Configuring the Accessibility Mode 

Use

To use the accessibility options when working with SAP products, you need to enable the accessibility mode and also make certain other settings. The following is a description of how to configure the accessibility mode in SAP GUI for Windows:

Overview

Recommended Settings in SAP GUI for Windows

Type of Setting	Screen reader users	Screen magnifier users	Users with visual impairments who do not use assistive technologies	Users with motor impairments
Accessibility mode	Switch on	Switch on	Switch on	Switch on
Notify when a script attaches to a running SAP GUI	Switch off	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
Include disabled elements in tab chain	Switch on	Switch on only if preferred	Switch off	Switch off
Display list symbols as letters	Switch on	Switch off	Switch off	Switch off
Dialog box for messages	Switch on	Switch on	Switch on only if preferred	Switch off
Set F4 help to modal dialog	Switch on	Switch on only if preferred	Switch on only if preferred	Switch off

Settings in the SAP Configuration

Note for the system administrator: Before a user can enable or disable accessibility mode in the SAP configuration, he or she requires access authorization to the control panel of his or her Windows operating system.

Make the following settings in SAP Configuration:

       1.      In Windows Control Panel, choose SAP Configuration.

       2.      In the SAP Configuration dialog box, deselect the Use New Visual Design flag.

This enables Classic Design.

       3.      In the SAP Configuration dialog box, select the Use Accessibility Mode flag.

You can select accessibility mode only if you have disabled New Visual Design.

       4.      If your assistive technology uses a script, deselect the Notify when a script attaches to a running SAP GUI flag in the SAP Configuration dialog box. (This setting is not relevant if you do not use an assistive technology.)

More information about this option and about security is available in the Security Guide for SAP GUI Scripting on SAP Service Marketplace under http://service.sap.com/sapgui → SAP GUI Scripting → Security Considerations and Requirements.

Local Layout Settings in SAP GUI for Windows

Make the following settings in SAP GUI for Windows:

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       1.      Choose Local Layout → Options in the menu. You can also use the key combination ALT + F12 (for Local Layout) and then press the key O (for Options).

The text Local Layout is displayed in SAP GUI for Windows only if you have enabled the accessibility mode in the SAP configuration.

       2.      On the Options tab page, select Dialog box at error message and Dialog box at warning message. If you also want to display dialog boxes for success messages and play beeps for messages, set the appropriate options.

We recommend that users of screen readers or screen magnifiers use these settings. More information is available under Setting the Type of Message Notification in SAP GUI for Windows.

       3.      You can reset the following accessibility mode properties to their defaults by deselecting the appropriate options on the Accessibility tab page:

○       Include disabled elements in tab chain

You use this flag to include inactive elements in the tab chain (which makes them accessible using the tab key).

○       Display list symbols as letters

You use this flag to specify whether the SAP GUI for Windows list symbols (such as the symbol for opening or closing a tree node) are displayed as alphanumeric characters or as symbols. You only need to set this flag if you use an assistive technology that is not compatible with the SAP Symbol font.

Deselect these two options only if you do not need the information they provide. More information is available in SAP Note 883706.

Input Help (F4 Help) Settings in SAP GUI for Windows

In SAP GUI for Windows, choose Help → Settings. On the F4 Help tab page, set the F4 help display to Dialog (modal). This setting displays the input help in SAP GUI in a dialog box instead of in a search help UI element.

Font Settings and Color Customizing in SAP GUI for Windows

These settings may be relevant if you have a visual impairment and you do not use a screen reader or a screen magnifier. More information is available under Settings in SAP GUI for Windows for Users with Visual Impairments.

Using a Screen Reader

If you use the JAWS for Windows screen reader by Freedom Scientific, install the add-on SAP GUI Screen-Reader Extension on the client PC. SAP provides you with this add-on. More information is available in SAP Note 740785. Also make the settings described in SAP Note 995251 under Configuring JAWS for Use with SAP GUI for Windows.

To activate the add-on for this screen reader (SAP GUI Screen Reader Extension), enable SAP GUI scripting on the application server. More information is available in SAP Note 480149. For more about SAP GUI scripting and security-related questions, see SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/sapgui → SAP GUI Scripting.