Below you can find keyboard commands to navigate web pages using the JAWS screen reader.
Recommended Combinations of Browsers & Screen Readers
Mac
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Safari + VoiceOver
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Windows
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Mobile
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Activate JAWS Screen Reader
The Basics
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Function
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Keyboard Commands
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Start reading continuously from this point on
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Insert + Down Arrow
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Stop reading
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Control Key
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Read next item
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Down Arrow
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Navigate by headings
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H
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Show list of all headings
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Insert + F6
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Go to next heading of level [1-6]
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1-6 on number pad
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Show list of links
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Insert + F7
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Show list of all buttons, frames, graphics, lists, links, etc
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Insert + F3
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List all Links
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Insert + F7
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Navigate menus
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Tab
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Reading Text
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Function
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Keyboard Commands
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Continuous reading whole page
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Insert + Down Arrow
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Say prior sentence
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Up Arrow
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Say next sentence
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Alt + Down arrow
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Go to next landmark/region
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R
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Go to next list
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L
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Go to next list item
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I
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To previous heading, landmark, table, focus item
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Shift + [H+R+T+Tab]
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Say previous word
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Alt + Left Arrow
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Refresh Screen ie. reprints all currently displayed items on screen
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Insert + Esc
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Navigating Tables
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Function
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Keyboard Commands
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Go to Tables
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T
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Go to next (previous) table
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(Shift + T)
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Cell to right
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Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow
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Cell to left
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Ctrl + Alt + Left Arrow
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Cell below
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Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow
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Cell above
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Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow
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First cell
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Ctrl + Alt + Home
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Last cell in row
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right Arrow
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Read current column
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Insert + Shift + Numpad 5
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Read from top of column
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Insert + Shift + End
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First cell in column
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up Arrow
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Last cell in column
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Down Arrow
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