JAWS(Job Access Windows) Keystrokes
The keystrokes listed are grouped by headings. Major divisions are level two headings. Use the JAWS list of headings (INSERT + F6) or the navigation quick key, H, to move quickly to the section of your choice. You can also use the navigation quick key, T, to move from one table to the next. Use the Shift key in combination with most navigation quick keys to move backwards. Navigation Quick Keys make it faster and easier to move around on a web page and anywhere else the virtual cursor is active.
Navigation Quick Keys for html
Web Pages and html
Links in html
Headings in html
Forms in html
Standard Reading Commands for Desktop Layout
Navigational and Informational Keystrokes for Desktop Layout
Cursor and Mouse Commands for Desktop Layout
Dialog Box Commands for Desktop Layout
Help Keystrokes for Desktop Layout
Miscellaneous Commands for Desktop Layout
Windows Keystrokes
Windows Keystrokes for Windows and Menus
Windows Keystrokes for Dialog Boxes
Windows Keystrokes for Reading Text
Windows Keystrokes for Editing Text
Keystrokes for Windows Explorer
Navigation Quick Keys for html
Anchor=A
Button=B
Combo Box=C
Different Type Element=D
Unvisited Link=U
Visited Link=V
Check Box=X
Division=Z
Heading at Level=1 through 6
Step Past Element=shift + period
Step Before Element=shift + comma
back a page=alt+left arrow or backspace
forward a page=alt+right arrow
move to address bar=alt+d
read
address bar=insert+a
move JAWS cursor to address bar=insert+a twice quickly
virtual html features=insert+F3
activate mouse over=insert+ctrl+enter
edit box=E
form control=F
graphic=G
Heading=H
Item in a list=I
jump to line=j
return to previous line=shift+j
jump to cell (within table)=ctrl+j
return to previous table cell=ctrl+shift+j
place marker=K
temporary placemarker=ctrl+k
list=l
frame=m
non link text=n
object tag=o
paragraph=p
block quote=q
radio button=r
same type element=r
table=t
view basic element information=insert+shift+F1
view advanced element information=ctrl+insert+shift+F1
list links=insert+F7
Next link=tab
Prior link=shift+tab
next visited link=v
prior visited link=shift+v
open link=enter
open link in new window=shift+enter
next now link text=n
prior non link text=shift+n
list headings=insert+F6
next heading=h
prior heading=shift+h
first heading=alt+insert+home
last heading=alt+insert+end
next heading at level=1 through 6
first heading at level=alt+ctrl+insert+1 through 6
last heading at level=alt+ctrl+insert+shift+1 through 6
first form field=insert+crtl+home
next form field=f
prior form field=shift+f
last form field=insert+crtl+end
next button=b
prior button=shift+b
next combo box=c
prior combo box=shift+c
next edit box=e
prior edit box=shift+e
next radio button=r
prior radio button=shift+r
next check box=x
prior check box=shift+x
enter forms mode=enter
exit forms mode=num pad plus
list of form fields=insert+F5
list buttons=ctrl+insert+b
list combo boxes=ctrl+insert+c
list edit boxes=ctrl+insert+e
list radio buttons=ctrl+insert+r
list check boxes=ctrl+insert+x
enter/leave multi-select mode=shift+F8
Standard Reading Commands for Desktop Layout
prior character=left arrow
next character=right arrow
current character=num pad 5
say character phonetically=num pad 5 twice quickly
prior word=insert+left arrow
next word=insert+right arrow
current word=insert+num pad 5
spell word=insert+num pad 5 twice quickly
prior line=up arrow
next line=down arrow
current line=insert+up arrow
spell current line=insert+up arrow twice quickly
prior sentence=alt+up arrow
next sentence=alt+down arrow
current sentence=alt+num pad 5
prior paragraph=ctrl+up arrow
next paragraph=ctrl+down arrow
current paragraph=ctrl+num pad 5
say to cursor=insert+home
say from cursor=insert+page up
spell to cursor=insert+home twice quickly
say all=insert+down arrow
fast forward during a say all=right arrow
rewind during a say all=left arrow
increase voice rate during a say all=page up
decrease voice rate during a say all=page down
color at cursor=insert+5
ASCII or Hexadecimal value=num pad 5 three times quickly
font at cursor=insert+f, twice quickly to display in virtual viewer
start skim reading=crtl+insert+down arrow
skim reading dialog box=ctrl+insert+shift+down arrow
display skim reading summary=insert+windows key+down arrow
Navigational and Informational Keystrokes for Desktop Layout
time=inset+F12
date=inset+F12 twice quickly
interrupt speech=ctrl
window title=insert+t
jaws find (not in html)=insert+ctrl+f
Jaws find next (not in html)=insert+f3
jaws find previous (not in html)=insert+shift+f3
increase voice rate on the fly=ctrl+alt+page up
decrease voice rate on the fly=ctrl+alt+page down
restore normal voice settings=insert+esc
window prompt and text=insert+tab
top line of window=insert+end
bottom line of window=insert+page down
say selected text=insert+shift+down arrow
spell selected text=insert+shift+down arrow twice quickly
application version=crtl+insert+v
window list=insert+f10
system tray icons list=insert+f11
system tray contents=ctrl+shift+f11
labeled graphics list=crtl+insert+shift+g
Cursor and Mouse Commands for Desktop Layout
pc cursor=num pad plus
jaws cursor=num pad minus
invisible cursor=num pad minus twice quickly
route pc cursor to jaws cursor=insert+num pad plus
route jaws cursor to pc cursor=insert+num pad minus
jaws to pc=ctrl+inset+num pad minus
restrict jaws cursor=insert+r
left mouse button=num pad slash
right mouse button lock=num pad star
left mouse button lock=insert+num pad slash
right mouse button lock=insert+num pad star
drag and drop=ctrl+insert+num pad slash
say active cursor=alt+delete
say cursor type=crtl+insert+shift+c
mouse down=alt+shift+down arrow
mouse left=alt+shift+left arrow
mouse right=alt+shift+right arrow
mouse up=alt+shift+up arrow
Dialog Box Commands for Desktop Layout
say default button of dialog box=insert+e
say current control hot key=shift+num pad 5
read current window=insert+b
say window prompt and text=insert+tab
read word in context=insert+c
open combo box=alt+down arrow
close combo box=alt+up arrow
select multiple list items=ctrl+shift or ctrl+spacebar
Help Keystrokes for Desktop Layout
screen sensitive help=insert+f1
keyboard help=insert+1
jaws help for applications=insert+f1 twice quickly
hot key help=insert+h
window key help=insert+w
Miscellaneous Commands for Desktop Layout
adjust jaws verbosity=insert+v
adjust braille settings=ctrl+insert+b
switch synthesizers=crtl+insert+s
interrupt speech=
ctrl
custom highlight assign=crtl+insert+h
refresh screen=insert+esc
screen echo toggle=insert+s
typing echo toggle=insert+2
pass key through=insert+3
select symbol to print=insert+4
jaws window=insert+j
shut down jaws=insert+f4
say active configuration name=insert+q
run jaws manager=insert+f2
virtualizes window=crtl+insert+w
select scheme=alt+insert+s
select language=crtl+windows key+l
minimize all applications=windows key+m
copy selected text to clipboard=windows key+c
get help=F1
open the start menu=windows key or ctrl+esc
switch between open applications=alt+tab
minimize all applications=windows key+m
find a file or folder from desktop=F3
move to first item on the taskbar=windows key+tab
open windows explorer=windows key+e
open run dialog=windows key+r
quit the active application=alt+F4
Windows Keystrokes for Windows and Menus
open the application control menu=alt+spacebar
move to the menu bar in application=alt
choose a menu item=enter
move between menus=alt or arrow keys
cancel or close a menu=esc or alt
open a child window control menu=alt+dash
close a child window=ctrl+F4
open the applications menu=application key or shift +F10
Windows Keystrokes for Dialog Boxes
move through dialog controls=tab
move backward through dialog controls=shift+tab
move to another page=ctrl+tab
reverse direction through pages=ctrl+shift+tab
select or deselect in list view=spacebar or ctrl+spacebar
toggle a check box on/off=spacebar
Windows Keystrokes for Reading Text
character to the left=left arrow
character to the right=right arrow
word to the left=crtl+left arrow
word to the right=ctrl+right arrow
beginning of line=home
end of line=end
paragraph above=ctrl+up arrow
paragraph below=ctrl+down arrow
scroll up one screen=page up
scroll down one screen=page down
top of prior page=ctrl+page up
top of next page=ctrl+page down
beginning of document=ctrl+home
end of document=ctrl+end
Windows Keystrokes for Editing Text
copy=ctrl+c
cut=ctrl+x
paste=ctrl+v
Undo=ctrl+z
delete current character=delete
delete prior character=backspace
select one character left=shift+left arrow
select one character right=shift+right arrow
select one word left=ctrl+shift+left arrow
select one word right=ctrl+shift+right arrow
select to beginning of line=shift+home
select to end of line=shift+end
select to beginning of document=ctrl+shift+home
select to end of document=ctrl+shift+end
select all=ctrl+a
Keystrokes for Windows Explorer
delete files=delete
rename a file or folder=F2
open properties for selected file or folder=alt+enter
refresh a window=F5
switch between windows=F6 or TAB
go up one level=backspace
untruncate columns in list view=ctrl+num pad plus