Desktop Screen Reader Basic Keyboard Shortcuts Flashcards

1
Q

ALL SCREEN READERS

Go to next/previous focusable item (link, button, input, etc.)

A

Tab / Shift + Tab

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2
Q

ALL SCREEN READERS

Activate link

A

Enter

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3
Q

ALL SCREEN READERS

Activate button

A

Enter or Space bar

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4
Q

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)

A

Arrow keys

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5
Q

NVDA

Turn NVDA on

A

Control + Alt + N

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6
Q

NVDA

Stop talking

A

Control

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7
Q

NVDA

Read next item

A

Down arrow

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8
Q

NVDA

Read continuously from this point on

A

Insert + Down arrow

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9
Q

NVDA

Go to next heading

A

H

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10
Q

NVDA

Go to next landmark

A

D

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11
Q

NVDA

Show list of links, headings, and landmarks

A

Insert + F7

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12
Q

NVDA

Go to next table

A

T

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13
Q

NVDA

Navigate table cells

A

Control + Alt + Arrow keys

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14
Q

NVDA

Go to previous (heading, landmark, table, etc.)

A

Shift + (H, D, T, etc.)

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15
Q

NVDA
Toggle between focus mode (for forms and custom ARIA/JavaScript widgets) and browse mode (for reading/navigating normally)

A

Insert + Space bar

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16
Q

NVDA

Turn NVDA off

A

Insert + Q

17
Q

JAWS

Stop talking

A

Control

18
Q

JAWS

Read next item

A

Down arrow

19
Q

JAWS

Read continuously from this point on

A

Insert + Down arrow

20
Q

JAWS

Go to next heading

A

H

21
Q

JAWS

Go to next landmark (region)

A

R

22
Q

JAWS

Go to the main content landmark

A

Q

23
Q

JAWS

Show list of headings

A

Insert + F6

24
Q

JAWS

Show list of buttons, frames, graphics, lists, links, etc.

A

Insert + F3

25
Q

JAWS

Go to next table

A

T

26
Q

JAWS

Navigate table cells

A

Control + Alt + Arrow keys

27
Q

JAWS

Go to previous (heading, landmark, table, etc.)

A

Shift + (H, R, T, etc.)

28
Q

VoiceOver

Turn on/off

A

Command + F5

29
Q

VoiceOver

Stop talking

A

Control

30
Q
VoiceOver
Show Rotor (navigate with arrow keys)
A

Control + Option + U

31
Q

VoiceOver

Read next/previous item

A

Control + Option + Right/Left arrow

32
Q

VoiceOver

Go to next heading

A

Control + Option + Command + H

33
Q

VoiceOver

Go to next table

A

Control + Option + Command + T

34
Q

VoiceOver

Navigate table cells

A

Control + Option + Arrow keys

35
Q

VoiceOver

Go to previous (heading, table, etc.)

A

Shift + Control + Option + Command + (H, T, etc.)

36
Q

VoiceOver
Go into/out of objects
(like iframes, menus, application regions, etc.)

A

Control + Option + Shift + Down/Up arrow