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JAWS Desktop Keystrokes Index

This page is a "quick reference" guide to a number of useful JAWS desktop keystrokes which enable JAWS users to perform many of the most common computing tasks. Each row contains a keystroke or keystroke combination followed by its resultant action. For a more detailed look at JAWS keystrokes and their associated tasks, see the Quick Start file in the c:\jaws\manuals\enu\ directory of the version of JAWS installed on your system. (Note that the "jaws" directory will be followed by the version number of the software that you have installed, and the Quick Start Guide will also be followed by a version number.)

 

For Reading Text:

 

Keystroke Description
NUM PAD 5 Say Character
LEFT ARROW Say Prior Character
RIGHT ARROW Say Next Character
INSERT+NUM PAD 5 Say Word
INSERT+NUM PAD 5 pressed twice quickly Spell Word
INSERT+LEFT ARROW Say Prior Word
INSERT+RIGHT ARROW Say Next Word
INSERT+UP ARROW Say Line
UP ARROW Say Prior Line
DOWN ARROW Say Next Line
ALT+NUM PAD 5 Say Sentence
ALT+UP ARROW Say Prior Sentence
ALT+DOWN ARROW Say Next Sentence
CTRL+NUM PAD 5 Say Paragraph
CTRL+UP ARROW Say Prior Paragraph
CTRL+DOWN ARROW Say Next Paragraph
INSERT+HOME Say to Cursor
INSERT+PAGE UP Say from Cursor
INSERT+DOWN ARROW Say All
INSERT+5 Say Color
INSERT+F Say Font
For Temporarily Changing Voice Rate During "Say All": PAGE DOWN Increase Voice Rate
For Temporarily Changing Voice Rate During "Say All": PAGE UP Decrease Voice Rate
When not in "Say All": ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN Increase Voice Rate
When not in "Say All": ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP Decrease Voice Rate
INSERT+ESC Restore Normal Voice Settings

 

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