Accessibility settings in F2
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F2 supports visually impaired, blind, and partially sighted users with integration of magnification software, high contrast, and screen readers.
To customise your F2’s accessibility, go to the "Settings" tab in the main window and click on Personal settings in the ribbon.
The following dialogue opens.
The "General" tab offers several accessibility options.
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Display and layout |
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List pane display mode |
Choose how the main window list pane displays searches and lists. Options include:
The "Spacious" and "Default" options are more accessible. |
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Result list display mode |
Choose how to display result lists. Options include:
The "Spacious" and "Default" options are more accessible. |
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Preview and text editor |
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Only use the preview for record documents |
Tick this box if you are using a screen reader and want to avoid delays when navigating between the attached documents in the document area. If the feature is enabled, click on Show preview in the middle of the preview to display a preview of the record’s attached documents. |
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Accessibility |
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Use custom icons |
Custom icons must be configured in cooperation with cBrain in order for this checkbox to function.
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Extended screen reader support |
Tick the box to better support the use of a screen reader in F2. The setting deactivates a number of animations in F2, for example in the "F2" menu as well as spinners that appear during loading, to execute keyboard navigation faster. F2 must be restarted for the changes to take effect. |
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Show number of search results, validation errors etc. as desktop notifications |
Tick this box to enable notifications. The notifications offer information regarding searches, warning icons, and validation errors such as invalid values when entering an email address, etc. Notifications are delivered as Windows notifications to support better accessibility in F2 and are shown at the bottom of the screen. 
Figure 3. Example of Windows notification
F2 must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
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