JAWS for Windows Keyboard Commands

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

the basics

task

command

Stop reading

Control

Start reading continuously from this point on

Insert + Down Arrow

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

Show list of all headings

Insert + F6

Go to next heading of level [1-6]

1-6

Go to next landmark/region

R

Go to the main content region

Q

Show list of all buttons, frames, graphics, lists, links, and so on

Insert + F3

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 unvisited link

U

Go to next visited link

V

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

Arrow Keys

Toggle virtual pc cursor

Insert + Z

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

Say next line

Down Arrow

Say current line

Insert + Up Arrow

Say to cursor

Insert + Home

Say from cursor

Insert + Page Up

Say prior character

Left Arrow

Say next character

Right Arrow

Say character

Numpad 5

Say character phonetically

Numpad 5 twice quickly

Say prior word

Insert + Left Arrow

Say next word

Insert + Right Arrow

Say word

Insert + Numpad 5

Say prior sentence

Alt + Up Arrow

Say next sentence

Alt + Down Arrow

Say current sentence

Alt + Numpad 5

Spell word

Insert + Numpad 5 twice quickly

Spell current line

Insert + Up Arrow twice quickly

Spell to cursor

Insert Home twice quickly

Spell from cursor

Insert + Page Up twice quickly

 

forms

task

command

List all form elements

Insert + F5

Next focusable item

Tab

Next form field

F

Next button

B

Next checkbox

X

Select and deselect

Enter or Space Bar

Open combo box

Alt + Down Arrow

Browse/select options

Down Arrow or First Letter

Select multiple options

Shift + Down Arrow (or Up Arrow)

Toggle selection

Up/Down Arrow

Enter forms mode

Enter (when focus is on a form field)

Enter form mode (enter browse mode)

Numpad Plus

 

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

First cell

Ctrl + Alt + Home

Last cell

Ctrl + Alt + End

Say current cell

Ctrl + Alt + Numpad 5

Read current row

Insert + Shift + Up Arrow

Read from start of row

Insert + Shift + Home

Read to end of row

Insert + Shift + Page Up

First cell in row

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left Arrow

Last cell in row

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right Arrow

Read current column

Insert + Shift + Numpad 5

Read from top of column

Insert + Shift + End

Read to bottom of column

Insert + shift + Page Down

First cell in column

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up Arrow

Last cell in column

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Down Arrow