[jaws-uk] JAWS Keystrokes for Reading Text.doc

  • From: "Mark Best" <mark.best5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "JAWS UK" <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:06:32 -0000

JAWS Keystrokes for Reading Text

N.B. The arrow keys can also include, numpad 2, up arrow, numpad 8, down arrow, 
numpad 4 left arrow, numpad 6 right arrow.
They all work just the same as using the actual arrow keys.

Say Prior Character

LEFT ARROW

Say Next Character

RIGHT ARROW

Say Character

NUM PAD 5

Say Character Phonetically

NUM PAD 5 twice quickly

Say Prior Word

INSERT+LEFT ARROW

Say Next Word

INSERT+RIGHT ARROW

Say Word

INSERT+NUM PAD 5

Spell Word

INSERT+NUM PAD 5 twice quickly

Say Prior Line

UP ARROW

Say Next Line

DOWN ARROW

Say Current Line

INSERT+UP ARROW

Spell Current Line

INSERT+UP ARROW twice quickly

Say Prior Sentence

ALT+UP ARROW

Say Next Sentence

ALT+DOWN ARROW

Say Current Sentence

ALT+NUM PAD 5

Say to Cursor

INSERT+HOME

Say from Cursor

INSERT+PAGE UP

Spell to Cursor

INSERT+HOME twice quickly

Spell from Cursor

INSERT+PAGE UP twice quickly

Say All

INSERT+DOWN ARROW

Fast Forward during a Say All

RIGHT ARROW

Rewind during a Say All

LEFT ARROW

Say Color

INSERT+5

Say ASCII Value

NUM PAD 5 three times quickly

Say Font

INSERT+F, twice quickly to display in virtual viewer

Say Text and Attributes

ALT+INSERT+DOWN ARROW

JAWS Keystrokes for Cursors and Mouse Simulation
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

Tether JAWS to PC

CTRL+INSERT+NUM PAD MINUS

Restrict JAWS Cursor

INSERT+R

Left Mouse Button

NUM PAD SLASH

Right Mouse Button

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

CTRL+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

Miscellaneous JAWS Keystrokes
Adjust JAWS Verbosity

INSERT+V

Adjust Braille Settings

CTRL+INSERT+B

Switch Synthesizers

CTRL+INSERT+S

Interrupt Speech

CTRL

Custom Highlight Assign

CTRL+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

JAWS Find

CTRL+INSERT+F

JAWS Find Next

INSERT+F3

JAWS Find Previous

INSERT+SHIFT+F3

Shut Down JAWS

INSERT+F4

Say Active Configuration Name

INSERT+Q, twice quickly to display in virtual viewer.

Say Program Comments

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Run JAWS Manager

INSERT+F2

Virtualize Window

CTRL+INSERT+W

Select Scheme

ALT+INSERT+S

Select Language

CTRL+WINDOWS KEY+L

Select Synthesizer

CTRL+INSERT+S

Minimize All Applications

WINDOWS KEY+M

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