=========================== Narrator keyboard shortcuts =========================== First published at 10/14/2017 on https://defkey.com/narrator-shortcuts Narrator is built in screen reader for Windows 10. It reads texts aloud and describes events, like notifications and calendar appointments. Narrator has 135 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. General ------- Win + Ctrl + Enter Start or exit Narrator Caps Lock + Esc Exit Narrator Caps Lock + M Start reading Ctrl Stop reading Caps Lock + Space Start or exit scan mode Caps Lock + Right arrow Move to next item Caps Lock + Left arrow Move to previous item Caps Lock + Up arrow / Down arrow Change view Caps Lock + F1 Show Narrator commands list Caps Lock + F2 Show commands for current item Caps Lock + Enter Do primary action Caps Lock + Shift + Enter Open search mode Caps Lock + A Change verbosity mode Caps Lock + Ctrl + + Increase verbosity Caps Lock + Ctrl + - Decrease verbosity Caps Lock + Alt + + Change punctuation mode Caps Lock + Alt + - Change punctuation mode Caps Lock + Z Lock the Narrator key (Caps Lock) so you don't have to press it for every keyboard shortcut Caps Lock + X Have Narrator ignore the next keyboard shortcut you use Caps Lock + F12 Turn keystroke reading off or on Caps Lock + Shift + F12 Turn on developer mode Caps Lock + V Repeat phrase Caps Lock + Page Up Increase voice volume Caps Lock + Page Down Decrease voice volume Caps Lock + + Increase voice speed Caps Lock + - Decrease voice speed Caps Lock + D Read item Caps Lock + F Read next or previous group of formatting info Caps Lock + Shift + F Read next or previous group of formatting info Caps Lock + S Read item spelled out Caps Lock + W Read window Caps Lock + R Read all items in the containing area Caps Lock + Num Lock Turn mouse mode on or off Caps Lock + Q Move to last item in the containing area Caps Lock + G Move Narrator cursor to system cursor Caps Lock + T Read current window title Caps Lock + ~ Set focus to item Caps Lock + " Caps Lock + Backspace Go back one item Caps Lock + Insert Jump to linked item Caps Lock + F10 Read current row header Caps Lock + F9 Read current column header Caps Lock + F8 Read current row Caps Lock + F7 Read current column Caps Lock + F5 Read current row and column location Caps Lock + F6 Jump to table cell Caps Lock + Shift + F6 Jump to cell contents Caps Lock + F3 Jump to next cell in current row Caps Lock + Shift + F3 Jump to previous cell in current row Caps Lock + F4 Jump to next cell in current column Caps Lock + Shift + F4 Jump to previous cell in current column Caps Lock + Close square bracket (])  Read text from start to cursor Caps Lock + 0 (zero) Get advanced info about text Caps Lock + H Read document Caps Lock + Ctrl + U Read current page Caps Lock + U Read next page Caps Lock + Shift + U Read previous page Caps Lock + Ctrl + I Read current paragraph Caps Lock + I Read next paragraph Caps Lock + Shift + I Read previous paragraph Caps Lock + Ctrl + O Read current line Caps Lock + O Read next line Caps Lock + Shift + O Read previous line Caps Lock + Ctrl + P Read current word Caps Lock + P Read next word Caps Lock + Shift + P Read previous word Caps Lock + Ctrl + [ Read current character Caps Lock + Ctrl + Ğ Caps Lock + [ Read next character Caps Lock + Ğ Caps Lock + Shift + [ Read previous character Caps Lock + Shift + Ğ Caps Lock + Y Move to beginning of text Caps Lock + B Move to end of text Caps Lock + J Jump to next heading Caps Lock + Shift + J Jump to previous heading Caps Lock + K Jump to next table Caps Lock + Shift + K Jump to previous table Caps Lock + L Jump to next link Caps Lock + Shift + L Jump to previous link Caps Lock + C Read current date and time Press Caps lock twice in quick succession Turn Caps lock on or off Caps Lock + E Give negative feedback Caps Lock + Shift + E Give positive feedback Caps Lock + E (tapped twice in quick succession) Open the feedback dialog Caps Lock + Ctrl + Up arrow Go to parent (only when Structural Navigation is provided by the app) Caps Lock + Ctrl + Right arrow Go to next sibling (only when Structural Navigation is provided by the app) Caps Lock + Ctrl + Left arrow Go to previous sibling (only when Structural Navigation is provided by the app) Caps Lock + Ctrl + Down arrow Go to first child (only when Structural Navigation is provided by the app) Caps Lock + N Move to main landmark Caps Lock + / Read context Caps Lock + Ctrl + / Change whether context is read before or after the current item Caps Lock + Alt + / Change how much context is read Scan mode keyboard commands --------------------------- To turn scan mode on and off, press Caps lock + Spacebar. Use the following keyboard commands when scan mode is turned on. Up arrow / Down arrow Move to the next or previous line of text in an app or webpage Left arrow / Right arrow Move to the next or previous character in an app or webpage Space Activate an item that you want to use, such as a button or text box Enter If supported, perform secondary action on an item Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow Move to the next or previous word Home Move the Narrator cursor to the start of a line End Move the Narrator cursor to the end of a line Ctrl + Home Move the Narrator cursor to the first line of text and then read it Ctrl + End Move the Narrator cursor to the last line of text and then read it Number keys 1 to 9 or Shift + numbers keys: 1 to 9 Move to next or previous heading level 1 through 9 B Move to next or previous button Shift + B Move to next or previous button C Move to the next combo box Shift + C Move to the previous combo box D Move to the next or previous landmark E Move to the next edit box Shift + E Move to previous edit box F Move to the next form field Shift + F Move to the previous form field H Move to next or previous heading Alt + Down arrow Move to next or previous heading Shift + H Move to next or previous heading Alt + Up arrow Move to next or previous heading I Move to the next item Shift + I Move to the previous item K then Alt + Down arrow or Alt + Up arrow: Move to the next or previous link Shift + K then Alt + Down arrow or Alt + Up arrow: Move to the next or previous link P then Alt + Up arrow or Alt + Down arrow: Move to the next or previous paragraph Shift + P then Alt + Up arrow or Alt + Down arrow: Move to the next or previous paragraph R Move to the next radio button Shift + R Move to the previous radio button T Move to the next table Shift + T Move to the previous table X Move to the next check box Shift + X Move to the previous check box Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow Move to the next cell in a row Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow Move to the previous cell in a row Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow Move to the previous cell in a column Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow Move to the next cell in a column Caps Lock + F5 Announce location in table Caps Lock + F9 Announce column header Caps Lock + F10 Announce row header Caps Lock + F7 Read the current table column from start to finish Caps Lock + F8 Read the current table row from start to finish Narrator touch gestures ----------------------- Touch or drag a single finger: Read what's under your finger Double-tap or hold with one finger and then tap anywhere on the screen with a second finger: Activate primary action Triple-tap or hold with one finger and then double-tap anywhere on the screen with a second finger:  Activate secondary action Hold with one finger and then tap anywhere on the screen with two fingers: Start dragging or extra key options Flick left or right with one finger: Move to next or previous item Flick up or down with one finger:  Change view Tap once with two fingers: Stop Narrator from reading Tap once with three fingers: Change verbosity mode Tap once with four fingers:  Show Narrator commands for the current item Double-tap with two fingers: Show context menu Double-tap with three fingers: Read text attributes Double-tap with four fingers:  Open search mode Tap three times with four fingers: Show all Narrator commands Swipe left, right, up, or down with two fingers: Scroll Swipe left or right with three fingers:  Tab forward or backward Swipe up with three fingers: Read current window Swipe down with three fingers: Start reading on explorable text Swipe up or down with four fingers:  Turn semantic zoom on or off where supported Swipe left or right with four fingers: Move Narrator cursor to beginning or end of unit Source: Microsoft Last modified on(UTC): Monday, November 11, 2019 Defkey © All rights reserved.