JAWS keyboard shortcuts

JAWS  

Zeynel -
6 years ago
- Shortcuts
0
Ctrl + Insert + F1

Screen Sensitive Help Technical

0
Ctrl + Insert + F2

Say Special Window Classes

0
Insert + X

Say Frame at Cursor

Advertisement

  Table layer keystrokes offer a fast and convenient way to navigate tables. The table layer eliminates the need to have to hold down several keys at once to perform a table navigation command.
  Press and release INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by T to get to the table layer. Then press any of the following keystrokes.
0
?

List the keystrokes you can use in this layer

0

Move to cell above, below, left, or right

0
Num 5

Say current cell

0
Home

Move to the beginning of the current row

0
End

Move to the end of the current row

1
Ctrl + Home

Jump to the first cell in a table

0
Ctrl + End

Jump to the last cell in a table

0
Ctrl +

Move to the beginning of the current column

0
Ctrl +

Move to the bottom of the current column

0
Ctrl +

Move to the beginning of the current row

0
Ctrl +

Move to end of current row

0
Ctrl + ⤶ Enter

Jump to next table

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + ⤶ Enter

Jump to prior table

0
↑  Shift +

Read the current row

0
Shift + Page Up

Read from the current cell

0
↑  Shift + Home

Read to the current cell

0
↑  Shift + Num 5

Read the current column

0
Shift + Page Down

Read to the bottom of the column

0
↑  Shift + End

Read from the top of the column

  The Table Layer remains active until you press a key that does not perform a table command, such as ESC, SPACEBAR, TAB, or ENTER
  Moving within tables
0
Alt + Ctrl + Num 5

Say Current Cell

0
Alt + Ctrl +

Cell to Right

0
Alt + Ctrl +

Cell to Left

0
Alt + Ctrl +

Cell Below

0
Alt + Ctrl +

Cell Above

0
Alt + Ctrl + Home

First Cell

0
Alt + Ctrl + End

Last Cell

0
Alt + Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

First Cell in Column

0
Alt + Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Last Cell in Column

0
Alt + Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

First Cell in Row

0
Alt + Ctrl + ↑  Shift +

Last Cell in Row

Table reading commands
0
Alt + Ctrl + Num 5

Say Current Cell

0
Alt + Win +

Read Next Row

0
Alt + Win +

Read Prior Row

0
Alt + Win + ,

Read Current Row

0
or Alt + Win + Num 5
0
Insert + ↑  Shift + Home

Read from Start of Row

0
Insert + Shift + Page Up

Read to End of Row

0
Alt + Win +

Read Next Column

0
Alt + Win +

Read Prior Column

0
Alt + Win + .

Read Current Column

0
Insert + ↑  Shift + End

Read from Top of Column

0
Insert + Shift + Page Down

Read to Bottom of Column

0
Insert + Alt + R

Toggle Revision Detection On or Off

0
Insert + F1

Screen Sensitive Help

0
Insert + 1

Keyboard Help

0
Insert + F1 then F1

JAWS Help for Applications

0
Insert + H

Hot Key Help

0
Insert + W

Window Key Help

Advertisement

  When using the Laptop keyboard layout, most of your commands are right at your fingertips - as you type - so you do not need to continually switch your right hand to the number pad and back to the main section of your keyboard.
0
⇪ Caps Lock + M

Say Prior Character

0
⇪ Caps Lock + .

Say Next Character

0
⇪ Caps Lock + ,

Say Character

0
⇪ Caps Lock + , then ,

Say Character Phonetically

0
⇪ Caps Lock + J

Say Prior Word

0
⇪ Caps Lock + L

Say Next Word

0
⇪ Caps Lock + K

Say Word

0
⇪ Caps Lock + K then K

Spell Word

0
⇪ Caps Lock + U

Say Prior Line

0
⇪ Caps Lock + O

Say Next Line

0
⇪ Caps Lock + I

Say Line

0
⇪ Caps Lock + I then I

Spell Current Line

0
⇪ Caps Lock + Y

Say Prior Sentence

0
⇪ Caps Lock + N

Say Next Sentence

0
⇪ Caps Lock + H

Say Sentence

0
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl + U

Say Prior Paragraph

0
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl + O

Say Next Paragraph.  (Note: For Internet Explorer, this command opens a list that shows the objects available on the current Web page. The HTML Object tag embeds content such as Flash movies, JAVA applets, images, audio, and video.)

0
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl + I

Say Paragraph

0
⇪ Caps Lock + Home

Say to Cursor

0
or ⇪ Caps Lock + ↑  Shift + J
0
Caps Lock + Page Up

Say from Cursor

0
or ⇪ Caps Lock + ↑  Shift + L
0
⇪ Caps Lock + Home

Spell to Cursor

0
or ⇪ Caps Lock + ↑  Shift + J then J
0
Caps Lock + Page Up

or  Spell from Cursor

0
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑  Shift + L then L

Spell from Cursor

0
⇪ Caps Lock + A

Say All

0
or ⇪ Caps Lock +
0
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑  Shift + A

Say Selected Text

0
or ⇪ Caps Lock + ↑  Shift +
0
⇪ Caps Lock + 5

Say Color

0
⇪ Caps Lock + F

Say Font

0
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑  Shift + Y

Say Top Line of Window

0
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑  Shift + N

Say Bottom Line of Window

0
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑  Shift + B

Report Battery Level

0
⇪ Caps Lock + then , then , then , then ,

Say ASCII or Hexadecimal Value

0
Alt + ↑  Shift + ,

Say Current Table Cell

0
Alt + ↑  Shift + M

Move to Prior Table Cell

0
Alt + ↑  Shift + .

Move to Next Table Cell

0
Alt + ↑  Shift + Y

Move Up One Table Cell

0
Alt + ↑  Shift + N

Move Down One Table Cell

0
Ctrl + ⇪ Caps Lock +

Start Skim Reading

0
Ctrl + ⇪ Caps Lock + ↑  Shift +

Skim Reading dialog box

0
⇪ Caps Lock + ;

(press twice quickly if the Touch Cursor is currently active) PC Cursor

0
⇪ Caps Lock + P

JAWS Cursor

0
⇪ Caps Lock + P then P

Invisible Cursor

0
↑  Shift + ⇪ Caps Lock + ;

Touch Cursor

0
⇪ Caps Lock + '

Route Touch Cursor to Focus Location

0
⇪ Caps Lock + '

Route PC Cursor to JAWS Cursor

0
⇪ Caps Lock + [

Route JAWS Cursor to PC Cursor

0
⇪ Caps Lock + R

Restrict JAWS Cursor or Virtual PC Cursor

0
⇪ Caps Lock + 8

Left Mouse Button

0
⇪ Caps Lock + 9

Right Mouse Button

0
Ctrl + Win + 8

Left Mouse Button Lock

0
Ctrl + Win + 9

Right Mouse Button Lock

0
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑  Shift + 8

Drag and Drop

0
Alt + Del

Say Active Cursor

0
Alt + ↑  Shift +

(when the JAWS Cursor is active) Mouse Down

0
Alt + ↑  Shift +

(when the JAWS Cursor is active) Mouse Left

0
Alt + ↑  Shift +

(when the JAWS Cursor is active) Mouse Right

0
Alt + ↑  Shift +

(when the JAWS Cursor is active) Mouse Up


Share this page on:
Is this page helpful?
0 1

Program information

Program name: JAWS JAWS (System tools)

JAWS is a screen reader program developed for Windows. It allows blind and visually impaired users to read the screen with a text-to-speech output or by a Braille display. It is one of the most popular screen readers worldwide.

Web page: freedomscientific.com/JAWSHQ/J...

Last update: 11/11/2019 8:10 PM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 58%

More information >>

Shortcut count: 250

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

Similar programs



User operations

Add JAWS to your list of favorites

Advertisement


What is your favorite JAWS hotkey? Do you have any useful tips for it? Let other users know below.


 
No comments yet. Ask, or type the first one!