JAWS Keyboard Commands

The following list contains common JAWS keyboard shortcuts for text, headings, links, frames, tables, forms, browser navigation and other commands. It should be helpful to a wide array of individuals and can be used as a quick reference guide. First, this guide will help JAWS users navigate within Internet Explorer. Second, this guide will be helpful to increase the awareness of Web content developers regarding keyboard shortcuts that would conflict with JAWS. Finally, programmers will find the keyboard commands typical for JAWS user a helpful reference.

Note: The configuration manager in the JAWS Set Options Manager enables users to customize how JAWS will read a variety of content formats, including accesskeys, abbreviations and acronyms, graphics and links.

Title	Keyboard Shortcuts	Description
Reading Text	INS + T	Read page title
	INS + A	Reads the text in the address bar
	INS + TAB	Reads the selected link
	CTRL + Home	Goes to beginning of page
	CTRL + INS + Down Arrow	Reads the text within the current screen
	CTRL + PgDown	Reads the text within the next screen
	CTRL + PgUp	Reads the text within the previous screen
	INS + Up Arrow	Say line, i.e. Reads the line at the active cursor
	INS + Down Arrow	Say all, i.e. reads till the end of the page from where the cursor is located
	INS + Left Arrow	Say prior word, i.e. reads the prior word from the cursor and detects selection context.
	INS + Right Arrow	Say next word, i.e. reads the next word from the cursor and detects selection context.
	INS + NUM PAD 5	Say word, i.e. reads the word at the active cursor
	INS + NUM PAD 5 twice, quickly.	Spells the word out at the active cursor.
Headings	INS + F6	Lists headings on page
	ALT + (number)	Displays headings at that level, i.e. "Heading Level 1," "Heading Level 2," and so on
	H	To move to next heading
	SHFT + H	To move to next heading
Links	INS + F7	Brings up a list of links within the page
	TAB	To jump from one link to the next link
	SHFT + TAB	To jump from one link to the previous link
Frames	INS + F9	Brings up a list of frames that are present within the page
	CTRL + TAB	To move from one frame to the next frame within the page.
	CTRL + SHFT + TAB	To move from one frame to the previous frame within the page.
Tables	T	Move to next table in page
	ALT + CTRL + Enter	Move to next table in page
	CTRL + ALT + (Left or Right Arrows)	Reads the item within a cell in the table, and also indicates which row or column the curser is on.
	ALT + CTRL + Num Pad 5	Information about current table cell
	ALT + CTRL + Home	Reads first cell in table plus row and column headers
Forms	ENTER	To activate Forms mode, i.e. to activate text box, list box, combo box. (Note:æMake sure that you tab into the box that you want to activate before you hit ENTER)
	CTRL + INS + Home	Move to first field (example, input) within page
	CTRL + INS + Tab	Move to next form field
	CTRL + INS + Shift + Tab	Move to previous form field
	CTRL + INS + End	Move to last form field
Browser Navigation	CTRL + N	Opens a new window within the browser
	INS + A twice, quickly	Moves JAWS cursor to the address bar
	ALT + D	To activate the address list box
	ALT + left Arrow	To go back one page within the browser
	ALT + Right Arrow	To go forward one page within the browser
	INS + ENTER	To skip past headers within a page
	INS + ENTER	Moves to the next block of text which has no links
Other Commands	CTRL + F	To search for a word or a phrase (i.e., Find)
	INS + ESCAPE	Refresh Screen, i.e. repaints all the currently displayed items on the screen
	INS + F5	Reformat documents, i.e. reformats multiple column pages to be more readable with speech.

These keystroke commands were created by Henter-Joyce, a division of Freedom Scientific. Most of this list was organized in May 2001 by Sachin Dev Pavithran a member of the WebAIM workgroup at Utah State University assisted by Michele Magana, a Disability Resource Analyst with the Department of Transportation. It has been supplemented by Michael Elledge of the University of Michigan.

Keyboard shortcuts for JAWS users in Internet Explorer Version 5.0 and above.