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Here are some useful keystrokes for navigating a Web page with Internet Explorer and Jaws. These keystrokes work best when the JAWS Virtual Cursor is turned on (the default setting when running Internet Explorer). The second table contains a set of keystrokes for navigating tables. This information was compiled by Steve Dresser at DOIT.
If you want JAWS to ... | THEN press ... |
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Toggle PC/Virtual Cursor | INSERT + Z |
Speak list of links | INSERT + F7 |
Speak list of frames | INSERT + F9 |
Speak tool bar items | INSERT + F8 |
Speak address bar | INSERT + A |
Navigate to address bar | INSERT + A (pressed twice quickly) |
Focus to first field | CTRL + INSERT + Home |
Read Current Screen | CTRL + INSERT + Down Arrow |
Read Next Screen | CTRL + Page Down |
Read Prior Screen | CTRL + Page Up |
Move to next link | TAB |
Move to prior link | SHIFT + TAB |
Move to Next Frame | CTRL + TAB |
Move to prior frame | SHIFT + CTRL + TAB |
Speak current link | INS + TAB |
Open a list box | ALT + Down Arrow |
Go Back a page | ALT + Left Arrow |
Go Forward a page | ALT + Right Arrow |
Reformat/linearize page | INS + F5 |
Restore reformatted page to original | F5 |
Speak the Title Bar | INS + T |
Announce active cursor and position | ALT + DEL |
Navigate to first control | INS + CTRL + Home |
Activate forms mode | Numpad Slash or Enter |
Table Navigation Keystrokes (JFW 3.7 and above)
If you want JAWS to ... | THEN press ... |
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Navigate to next cell in table | ALT + CTRL + Right Arrow |
Navigate to previous cell in table | ALT + CTRL + Left Arrow |
Say current cell | ALT + CTRL + NumPad 5 |
Move up one cell | ALT + CTRL + Up Arrow |
Move down one cell | Alt + CTRL + Down Arrow |
Move to first cell in table | ALT + CTRL + Home |
Move to last cell in table | ALT + CTRL + End |