NVDA Keyboard Commands

Quick Reference Guide

Getting Started Forms

Command Description
Command Command
Description F or Shift + F Go to next (or previous) form element
(Forward) (Backward)
Control Stop reading or Shift + B Go to next (or previous) button
Insert + Enter or Insert + Space (when in
Read continuously from the current position Enter forms mode
Down Arrow a form element)
Tab Shift + Tab Go to next (or previous) focusable element Insert + Space Exit forms mode
Enter Activate  a Button or Link Tab or Shift + Tab Go to next (or previous) form element
H Shift + H Go to next (or previous) heading
Spacebar Select and deselect checkboxes
Open Combo  Box/Jump Menu/Auto-­‐
Alt + Down Arrow
complete Menu
Up Arrow or Down Arrow Select Radio Button
Command Command Up Arrow or Down Arrow or
Description Select Element in Combo Box
(Forward) (Backward) the First letter
Go to next (or previous) focusable or Shift + X Go to next (or previous) checkbox
Tab Shift +Tab
element C or Shift + C Go to next (or previous) combobox
H Shift + H Go to next (or previous) heading R or Shift  + R Go to next (or previous) radio button
Go to next (or previous) heading of a Enter (when in forms mode)
1 -­‐ 6 Shift + 1-­‐ 6
specific level (1 -­‐ 6) or Spacebar (on some submit Submit form
L Shift + L Go to next (or previous) list buttons)
I Shift + I Go to next (or previous) list item
F Shift + F Go to next (or previous) form element
M Shift + M Go to next (or previous) frame Tables
T Shift + T Go to next (or previous) table Command Command
Go to next (or previous)region (ARIA or Description
D Shift + D (forward) (backward)
HTML5  landmark) T Shift + T Go to next (or previous) table
Ctrl + Alt + Ctrl + Alt + Go to next (or previous) cell in the row,
Left Arrow Right  Arrow and read the header(s)
Reading Text Ctrl + Alt + Ctrl + Alt + Go to next (or previous) cell in the
Command Description Down Arrow Up Arrow column, and read the header(s)
Up Arrow or Numpad 7 Say Prior Line
Down Arrow or Numpad 9 Say Next Line
Voice Rate
Left Arrow or Numpad 1 Say Prior Character
Right  Arrow or Numpad 3 Say Next Character Command Description
Numpad 2 Say Current Character Ctrl + Insert +
Decrease Voice Rate
Numpad 5 Say Word Down Arrow
Numpad 5 twice quickly Spell Word Ctrl + Insert + Up Arrow Increase Voice Rate
Ctrl + Left Arrow or Numpad 4 Say Prior Word Ctrl + Insert + Left Arrow
Change Voice Settings (Inflection, Pitch, etc.)
Ctrl + Right  Arrow or Numpad 6 Say Next Word or Right  Arrow
NVDA + Up Arrow or Numpad 8 Say Current Line  
NVDA + Up Arrow twice quickly Spell Current Line Other Commands
NVDA + Down Arrow or Numpad + Read all starting at current position
Command Description
Shift + Numpad 7 Top line
List the landmarks (ARIA/HTML  5 banner/header,
Shift + Numpad 9 Bottom Line Insert + F7
nav/navigation, main, footer/contentinfo, etc.)
Shift + Numpad 1 Start of Line Ctrl + F Search for a word or a phrase
Shift + Numpad 3 End of Line Insert + 1 Keyboard help
G or Shift +G Go to next (or previous) graphic
Ctrl + Up Arrow
Links or Q
Previous/Next Paragraph
Command Command Q or Shift +X Go to next (or previous) blockquote
Description
(forward) (backward) Insert + F2 Next key you hit ignores NVDA & is a normal keystroke
Elements List -­‐ lists  page links, Insert + 2 Speaks characters typed
Insert F7 n/a
headings, and  landmarks Insert + 3 Speaks words typed
K Shift + K Go to next (or previous) link Insert + B Reads the entire foreground window (e.g. for dialogs)
U Shift + U Go to next (or previous) unvisited link Insert + T Announces the  title of the current foreground  window
V Shift V Go to next (or previous) visited link Insert + Q Quit NVDA