NVDA Flashcards
Information from Deque university's NVDA keyboard shortcut information sheet.
Turn NVDA on
Control + Alt + N
Turn NVDA off
Insert + Q
Stop reading
Control
Start reading continuously
Insert + Down Arrow
or Numpad Plus
Read next item
Down Arrow
Read next focusable item
Tab
Activate Link
Enter
Activate button
Enter or Space Bar
Go to next heading
H as in heading
Go to next heading level
1-6
List all headings
Insert+ F7
Go to next landmark/region
D
Show list of all links, headings, form fields,
buttons, and landmarks
Insert + F7.
Go to next table
T as in table
Navigate table cells
Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Keys
Go to next list
L as in list
Go to next list item
I as in item
Go to next graphic
G
List all links
Insert + F7
Go to next link
K, like the last letter of link
Go to next unvisited link
U as in unvisited
Go to next visited link
V as in visited
Toggle between: radio buttons, list
items, tabs (ARIA widget), tree view items (ARIA
widget), menu items (ARIA widget)
Arrow keys
Read entire foreground window (e.g. for dialogs)
Insert + B
Go back to previous heading, landmark, table,
focusable item, etc.
Shift + [H, D, T, Tab,
etc.]
Announce title of the current foreground
window
Insert + T, t as in title
Go to next (previous) table
T(Shift + T)
Cell Above
Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow
Cell to right
Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow
Cell to left
Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow
Cell below
Ctrl + Alt + Down
Cell above
Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow
List all form elements
Insert + F7
Next form field
F as in form
Next focusable item
Tab
Next button
B as in button
Select and deselect
Space bar
Next checkbox
X, as in checked that box off
Open combo box
Alt + Down Arrow
Browse/select options
Down Arrow or First letter
Select multiple options
Shift + Down Arrow
or Up Arrow
Next combo box
C as in combination
Toggle selection
Up/Down Arrow
Next radio button
R as in radio
Toggle between focus mode and browse
mode*
Insert and space bar
(reading) Say prior line
Up Arrow or Numpad 7
(reading) Say next line
Down Arrow or Numpad 9
(reading) Say current line
Insert + Up Arrow or Numpad 8
(reading) from start of line
Shift + Numpad 1
(reading) end of line
Shift + Numpad 3
(reading) top of line
Shift + Numpad 7
(reading) bottom line
Shift + Numpad 9
(reading) Say prior character (letter or number)
Left Arrow or Numpad 1
(reading) Say next character (letter or number)
Right Arrow or Numpad 3
(reading) say current character
Numpad 2
(reading) Say character phonetically
Numpad 2, twice quickly.
(reading) Say prior word
Ctrl + Left Arrow or Numpad 4
(reading) say next word
Ctrl + Right Arrow or Numpad 6
(reading) say current word
Numpad 5
(reading) Say prior sentence
Alt + Up Arrow
(reading) say next sentence
Alt + Down Arrow
(reading) Say current sentence
Alt + Numpad 5
(reading) Say prior paragraph
Ctrl + Up Arrow
(reading) Say next paragraph
Ctrl + Down Arrow
(reading) Spell word
Numpad 5 twice quickly
(reading) Spell word phonetically
Numpad 5 thrice quickly
(reading) Spell current line
Insert + Up Arrow twice quickly
Spell current line phonetically
Insert + Up Arrow thrice quickly