Access keys for the Oxford English Dictionary web site

The following access keys are used on this site:

s - Skip to content

n - Skip to section navigation

1 - Home page

2 - OED News section

3 - About the OED section

4 - Subscribe to OED Online section

5 - Customer service section

6 - Learning resources section

8 - Site search and contents

9 - Contact us

0 - Access key details (this page)

What are access keys?

Access keys define keyboard shortcuts for following links, so that users who have difficulty using a mouse, or who prefer not to use a mouse, can quickly reach the main pages of a web site.

How do I use access keys?

1. Press and hold the Alt key (Ctrl key for Macintosh users)
2. Press the access key
3. Press Return

Users of Netscape 7 or Mozilla may not need to press Return.

Opera users

1. Press and hold the Shift key
2. Press the Esc key
3. Release the keys
4. Press the access key