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NVDA Flashcards

Information from Deque university's NVDA keyboard shortcut information sheet.

1
Q

Turn NVDA on

A

Control + Alt + N

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2
Q

Turn NVDA off

A

Insert + Q

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3
Q

Stop reading

A

Control

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4
Q

Start reading continuously

A

Insert + Down Arrow

or Numpad Plus

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5
Q

Read next item

A

Down Arrow

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6
Q

Read next focusable item

A

Tab

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7
Q

Activate Link

A

Enter

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8
Q

Activate button

A

Enter or Space Bar

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9
Q

Go to next heading

A

H as in heading

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10
Q

Go to next heading level

A

1-6

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11
Q

List all headings

A

Insert+ F7

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12
Q

Go to next landmark/region

A

D

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13
Q

Show list of all links, headings, form fields,

buttons, and landmarks

A

Insert + F7.

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14
Q

Go to next table

A

T as in table

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15
Q

Navigate table cells

A

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Keys

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16
Q

Go to next list

A

L as in list

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17
Q

Go to next list item

A

I as in item

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18
Q

Go to next graphic

A

G

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19
Q

List all links

A

Insert + F7

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20
Q

Go to next link

A

K, like the last letter of link

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21
Q

Go to next unvisited link

A

U as in unvisited

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22
Q

Go to next visited link

A

V as in visited

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23
Q

Toggle between: radio buttons, list
items, tabs (ARIA widget), tree view items (ARIA
widget), menu items (ARIA widget)

A

Arrow keys

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24
Q

Read entire foreground window (e.g. for dialogs)

A

Insert + B

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25
Q

Go back to previous heading, landmark, table,

focusable item, etc.

A

Shift + [H, D, T, Tab,

etc.]

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26
Q

Announce title of the current foreground

window

A

Insert + T, t as in title

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27
Q

Go to next (previous) table

A

T(Shift + T)

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28
Q

Cell Above

A

Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow

29
Q

Cell to right

A

Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow

30
Q

Cell to left

A

Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow

31
Q

Cell below

A

Ctrl + Alt + Down

32
Q

Cell above

A

Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow

33
Q

List all form elements

A

Insert + F7

34
Q

Next form field

A

F as in form

35
Q

Next focusable item

A

Tab

36
Q

Next button

A

B as in button

37
Q

Select and deselect

A

Space bar

38
Q

Next checkbox

A

X, as in checked that box off

39
Q

Open combo box

A

Alt + Down Arrow

40
Q

Browse/select options

A

Down Arrow or First letter

41
Q

Select multiple options

A

Shift + Down Arrow

or Up Arrow

42
Q

Next combo box

A

C as in combination

43
Q

Toggle selection

A

Up/Down Arrow

44
Q

Next radio button

A

R as in radio

45
Q

Toggle between focus mode and browse

mode*

A

Insert and space bar

46
Q

(reading) Say prior line

A

Up Arrow or Numpad 7

47
Q

(reading) Say next line

A

Down Arrow or Numpad 9

48
Q

(reading) Say current line

A

Insert + Up Arrow or Numpad 8

49
Q

(reading) from start of line

A

Shift + Numpad 1

50
Q

(reading) end of line

A

Shift + Numpad 3

51
Q

(reading) top of line

A

Shift + Numpad 7

52
Q

(reading) bottom line

A

Shift + Numpad 9

53
Q

(reading) Say prior character (letter or number)

A

Left Arrow or Numpad 1

54
Q

(reading) Say next character (letter or number)

A

Right Arrow or Numpad 3

55
Q

(reading) say current character

A

Numpad 2

56
Q

(reading) Say character phonetically

A

Numpad 2, twice quickly.

57
Q

(reading) Say prior word

A

Ctrl + Left Arrow or Numpad 4

58
Q

(reading) say next word

A

Ctrl + Right Arrow or Numpad 6

59
Q

(reading) say current word

A

Numpad 5

60
Q

(reading) Say prior sentence

A

Alt + Up Arrow

61
Q

(reading) say next sentence

A

Alt + Down Arrow

62
Q

(reading) Say current sentence

A

Alt + Numpad 5

63
Q

(reading) Say prior paragraph

A

Ctrl + Up Arrow

64
Q

(reading) Say next paragraph

A

Ctrl + Down Arrow

65
Q

(reading) Spell word

A

Numpad 5 twice quickly

66
Q

(reading) Spell word phonetically

A

Numpad 5 thrice quickly

67
Q

(reading) Spell current line

A

Insert + Up Arrow twice quickly

68
Q

Spell current line phonetically

A

Insert + Up Arrow thrice quickly

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