Toggle CSS	Turns Internet Explorer CSS support on/off. Note: This is not a function that Microsoft supplies. Leaving CSS support off can effect the display of windows and dialogs outside of Internet Explorer that rely upon CSS support, so please remember to turn CSS support back on before closing the browser. If you do notice any odd effects open up IE and turn CSS back on.
Text Size	It is the same functionality as IE View > Text Size > "hot keys" are associated with: smallest [ctrl + alt + Q], medium [ctrl + alt + Y], largest [ctrl + alt + Z]

Magnify [ctrl + alt + M]

Function	Description
Magnify	Zoom in and out (25% to 600%) on the content of the current page