Screen Reader shortcuts for navigating the web.
Using a screen reader to browse a website can be quite daunting. Luckily there are keyboard shortcuts that enable you to navigate the web by using elements. Elements include headings, links and edit fields. Below is a list of the element along with the keyboard shortcut key for a virality of different screen readers.
Headings.
Headings allows you to jump to different sections of a website.
Go to next heading.
Press H key For Jaws, narrator, NVDA and supernova.
Press caps lock and H for chrome vox.
Press control, option, command and H For mac voiceover.
Go to previous heading.
Press shift and H for jaws, narrator , NVDA, and supernova.
Press shift, caps lock and H for chrome vox.
Press shift, control, option, command and H for mac voiceover.
Links.
Links allows you to jump to any link on a webpage.
Go to next link.
Press U for jaws and supernova.
Press K for narrator and NVDA.
Press caps lock and L for chrome vox.
Press control, option ,command and L for mac voiceover.
Go to previous link.
Press shift and U for jaws and supernova.
Press shift and K for narrator and NVDA.
Press shift, caps lock and L for chrome vox.
Press shift, control, option, command and L for mac voiceover.
Buttons.
Buttons allows you to navigate to all the buttons on a website.
Go to next button.
Press B for jaws, NVDA, narrator and supernova.
Press caps lock and B for chrome vox.
Press control, option, command and J for mac voiceover.
Go to previous button.
Press shift and B for jaws, NVDA, narrator and supernova.
Press shift, caps lock and B for chrome vox.
Press shift, control. Option, command and J for mac voiceover.
Radio Buttons.
Radio buttons allows you to jump to additional buttons that can appear on a webpage. For example, a yes or no button
Go to the next radio button.
Press A for jaws.
Press R for NVDA, narrator and supernova.
Press control, option, command and J for mac voiceover
No shortcut for chrome vox.
Go to previous button.
Press shift and A for jaws.
Press shift and R for NVDA, narrator and supernova.
Press shift, control, option, command and J for mac voiceover.
No shortcut for chrome vox.
Edit box.
Edit box allows you to navigate to any search fields on a website.
Go to next edit box.
Press E for jaws, NVDA, narrator and supernova.
Press caps lock and E for chrome vox.
Press control, option, command and J for mac voiceover.
Go to previous edit box,
Press shift and E for jaws, NVDA, narrator and supernova.
Press shift, caps lock and E for chrome vox. Combo boxes allows you to access
Press shift, control, option, command and J for mac voiceover.
Combo box.
Combo box allows you to access multiple list options on a website.
Go to next combo box,
Press C for jaws, NVDA, narrator and supernova.
Press caps lock and C for chrome vox.
Press control, option, command and j for mac voiceover.
Go to previous combo box.
Press shift and C for jaws, NVDA, narrator and supernova.
Press shift, caps lock and C for chrome vox.
Press shift, control, option, command and J for mac voiceover.
Graphics.
Graphics allows you to navigate to any images on a website.
Go to next graphic.
Press G for jaws, NVDA and supernova.
Press caps lock and G for chrome vox.
Press control, option, command and G for mac voiceover.
No shortcut for narrator.
Go to previous graphic.
Press shift and G for jaws, NVDA and supernova.
Press shift, caps lock and G for chrome vox.
Press shift, control, option, command and G for mac voiceover.
No shortcut for narrator.
Tables,
Tables allows you to navigate to any tables you may find on a website.
Go to next table.
Press T for jaws, NVDA, narrator and supernova.
Press caps lock and T for chrome vox.
Press control, option, command and T for mac voiceover.
Go to previous table.
Press shift and T for jaws NVDA, narrator and supernova..
Press shift, caps lock and T for chrome vox.
Press shift, control, option, command and T for mac voiceover.
If you would like to find out more about devices for people with a visual impairment contact us at.
Triple Tap Tech
The Renfield Centre
260 Bath Street Glasgow G2 4JP
0141 353 1567
0780 5353 149
Info@TripleTapTech.org
We are a small charity that rely solely on donations to continue to run our services. If you are able please make a donation.