Keyboard shortcuts for screen reader NVDA
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Warning: The original version of this document is Keyboard Shortcuts for NVDA . 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
Note:
A paper on the Use NVDA screen reader to assess the accessibility of a website is also available online.
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 users to navigate through Firefox NVDA. In addition, this guide will be useful to educate web content developers about the keyboard shortcuts that could conflict with NVDA. Finally, programmers consider this guide as an aid to understanding the main NVDA keyboard commands.
Reading the text
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
or Keypad 1 | reads the previous character |
or Keypad 3 | reads the next character |
| Keypad 2 | reads the character |
| Keypad 5 | the word bed |
| Numpad 5 (2 times rapidemment) | spell the word |
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Ctrl +
or Keypad 4 | reads the previous word |
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Ctrl +
or Keypad 6 | reads the next word |
or Keypad 7 | reads the previous line |
or Keypad 9 | reads the next line |
|
NVDA +
or Keypad 8 | reads the current line |
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NVDA +
(2 times rapidemment) | spell the current line |
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NVDA +
or Keypad + | reads from cursor |
| Shift + Numpad 7 | reads the first line of the page |
| Shift + Numpad 9 | reads the last line of the page |
| Shift + Numpad 1 | reads from the beginning of the line |
| Shift + Numpad 3 | reads the last character in the list |
Speed voice synthesis
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
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+ Ctrl + NVDA + | decreases the rate of the voice synthesis |
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+ Ctrl + NVDA + | increases the speed of the voice synthesis |
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+ Ctrl + NVDA +
/ | changes the parameters of the voice synthesis (inflection, accent, etc.). |
Paragraph headings and lists
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| H | 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) following the last played track (starting from the cursor) |
| 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
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| T | reads the contents of the following table |
| | reads the next cell |
| | reads the previous cell |
Forms
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| F | reads the next field |
| B | reads the button next form |
| + Barre d'espacement (dans un champ de formulaire) Enter or NVDA + Spacebar (in a form field) | enters a field (edit mode) |
| NVDA + Spacebar | exits the form |
| Tab | is the next field |
| Shift + Tab | the previous field will |
| Space bar | selects and deselects the check boxes |
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Alt + | opens a dropdown / a Jump menu / menu autofill |
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/ | selects a radio button |
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/
or First Letter | selects an item from a dropdown |
| X | checkboxes |
| C | combo |
| R | radio buttons |
| Entry (in the form view) | a valid form |
Connections
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Tab | will link / form field to link / next form field |
| K | going to the next link |
| Shift + Tab | will link / form field to link / previous form field |
| NVDA + F7 | displays a list of page links |
| U | goes to the next unvisited link |
| V | visited link goes to the next |
Other commands
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + F | search for a word or phrase |
| NVDA + 1 | Active Keyboard Help (description of key features when they are supported) |
| G | going to the next image |
|
Ctrl +
/ | paragraph goes next / previous |
| Q | goes to the following quote |
| NVDA + F2 | the next key you press NVDA ignored and will behave like a normal Windows key |
| NVDA + 2 | reads the characters of the keys pressed |
| NVDA + 3 | reads the typed words |
| NVDA + B | reads an entire page (useful for reading the interface of a dialog box) |
| NVDA + T | announces the title of the page |
| NVDA + Q | NVDA leaves |
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