Desktop Screen Reader Basic Keyboard Shortcuts Flashcards by Nikki Kuhn

Q

ALL SCREEN READERS

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

A

Tab / Shift + Tab

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ALL SCREEN READERS

Activate link

A

Enter

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ALL SCREEN READERS

Activate button

A

Enter or Space bar

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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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Q

NVDA

Turn NVDA on

A

Control + Alt + N

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NVDA

Stop talking

A

Control

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NVDA

Read next item

A

Down arrow

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NVDA

Read continuously from this point on

A

Insert + Down arrow

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NVDA

Go to next heading

A

H

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NVDA

Go to next landmark

A

D

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Q

NVDA

Show list of links, headings, and landmarks

A

Insert + F7

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NVDA

Go to next table

A

T

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NVDA

Navigate table cells

A

Control + Alt + Arrow keys

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NVDA

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

A

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

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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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Q

NVDA

Turn NVDA off

A

Insert + Q

Q

JAWS

Stop talking

A

Control

Q

JAWS

Read next item

A

Down arrow

Q

JAWS

Read continuously from this point on

A

Insert + Down arrow

Q

JAWS

Go to next heading

A

H

Q

JAWS

Go to next landmark (region)

A

R

Q

JAWS

Go to the main content landmark

A

Q

Q

JAWS

Show list of headings

A

Insert + F6

Q

JAWS

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

A

Insert + F3

JAWS | Go to next table

T

JAWS | Navigate table cells

Control + Alt + Arrow keys

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

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

VoiceOver | Turn on/off

Command + F5

VoiceOver | Stop talking

Control

``` VoiceOver Show Rotor (navigate with arrow keys) ```

Control + Option + U

VoiceOver | Read next/previous item

Control + Option + Right/Left arrow

VoiceOver | Go to next heading

Control + Option + Command + H

VoiceOver | Go to next table

Control + Option + Command + T

VoiceOver | Navigate table cells

Control + Option + Arrow keys

VoiceOver | Go to previous (heading, table, etc.)

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

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

Control + Option + Shift + Down/Up arrow