Keyboard shortcuts for the JAWS screen reader
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Warning: The original version of this document is Keyboard Shortcuts for JAWS . This French translation was done by Ideose as part of an agreement between WebAIM and Ideose .
Note: See page documents on web accessibility for a list of all translated documents. Other resources on web accessibility are also listed in the portal accessible digital .
Summary
Introduction
The following list of keyboard shortcuts should be useful to a wide range of people and can be used as a reference guide. First, this guide will help JAWS users to navigate in Internet Explorer. In addition, this guide will be useful to educate web content developers about the keyboard shortcuts that could conflict with JAWS. Finally, programmers consider this guide as an aid to understanding the main JAWS keyboard commands.
Portions of this guide are from the document list of Web Axe JAWS Keyboard Shortcuts .
Reading the text
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| | reads the previous character |
| | reads the next character |
| Keypad 5 | reads the character |
| Numpad 5 (2 times fast) |
reads the character using the phonetic alphabet (Then press the 5 key once to disable phonetic) |
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Insert + | reads the previous word |
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Insert + | reads the next word |
| Insert + Num Pad 5 | the word bed |
| (2 fois rapidement) Insert + Num Pad 5 (2 times fast) | spell the word |
| | reads the previous line |
| | reads the next line |
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Insert + | reads the current line |
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Insert + | spell the current line |
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Alt + | read the previous sentence |
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Alt + | reads the next sentence |
| Alt + Keypad 5 | reads the current sentence |
| Insert + Home | bed until the cursor |
| Insert + Page Up | reads from cursor |
| (2 fois rapidement) Insert + Home (2 times fast) | spells to Cursor |
| (2 fois rapidement) Insert + Page Up (2 times fast) | spells from the cursor |
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Insert + | reads from cursor |
| | fast forward (skip) during the current playback |
| | rewind (jumping) during the current playback |
| Insert + 5 | reads the color |
| Numpad 5 (3 times fast) | reads ASCII or hexadecimal value |
| (2 fois rapidement) Insert + F (2 times fast) | reads the police |
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+ Ctrl + Insert + | starts playing filtered |
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+ Shift + Ctrl + Shift + + Insert | displays the settings for reading filtered |
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+ Windows Key + insert + | displays a summary for reading filtered |
Speed voice synthesis
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| + Page Down Ctrl + Alt + Page Down | decreases the rate of the voice synthesis |
| + Page Up Ctrl + Alt + Page Up | increases the speed of the voice synthesis |
| Page Down | decreases the speed of the voice synthesis (for reading) |
| Page Up | increases the speed of the voice synthesis (for reading) |
Paragraph headings and lists
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| T | reads the next paragraph as the last played track (starting from the cursor) |
| 1-6 | reads the title of the paragraph level requested (from 1 to 6) above the last played track (starting from the cursor) |
| Insert + F6 | opens a window listing the titles of paragraphs on page |
| The | announces the list following the final list announced (starts from the cursor) |
| I | reads the item in a list of the last read element |
Tables
Move in the data tables
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Y | reads the contents of the following table |
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+ Ctrl + Alt + | reads the cell to the right of the cursor position |
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+ Ctrl + Alt + | reads the cell to the left of the cursor position |
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+ Ctrl + Alt + | reads the cell below the cursor position |
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+ Ctrl + Alt + | reads the cell above the position of the cursor |
| + Home Ctrl + Alt + Home | reads the first table cell |
| + End Ctrl + Alt + End | reads the last table cell |
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+ Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Shift + | reads the first cell in the column where the cursor |
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+ Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Shift + | reads the last cell in the column where the cursor is located |
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+ Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Shift + | reads the first cell on the line of the cursor position |
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+ Shift + Ctrl + Alt + Shift + | reads the last cell on the line of the cursor position |
Read the tables
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| + Pavé Numérique 5 Ctrl + Alt + Keypad 5 | reads the current cell |
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+ Insert + Shift + | reads the line |
| + Home Insert + Shift + Home | reads from the beginning of the line |
| + Page Up Insert + Shift + Page Up | bed to the end of the line |
| + Pavé Numérique 5 Insert + Shift + Keypad 5 | reads the current column |
| + End Insert + Shift + End | reads from the top of the column |
| + Page Down Insert + Shift + Page Down | bed to the bottom of the column |
Forms
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| F | reads the next field |
| B | reads the button next form |
| Enter | enters a field (edit mode) |
| Tab | is the next field |
| Shift + Tab | the previous field will |
| Spacebar | selects and checkboxes |
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Alt + | go and open a drop-down list |
| or Ctrl + Barre d'espacement Ctrl + Shift or Ctrl + Spacebar | select multiple items in a list |
| Ctrl + \ | deselects all elements except the current |
| | selects a radio button |
| | selects an item in a dropdown |
| Enter (in Form) | a valid form |
| + Key | exits the form |
| Insert + F5 | displays the list of form fields |
Connections
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Tab | will link / form field to link / next form field |
| Shift + Tab | will link / form field to link / previous form field |
| Ins + F7 | displays a list of page links |
| U | goes to the next unvisited link |
| V | visited link goes to the next |
Frames
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Tab | go from one frame to the next frame |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | go from one frame to the previous frame |
| Ins + F9 | displays the list of frames on the page |
Other keyboard shortcuts
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + F | search for a word or phrase |
| Ins + Esc | refreshed the screen |
| Ins + F5 | reformats documents (reformats pages with multiple columns to be read more easily) |
| Insert + F1 | displays help for the current element |
Read also:
WebAIM Resources
External Resources
Commercial links
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