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• New Zealand Government Web Standards 2.0

• New Zealand Government Web Standards 1.0
  • » 1. Images
  • » 2. Colour
  • » 3. Site Markup
  • » 4. Special Purpose Documents
  • » 5. Writing Content
  • » 6. Site Content
  • » 7. Page Layout
  • » 8. Navigation
    • 8.1 Identify the target of each link
    • 8.2 External and internal links are valid
    • 8.3 Compulsory links on every web page
    • 8.4 Navigation access keys
    • Recommendation 8.1.1 Use navigation mechanisms in a consistent manner
    • Recommendation 8.1.2 Differing searches for skill levels if searching provided
    • Recommendation 8.1.3 Non-government links not an endorsement
  • » 9. Style Sheets
  • » 10. Dynamic Content
  • » 11. Tables
  • » 12. Frames
  • » 13. Scripting and Applets
  • » 14. Page Refreshing
  • » 15. Site Behaviour
  • » 16. Site Layout
  • » 17. Archiving
  • » 18. Quality Assurance
  • » 19. Data Tracking
  • » 20. Authentication
  • » 21. Security
  • » 22. Online Forms
  • » 23. Tendering and Contracting
  • » 30. Site Delivery
  • » 31. Operational
  • » 32. Web Strategy

8.4 Navigation access keys

The Standard

8.4 Navigation access keys are used within the site.

Guide to this standard

Navigation Access keys are used within the site as follows:

• Access key 0 is provided for List of Access Keys.
• Access key 1 is provided for Home.
• Access key 2 is provided for Site Map.
• Access key 3 is provided for Search.
• Access key 9 is provided for Contact Us.
• Access key [ is provided for beginning of main content. This is known as a Skip Link.
• Access key / is provided for re-directing to the all-of-government portal (refer to Linking to newzealand.govt.nz for details)

Related Standards

15.3 - Providing keyboard shortcuts

15.4 - Skipping over long lists of unwanted links

Rationale for this standard

Assists and reinforces the standard 15.3 regarding the keyboard shortcuts required for NZ government agency web sites. In addition, it establishes conformity of access keys across all NZ Government agency sites. This assists users with familiarity of web site functionality within the NZ e-Government space as a whole.