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.

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Figure 1. The "Personal settings" menu item on the "Settings" tab

The following dialogue opens.

personal settings dialogue
Figure 2. Accessibility settings in F2

The "General" tab offers several accessibility options.

Function Description

Display and layout

List pane display mode

Choose how the main window list pane displays searches and lists. Options include:

  • Spacious

  • Default

  • Compact

  • Ultra compact.

The "Spacious" and "Default" options are more accessible.

Result list display mode

Choose how to display result lists. Options include:

  • Spacious

  • Default

  • Compact

  • Ultra compact.

The "Spacious" and "Default" options are more accessible.

Preview and text editor

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.

Accessibility

Use custom icons

Custom icons must be configured in cooperation with cBrain in order for this checkbox to function.

cBrain recommends using Windows' high contrast mode open external for increased accessibility.

Extended screen reader support

Tick the box to enable the use of a screen reader in F2.

Search lists must be manually updated when navigating between them while using a screen reader. This means that navigating to a search list in the main window or in search windows like "Choose participants" will not automatically open it. This ensures quick navigation between lists via the Tab key. Press the space bar to load the list results once you have navigated to the relevant list.

F2 must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

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.

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Figure 3. Example of Windows notification

F2 must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

In Windows' accessibility settings, you can determine how long notifications are displayed. When the notification is displayed, you can also open Windows' message centre using a keyboard shortcut and find the notification there. Read more about Windows' accessibility settings and keyboard shortcuts on Microsoft’s website.