Keystrokes
Web Browsing Keystrokes
Note: The JAWS help system includes detailed information about using
the Internet. In your browser, press and hold INSERT and press
F1 twice quickly. Once JAWS help is open, press F6 to move tothe help topic window.

GeneralDescription

Keystroke

Go Back a Page

ALT+LEFT ARROW orBACKSPACE

Go Forward a Page

ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Read Address Bar

INSERT+A

Next Link

TAB

Prior Link

SHIFT+TAB

Open Link

ENTER

List Frames

INSERT+F9

List Links

INSERT+F7

List Headings

INSERT+F6

Heading at Level

1 through 6

Virtual HTML Features

INSERT+F3

JAWS Find Next and Previous

F3 and SHIFT+F3

Assign Custom LabelCTRL+INSERT+TAB

ARIA Drag-and-Drop

WINDOWS
Key+CTRL+EQUALSKeystrokes - 1

Description

Keystroke

ARIA Live Region Text Filter

WINDOWS Key+CTRL+DASHOpen Flexible Web Wizard

INSERT+SPACEBAR followedby X

Temporarily Toggle Smart
Navigation

INSERT+X

Tabbed Browsing Quick Keys
Description

Keystroke

Open a New Tab

CTRL+T

Open a New Tab from theAddress Bar

ALT+ENTER (on address bar)

Switch to the Next Tab

CTRL+TAB

Switch to the Previous Tab

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Switch to a Specific Tab
NumberCTRL+n, where n is a digit from1 through 8

Switch to Last Tab

CTRL+9Close Current Tab

CTRL+W or CTRL+F4

Close All Tabs

ALT+F4Close Other Tabs

CTRL+ALT+F4

Open Links in a New Tab in the
Background

CTRL+ENTER

Open Links in a New Tab in the
Foreground

CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER

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Navigation Quick Keys
Tip:

If you hold down SHIFT before pressing one of the following
Navigation Quick Keys, you can move to the previous instance ofthat element, for example, press A to move to the next radio
button, press SHIFT+A to move to the previous radio button. In
addition, if you hold down CTRL+INSERT while pressing
keystrokes with an asterisk (*) next to them, JAWS displays a listof those elements on the page.

Description

Keystroke

Next Radio ButtonA*

Next Button

B*

Next Combo Box, List Box, orTree View

C*

Next Different Element

D

Next Edit Box

E*

Next Form Control

F

Next Graphic

G*

Next HeadingH

Next Item in a List

I

Jump to LineJ*

Next PlaceMarker

K*

Next List

L*

Next Frame

M

Skip Past LinksN

Next Article

O*

Next Paragraph

P*

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Description

Keystroke

Move to Main Region

Q

Next Region

R*

Next Same Element

S

Next TableT*

Next Unvisited LinkU

Next Visited Link

V

Next Check Box

X*

Next Division

Z*

Next Tab Control

APOSTROPHE*

Next Separator

DASH

Next Clickable Element

SLASH*

Next Mouse Over Element

SEMICOLON*

Next Element

SHIFT+PERIOD

Previous Element

SHIFT+COMMA

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FormsDescription

Keystroke

Enter Forms Mode

ENTER

Exit Forms ModeNUM PAD PLUS

List Form Fields

INSERT+F5

First Form Field

INSERT+CTRL+HOME

Next Form Field

F

Prior Form Field

SHIFT+F

Last Form Field

INSERT+CTRL+END

Next Radio ButtonA

Prior Radio Button

SHIFT+A

List Radio Buttons

CTRL+INSERT+A

Next Button

B

Prior Button

SHIFT+B

List Buttons

CTRL+INSERT+B

Next Combo Box, List Box, orTree View

C

Prior Combo Box, List Box, orTree View

SHIFT+C

List Combo Boxes, List Boxes,
or Tree Views

CTRL+INSERT+C

Next Edit Box

E

Prior Edit Box

SHIFT+E

List Edit Boxes

CTRL+INSERT+E

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Description

Keystroke

Next Check Box

XPrior Check Box

SHIFT+X

List Check Boxes

CTRL+INSERT+X

TablesDescription

Keystroke

List keystrokes for tablenavigation

INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed byT, and then QUESTION MARK

Next Table

T

Prior TableSHIFT+T

Select Table

F8

Next Row

WINDOWS KEY+ALT+DOWN
ARROWPrior Row

WINDOWS KEY+ALT+UP
ARROW

Read Row

WINDOWS KEY+COMMA or
WINDOWS KEY+NUM PAD 5

Next Column

WINDOWS KEY+ALT+RIGHT
ARROW

Prior Column

WINDOWS KEY+ALT+LEFT
ARROW

Read Column

WINDOWS KEY+PERIOD

Next Cell in Row

ALT+CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Prior Cell in Row

ALT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Cell Below in Column

ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Cell Above in Column

ALT+CTRL+UP ARROW

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Description

Keystroke

Jump to Table Cell

CTRL+WINDOWS KEY+J

Return to Previous Cell

CTRL+WINDOWS KEY+SHIFT+J

PlaceMarkers
Description

Keystroke

Set Temporary PlaceMarker(Permanent Marker for Word)CTRL+WINDOWS Key+K

Add, Delete, Edit, or Rename
Permanent PlaceMarkers

CTRL+SHIFT+K

Move to the Next or Prior
PlaceMarker

K or SHIFT+K

Read Text at PlaceMarkers 1
through 4

Number Row Keys 7 through 0

Move to PlaceMarker 1 through
4

SHIFT+ number row keys 7
through 0

Return to PlaceMarker in Word

ALT+WINDOWS Key+K

Select Text from PlaceMarker toCursor Position

INSERT+SPACEBAR followedby M

Elements
Description

Keystroke

Next Same Element

S

Prior Same Element

SHIFT+S

Next Different Element

D

Prior Different Element

SHIFT+D

Next Element

SHIFT+PERIOD

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Description

Keystroke

Prior Element

SHIFT+COMMA

Select Entire Element

F8

Display Entire Element

SHIFT+INSERT+F1

Display Detailed Element
Information

CTRL+SHIFT+INSERT+F1

Activate Mouse OverINSERT+CTRL+ENTER

Desktop and Laptop Keystrokes
For Reading Text
Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Say
Character

NUM PAD 5

CAPS
LOCK+COMMA

Say
CharacterPhonetically

NUM PAD 5 twice quickly

CAPS
LOCK+COMMA twice
quickly

Say Prior
Character

LEFT ARROWCAPS LOCK+M

Say Next
Character

RIGHT ARROWCAPS
LOCK+PERIOD

Say Word

INSERT+NUM PAD 5

CAPS LOCK+K

Spell Word

INSERT+NUM PAD 5 twice
quickly

CAPS LOCK+K twice
quickly

Say Prior
Word

INSERT+LEFT ARROWCAPS LOCK+J

Say Next
Word

INSERT+RIGHT ARROWCAPS LOCK+L

Say Line

INSERT+UP ARROWCAPS LOCK+I

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Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Spell Line

INSERT+UP ARROW twice
quickly

CAPS LOCK+I twice
quickly

Say PriorLine

UP ARROWCAPS LOCK+U

Say Next
Line

DOWN ARROWCAPS LOCK+O

Say
Sentence

ALT+NUM PAD 5

CAPS LOCK+H

Say Prior
Sentence

ALT+NUM PAD MINUSCAPS LOCK+Y

Say Next
Sentence

ALT+NUM PAD PLUSCAPS LOCK+N

Say
Paragraph

CTRL+NUM PAD 5

CAPS LOCK+CTRL+I

Say PriorParagraph

CTRL+UP ARROWCAPS
LOCK+CTRL+U

Say Next
Paragraph

CTRL+DOWN ARROWCAPS
LOCK+CTRL+O

Say toCursor

INSERT+HOME

CAPS
LOCK+SHIFT+J

Say from
Cursor

INSERT+PAGE UPCAPS
LOCK+SHIFT+L

Say All

INSERT+DOWN ARROWCAPS LOCK+A

RewindDuring Say
All

LEFT ARROWLEFT ARROW

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Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Fast
ForwardDuring Say
All

RIGHT ARROWRIGHT ARROW

Say Color

INSERT+5 on the numbers row

CAPS LOCK+5

Increase
Voice Rate
During Say
All

PAGE UPPAGE UP

Decrease
Voice Rate
During Say
All

PAGE DOWN

PAGE DOWN

Temporarily
Increase
Voice Rate
When Not in
Say All

ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP

ALT+CTRL+PAGE
UP

Temporarily
Decrease
Voice Rate
When Not in
Say All

ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN

ALT+CTRL+PAGE
DOWN

Permanently
Increase
Voice Rate
When Not in
Say All

ALT+WINDOWS
Key+CTRL+PAGE UP

ALT+WINDOWS
Key+CTRL+PAGE
UP

Permanently
Decrease
Voice Rate
When Not in
Say All

ALT+WINDOWS
Key+CTRL+PAGE DOWN

ALT+WINDOWS
Key+CTRL+PAGE
DOWN

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Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Start Skim
Reading

CTRL+INSERT+DOWN
ARROW

CAPS
LOCK+CTRL+DOWN
ARROWChangeSkim
Reading
Preferences

CTRL+SHIFT+INSERT+DOWN
ARROW

CAPS
LOCK+CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Toggle Full
Speech,Speech On
Demand(default), or
Mute
SpeechINSERT+SPACEBAR, followed
by S

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by S

ToggleSpeech On
Demand or
Mute
Speech (FullSpeechmust bedisabled)

INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed
by SHIFT+S

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by SHIFT+S

Informational
Description

Desktop Keystroke

LaptopKeystroke

Interrupt Speech

CTRL

CTRL

Say Font

INSERT+FCAPS LOCK+F

Say Window Title

INSERT+T

CAPS LOCK+T

Say Window Prompt
and Text

INSERT+TAB

CAPS
LOCK+TAB

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Description

Desktop Keystroke

LaptopKeystroke

JAWS Find

CTRL+INSERT+FCAPS LOCK+CTRL+FJAWS Find Next

INSERT+F3

CAPS LOCK+F3JAWS Find
Previous

INSERT+SHIFT+F3

CAPS
LOCK+SHIFT+F3

Say Top Line ofWindow

INSERT+END

CAPS
LOCK+SHIFT+Y

Say Bottom Line ofWindow

INSERT+PAGE DOWNCAPS
LOCK+SHIFT+N

Say Selected Text

INSERT+SHIFT+ DOWN
ARROW

CAPS
LOCK+SHIFT+A

Get Application
Version

CTRL+INSERT+V

CAPS
LOCK+CTRL+V

For Cursors and Mouse
Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

PC Cursor

NUM PAD PLUSCAPS LOCK+SEMICOLON

JAWS
CursorNUM PAD MINUSCAPS LOCK+P

Touch
CursorSHIFT+NUM PAD
PLUS

CAPS
LOCK+SHIFT+SEMICOLON

Route PC
Cursor to
JAWS
Cursor

INSERT+NUM PAD
PLUS

CAPS
LOCK+APOSTROPHE

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Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Route
JAWS
Cursor to
PC Cursor

INSERT+NUM PAD
MINUS

CAPS LOCK+LEFT
BRACKET

Left Mouse
ButtonNUM PAD SLASHCAPS LOCK+8

Right Mouse
ButtonNUM PAD STARCAPS LOCK+9Drag andDrop

CTRL+INSERT+NUM
PAD SLASHCAPS LOCK+CTRL+8

Restrict
JAWS
Cursor

INSERT+R

CAPS LOCK+R

For Dialog Boxes
Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Say Default Buttonof Dialog Box

INSERT+E

CAPS LOCK+E

Read Window
from Top to
BottomINSERT+B

CAPS LOCK+B

Read Word inContext

INSERT+C

CAPS LOCK+C

Say Current
Control Hot Key

SHIFT+NUM PAD 5

CAPS
LOCK+SHIFT+COMMA

Open Combo Box

ALT+DOWN
ARROW

ALT+DOWN ARROW

Close Combo Box

ALT+UP ARROW

ALT+UP ARROW

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Announce
Progress Bar
StatusINSERT+TAB

CAPS LOCK+TAB

Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

JAWS
CommandSearchINSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by J

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by J

Context
Sensitive Help

INSERT+F1

CAPS LOCK+F1

Keyboard Help

INSERT+1

CAPS LOCK+1

JAWS Help for
Applications

INSERT+F1 twice
quickly

CAPS LOCK+F1 twice
quickly

Hot Key Help

INSERT+H

CAPS
LOCK+CTRL+SHIFT+H

Windows Key
Help

INSERT+W

CAPS LOCK+W

Description

Desktop Keystrokes

Laptop Keystrokes

JAWS Window

INSERT+J

CAPS
LOCK+CTRL+SHIFT+J

Refresh Screen

INSERT+ESC

CAPS LOCK+ESC

Quick Settings

INSERT+V

CAPS LOCK+V

Run JAWSManager

INSERT+F2

CAPS LOCK+F2

Shut Down
JAWS

INSERT+F4

CAPS LOCK+F4

For Help

Miscellaneous

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Description

Desktop Keystrokes

Laptop Keystrokes

Window List
DialogINSERT+F10

CAPS LOCK+F10

Select a System
Tray Icon Dialog

INSERT+F11

CAPS LOCK+F11

Say System
Time

INSERT+F12

CAPS LOCK+F12

Graphics
Labeler

INSERT+G

CAPS LOCK+G

Auto Graphics
Labeler

CTRL+INSERT+GCAPS LOCK+CTRL+G

Pass KeyThrough

INSERT+3 on thenumbers row

CAPS LOCK+3

Virtualize
Window

ALT+INSERT+W

ALT+CAPS LOCK+W

Virtualize
Current Control

INSERT+SHIFT+V

CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+V

Select Scheme

ALT+INSERT+S

ALT+CAPS LOCK+S

SelectLanguage

CTRL+WINDOWS
Key+L

CTRL+WINDOWS
Key+L

Select Voice
ProfileCTRL+INSERT+SCAPS LOCK+CTRL+S

Read Columns 1
through 10 of a
List View

CTRL+INSERT+n,
where n is a value from1, 2, 3 through 0

CAPS LOCK+CTRL+n,
where n is a value from1, 2, 3, through 0

Copy Selected
Text to
FSClipboard

INSERT+WINDOWS
Key+C

CAPS
LOCK+WINDOWS
Key+C

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Description

Desktop Keystrokes

Laptop Keystrokes

Show Speech
History

INSERT+SPACEBAR
followed by H

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR
followed by H

Toggle Audio
Ducking

INSERT+SPACEBAR
followed by D

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR
followed by D

Toggle Default
Mode (used fortroubleshooting)

INSERT+SPACEBAR
followed by Z

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR
followed by z

Toggle Screen
Shade

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by F11

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by F11

Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Frame Get Top
Left

CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT
BRACKET

CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT
BRACKET

Frame Get
Bottom Right

CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT
BRACKET

CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT
BRACKET

Frame Set toWindow

CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT
BRACKET twice quickly

CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT
BRACKET twice
quickly

For Frames

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For JAWS Tandem
Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Ends JAWS
TandemSession

INSERT+ALT+T

INSERT+ALT+T

ToggleBetweenTarget andController
Desktop(Controller
User only)

INSERT+ALT+TAB

INSERT+ALT+TAB

ToggleVideo On or
Off onController(Controller
User only)

INSERT+CTRL+SHIFT+V

INSERT+CTRL+SHIFT+V

For Research It
Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Open Research
It

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by R

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by R

LaunchResearch It
Using thePrimary Lookup
SourceINSERT+WINDOWS
Key+R

CAPS
LOCK+WINDOWS
Key+R

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For Convenient OCR
Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Acquire image
from camera or
scanner

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, and thenA

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, andthen A

Recognize
currently
selected image
file

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, and then F

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, andthen F

Recognize
selected image
file and place
recognized text
into Microsoft
Word

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, and thenR

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, andthen R

Recognize
currently open
PDF document

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, and thenD

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, andthen D

Recognize
current
application
window

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, and thenW

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, andthen W

Recognize entire
screen

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, and thenS

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, andthen S

Recognize
currently
selected control

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, and thenC

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, andthen C

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Cancelrecognition while
in progress

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, and thenQ

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, andthen Q

Announce help
message for
OCR commands

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, and then
QUESTION MARKCAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by O, andthen QUESTIONMARKFor Picture Smart
Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Describe apicture captured
from a camera or
scanner

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by P, and then A

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by P, andthen A

Describe
currently
selected image
file

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by P, and then F

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by P, andthen F

Describe
Windows
clipboard if it
contains an
image

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by P, and then B

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by P, andthen B

Describe current
control such as
an image on a
web page

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by P, and then C

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by P, andthen C

Announce help
message for
Picture Smart
commands

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by P, and then
QUESTION MARKCAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by P, andthen QUESTIONMARK

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For Mouse Echo
Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Toggle Mouse
Echo

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by E, and thenO

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by E, andthen O

Speak Character

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by E, and then C

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by E, andthen C

Speak Word

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by E, and thenW

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by E, andthen W

Speak Line

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by E, and then L

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by E, andthen L

Speak Paragraph

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by E, and then P

CAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by E, andthen P

Announce help
message for
Mouse Echocommands

INSERT+SPACEBAR,
followed by E, and then
QUESTION MARKCAPS
LOCK+SPACEBAR,
followed by E, andthen QUESTIONMARKFor Touch Cursor
Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Touch
CursorSHIFT+NUM PAD
PLUS

CAPS
LOCK+SHIFT+SEMICOLON

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Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Next
Element

RIGHT ARROW orTABRIGHT ARROW or TAB

Prior
Element

LEFT ARROW orSHIFT+TAB

LEFT ARROW or SHIFT+TAB

Next
Element by
Type

DOWN ARROWDOWN ARROW

Prior
Element by
Type

UP ARROWUP ARROW

Cycle
Through
Element
Navigation
Types

PAGE UP or PAGE
DOWN

PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN

First
Element

CTRL+HOMECTRL+HOME

Last
Element

CTRL+ENDCTRL+END

Say
Current
Element

INSERT+UP ARROWCAPS LOCK+I

Say Allwith Touch
Cursor

INSERT+DOWN
ARROWCAPS LOCK+DOWN ARROW

Route
Touch
Cursor to
FocusedElement

INSERT+NUM PAD
PLUS

CAPS LOCK+APOSTROPHE

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Description

Desktop Keystroke

Laptop Keystroke

Route
Touch
Cursor to
JAWS
Cursor

INSERT+SHIFT+NUM
PAD PLUSCAPS
LOCK+SHIFT+APOSTROPHE

Route
JAWS
Cursor to
Touch
Cursor

INSERT+SHIFT+NUM
PAD MINUSCAPS LOCK+SHIFT+LEFT
BRACKET

Text
Review

NUM PAD SLASH or
INSERT+ENTERCAPS LOCK+ENTER

Advanced
Navigation

NUM PAD STARCAPS LOCK+A

Windows Keystrokes
GeneralDescription

Keystroke

Get Help

F1Open the Start menu

WINDOWS Key or CTRL+ESC

Open Action Center

WINDOWS Key+A

Move to System Tray

WINDOWS Key+B

Open File Explorer

WINDOWS Key+E

Open Settings

WINDOWS Key+I

Minimize All Applications

WINDOWS Key+M

Open Run Dialog

WINDOWS Key+R

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Open Windows Search

WINDOWS Key+S or
WINDOWS Key+Q

Move to Taskbar

WINDOWS Key+T

Open Ease of Access Center

WINDOWS Key+U

Open Quick Link Menu

WINDOWS Key+X

Switch Between Open
Applications

ALT+TAB

Quit the Active Application

ALT+F4

For Windows and Menus
Description

Keystroke

Open the Application Control
Menu

ALT+SPACEBAR

Move to Current Application’s
Menu Bar

ALT

Choose a Menu Item

ENTER

Move Between Menus

ALT, ARROW KEYS

Cancel or Close a Menu

ESC

Cancel or Close a Cascading
Menu

ALT

Open a Child Window Control
Menu

ALT+DASH

Close a Child Window

CTRL+F4Open the Context Menu

APPLICATIONS KEY orSHIFT+F10

For Dialog Boxes
Description

Keystroke
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Move Through Dialog Controls

TAB

Move Backward Through Dialog
Controls

SHIFT+TAB

Move to Another Page

CTRL+TAB

Reverse Direction ThroughPages

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Select or Deselect in List View

SPACEBAR or
CTRL+SPACEBAR

Toggle a Check Box On/Off

SPACEBAR

For Reading Text
Description

Keystroke

Move One Character LeftLEFT ARROW

Move One Character Right

RIGHT ARROW

Move One Word Left

CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Move One Word Right

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move to Beginning of Line

HOME

Move to End of Line

END

Move One Paragraph Up

CTRL+UP ARROW

Move One Paragraph Down

CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Scroll Up One Screen

PAGE UP

Scroll Down One Screen

PAGE DOWN

Move to Beginning

CTRL+HOME

Move to End

CTRL+END

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For Editing Text
Description

Keystroke

Copy

CTRL+CCut

CTRL+XPaste

CTRL+V

Read Clipboard Contents(Desktop or Laptop Layout)

WINDOWS KEY+INSERT+X or
WINDOWS KEY+CAPS LOCK+X

Virtualize Clipboard Contents(Desktop or Laptop Layout)

INSERT+SPACEBAR followed by
C or CAPS LOCK+SPACEBAR
followed by C

Undo

CTRL+Z

Delete Current Character

DELETE

Delete Prior Character

BACKSPACE

Select One Character Left

SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

Select One Character RightSHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

Select One Word Left

CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

Select One Word Right

CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

Select to Beginning of LineSHIFT+HOME

Select to End of LineSHIFT+END

Select to Beginning

CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

Select to End

CTRL+SHIFT+END

Select All

CTRL+AFor File Explorer
Description

Keystroke

Delete files

DELETE
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Rename a file or folder

F2Open Properties for Selected
File or Folder

ALT+ENTER

Refresh a window

F5

Switch between panes

TAB and SHIFT+TAB

Go up one level

BACKSPACE

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Touch Gestures
Gestures for Touch Navigation, Text Reading,and Speech Settings
GestureTouch
Navigation

Text Reading

SpeechSettings

One-fingertap

Speak theelement at thecurrent location(continuously
move yourfinger aroundthe screen to
explore)Speak the element at
the current location(continuously moveyour finger around thescreen to explore)-

Split tap

Speak thecharacter at thecurrent location
while exploring,or activate theselected Touch
Keyboard
button in bothStandard andTouch Typing
modes

Speak the character at
the current location
while exploring, or
activate the selected
Touch Keyboard
button in bothStandard and Touch
Typing modes-

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Gesture

Touch
Navigation

Text Reading

SpeechSettings

Split doubletap

Speak the word
at the current
location while
exploring, oropen and close
the panel ofalternative keys
related to theselected Touch
Keyboard
button in Touch
Typing mode

Speak the word at thecurrent location while
exploring, or open andclose the panel ofalternative keys
related to the selected
Touch Keyboard
button in Touch Typing
mode-

Flick right orleft

Next or priorelement

Next or prior character

Increase or
decreasespeech rate

Flick down
or up

Next or priorelement (of thetype previously
set by two-finger
flick right or left)

Next or prior line (oranywhere thatup/down arrow works
to move by line)

Decrease or
increase main
volumesettings

or changes thevalue in slider
controls
Two-finger
flick right orleft

Cycle forward
or backward
throughelement
navigation
types, such as
regions,headings, list
items, etc.

Next or prior word-Two-finger
flick up

Say current
element

Prior paragraph(performs a CTRL+UP
ARROW)-

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Gesture

Touch
Navigation

Text Reading

SpeechSettings

Two-finger
flick down

Say all

Next paragraph(performs a
CTRL+DOWN
ARROW)-

Triple tap

Select or clear
an item in a list
or open andclose the panelof alternative
keys related tothe selected
Touch
Keyboard
button inStandard
Typing mode

Toggle text selection

Toggles touch
cursor on/off

Two-finger
triple tap

Speak selectedtext

Speak selected text-

Three-finger
flick right orleft

Performs a
TAB orSHIFT+TAB

End or beginning ofcurrent line (performs
a JAWS END/HOME)-

Three-finger
flick up or
down

Cycle between Beginning or end of
applicationtext area (performs apanes similar to CTRL+HOME/END)
pressing F6 orSHIFT+F6-

Four-finger
flick up or
downFirst or lastelement

Move up or down apage or screen(performs a PAGE
UP/DOWN)-

Say All (a single tap
anywhere on thescreen stops reading)-Four-finger
swipe down-

Keystrokes - 29

Gesture

Touch
Navigation

Text Reading

Four-finger
swipe downup

Toggles
Toggles Windows
Windows touch touch keyboard on/off
keyboard on/off

Four-finger
double tap

List gestures
for touchnavigation

List gestures for text
reading

SpeechSettings-

List gestures
for speechsettings

Gestures for General Windows and JAWS
Commands
GestureActionDouble tap

Activate the current element or Touch Keyboard
button in Standard Typing mode (Works for bothtouch navigation and text reading)Two-finger swipe
right-left

Escape (performs ESC for both touch navigationand text reading)Two-finger swipe
up-down

Close application (For both touch navigation andtext reading)Three-finger
swipe down-up

Toggle text review window for elements with text
names that do not support standard cursor
navigation, such as buttons and list items

Two-finger tap

Silence speechTwo-finger double Same as pressing the APPLICATIONS key
tap
Two-finger rotate
clockwise

Set next gesture modeTwo-finger rotate Set prior gesture mode
counter clockwise

Keystrokes - 30

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ActionThree-finger
double tap

Toggle speech on/off

Four-finger tap

Display gesture context help

Four-finger triple
tap

Gesture practice mode, similar to keyboard help

Four-finger rotate

Passes the next gesture through to Windows

Five-finger tap

JAWS Manager dialog box (If the gesture mode is
not already set to touch when this command isused, the mode is set to touch.)

Five-finger double JAWS window (If the gesture mode is not alreadytap
set to touch when this command is used, the modeis set to touch.)
Five-finger triple
tap

Shut down JAWS (If the gesture mode is notalready set to touch when this command is used,
the mode is set to touch.)

Five-finger rotate

Toggle JAWS gestures off and on

Keystrokes - 31