NVDA/JAWS/Window-Eyes Keystroke Conversion Cheat Sheet

Version 2.0

Abbreviaitions: JK is JAWS Key, NK is NVDA key, ctrl is control

Reading Text————-

read to end –

JAWS – JK-down arrow

WE – ctrl-shift-r

NVDA – NK-down arrow

read highlighted text

JAWS –JK-shift-down arrow

WE – ctrl-shift-m

NVDA – NK-shift-up arrow

Navigation——————

read active window – (dialog box)JAWS – JK-b

WE – ctrl-shift-w

NVDA – NK-b

read title bar –

JAWS – JK-t

WE – ctrl-shift-t

NVDA – NK-t

go to system tray –

JAWS – JK-f11

WE – insert-s

NVDA – windows-b (standard Windows command)

read time and date –

JAWS – insert-f12

WE – insert-t

NVDA – NK-f12

$$$shut down screen reader –JAWS – insert-f4

WE – ctrl-insert-f4

NVDA – NK-Q

Office and Document Editing—–

read status line – (last line of page)

JAWS – ins-page down

WE – control-insert-s

NVDA – NK -end

speak text (element) attributes –

JAWS – JK-f

WE – insert-e

NVDA – NK-f

Web————————-

Bring up list of links

JAWS – JK-f7 WE – ins-tab

next heading

JAWS – h

WE – h

NVDA – h

next non-link text

JAWS – n

WE – x

NVDA – n

next form control

JAWS – f

WE – c

NVDA – f

Interact with form fields (turn forms or focus mode on or browse mode off)

JAWS – enter, spacebar

WE – enter or control-shift-a

NVDA – NK-space

Stop interacting with form fields (turn forms or focus mode off or browse mode on)

JAWS – caps-semicolon or numpad plus

WE – control-shift-a

NVDA – NK -space