Accessibility - bypassing navigation menu 1

[sheister]

I was wondering if anyone knew how to allow a user, who is accessing the website through a keyboard, to bypass my navigation menu if they want to?

<div id="leftSidebar">
<div id="menu">
<ul>
<li><a href="main.html">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="page2_symptoms.html">Symptoms</a></li>
<li id="active"><a href="page3_causes.html">Causes</a></li>
<li><a href="page4_stressManagement.html">Stress Management</a></li>
<li><a href="page5_contact.html">Contact Us</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[traingamer]

Google (or otherwise search) 'Access keys' or 'html access keys'.
(I haven't used them).

Greg
"Personally, I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught." - Winston Churchill

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

<a href="#mainContent">Jump to main content</a>

... lots of nav here ...

<h1 id="mainContent">Welcome to my content...</h1>

It doesn't have to be an H1 - it can be any element.

Hope this helps,
Dan

P.S. If you want it to work in IE 5.0 (which I personally wouldn't worry about), or early versions of Opera (see previous note ;-)), then you'll have to use the "<a name...>" syntax instead.



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[sheister]

Thanks BillyRay.

 

[traingamer]

Sorry - I pretty much answered the opposite of the question.

Greg
"Personally, I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught." - Winston Churchill