NVDA for Windows Keyboard Commands

The EEM agent browser supports the following NVDA for Windows keyboard commands:

the basics

task

command

Turn NVDA on

Control + Alt + N

Turn NVDA off

Insert + Q

Stop reading

Control

Start reading continuously from this point on

Insert + Down Arrow or Numpad Plus

Read next item

Down Arrow

Read next focusable item (for example, link, button)

Tab

Activate link

Enter

Activate button

Enter or Space Bar

Go to next heading

H

Go to next heading of level [1-6]

1-6

List all headings

Insert + F7

Go to next landmark/region

D

Show list of all links, headings, and landmarks

Insert + F7

Go to next table

T

Navigate table cells

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Keys

Go to next list

L

Go to next list item

I

Go to next graphic

G

List all links

Insert + F7

Go to next link

K

Go to next unvisited link

U

Go to next visited link

V

Read entire foreground window (for example, for dialogs)

Insert + B

Announce title of the current foreground window

Insert + T

Toggle between: radio buttons, <select> list items, tabs (ARIA widget), tree view items (ARIA widget), and menu items (ARIA widget)

Arrow Keys

Go back to previous heading, landmark, table, focusable item, and so on

Shift + [H, R, T, Tab, and so]

 

reading text

task

command

Say prior line

Up Arrow or Numpad 7

Say next line

Down Arrow or Numpad 9

Say current line

Insert + Up Arrow or Numpad 8

Start of line

Shift + Numpad 1

End of line

Shift + Numpad 3

Top line

Shift + Numpad 7

Bottom line

Shift + Numpad 9

Say prior character

Left Arrow or Numpad 1

Say next character

Right Arrow or Numpad 3

Say current character

Numpad 2

Say character phonetically

Numpad 5 twice quickly

Say prior word

Ctrl + Left Arrow or Numpad 4

Say next word

Ctrl+ Right Arrow or Numpad 6

Say current word

Numpad 5

Say prior sentence

Alt + Up Arrow

Say next sentence

Alt + Down Arrow

Say current sentence

Alt + Numpad 5

Next paragraph

Ctrl + Up Arrow or Q

Spell word

Numpad 5 twice quickly

Spell current line

Insert Up Arrow twice quickly

 

forms

task

command

List all form elements

Insert + F5

Next form

F

Next focusable item

Tab

Next button

B

Select and deselect

Space Bar

Next checkbox

X

Open combo box

Alt + Down Arrow

Browse/select options

Down Arrow or First Letter

Select multiple options

Shift + Down Arrow (or Up Arrow)

Next <select> como box

C

Toggle selection

Up/Down Arrow

Next radio button

R

Toggle between focus mode and browse mode*

Insert + Space Bar

* Focus mode allows you to enter data into form fields. Browser mode allows you to navigate the page using standard screen reader shortcuts (for example, to navigate heading, landmarks, links, and so on).

tables

task

command

Go to next (previous) table

T (Shift + T)

Cell to right

Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow

Cell to left

Ctrl + Alt + Left Arrow

Cell below

Ctrl + Alt Down Arrow

Cell above

Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow