Desktop Screen Reader Basic Keyboard Shortcuts Flashcards
ALL SCREEN READERS
Go to next/previous focusable item (link, button, input, etc.)
Tab / Shift + Tab
ALL SCREEN READERS
Activate link
Enter
ALL SCREEN READERS
Activate button
Enter or Space bar
ALL SCREEN READERS
Navigate within lists, and some types of custom ARIA widgets,
e.g. tablists, application menus, tree views, etc. (if they’re coded correctly)
Arrow keys
NVDA
Turn NVDA on
Control + Alt + N
NVDA
Stop talking
Control
NVDA
Read next item
Down arrow
NVDA
Read continuously from this point on
Insert + Down arrow
NVDA
Go to next heading
H
NVDA
Go to next landmark
D
NVDA
Show list of links, headings, and landmarks
Insert + F7
NVDA
Go to next table
T
NVDA
Navigate table cells
Control + Alt + Arrow keys
NVDA
Go to previous (heading, landmark, table, etc.)
Shift + (H, D, T, etc.)
NVDA
Toggle between focus mode (for forms and custom ARIA/JavaScript widgets) and browse mode (for reading/navigating normally)
Insert + Space bar
NVDA
Turn NVDA off
Insert + Q
JAWS
Stop talking
Control
JAWS
Read next item
Down arrow
JAWS
Read continuously from this point on
Insert + Down arrow
JAWS
Go to next heading
H
JAWS
Go to next landmark (region)
R
JAWS
Go to the main content landmark
Q
JAWS
Show list of headings
Insert + F6
JAWS
Show list of buttons, frames, graphics, lists, links, etc.
Insert + F3
JAWS
Go to next table
T
JAWS
Navigate table cells
Control + Alt + Arrow keys
JAWS
Go to previous (heading, landmark, table, etc.)
Shift + (H, R, T, etc.)
VoiceOver
Turn on/off
Command + F5
VoiceOver
Stop talking
Control
VoiceOver Show Rotor (navigate with arrow keys)
Control + Option + U
VoiceOver
Read next/previous item
Control + Option + Right/Left arrow
VoiceOver
Go to next heading
Control + Option + Command + H
VoiceOver
Go to next table
Control + Option + Command + T
VoiceOver
Navigate table cells
Control + Option + Arrow keys
VoiceOver
Go to previous (heading, table, etc.)
Shift + Control + Option + Command + (H, T, etc.)
VoiceOver
Go into/out of objects
(like iframes, menus, application regions, etc.)
Control + Option + Shift + Down/Up arrow