JAWS Tips
There are hundereds of JAWS hotkeys. This is just a list of a few that you may not know about by should save time with common tasks.
Internet Explorer Getting Started
- Move to Address Bar — ALT+D
- Previous Page — Backspace or ALT+Left Arrow
- Next Page — Shift+Backspace or ALT+Right Arrow
- Cycle through links and forms (shift for previous) — Tab
- Go to (shift for previous):
- Tables — T
- Forms — F
- Visited Links — V
- Headings — H
- Heading at Level — 1 through 6
- List Headings — INSERT+F6
JAWS Keystrokes for Reading Text
- Say Prior Character — LEFT ARROW
- Say Next Character — RIGHT ARROW
- Say Character — NUM PAD 5
- Say Character Phonetically — NUM PAD 5 twice quickly
- Say Prior Word — INSERT+LEFT ARROW
- Say Next Word — INSERT+RIGHT ARROW
- Say Word — INSERT+NUM PAD 5
- Spell Word — INSERT+NUM PAD 5 twice quickly
- Say All — INSERT+DOWN ARROW
Change Voice Rate on the Fly
- Decrease Voice Rate — ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP
- Increase Voice Rate — ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN
- Restore Voice Settings and Refresh Screen — INSERT+ESC
Navigational & Informational Keystrokes
- Say System Time — INSERT+F12
- Say System Date — INSERT+F12 twice quickly
- Say Window Title — INSERT+T
Miscellaneous JAWS Keystrokes
- Adjust JAWS Verbosity — INSERT+V
- JAWS Window — INSERT+J
