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Screen Reader Basic Keyboard Commands Flashcards

1
Q

Turn screen reader on

A

JAWS: NA
NVDA: control + alt + N
VoiceOver: Command + F5

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2
Q

Turn screen reader off

A

JAWS: Insert + F4
NVDA: Insert + Q
VoiceOver: Command + F5

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3
Q

Stop reading

A

Control (all)

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4
Q

Read next item

A

JAWS: Down arrow
NVDA: down arrow
VO: VO + Right arrow

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5
Q

Read previous item

A

JAWS: Up arrow
NVDA: Up arrow
VO: VO + Left arrow

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6
Q

Read next focusable item

A

Tab (all)

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7
Q

Activate link

A

JAWS: Enter
NVDA: Enter
VO: Enter

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8
Q

Activate button

A

JAWS: Enter or space bar
NVDA: Enter
VO: Enter or space bar

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9
Q

Start reading from this point on continuously

A

JAWS: Insert + down arrow
NVDA: Insert + down arrow/numpad plus
VO: VO + A

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10
Q

Go to next heading

A

JAWS: H
NVDA: H
VO: VO + Command + H

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11
Q

Show list of all headings

A

JAWS: Insert + F6
NVDA: Insert + F7
VO: VO + U (rotor), then left/right arrow keys

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12
Q

Go to next heading of level 1-6

A

JAWS: 1-6
NVDA: 1-6
VO: Not available

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13
Q

Go to next landmark/region

A

JAWS: R
NVDA: D
VO: Not available

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14
Q

Go to main content landmark

A

JAWS: Q
NVDA: Not available
VO: Not available

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15
Q

Open Elements list or Rotor

A

JAWS: Insert + F3
NVDA: Insert + F7
VO: VO + U

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16
Q

Go to next table

A

JAWS: T
NVDA: T
VO: VO + command + T

17
Q

Navigate table cells

A

JAWS: Control + alt + arrow keys
NVDA: Control + alt+ arrow keys
VO: VO + arrow keys

18
Q

Go to next list

A

JAWS: L
NVDA: L
VO: VO + command + X

19
Q

Go to next list item

A

JAWS: I
NVDA: I
VO: Not available

20
Q

Go to next graphic

A

JAWS: G
NVDA: G
VO: VO + Command + G

21
Q

Show list of all links

A

JAWS: Insert + F7
NVDA: Insert +F7
VO: VO + U (rotor), then left/right arrow keys

22
Q

Go to next link

A

JAWS: Not available
NVDA: K
VO: VO + command + L

23
Q

Go to next unvisited link

A

JAWS: U
NVDA: U
VO: Not available

24
Q

Go to next visited link

A

JAWS: V
NVDA: V
VO: VO + command + V

25
Q

Go back to previous heading, landmark, table, focusable item, etc

A

JAWS: Shift + [H, R, T, Tab]
NVDA: Shift + [H, D, T, Tab]
VO: VO + Shift + [H, T, etc]

26
Q

Toggle screen reader mode

A

JAWS: Forms mode -> automatically on when in form element, Numpad plus to turn off
NVDA: Insert + spacebar
VO: Not available

27
Q

Interact with (go into and out of) objects (like iframes, menus, application regions, etc)

A

JAWS: Not applicable
NVDA: Not applicable
VO: VO + shift +down/up arrows

28
Q

Toggle between: radio buttons, <select> list items, Tabs, Tree view items, menu items</select>

A

JAWS: arrow keys
NVDA: arrow keys
VO: arrow keys, then VO + shift

29
Q

Toggle PC cursor

A

JAWS: Insert + Z
NVDA: Not available
VO: Not available

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