Navigating the Surpass media and audio players with a keyboard in the test driver

Some candidates with disabilities rely on keyboards to navigate the Surpass media player and audio player when taking their tests. In the Surpass test driver, candidates with accessibility requirements can use the keyboard to navigate both the media player and audio player.

When taking a test in Surpass, you can navigate through interactive elements on the screen using Tab. By selecting Shift and Tab you can navigate to the previous element. You can select elements using Enter.

This article explains how to navigate the Surpass media player and audio player with a keyboard.

Navigating media and audio players

The specific keyboard shortcuts needed to navigate the Surpass media and audio players are detailed in the tables below.

Media player

Candidates can be given full or limited access to video player controls, including play, forward, and loop.

Control	Icon	Action	Description
Play		Enter	Plays video.
Pause		Enter (or space if the player has focus)	Pauses video.
Rewind		Enter (or ← if the player has focus)	Rewinds video.
Forward		Enter (or → if the player has focus)	Forwards video.
Frames per second		Not accessible	Configures the frames per second.
Progress bar		←→ or ↑↓	Forwards and rewinds video using the progress bar.
Loop		Enter	Loops video.
Video speed		Not accessible	Changes the speed of the video.
Volume		↑↓	Changes the volume.

Audio player

Candidates can be given full or limited access to audio player controls, including play, pause, and rewind.

Control	Icon	Action	Description
Play		Enter or space	Plays audio.
Pause		Enter or space	Pauses audio.
Replay		Enter or space	Replays audio from the beginning.
Progress bar		←→ or ↑↓	Forwards and rewinds audio using the progress bar.
Mute		Enter or space	Mutes the audio.
Volume		← → or ↑↓	Changes the volume of the audio.