JAWS

 

Shortcut Keys

 

Desktop Keystrokes

For Reading Text:

Say Character                                               NUM PAD 5

Say Prior Character                                      LEFT ARROW

Say Next Character                                      RIGHT ARROW

Say Word                                                       INSERT+NUM PAD 5

Spell Word                                                     INSERT+NUM PAD 5 pressed twice     quickly

Say Prior Word                                             INSERT+LEFT ARROW

Say Next Word                                              INSERT+RIGHT ARROW

Say Line                                                         INSERT+UP ARROW

Say Prior Line                                               UP ARROW

Say Next Line                                                DOWN ARROW

Say Sentence                                                ALT+NUM PAD 5

Say Prior Sentence                                      ALT+UP ARROW

Say Next Sentence                                       ALT+DOWN ARROW

Say Paragraph                                              CTRL+NUM PAD 5

Say Prior Paragraph                                    CTRL+UP ARROW

Say Next Paragraph                                     CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Say to Cursor                                                INSERT+HOME

Say from Cursor                                            INSERT+PAGE UP

Say All                                                            INSERT+DOWN ARROW

Say Color                                                       INSERT+5

Say Font                                                         INSERT+F

For Temporarily Changing Voice Rate

During SayAll:

Increase Voice Rate                                     PAGE DOWN

Decrease Voice Rate                                  PAGE UP

When not in SayAll:

Increase Voice Rate                                     ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Decrease Voice Rate                                  ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP

Restore Normal Voice Settings                  INSERT+ESC

Informational:

Interrupt Speech                                            CTRL

Say Window Title                                          INSERT+T

Say Window Prompt and Text                     INSERT+TAB

JAWS Find                                                    CTRL+INSERT+F

JAWS Find Next                                           INSERT+F3

JAWS Find Previous                                    INSERT+SHIFT+F3

Say Top Line of Window                              INSERT+END

Say Bottom Line of Window                        INSERT+PAGE DOWN

Say Selected Text                                         INSERT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW

Get Application Version                               CTRL+INSERT+V

For Cursors:

PC Cursor                                                      NUM PAD PLUS

JAWS Cursor                                                NUM PAD MINUS

Route PC Cursor

to JAWS Cursor                                            INSERT+NUM PAD PLUS

Route JAWS Cursor

to PC Cursor                                                 INSERT+NUM PAD MINUS

Left Mouse Button                                         NUM PAD SLASH

Right Mouse Button                                      NUM PAD STAR

 Drag and Drop                                             CTRL+INSERT+NUM PAD SLASH

Restrict JAWS Cursor                                  INSERT+R

For Dialogs:

Say Default Button

of Dialog Box                                                 INSERT+E

Read Box in Tab Order                                INSERT+B

Read Word in Context                                  INSERT+C

Say Current Control Hot Key                       SHIFT+NUM PAD 5

Open Combo Box                                         ALT+DOWN ARROW

Close Combo Box                                        ALT+UP ARROW

For Help:

Screen Sensitive Help                                  INSERT+F1

Keyboard Help                                              INSERT+1

JAWS Help for Applications                        INSERT+F1 pressed twice quickly

Hot Key Help                                                 INSERT+H

Window Key Help                                         INSERT+W

Miscellaneous:

JAWS Window                                              INSERT+J

Refresh Screen                                             INSERT+ESCAPE

Adjust JAWS Verbosity                               INSERT+V

Run JAWS Manager                                    INSERT+F2

Shut Down JAWS                                         INSERT+F4

Minimize All Applications                             WINDOWS KEY+M

 Window List Dialog                                     INSERT+F10

Select a System Tray Icon Dialog               INSERT+F11

Say System Time                                          INSERT+F12

Graphics Labeler                                          INSERT+G

AutoGraphics Labeler                                  CTRL+INSERT+G

Pass Key Through                                        INSERT+3

For Frames

Frame Get Top Left                                      CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT BRACKET

Frame Get Bottom Right                              CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT BRACKET

Frame Set to Window                                  CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT BRACKET

                                                                        Pressed twice quickly

 

Laptop Keystrokes

For Reading Text:

Say Character                                               CAPS LOCK+COMMA

Say Prior Character                                      CAPS LOCK+M

Say Next Character                                      CAPS LOCK+PERIOD

Say Word                                                       CAPS LOCK+K

Spell Word                                                     CAPS LOCK+K pressed twice quickly

Say Prior Word                                             CAPS LOCK+J

Say Next Word                                              CAPS LOCK+L

Say Line                                                         CAPS LOCK+H

Say Prior Line                                               CAPS LOCK+Y

Say Next Line                                                CAPS LOCK+N

Say Sentence                                                CAPS LOCK+I

Say Prior Sentence                                      CAPS LOCK+U

Say Next Sentence                                       CAPS LOCK+O

Say Paragraph                                              CAPS LOCK+CTRL+I

Say Prior Paragraph                                    CAPS LOCK+CTRL+ U

Say Next Paragraph                                     CAPS LOCK+CTRL+ O

Say to Cursor                                                CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+J

Say from Cursor                                            CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+L

Say All                                                            CAPS LOCK+A

Say Color                                                       CAPS LOCK+5

Say Font                                                         CAPS LOCK+F

For Temporarily Changing Voice Rate

During SayAll:

Increase Voice Rate                                     PAGE DOWN

Decrease Voice Rate                                  PAGE UP

When not in SayAll:

Increase Voice Rate                                     ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Decrease Voice Rate                                  ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP

Restore Normal

Voice Settings                                               CAPS LOCK+ESC

Informational:

Interrupt Speech                                            CTRL

Say Window Title                                          CAPS LOCK+T

Say Window Prompt and Text                     CAPS LOCK+TAB

JAWS Find                                                    CAPS LOCK+CTRL+ F

JAWS Find Next                                           CAPS LOCK+F3

JAWS Find Previous                                    CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+F3

Say Top Line of Window                              CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+Y

Say Bottom Line of Window                        CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+N

Say Selected Text                                         CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+A

Get Application Version                               CAPS LOCK+CTRL+ V

For Cursors:

PC Cursor                                                      CAPS LOCK+SEMICOLON

JAWS Cursor                                                CAPS LOCK+P

Route PC Cursor to JAWS Cursor             CAPS LOCK+APOSTROPHE

Route JAWS Cursor to PC Cursor             CAPS LOCK+LEFT BRACKET

Left Mouse Button                                         CAPS LOCK+8

Right Mouse Button                                      CAPS LOCK+9

Left Mouse Button Lock                               CTRL+8

Drag and Drop                                              CAPS LOCK+CTRL+ 8

Restrict JAWS Cursor                                  CAPS LOCK+R

For Dialogs:

Say Default Button of Dialog Box                CAPS LOCK+E

Read Box in Tab Order                                CAPS LOCK+B

Read Word in Context                                  CAPS LOCK+C

Say Current Control Hot Key                       CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+COMMA

Open Combo Box                                         ALT+DOWN ARROW

Close Combo Box                                        ALT+UP ARROW

For Help:

Screen Sensitive Help                                  CAPS LOCK+F1

Keyboard Help                                              CAPS LOCK+1

JAWS Help for Applications                        CAPS LOCK+F1 pressed twice quickly

Hot Key Help                                                 INSERT+H

Window Key Help                                         CAPS LOCK+W

Miscellaneous:

JAWS Window                                              INSERT+J

Refresh Screen                                             CAPS LOCK+ESCAPE

Adjust JAWS Verbosity                               CAPS LOCK+V

Run JAWS Manager                                    CAPS LOCK+F2

Shut Down JAWS                                         CAPS LOCK+F4

Minimize All Applications                             WINDOWS LOGO KEY+M

 Window List Dialog                                     CAPS LOCK+F10

Select a System Tray Icon Dialog               CAPS LOCK+F11

Say System Time                                          CAPS LOCK+F12

Graphics Labeler                                          CAPS LOCK+G

AutoGraphics Labeler                                  CAPS LOCK+CTRL+ G

Pass Key Through                                        CAPS LOCK+3

For Frames

Frame Get Top Left                                      CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT BRACKET

Frame Get Bottom Right                              CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT BRACKET

Frame Set to Window                                  CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT BRACKET

                                                                        Pressed twice quickly

 

Windows Keystrokes

General:

Get Help                                                         F1

Open the Start menu                                     WINDOWS LOGO KEY or CTRL+ESC

Open Windows Explorer                              WINDOWS LOGO KEY+E

Open Run Dialog                                          WINDOWS LOGO KEY+R

Find File or Folder from Desktop                F3

Minimize All Applications                             WINDOWS LOGO KEY+M

Switch between open applications             ALT+TAB

Quit the active application                            ALT+F4

For Windows and Menus

Open the application control menu             ALT+SPACE BAR

Move to the Menu bar in application           ALT

Choose a Menu item                                    ENTER

Move between menus                                  ALT, ARROW KEYS

Cancel or close a menu                               ESC

Cancel or close a cascading menu            ALT

Open a child window control menu             ALT+DASH

Close a child window                                    CTRL+F4

Open the applications menu                        APPLICATIONS KEY or SHIFT+F10

For Dialogs:

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

Move to first item                                           HOME

Move to last item                                           END

Select or deselect in list view                      SPACEBAR OR CTRL+SPACEBAR

Toggle a check box on/off                            SPACEBAR

For Reading Text

Move One Character Left                             LEFT ARROW

Move One Character Right                          RIGHT ARROW

Move One Word Left                                    CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Move One Word Right                                  CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move to Beginning of Line                           HOME

Move to End of Line                                      END

Move One Paragraph Up                             CTRL+UP ARROW

Move One Paragraph Down                        CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Scroll up one screen                                     PAGE UP

Scroll down one screen                                PAGE DOWN

Move to beginning                                        CTRL+HOME

Move to end                                                   CTRL+END

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                                       CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

Select to end                                                 CTRL+SHIFT+END

Select All                                                        CTRL+A

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 to a folder                                                 CTRL+G

Go up one level                                             BACKSPACE

 

Internet Explorer 5 and 6

General:

Go Back a Page                                           ALT+LEFT ARROW

Read Address Bar                                        INSERT+A

Next Link                                                        TAB

Prior Link                                                       SHIFT+TAB

Open Link                                                      ENTER

List Links                                                        INSERT+F7

List Headings                                                INSERT+F6

Movement Commands:

Skip Past Links                                             N

Next Visited Link                                           V

Prior Visited Link                                          SHIFT+V

Next Heading                                                 H

Prior Heading                                                SHIFT+H

Next List                                                         L

Prior List                                                        SHIFT+L

Next Frame                                                    M

Prior Frame                                                   SHIFT+M

Step Past Element                                        E

Step before Element                                    SHIFT+e

Next Same Element                                      S

Prior Same Element                                     SHIFT+S

Next Different Element                                 D

Prior Different Element                                 SHIFT+D

Forms:

Next Form Control                                         F

Prior Form Control                                        SHIFT+F

Enter Forms Mode                                        ENTER

Exit Forms Mode                                          NUM PAD PLUS

Tables:

Next Table                                                      T

Prior Table                                                     SHIFT+T

Next Row                                                        WINDOWS KEY+DOWN ARROW

Prior Row                                                       WINDOWS KEY+UP ARROW

Read Row                                                      R

Read Column                                                C

Next Cell in Row                                            ALT+CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Prior Cell in Row                                           ALT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Cell Below in Column                                   ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Cell Above in Column                                   ALT+CTRL+UP ARROW

Note: The JAWS help system includes detailed information about using Internet Explorer. From within Internet Explorer, press and hold INSERT and press F1 twice quickly. Once JAWS help is open, press F6 to move to the help topic window.