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NVDA Keyboard Shortcuts
NVDA Keyboard Shortcuts
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NVDA (Non-Visual Desktop Access) is a screen reader for Microsoft Windows that is totally free, yet fully functional and portable; you can download it to your PC or to portable media such as a USB stick. It was initially released in 2006 by NV Access founders Michael Curran and James Teh—blind computer programmers who believe passionately in universal access to computers.
To install NVDA: Go to http://www.nvaccess.org/download/ . We encourage you to donate if you can. If you can’t, you can skip the donation and just download the software.
Note:
NVDA works well with Firefox, Chrome, and Edge. NVDA also has decent support for Internet Explorer, but the best testing combinations are NVDA + Firefox, NVDA + Chrome, and NVDA + Edge.
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NVDA shortcut keys
Note: Some keyboard shortcuts require using the NVDA modifier key. By default, both the Numpad Insert key and the Extended Insert key are set as NVDA modifier keys, but users can designate the Caps Lock key as an additional NVDA modifier key. In the tables below, the assumption is that the Insert key is being used as the NVDA modifier key. If you have changed your settings, you may need to substitute the Caps Lock key in the place of the Insert key. Note also that these keyboard shortcuts are for NVDA’s desktop keyboard layout setting; some shortcuts are different when using NVDA’s laptop keyboard layout setting.
Browse and Focus Modes
Browse Mode: Browse mode is used when reading documents or web pages.
Focus Mode: Focus mode is used when the user enters a form or other fields that require user input.
NVDA automatically switches between Browse and Focus modes, but the user can toggle them using Insert + Space Bar.
Speech Viewer
Turn on Speech Viewer: Enabling Speech Viewer opens a window that shows everything NVDA states. This is useful for sighted users learning NVDA for testing purposes. Enable it under Tools in the NVDA menu.
The basics
Topic
Task
Command
On/Off:
Turn NVDA on
Control
+
Alt
+
N
Turn NVDA off
Insert
+
Q
Reading:
Stop Reading
Control
Start reading continuously from this point on
Insert
+ 
+
)
Read next item
Read next focusable item (e.g. link, button)
Tab
Activate:
Link
Enter
Button
Enter
or
Spacebar
Headings:
Go to next heading
H
Go to next heading of level [1-6]
1
–
6
List all headings
Insert
+
F7
Landmarks:
Go to next landmark/region
D
Elements list:
Show list of all links, headings, form fields, buttons, and landmarks
Insert
+
F7
Tables:
Go to next table
T
Navigate table cells
Ctrl
+
Alt
+ 
Lists:
Go to next list
L
Go to next list item
I
Graphics:
Go to next graphic
G
Links:
List all links
Insert
+
F7
Go to next link
K
Go to next unvisited link
U
Go to next visited link
V
Navigate:
Toggle between:
Radio buttons,
<select>list items,
Tabs (ARIA widget),
Tree view items (ARIA widget),
Menu items (ARIA widget)
Go backward:
To previous heading, landmark, table, focusable item, etc.
Shift
+ [
H
,
D
,
T
,
Tab
, etc.]
Reading text
Topic
Task
Command
Line:
Say prior line
7
Say next line
9
Say current line
Insert
+
8
Start of line
Shift
+ Numpad
1
End of line
Shift
+ Numpad
3
Top line
Shift
+ Numpad
7
Bottom line
Shift
+ Numpad
9
Character:
Say prior character
1
Say next character
3
Say current character
Numpad
2
Say character phonetically
Numpad
2
twice quickly
Word:
Say prior word
Ctrl
+
4
Say next word
Ctrl
+
6
Say current word
Numpad
5
Sentence:
Say prior sentence
Alt
+
Say next sentence
Alt
+
Say current sentence
Alt
+ Numpad
5
Paragraph:
Say prior paragraph
Ctrl
+
Say next paragraph
Ctrl
+
Spelling:
Spell word
Numpad
5
twice quickly
Spell word phonetically
Numpad
5
thrice quickly
Spell current line
Insert
+
Spell current line phonetically
Insert
+
Tables
Topic
Task
Command
Table:
Go to next (previous) table
T
(
Shift
+
T
)
Cell:
Cell to right
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Cell to left
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Cell below
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Cell above
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Forms
Topic
Task
Command
List all:
List all form elements
Insert
+
F7
Navigate:
Next form field
F
Next focusable item
Tab
Next button
B
Checkboxes:
Select and deselect
Spacebar
Next checkbox
X
Combo boxes (<select>):
Open combo box
Alt
+
Browse/select options
First letter
Select multiple options
Shift
+
Next combo box
C
Radio buttons:
Toggle selection
Next radio button
R
Focus mode*:
Toggle between focus mode and browse mode
Insert
+
Spacebar
* “Focus mode” allows you to enter data into form fields. Browse mode allows you to navigate the page using standard screen reader shortcuts (e.g. to navigate headings, landmarks, links, etc.)
Other commands
Task
Command
Search for a word or a phrase
NVDA
+
Ctrl
+
F
Keyboard help
Insert
+
1
Next blockquote
Q
Next key you hit ignores NVDA and is a normal keystroke
Insert
+
F2
Speak characters typed
Insert
+
2
Speak words typed
Insert
+
3
Read entire foreground window (e.g. for dialogs)
Insert
+
B
Announce title of the current foreground window
Insert
+
T
Additional resources
The full list of NVDA’s keyboard commands can be found in the official NVDA User Guide.
NV Access’ support webpage is available at www.nvaccess.org/get-help/.
