Hi Vince, life saver! thanks! Alistair From: Vincent Thacker Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 10:26 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: NVDA and windows 8 help please? Alistair, These are Windows keyboard shortcuts, so wouldn't appear in the NVDA documentation. Windows key plus c opens the Charms window. Windows key and w opens the settings. You can always shut down by going to the desktop screen and pressing Alt and F4. You can also press Control, Alt and Delete to get to various controls, including a shut-down button. You have to have NVDA configured to work on logon screens for the various buttons to speak. You can get to them all with the Tab key. More on Windows 8 shortcuts here.... http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-8/keyboard-shortcuts Vince. ======================================== Message Received: Nov 18 2013, 10:06 AM From: "Alistair" To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Subject: [access-uk] NVDA and windows 8 help please? Hi folks, could anyone on list using nvda and windows 8 assist by telling me of any key stroke to get to both the charms and settings window? Have read the nvda help but don’t see anything specific to this.I’m using a samsung laptop which uses both touch screen and keyboard and the inability to turn the damn thing off is driving me nuts! Any help would be great! Alistair