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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Activating VoiceOver
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Press Command + F5 keys to toggle VoiceOver on and off.
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VoiceOver can be toggled on and off from the Systems Preferences panel in the Accessibility settings.
Basic Commands
Function
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Keyboard Command
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Navigate Headings
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Ctrl + Opt + Cmd+ H
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Click Link
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Ctrl + Opt + Spacebar
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Read Sentence
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Ctrl + Opt + S
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Enter Page
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Ctrl +Opt + Down Arrow
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Exit Page
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Ctrl +Opt + Up Arrow
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Navigate Backwards
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Ctrl + Opt + Shift + Up Arrow
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Jump to Top Of Page
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Caps + U
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Read Word
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Ctrl+ Opt + W
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Navigate by Rotor
The "rotor" is a menu window in VoiceOver which presents lists of Web elements such as headings, links, images, and other Web elements.
Function
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Keyboard Command
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Open Rotor
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Ctrl + Opt + U
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Close Rotor
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Escape
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Next Window
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Right Arrow
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Previous Window
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Left Arrow
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One List Item Down
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Down Arrow
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Go to Item
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Enter or Return
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Read After Item
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Control + Opt + A
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Navigating Page Elements
Function
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Keyboard Command
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Next Links
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Control + Opt + Command + L
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Next Graphic
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Control + Opt +Command + G
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Next Form Control
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Control + Opt +Command + J
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Next Frame
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Control + Opt +Command + F
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Next List
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Control + Opt +Command + X
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Read Character
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Control + Opt + C
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Previous Character
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Control + Opt + Shift + Left Arrow
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Next Character
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Control + Opt + Shift + Right Arrow
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Read Visible Window
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Control + Opt + Shift + W
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Navigating Tables
Function
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Keyboard Command
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One Cell Forward (Begin Table)
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Control + Opt + Right Arrow
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One Cell Backwards
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Control + Opt + Left Arrow
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One Cell Down
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Control + Opt + Down Arrow
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One Cell Up
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Control + Opt + Up Arrow
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Read Row in Table
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Control + Opt + R
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Read Column Header
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Control + Opt + C
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Control + Option + Shift + C
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Control + Opt + Shift + C
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Navigate Aria Landmarks
Function
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Keyboard Command
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Open Rotor
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Control + Opt + U
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Navigate to list of landmarks
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Left/Right Arrow
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Navigate through the list of landmarks
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Up/Down Arrow
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