1. JAWS GENERAL KEYBOARD COMMANDS
2. JAWS COMMANDS FOR READING TEXT
3. CHANGE VOICE RATE ON THE FLY
A. When not using SayAll:
B. During a SayAll:
4. NAVIGATION - INFORMATION KEYSTROKES
5. JAWS KEYSTROKES FOR CURSORS AND MOUSE SIMULATION
6. MISCELLANEOUS JAWS KEYSTROKES
7. KEYSTROKES FOR ACCESSING THE JAWS UTILITIES
8. JAWS KEYSTROKES FOR ACCESSING HELP
9. GENERAL WINDOWS KEYBOARD COMMANDS
10.MICROSOFT WORD 2000 STANDARD KEYBOARD COMMANDSA. General Windows Application Keystrokes
B. Windows Keystrokes for Working in Dialog Boxes
C. Windows Keystrokes for Working with Text
D. Microsoft word 2000 and jaws specific keystrokes
E. Formatting
F. Lists
G. Verbosity
H. Forms
Say Character Num Pad 5
Say Prior Character Left Arrow
Say Next Character Right Arrow
Say Character Phonetically Num Pad 5 Pressed Twice Quickly
Say Word Insert+Num Pad 5
Say Prior Word Insert+Left Arrow
Say Next Word Insert+Right Arrow
Select Prior Word Shift+Insert+Left Arrow
Select Word Shift+Insert+Right Arrow
Spell Word Insert+Num Pad 5 Pressed Twice Quickly
Say Line Insert+Up Arrow
Say Prior Line Up Arrow
Say Next Line Down Arrow
Say Sentence Alt+Num Pad 5
Say Prior Sentence Alt+Up Arrow
Say Next Sentence Alt+Down Arrow
Say To Cursor Insert+Home
Say From Cursor Insert+Page Up
Say All Insert+Down Arrow
Say Color Insert+5
Say Font Insert+F
Say Text And Attributes Alt+Insert+Down Arrow
JAWS now allows you to temporarily change the speech rate for the current voice. This can be done at any time - including while using SayAll!
Decrease Voice Rate Alt+Ctrl+Page Up
Increase Voice Rate Alt+Ctrl+Page Down
Note: JAWS will state "Slower" or "faster" with each press of the above keystrokes.
To Press
Decrease Voice Rate Page Up
Increase Voice Rate Page Down
To restore voice settings to their normal rate, press INSERT+ESC. Switching to another application will also restore the default voice rate.
Say System Time Insert+F12
Say System Date Insert+F12+F12
Say Window Title Insert+T
Say Top Line Of Window Insert+End
Say Bottom Line Of Window Insert+Page Down
Say Selected Text Insert+Shift+Down Arrow
Say Application Version Ctrl+Insert+V
Minimize All Applications Insert+F6
Bring Up Window List Insert+F10
List System Tray Icons Insert+F11
List Labeled Graphics Ctrl+Insert+Shift+G
PC Cursor Num Pad Plus
Jaws Cursor Num Pad Dash
Invisible Cursor Num Pad Dash Pressed Twice Quickly
Virtual Pc Cursor Toggle Insert+Z
Route Pc Cursor To Jaws Cursor Insert+Num Pad Plus
Route Jaws Cursor To Pc Cursor Insert+Num Pad Dash
Tether Jaws To Pc Ctrl+Insert+Num Pad Dash
Restrict Jaws Cursor Insert+R
Left Mouse Button Num Pad Slash
Right Mouse Button Num Pad Star
Left Mouse Button Lock Insert+Num Pad Slash
Right Mouse Button Lock Insert+Num Pad Star
Drag And Drop Ctrl+Insert+Num Pad Slash
Say Active Cursor Alt+Delete
Say Cursor Type Ctrl+Insert+Shift+C
Mouse Down Alt+Shift+Down Arrow
Mouse Left Alt+Shift+Left Arrow
Mouse Right Alt+Shift+Right Arrow
Mouse Up Alt+Shift+Up Arrow
Adjust JAWS Verbosity Insert+V
Interrupt Speech Ctrl
Custom Highlight Assign Ctrl+Insert+H
Refresh Screen Insert+Esc
Screen Echo Toggle Insert+S
Typing Echo Toggle Insert+2
Pass Key Through Insert+3
Graphics Mode Toggle Insert+4
Jaws Window Insert+J
Jaws Find Ctrl+Insert+F
Jaws Find Next Insert+F3
Shut Down Jaws Insert+F4
Say Active Configuration Name Insert+Q
Say Program Comments Ctrl+Shift+C
Graphics Labeler Insert+G
Start Auto Graphics Labeler Ctrl+Insert+G
Get Top Left Frame Ctrl+Shift+Left Bracket
Get Bottom Right Frame Ctrl+Shift+Right Bracket
Set To Window Ctrl+Shift+Left Bracket Pressed Twice Quickly
Clear Initial Values Ctrl+Insert+C
Run Jaws Manager Insert+F2
Configuration Manager Insert+6
Dictionary Manager Insert+D
Frame Manager Insert+9
Keyboard Manager Insert+8
Script Manager Insert+0
Script Manager Default Ctrl+Insert+0
Window Class Reassign Insert+7
Screen Sensitive Help Technical Ctrl+Insert+F1
Say Special Window Classes Ctrl+Insert+F2
Screen Sensitive Help Insert+F1
Keyboard Help Insert+1
Jaws Help For Applications Insert+F1 Pressed Twice Quickly
Hot Key Help Insert+H
Window Key Help Insert+W
Get Help F1
Open The Start Menu Windows Logo Key Or Ctrl+Esc
Switch Between Open Applications Alt+Tab
Open The Shortcut Menu Applications Key Or Shift+F10
Minimize All Windows Windows Logo Key+M
Find A File Or Folder From Desktop F3
Move To First Item On The Taskbar Windows Logo Key+Tab
Open Windows Explorer Windows Logo Key+E
Open Run Dialog Windows Logo Key+R
Exit the Active Application Alt+F4
Open The Application Control Menu Alt+Spacebar
Move To The Menu Bar Alt
Move Between Menus Alt, Arrow Keys
Choose A Menu Item Enter
Open A Child Window Control Menu Alt+Dash
Cancel Or Close A Menu Esc Or Alt
Move through Dialog Controls Tab
Move Backward Through Dialog Controls Shift+Tab
Move To Another Page Ctrl+Tab
Reverse Direction Through Pages Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Select/Deselect In List View Spacebar Or Ctrl+Spacebar
Toggle A Check Box On/Off Spacebar
Move One Character Left Left Arrow
Move One Character Right Right Arrow
Move One Word Left Ctrl+Left Arrow
Move One Word Right Ctrl+Right Arrow
Move To Beginning Of Line Home
Move To End Of Line End
Move One Paragraph Up Ctrl+Up Arrow
Move One Paragraph Down Ctrl+Down Arrow
Move To Beginning Of Document Ctrl+Home
Move To End Of Document Ctrl+End
Scroll Up Or Down One Screen Page Up Or Page Down
Select One Character Left Shift+Left Arrow
Select One Character Right Shift+Right Arrow
Select One Word Left Ctrl+Shift+Leff Arrow
Select One Word Right Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow
Select To Beginning Of Line Shift+Home
Select To End Of Line Shift+End
Select To Beginning Of Document Ctrl+Shift+Home
Select To End Of Document Ctrl+Shift+End
Select All Ctrl+A
Undo Ctrl+Z
Delete Current Character Delete
Delete Prior Character Backspace
Delete Selected File or Folder Delete
Rename Selected File Or Folder F2
Refresh Window F5
Switch Between Tree View And List View F6 Or Tab
Go Up One Folder Level Backspace
Open File Or Folder Properties Alt+Enter
Copy Selected File or Text to Clipboard Ctrl+C
Cut Selected File Or Text To Clipboard Ctrl+X
Paste Contents Of Clipboard Ctrl+V
Select Next Heading Style Alt+Shift+Right Arrow
Select Prior Heading Style Alt+Shift+Left Arrow
Move To Style Bar Ctrl+Shift+S
Insert And Overtype Mode Alt+Ctrl+I
Informational Keystrokes
Say Character Formatting Insert+F
Say Insertion Point Formatting Insert+F, Pressed Twice Quickly
Say Font Color Insert+5
Say Line And Column Insert+Delete
Say Cursor Position Alt+Delete
Describe Border Of Text Alt+Shift+B
Convert Shape To Text Readable By Jaws Alt+Ctrl+Shift+C
Say Word Version Ctrl+Insert+V
Say Language In Use Alt+Ctrl+Shift+A
Read Misspelled Word And Suggestion Insert+F7
Close Office Assistant Ctrl+Insert+F4
List Comments Ctrl+Shift+Apostrophe
List Hyperlinks Insert+F8
List Inline Objects Ctrl+Shift+O
List Spelling Errors Ctrl+Shift+E
List Revisions Ctrl+Shift+V
List Grammatical Errors Ctrl+Shift+G
Adjust Jaws Verbosity Insert+V
Announce Comment Alt+Shift+Apostrophe
Announce Footnotes Or Endnotes Alt+Shift+E
Tables
Read Table Column Ctrl+Shift+C
Read Table Row Ctrl+Shift+R
Say column title Alt+Shift+C
Say First Cell In Column Alt+1
Say First Cell In Row Alt+7
Say Row Title Alt+Shift+R
Select First Cell In A Table Ctrl+Shift+A
Move Focus To First Field In A Form Ctrl+Insert+Home
Read Field Contents Ctrl+Insert+Num Pad 5
Select A Field Ctrl+Shift+L
Outline View
Show Heading 1 Alt+Shift+1
Show Heading 2 Alt+Shift+2
Show Heading 3 Alt+Shift+3
Show Heading 4 Alt+Shift+4
Show Heading 5 Alt+Shift+5
Show Heading 6 Alt+Shift+6
Show Heading 7 Alt+Shift+7
Toggle Between All And Headings Only Alt+Shift+A
All Caps Ctrl+Shift+A
Annotation Alt+Ctrl+M
App Maximize Alt+F10, Alt+Spacebar, X
App Minimize Alt+Spacebar N
App Move Alt+Spacebar M, Arrows
App Restore Alt+F5
Apply Heading1 Alt+Ctrl+1
Apply Heading2 Alt+Ctrl+2
Apply Heading3 Alt+Ctrl+3
Apply List Bullet Ctrl+Shift+L
Auto Format Alt+Ctrl+K
Auto Text F3
Auto Text Alt+Ctrl+V
Bold Ctrl+B
Bookmark Ctrl+Shift+F5
Browse Next Ctrl+Page Down
Browse Prev Ctrl+Page Up
Browse Sel Alt+Ctrl+Home
Center Para Ctrl+E
Change Case Shift+F3
Char Left Left
Char Left Extend Shift+Left
Char Right Right
Char Right Extend Shift+Right
Clear Del
Close or Exit Alt+F4
Close Pane Alt+Shift+C
Column Break Ctrl+Shift+Return
Column Select Ctrl+Shift+F8
Copy Ctrl+C
Copy Ctrl+Insert
Copy Format Ctrl+Shift+C
Copy Text Shift+F2
Create Auto Text Alt+F3
Customize Add Menu Shortcut Alt+Ctrl+=
Customize Keyboard Shortcut Alt+Ctrl+Num +
Customize Remove Menu Shortcut Alt+Ctrl+-
Cut Ctrl+X
Cut Shift+Del
Date Field Alt+Shift+D
Delete Back Word Ctrl+Backspace
Delete Word Ctrl+Del
Dictionary Alt+Shift+F7
Do Field Click Alt+Shift+F9
Doc Close Ctrl+W
Doc Close Ctrl+F4
Doc Maximize Ctrl+F10
Doc Move Ctrl+F7
Doc Restore Ctrl+F5
Doc Size Ctrl+F8
Doc Split Alt+Ctrl+S
Double Underline Ctrl+Shift+D
End of Column Alt+Page Down
End of Column Alt+Shift+Page Down
End of Doc Extend Ctrl+Shift+End
End of Document Ctrl+End
End of Line End
End of Line Extend Shift+End
End of Row Alt+End
End of Row Alt+Shift+End
End of Window Alt+Ctrl+Page Down
End of Window Extend Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Page Down
Endnote Now Alt+Ctrl+D
Extend Selection F8
Field Chars Ctrl+F9
Field Codes Alt+F9
Find Ctrl+F
Font Ctrl+D
Font Ctrl+Shift+F
Font Size Select Ctrl+Shift+P
Footnote Now Alt+Ctrl+F
Go Back Shift+F5
Go Back Alt+Ctrl+Z
Go To Ctrl+G
Go To F5
Grow Font Ctrl+Shift+.
Grow Font One Point Ctrl+]
Hanging Indent Ctrl+T
Header Footer Link Alt+Shift+R
Help F1
Hidden Ctrl+Shift+H
Hyperlink Ctrl+K
Indent Ctrl+M
Italic Ctrl+I
Italic Ctrl+Shift+I
Justify Para Ctrl+J
Left Para Ctrl+L
Line Down Down
Line Down Extend Shift+Down
Line Up Up
Line Up Extend Shift+Up
List Num Field Alt+Ctrl+L
Lock Fields Ctrl+3
Lock Fields Ctrl+F11
Macro Alt+F8
Mail Merge Check Alt+Shift+K
Mail Merge Edit Data Source Alt+Shift+E
Mark Citation Alt+Shift+I
Mark Index Entry Alt+Shift+X
Mark Table of Contents Entry Alt+Shift+O
Menu Mode F10
Merge Field Alt+Shift+F
Microsoft Script Editor Alt+Shift+F11
Microsoft System Info Alt+Ctrl+F1
Move Text F2
New Ctrl+N
Next Cell Tab
Next Field F11
Next Field Alt+F1
Next Misspelling Alt+F7
Next Object Alt+Down
Next Window Ctrl+F6
Next Window Alt+F6
Normal Alt+Ctrl+N
Normal Style Ctrl+Shift+N
Normal Style Alt+Shift+Clear (Num 5)
Open Ctrl+O
Open Ctrl+F12
Open Alt+Ctrl+F2
Open or Close Up Para Ctrl+0
Other Pane F6
Other Pane Shift+F6
Outline Alt+Ctrl+O
Outline Collapse Alt+Shift+-
Outline Collapse Alt+Shift+Num -
Outline Demote Alt+Shift+Right
Outline Expand Alt+Shift+=
Outline Expand Alt+Shift+Num +
Outline Move Down Alt+Shift+Down
Outline Move Up Alt+Shift+Up
Outline Promote Alt+Shift+Left
Outline Show First Line Alt+Shift+L
Page Alt+Ctrl+P
Page Break Ctrl+Return
Page Down Page Down
Page Down Extend Shift+Page Down
Page Field Alt+Shift+P
Page Up Page Up
Page Up Extend Shift+Page Up
Para Down Ctrl+Down
Para Down Extend Ctrl+Shift+Down
Para Up Ctrl+Up
Para Up Extend Ctrl+Shift+Up
Paste Ctrl+V
Paste Shift+Insert
Paste Format Ctrl+Shift+V
Prev Cell Shift+Tab
Prev Field Shift+F11
Prev Field Alt+Shift+F1
Prev Object Alt+Up
Prev Window Ctrl+Shift+F6
Prev Window Alt+Shift+F6
Print Ctrl+P
Print Ctrl+Shift+F12
Print Preview Ctrl+F2
Print Preview Alt+Ctrl+I
Proofing (Spellcheck) F7
Redo Alt+Shift+Backspace
Redo or Repeat Ctrl+Y
Redo or Repeat F4
Redo or Repeat Alt+Return
Repeat Find Shift+ F4
Repeat Find Alt+Ctrl+Y
Replace Ctrl+H
Reset Char Ctrl+Space
Reset Char Ctrl+Shift+Z
Reset Para Ctrl+Q
Revision Marks Toggle Ctrl+Shift+E
Right Para Ctrl+R
Save Ctrl+S
Save Shift+F12
Save Alt+Shift+F2
Save As F12
Select All Ctrl+A
Select All Ctrl+Clear (Num 5)
Select All Ctrl+Num 5
Select Table Alt+Clear (Num 5)
Show All Ctrl+Shift+8
Show All Headings Alt+Shift+A
Show All Headings Alt+Shift+A
Show Heading1 Alt+Shift+1
Show Heading2 Alt+Shift+2
Show Heading3 Alt+Shift+3
Show Heading4 Alt+Shift+4
Show Heading5 Alt+Shift+5
Show Heading6 Alt+Shift+6
Show Heading7 Alt+Shift+7
Show Heading8 Alt+Shift+8
Show Heading9 Alt+Shift+9
Shrink Font Ctrl+Shift+,
Shrink Font One Point Ctrl+[
Shrink Selection Shift+F8
Small Caps Ctrl+Shift+K
Space Para1 Ctrl+1
Space Para15 Ctrl+5
Space Para2 Ctrl+2
Spike Ctrl+Shift+F3
Spike Ctrl+F3
Start of Column Alt+Page Up
Start of Column Alt+Shift+Page Up
Start of Doc Extend Ctrl+Shift+Home
Start of Document Ctrl+Home
Start of Line Home
Start of Line Extend Shift+Home
Start of Row Alt+Home
Start of Row Alt+Shift+Home
Start of Window Alt+Ctrl+Page Up
Start of Window Extend Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Page Up
Style Ctrl+Shift+S
Subscript Ctrl+=
Superscript Ctrl+Shift+=
Symbol Font Ctrl+Shift+Q
Thesaurus Shift+F7
Time Field Alt+Shift+T
Toggle Field Display Shift+F9
Toggle Master Sub docs Ctrl+\
Tool Shift+F1
Un Hang Ctrl+Shift+T
Un Indent Ctrl+Shift+M
Underline Ctrl+U
Underline Ctrl+Shift+U
Undo Ctrl+Z
Undo Alt+Backspace
Unlink Fields Ctrl+6
Unlink Fields Ctrl+Shift+F9
Unlock Fields Ctrl+4
Unlock Fields Ctrl+Shift+F11
Update Auto Format Alt+Ctrl+U
Update Fields F9
Update Fields Alt+Shift+U
Update Source Ctrl+Shift+F7
VB Code Alt+F11
Web Go Back Alt+Left
Web Go Forward Alt+Right
Word Left Ctrl+Left
Word Left Extend Ctrl+Shift+Left
Word Right Ctrl+Right
Word Right Extend Ctrl+Shift+Right
Word Underline Ctrl+Shift+W