Keystrokes

Internet Explorer Keystrokes
Note: 	The JAWS help system includes detailed information about using Internet Explorer. In your browser, press and hold INSERT and press F1 twice quickly. Once JAWS help is open, press F6 to move to the help topic window.

General

Go Back a Page	ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE

Go Forward a Page	ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Go to Home Page	ALT+HOME

Read Address Bar	INSERT+A

Next Link	TAB

Prior Link	SHIFT+TAB

Open Link	ENTER

List Frames	INSERT+F9

List Links	INSERT+F7

List Headings	INSERT+F6

Heading at Level	1 through 6

Virtual HTML Features	INSERT+F3

Activate Mouse Over	CTRL+INSERT+ENTER

Move to Next Clickable Element	SLASH

Move to Previous Clickable Element	SHIFT+SLASH

Select Clickable Element	INSERT+CTRL+SLASH

Select a Mouse Over Element	INSERT+CTRL+SEMICOLON

JAWS Find Next and Previous 	F3 and SHIFT+F3 
(Internet Explorer only)

Assign Custom Label	CTRL+INSERT+TAB

Move to Next Region	R

Move to Previous Region	SHIFT+R

Select a Region	INSERT+CTRL+R

ARIA Drag-and-Drop	WINDOWS Key+CTRL+EQUALS

ARIA Live Region Text Filter	WINDOWS Key+CTRL+DASH

Open Flexible Web Wizard	INSERT+SPACEBAR followed by X

Tabbed Browsing Quick Keys

Open a New Tab	CTRL+T

Open a New Tab from the Address Bar	ALT+ENTER (on address bar)

Open a New Tab from the Toolbar Search Box	ALT+ENTER (on address bar)

View List of Open Tabs	CTRL+SHIFT+Q

Toggle Quick Tabs (Thumbnail View)	CTRL+Q

Switch to the Next Tab	CTRL+TAB 

Switch to the Previous Tab	CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Switch to a Specific Tab Number	CTRL+n, where n is a digit from 1 through 8

Switch to Last Tab	CTRL+9

Close Current Tab	CTRL+W or CTRL+F4

Close All Tabs	ALT+F4

Close Other Tabs	CTRL+ALT+F4

Open Links in a New Tab in the Background	CTRL+ENTER

Open Links in a New Tab in the Foreground	CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER

Opens and places focus on the Feeds tree view	CTRL+J 

Subscribe to Feeds or Web Slices	ALT+J 
(Internet Explorer 8 or later for Web Slices)

Navigation Quick Keys
Tip:	If you hold down SHIFT before pressing one of the following Navigation Quick Keys, you can move to the previous instance of that element, for example, press A to move to the next radio button, press SHIFT+A to move to the previous radio button. In addition, if you hold down CTRL+INSERT while pressing keystrokes with an asterisk (*) next to them, JAWS displays a list of those elements on the page.

Next Radio Button	A*

Next Button	B*

Next Combo Box	C*

Next Different Element	D

Next Edit Box	E*

Next Form Control	F

Next Graphic	G*

Next Heading	H

Next Item in a List	I

Jump to Line	J*

Next PlaceMarker	K*

Next List	L*

Next Frame	M

Skip Past Links	N

Next Object Tag	O

Next Paragraph	P*

Move to Main Region	Q

Next Region	R*

Next Same Element	S

Next Table	T*

Next Unvisited Link	U

Next Visited Link	V

Next Check Box	X*

Next Division	Z*

Next Separator	DASH

Next Element	SHIFT+PERIOD

Previous Element	SHIFT+COMMA 

Forms

Enter Forms Mode	ENTER

Exit Forms Mode	NUM PAD PLUS

List Form Fields	INSERT+F5

First Form Field	INSERT+CTRL+HOME

Next Form Field	F

Prior Form Field	SHIFT+F

Last Form Field	INSERT+CTRL+END

Next Radio Button	A

Prior Radio Button	SHIFT+A

List Radio Buttons	CTRL+INSERT+A

Next Button	B

Prior Button	SHIFT+B

List Buttons	CTRL+INSERT+B

Next Combo Box	C

Prior Combo Box	SHIFT+C

List Combo Boxes	CTRL+INSERT+C

Next Edit Box 	E 

Prior Edit Box 	SHIFT+E

List Edit Boxes	CTRL+INSERT+E

Next Check Box	X

Prior Check Box	SHIFT+X

List Check Boxes	CTRL+INSERT+X

Tables

List keystrokes for table navigation	INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by T, and then QUESTION MARK

Next Table	T

Prior Table	SHIFT+T

Select Table	F8

Next Row	WINDOWS KEY+ALT+DOWN ARROW

Prior Row	WINDOWS KEY+ALT+UP ARROW

Read Row	WINDOWS KEY+COMMA or WINDOWS KEY+NUM PAD 5

Next Column	WINDOWS KEY+ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Prior Column	WINDOWS KEY+ALT+LEFT ARROW

Read Column	WINDOWS KEY+PERIOD

Next Cell in Row	ALT+CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Prior Cell in Row	ALT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Cell Below in Column	ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Cell Above in Column	ALT+CTRL+UP ARROW

Jump to Table Cell	CTRL+WINDOWS KEY+J 

Return to Previous Cell	CTRL+WINDOWS KEY+SHIFT+J 

PlaceMarkers

Set Temporary PlaceMarker (Permanent Marker for Word)	CTRL+WINDOWS Key+K

Add, Delete, Edit, or Rename Permanent PlaceMarkers	CTRL+SHIFT+K

Move to the Next or Prior PlaceMarker	K or SHIFT+K

Read Text at PlaceMarkers 1 through 4	Number Row Keys 7 through 0

Move to PlaceMarker 1 through 4	SHIFT+ number row keys 7 through 0

Return to PlaceMarker in Word	ALT+WINDOWS Key+K

Select Text from PlaceMarker to Cursor Position	INSERT+SPACEBAR followed by M

Frames

Next Frame	M

Prior Frame	SHIFT+M

List Frames	INSERT+F9

Elements

Next Same Element	S

Prior Same Element	SHIFT+S

Next Different Element	D

Prior Different Element	SHIFT+D

Next Element	SHIFT+PERIOD

Prior Element	SHIFT+COMMA

Select Entire Element	F8

Display Entire Element	SHIFT+INSERT+F1

Display Detailed Element Information	CTRL+SHIFT+INSERT+F1

Activate Mouse Over	INSERT+CTRL+ENTER

Desktop Keystrokes

For Reading Text

Say Character	NUM PAD 5

Say Character Phonetically	NUM PAD 5 twice quickly

Say Prior Character	LEFT ARROW

Say Next Character	RIGHT ARROW

Say Word	INSERT+NUM PAD 5

Spell Word	INSERT+NUM PAD 5 twice quickly

Say Prior Word	INSERT+LEFT ARROW

Say Next Word	INSERT+RIGHT ARROW

Say Line	INSERT+UP ARROW

Spell Line	INSERT+UP ARROW twice quickly

Say Prior Line	UP ARROW

Say Next Line	DOWN ARROW

Say Sentence	ALT+NUM PAD 5

Say Prior Sentence	ALT+UP ARROW

Say Next Sentence	ALT+DOWN ARROW

Say Paragraph	CTRL+NUM PAD 5

Say Prior Paragraph	CTRL+UP ARROW

Say Next Paragraph	CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Say to Cursor	INSERT+HOME

Say from Cursor	INSERT+PAGE UP

Say All	INSERT+DOWN ARROW

Rewind During Say All	LEFT ARROW

Fast Forward During Say All	RIGHT ARROW

Say Color	INSERT+5 on the numbers row

Increase Voice Rate During Say All	PAGE UP

Decrease Voice Rate During Say All	PAGE DOWN

Temporarily Increase Voice Rate When Not in Say All	ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP

Temporarily Decrease Voice Rate When Not in Say All	ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Permanently Increase Voice Rate When Not in Say All	ALT+WINDOWS KEY+CTRL+PAGE UP

Permanently Decrease Voice Rate When Not in Say All	ALT+WINDOWS KEY+CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Screen Refresh	INSERT+ESC

Start Skim Reading	CTRL+INSERT+DOWN ARROW

Change Skim Reading Preferences	CTRL+SHIFT+INSERT+DOWN ARROW

Display Skim Reading Summary	INSERT+WINDOWS KEY+DOWN ARROW

Toggle Speech On and Off	INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by S

Informational

Interrupt Speech	CTRL

Say Font	INSERT+F

Say Window Title	INSERT+T

Say Window Prompt and Text	INSERT+TAB

JAWS Find	CTRL+INSERT+F

JAWS Find Next	INSERT+F3

JAWS Find Previous	INSERT+SHIFT+F3

Say Top Line of Window	INSERT+END

Say Bottom Line of Window	INSERT+PAGE DOWN

Say Selected Text	INSERT+SHIFT+ DOWN ARROW

Get Application Version	CTRL+INSERT+V

For Cursors and Mouse

PC Cursor	NUM PAD PLUS

JAWS Cursor	NUM PAD MINUS

Touch Cursor	SHIFT+NUM PAD PLUS

Route PC Cursor to JAWS Cursor	INSERT+NUM PAD PLUS

Route JAWS Cursor to PC Cursor	INSERT+NUM PAD MINUS

Left Mouse Button	NUM PAD SLASH

Right Mouse Button	NUM PAD STAR

Drag and Drop	CTRL+INSERT+NUM PAD SLASH

Restrict JAWS Cursor	INSERT+R

For Dialog Boxes

Say Default Button of Dialog Box	INSERT+E

Read Window from Top to Bottom	INSERT+B

Read Word in Context	INSERT+C

Say Current Control Hot Key	SHIFT+NUM PAD 5

Open Combo Box	ALT+DOWN ARROW

Close Combo Box	ALT+UP ARROW

Announce Progress Bar Status	INSERT+TAB

For Help

Context Sensitive Help	INSERT+F1

Keyboard Help	INSERT+1

JAWS Help for Applications	INSERT+F1 twice quickly

Hot Key Help	INSERT+H

Windows Key Help	INSERT+W

Miscellaneous

JAWS Window	INSERT+J

Refresh Screen	INSERT+ESC

Quick Settings	INSERT+V

Run JAWS Manager	INSERT+F2

Shut Down JAWS	INSERT+F4

Window List Dialog	INSERT+F10

Select a System Tray Icon Dialog	INSERT+F11

Say System Time	INSERT+F12

Graphics Labeler	INSERT+G

Auto Graphics Labeler	CTRL+INSERT+G

Pass Key Through	INSERT+3 on the numbers row

Virtualize Window	ALT+INSERT+W

Virtualize Current Control	ALT+SHIFT+INSERT+W

Select Scheme	ALT+INSERT+S

Select Language	CTRL+WINDOWS KEY+L

Select Voice Profile 	CTRL+INSERT+S

Read Columns 1 through 10 of a List View	CTRL+INSERT+n, where n is a value from 1, 2, 3 through 0

Copy Selected Text to FSClipboard	INSERT+WINDOWS KEY+C

Show Speech History	INSERT+SPACEBAR followed by H

For Frames

Frame Get Top Left	CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT BRACKET

Frame Get Bottom Right	CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT BRACKET

Frame Set to Window	CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT BRACKET twice quickly

For JAWS Tandem

Ends JAWS Tandem Session 	INSERT+ALT+T

Toggle Between Target and Controller Desktop (Controller User only)	INSERT+ALT+TAB

Toggle Video On or Off on Controller (Controller User only)	INSERT+CTRL+SHIFT+V

For Research It

Open Research It	INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by R

Launch Research It Using the Primary Lookup Source 	INSERT+WINDOWS Key+R

For Convenient OCR

Recognize current application window	INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by O, and then W

Recognize entire screen	INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by O, and then S

Recognize currently selected control	INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by O, and then C

Cancel recognition while in progress	INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by O, and then Q

Announce help message for OCR commands	INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by O, and then QUESTION MARK

For Touch Cursor

Touch Cursor	SHIFT+NUM PAD PLUS

Next Object	RIGHT ARROW or TAB

Prior Object	LEFT ARROW or SHIFT+TAB

Next Object by Type	DOWN ARROW

Prior Object by Type	UP ARROW

Cycle Through Object Navigation Types	PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN

First Object	CTRL+HOME

Last Object	CTRL+END

Say Current Object	INSERT+UP ARROW

Say All with Touch Cursor	INSERT+DOWN ARROW

Route Touch Cursor to Focused Object	INSERT+NUM PAD PLUS

Text Review	NUM PAD SLASH or INSERT+ENTER

Advanced Navigation	NUM PAD STAR

Laptop Keystrokes

For Reading Text

Say Character	CAPS LOCK+COMMA

Say Character Phonetically	CAPS LOCK+COMMA twice quickly

Say Prior Character	CAPS LOCK+M

Say Next Character	CAPS LOCK+PERIOD

Say Word	CAPS LOCK+K

Spell Word	CAPS LOCK+K twice quickly

Say Prior Word	CAPS LOCK+J

Say Next Word	CAPS LOCK+L

Say Line	CAPS LOCK+I

Spell Line	CAPS LOCK+I twice quickly

Say Prior Line	CAPS LOCK+U

Say Next Line	CAPS LOCK+O

Say Sentence	CAPS LOCK+H

Say Prior Sentence	CAPS LOCK+Y

Say Next Sentence	CAPS LOCK+N

Say Paragraph	CAPS LOCK+CTRL+I

Say Prior Paragraph	CAPS LOCK+CTRL+U

Say Next Paragraph	CAPS LOCK+CTRL+O

Say to Cursor	CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+J

Say from Cursor	CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+L

Say All	CAPS LOCK+A

Rewind During a Say All	LEFT ARROW

Fast Forward During a Say All	RIGHT ARROW

Say Color	CAPS LOCK+5

Increase Voice Rate During Say All	PAGE UP

Decrease Voice Rate During Say All	PAGE DOWN

Temporarily Increase Voice Rate When Not in Say All	ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP

Temporarily Decrease Voice Rate When Not in Say All	ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Permenantly Increase Voice Rate When Not in Say All	ALT+WINDOWS KEY+CTRL+PAGE UP

Permenantly Decrease Voice Rate When Not in Say All	ALT+WINDOWS KEY+CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Screen Refresh	CAPS LOCK+ESC

Start Skim Reading	CAPS LOCK+CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Change Skim Reading Preferences	CAPS LOCK+CTRL+SHIFT+

DOWN ARROW

Display Skim Reading Summary	CAPS LOCK+WINDOWS KEY+DOWN ARROW

Toggle Speech On and Off	CAPS LOCK+SPACEBAR, followed by S

Informational

Interrupt Speech	CTRL

Say Font	CAPS LOCK+F

Say Window Title	CAPS LOCK+T

Say Window Prompt and Text	CAPS LOCK+TAB

JAWS Find	CAPS LOCK+ CTRL+F

JAWS Find Next	CAPS LOCK+F3

JAWS Find Previous	CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+F3

Say Top Line of Window	CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+Y

Say Bottom Line of Window	CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+N

Say Selected Text	CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+A

Get Application Version	CAPS LOCK+CTRL+V

For Cursors and Mouse

PC Cursor	CAPS LOCK+SEMICOLON

JAWS Cursor	CAPS LOCK+P

Touch Cursor	SHIFT+CAPS LOCK+SEMICOLON

Route PC Cursor to JAWS Cursor	CAPS LOCK+APOSTROPHE

Route JAWS Cursor to PC Cursor	CAPS LOCK+LEFT BRACKET

Left Mouse Button	CAPS LOCK+8

Right Mouse Button	CAPS LOCK+9

Left Mouse Button Lock	CTRL+WINDOWS KEY+8

Right Mouse Button Lock	CTRL+WINDOWS KEY+9

Drag and Drop	CAPS LOCK+CTRL+8

Restrict JAWS Cursor	CAPS LOCK+R

For Dialog Boxes

Say Default Button of Dialog	CAPS LOCK+E

Read Window in Tab Order	CAPS LOCK+B

Read Word in Context	CAPS LOCK+C

Say Current Control Hot Key	CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+COMMA

Open Combo Box	ALT+DOWN ARROW

Close Combo Box	ALT+UP ARROW

Announce Progress Bar Status	CAPS LOCK+TAB

For Help

Context Sensitive Help	CAPS LOCK+F1

Keyboard Help	CAPS LOCK+1

JAWS Help for Applications	CAPS LOCK+F1 twice quickly

Hot Key Help	INSERT+H

Windows Key Help	CAPS LOCK+W

Miscellaneous

JAWS Window	INSERT+J

Refresh Screen	CAPS LOCK+ESC

Quick Settings	CAPS LOCK+V

Run JAWS Manager	CAPS LOCK+F2

Shut Down JAWS	CAPS LOCK+F4

Window List Dialog	CAPS LOCK+F10

Select a System Tray Icon Dialog	CAPS LOCK+F11

Say System Time	CAPS LOCK+F12

Graphics Labeler	CAPS LOCK+G

Auto Graphics Labeler	CAPS LOCK+CTRL+G

Pass Key Through	CAPS LOCK+3

Read Columns 1 through 10 of a List View	CTRL+INSERT+n, where n is a value from 1, 2, 3, through 0

Copy Selected Text to FSClipboard	CAPS LOCK+WINDOWS KEY+C

Show Speech History	CAPS LOCK+SPACEBAR followed by H

For Frames

Frame Get Top Left	CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT BRACKET

Frame Get Bottom Right	CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT BRACKET

Frame Set to Window	CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT BRACKET twice quickly

For JAWS Tandem

Ends JAWS Tandem Session 	INSERT+ALT+T

Toggle Between Target and Controller Desktop (Controller User only)	INSERT+ALT+TAB

Toggle Video On or Off on Controller (Controller User only)	INSERT+CTRL+SHIFT+V

For Research It

Open Research It	CAPS LOCK+SPACEBAR, followed by R

Launch Research It Using the Primary Lookup Source 	CAPS LOCK+WINDOWS Key+R

For Convenient OCR

Recognize current application window	CAPS LOCK+SPACEBAR, followed by O, and then W

Recognize entire screen	CAPS LOCK+SPACEBAR, followed by O, and then S

Recognize currently selected control	CAPS LOCK+SPACEBAR, followed by O, and then C

Cancel recognition while in progress	CAPS LOCK+SPACEBAR, followed by O, and then Q

Announce help message for OCR commands	CAPS LOCK+SPACEBAR, followed by O, and then QUESTION MARK

For Touch Cursor

Touch Cursor	SHIFT+CAPS LOCK+SEMICOLON

Next Object	RIGHT ARROW or TAB

Prior Object	LEFT ARROW or SHIFT+TAB

Next Object by Type	DOWN ARROW

Prior Object by Type	UP ARROW

Cycle Through Object Navigation Types	PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN

First Object	CTRL+HOME

Last Object	CTRL+END

Say Current Object	CAPS LOCK+I

Say All with Touch Cursor	CAPS LOCK+DOWN ARROW

Route Touch Cursor to Focused Object	CAPS LOCK+APOSTROPHE

Text Review	INSERT+ENTER

Advanced Navigation	CAPS LOCK+A

Windows Keystrokes

General

Get Help	F1

Open the Start menu	CTRL+ESC

Open Windows Explorer	WINDOWS KEY+E

Open Run Dialog	WINDOWS KEY+R

Find File or Folder from Desktop	F3

Minimize All Applications	WINDOWS KEY+M

Switch Between Open Applications	ALT+TAB

Quit the Active Application	ALT+F4

For Windows and Menus

Open the Application Control Menu	ALT+SPACEBAR

Move to Current Application’s Menu Bar	ALT

Choose a Menu Item	ENTER

Move Between Menus	ALT, ARROW KEYS

Cancel or Close a Menu	ESC

Cancel or Close a Cascading Menu	ALT

Open a Child Window Control Menu	ALT+DASH

Close a Child Window	CTRL+F4

Open the Context Menu	APPLICATIONS KEY or SHIFT+F10

For Dialog Boxes

Move Through Dialog Controls	TAB

Move Backward Through Dialog Controls	SHIFT+TAB

Move to Another Page	CTRL+TAB

Reverse Direction Through Pages	CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Select or Deselect in List View	SPACEBAR or CTRL+SPACEBAR

Toggle a Check Box On/Off	SPACEBAR

For Reading Text

Move One Character Left	LEFT ARROW

Move One Character Right	RIGHT ARROW

Move One Word Left	CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Move One Word Right	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move to Beginning of Line	HOME

Move to End of Line	END

Move One Paragraph Up	CTRL+UP ARROW

Move One Paragraph Down	CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Scroll Up One Screen	PAGE UP

Scroll Down One Screen	PAGE DOWN

Move to Beginning	CTRL+HOME

Move to End	CTRL+END

For Editing Text

Copy	CTRL+C

Cut	CTRL+X

Paste	CTRL+V

Read Clipboard Contents (Desktop or Laptop Layout)	WINDOWS KEY+INSERT+X or WINDOWS KEY+CAPS LOCK+X

Virtualize Clipboard Contents (Desktop or Laptop Layout)	INSERT+SPACEBAR followed by C or CAPS LOCK+SPACEBAR followed by c

Undo	CTRL+Z

Delete Current Character	DELETE

Delete Prior Character	BACKSPACE

Select One Character Left	SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

Select One Character Right	SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

Select One Word Left	CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

Select One Word Right	CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

Select to Beginning of Line	SHIFT+HOME

Select to End of Line	SHIFT+END

Select to Beginning	CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

Select to End	CTRL+SHIFT+END

Select All	CTRL+A

For Windows Explorer

Delete files	DELETE

Rename a file or folder	F2

Open Properties for Selected File or Folder	ALT+ENTER

Refresh a window	F5

Switch between panes	TAB and SHIFT+TAB

Go up one level	BACKSPACE