Screen Reader Basic Keyboard Commands Flashcards
Turn screen reader on
JAWS: NA
NVDA: control + alt + N
VoiceOver: Command + F5
Turn screen reader off
JAWS: Insert + F4
NVDA: Insert + Q
VoiceOver: Command + F5
Stop reading
Control (all)
Read next item
JAWS: Down arrow
NVDA: down arrow
VO: VO + Right arrow
Read previous item
JAWS: Up arrow
NVDA: Up arrow
VO: VO + Left arrow
Read next focusable item
Tab (all)
Activate link
JAWS: Enter
NVDA: Enter
VO: Enter
Activate button
JAWS: Enter or space bar
NVDA: Enter
VO: Enter or space bar
Start reading from this point on continuously
JAWS: Insert + down arrow
NVDA: Insert + down arrow/numpad plus
VO: VO + A
Go to next heading
JAWS: H
NVDA: H
VO: VO + Command + H
Show list of all headings
JAWS: Insert + F6
NVDA: Insert + F7
VO: VO + U (rotor), then left/right arrow keys
Go to next heading of level 1-6
JAWS: 1-6
NVDA: 1-6
VO: Not available
Go to next landmark/region
JAWS: R
NVDA: D
VO: Not available
Go to main content landmark
JAWS: Q
NVDA: Not available
VO: Not available
Open Elements list or Rotor
JAWS: Insert + F3
NVDA: Insert + F7
VO: VO + U
Go to next table
JAWS: T
NVDA: T
VO: VO + command + T
Navigate table cells
JAWS: Control + alt + arrow keys
NVDA: Control + alt+ arrow keys
VO: VO + arrow keys
Go to next list
JAWS: L
NVDA: L
VO: VO + command + X
Go to next list item
JAWS: I
NVDA: I
VO: Not available
Go to next graphic
JAWS: G
NVDA: G
VO: VO + Command + G
Show list of all links
JAWS: Insert + F7
NVDA: Insert +F7
VO: VO + U (rotor), then left/right arrow keys
Go to next link
JAWS: Not available
NVDA: K
VO: VO + command + L
Go to next unvisited link
JAWS: U
NVDA: U
VO: Not available
Go to next visited link
JAWS: V
NVDA: V
VO: VO + command + V
Go back to previous heading, landmark, table, focusable item, etc
JAWS: Shift + [H, R, T, Tab]
NVDA: Shift + [H, D, T, Tab]
VO: VO + Shift + [H, T, etc]
Toggle screen reader mode
JAWS: Forms mode -> automatically on when in form element, Numpad plus to turn off
NVDA: Insert + spacebar
VO: Not available
Interact with (go into and out of) objects (like iframes, menus, application regions, etc)
JAWS: Not applicable
NVDA: Not applicable
VO: VO + shift +down/up arrows
Toggle between: radio buttons, <select> list items, Tabs, Tree view items, menu items</select>
JAWS: arrow keys
NVDA: arrow keys
VO: arrow keys, then VO + shift
Toggle PC cursor
JAWS: Insert + Z
NVDA: Not available
VO: Not available