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    NVDA command key quick reference

Table of Contents

Introduction
Global commands
Change Settings (found in the settings dialogues)
Show dialogues
Focus navigation
Caret navigation

Navigation in tables


Navigator object navigation
Reading objects
VirtualBuffer commands

Introduction

Many of these commands use the NVDA key. The NVDA key is the insert key found either on the number pad or near the delete, home, end, page up and page down keys on your keyboard. NVDA can also be configured so that you can use the caps lock key as the NVDA key.
If there are separate commands for laptops they will be shown in a separate column.
Global commands


Description
Desktop layout
Laptop layout


Stop speech
CTRL
 

Pause or resume speech
SHIFT
 

Toggle keyboard Help
INS + 1
 

Show NVDA menu
INS + N
 

Quit NVDA
INS + Q
 

Toggle Speech mode
INS + S
 

Say time
INS + F12
 

Say date
INS + F12 ( twice )
 

Report status bar
INS + END
 

Speak application name and Appmodule
INS + CTRL + F1
 

Say battery status
INS + SHIFT + B
 

Toggle report dynamic content changes
INS + 5
 

Toggle caret moves review cursor
INS + 6
 

Toggle focus moves navigator object
INS + 7
INS + CTRL + 7


Pass next key through
INS + F2
 

Report text in clipboard
INS + C
 

Save configuration
INS + CTRL + C
 

Reset configuration
INS + CTRL + R
 

Change Settings


Description
Desktop layout
Laptop layout


Toggle speak typed characters
INS + 2
 

Toggle speak typed words
INS + 3
 

Toggle speak command keys
INS + 4
 

Toggle speak punctuation
INS + P
 

Toggle mouse tracking
INS + M
INS + SHIFT + M


Toggle announcement on progress bar updates
INS + U
INS + CTRL + F2


Move to previous voice setting
INS + CTRL + ←
 

Move to next voice setting
INS + CTRL + →
 

Increase current voice setting
INS + CTRL + ↑
 

Decrease current voice setting
INS + CTRL + ↓
 

Teter braille display to focus/review cursor
INS + CTRL + T
 

Show dialogues


Description
Desktop layout
Laptop layout


Show general settings dialog
INS + CTRL + G
 

Show synthesizer selection dialog
INS + CTRL + S
 

Show voice settings dialog
INS + CTRL + V
 

Show keyboard settings dialog
INS + CTRL + K
 

Show mouse settings dialog
INS + CTRL + M
 

Show object presentation settings dialog
INS + CTRL + O
 

Show virtual buffer settings dialog
INS + CTRL + B
 

Show document formatting settings dialog
INS + CTRL + D
 

Show python console (useful for developers)
INS + CTRL + Z
 

Focus navigation


Description
Desktop layout
Laptop layout


Report current focused object
INS + Tab
 

Speak title bar
INS + T
 

Spell title bar
INS + T ( twice )
 

copy title bar to clipboard
INS + T ( three times )
 

Speak foreground window
INS + B
 

Caret navigation


Description
Desktop layout
Laptop layout


Report current selection
INS + SHIFT + ↑
 

Report current line
INS + ↑
 

Say all
INS + ↓
INS + A


Say formatting information
INS + F
 

Navigation in tables


Description
Command


Move to next cell in row
ALT + CTRL + →


Move to previous cell in row
ALT + CTRL + ←


Move to next cell in column
ALT + CTRL + ↓


Move to previous cell in column
ALT + CTRL + ↑


Navigator object navigation


Description
Desktop layout
Laptop layout


Say current navigator object
INS + NUMPAD 5
INS + CTRL + I


Spell current navigator object
INS + NUMPAD 5 ( twice )
INS + CTRL + I  ( twice )


Copy current navigator object
INS + NUMPAD 5 ( twice )
INS + CTRL + I  ( twice )


Say Navigator objects current dimensions
INS + NUMPAD DEL
INS + ;


Set navigator to parent object
INS + NUMPAD 8
INS + SHIFT + I


Set navigator to first child
INS + NUMPAD 2
INS + SHIFT + ,


Set navigator to previous object
INS + NUMPAD 4
INS + CTRL + J


Set navigator object to next object
INS + NUMPAD 6
INS + CTRL + L


Do default action on navigator object
INS + NUMPAD ENTER
INS + ENTER


Move mouse to navigator object
INS + NUMPAD /
INS + SHIFT + 7


Move navigator object to mouse
INS + NUMPAD *
INS + SHIFT + 8


Move review cursor to caret cursor
NUMPAD -
INS + -


Move caret cursor to review cursor
CTRL + NUMPAD -
INS + SHIFT + -


Set navigator to current focused object
INS + NUMPAD -
INS + CTRL + -


Set focus to navigator object
INS + SHIFT + NUMPAD -
 

Press left mouse button
NUMPAD /
INS + SHIFT + 7


Lock/unlock left mouse button
INS + NUMPAD /
 

Press right mouse button
NUMPAD *
INS + CTRL + SHIFT + 8


Lock/unlock right mouse button
SHIFT + NUMPAD *
 

Say all with review cursor
NUMPAD +
INS + /


Activate flat review mode at review cursor position
INS + NUMPAD 7
INS + ALT +7


Activate object review cursor at flat review position
INS + NUMPAD 1
INS + ALT +j


Reading objects


Description
Desktop layout
Laptop layout


Move review cursor to previous character
NUMPAD 1
INS + M


Move review cursor to start of line
Shift + NUMPAD 1
INS + SHIFT + U


Say current character at review cursor
NUMPAD 2
INS + ,


move review cursor to next character
NUMPAD 3
INS + .


Move review cursor to end of line
SHIFT + NUMPAD 3
INS + SHIFT + O


Move review cursor to previous word
NUMPAD 4
INS + J


Say current word at review cursor
NUMPAD 5
INS + K


Move review cursor to next word
NUMPAD 6
INS + L


Move review cursor to previous line
NUMPAD 7
INS + U


Move review cursor to first line
SHIFT + NUMPAD 7
INS + 7


Say current line at review cursor
NUMPAD 8
INS + I


Move review cursor to next line
NUMPAD 9
INS + O


Move review cursor to last line
SHIFT + NUMPAD 9
INS + 9


Mark review cursor position to start copying
INS + F9


Retrieve text from start mark and copy till included character
INS + F10


VirtualBuffer commands


Description
Command


Toggle browse/focus mode
INS + SPACE


Move to parent virtual buffer
INS + CTRL + SPACE


Show find dialog
INS + CTRL + F


perform find next
INS + F3


Show elements list dialog
INS + F7


Refresh virtual buffer
INS + F5


Toggle screen layout
INS + V
Description	Desktop layout	Laptop layout
Stop speech	`CTRL`
Pause or resume speech	`SHIFT`
Toggle keyboard Help	`INS` + `1`
Show NVDA menu	`INS` + `N`
Quit NVDA	`INS` + `Q`
Toggle Speech mode	`INS` + `S`
Say time	`INS` + `F12`
Say date	`INS` + `F12` ( twice )
Report status bar	`INS` + `END`
Speak application name and Appmodule	`INS` + `CTRL` + `F1`
Say battery status	`INS` + `SHIFT` + `B`
Toggle report dynamic content changes	`INS` + `5`
Toggle caret moves review cursor	`INS` + `6`
Toggle focus moves navigator object	`INS` + `7`	`INS` + `CTRL` + `7`
Pass next key through	`INS` + `F2`
Report text in clipboard	`INS` + `C`
Save configuration	`INS` + `CTRL` + `C`
Reset configuration	`INS` + `CTRL` + `R`
Description	Desktop layout	Laptop layout
Toggle speak typed characters	`INS` + `2`
Toggle speak typed words	`INS` + `3`
Toggle speak command keys	`INS` + `4`
Toggle speak punctuation	`INS` + `P`
Toggle mouse tracking	`INS` + `M`	`INS` + `SHIFT` + `M`
Toggle announcement on progress bar updates	`INS` + `U`	`INS` + `CTRL` + `F2`
Move to previous voice setting	`INS` + `CTRL` + `←`
Move to next voice setting	`INS` + `CTRL` + `→`
Increase current voice setting	`INS` + `CTRL` + `↑`
Decrease current voice setting	`INS` + `CTRL` + `↓`
Teter braille display to focus/review cursor	`INS` + `CTRL` + `T`
Description	Desktop layout	Laptop layout
Show general settings dialog	`INS` + `CTRL` + `G`
Show synthesizer selection dialog	`INS` + `CTRL` + `S`
Show voice settings dialog	`INS` + `CTRL` + `V`
Show keyboard settings dialog	`INS` + `CTRL` + `K`
Show mouse settings dialog	`INS` + `CTRL` + `M`
Show object presentation settings dialog	`INS` + `CTRL` + `O`
Show virtual buffer settings dialog	`INS` + `CTRL` + `B`
Show document formatting settings dialog	`INS` + `CTRL` + `D`
Show python console (useful for developers)	`INS` + `CTRL` + `Z`
Description	Desktop layout	Laptop layout
Report current focused object	`INS` + `Tab`
Speak title bar	`INS` + `T`
Spell title bar	`INS` + `T` ( twice )
copy title bar to clipboard	`INS` + `T` ( three times )
Speak foreground window	`INS` + `B`
Description	Desktop layout	Laptop layout
Report current selection	`INS` + `SHIFT` + `↑`
Report current line	`INS` + `↑`
Say all	`INS` + `↓`	`INS` + `A`
Say formatting information	`INS` + `F`
Description	Command
Move to next cell in row	`ALT` + `CTRL` + `→`
Move to previous cell in row	`ALT` + `CTRL` + `←`
Move to next cell in column	`ALT` + `CTRL` + `↓`
Move to previous cell in column	`ALT` + `CTRL` + `↑`
Description	Desktop layout	Laptop layout
Say current navigator object	`INS` + `NUMPAD 5`	`INS` + `CTRL` + `I`
Spell current navigator object	`INS` + `NUMPAD 5` ( twice )	`INS` + `CTRL` + `I` ( twice )
Copy current navigator object	`INS` + `NUMPAD 5` ( twice )	`INS` + `CTRL` + `I` ( twice )
Say Navigator objects current dimensions	`INS` + `NUMPAD DEL`	`INS` + `;`
Set navigator to parent object	`INS` + `NUMPAD 8`	`INS` + `SHIFT` + `I`
Set navigator to first child	`INS` + `NUMPAD 2`	`INS` + `SHIFT` + `,`
Set navigator to previous object	`INS` + `NUMPAD 4`	`INS` + `CTRL` + `J`
Set navigator object to next object	`INS` + `NUMPAD 6`	`INS` + `CTRL` + `L`
Do default action on navigator object	`INS` + `NUMPAD ENTER`	`INS` + `ENTER`
Move mouse to navigator object	`INS` + `NUMPAD /`	`INS` + `SHIFT` + `7`
Move navigator object to mouse	`INS` + `NUMPAD *`	`INS` + `SHIFT` + `8`
Move review cursor to caret cursor	`NUMPAD -`	`INS` + `-`
Move caret cursor to review cursor	`CTRL` + `NUMPAD -`	`INS` + `SHIFT` + `-`
Set navigator to current focused object	`INS` + `NUMPAD -`	`INS` + `CTRL` + `-`
Set focus to navigator object	`INS` + `SHIFT` + `NUMPAD -`
Press left mouse button	`NUMPAD /`	`INS` + `SHIFT` + `7`
Lock/unlock left mouse button	`INS` + `NUMPAD /`
Press right mouse button	`NUMPAD *`	`INS` + `CTRL` + `SHIFT` + `8`
Lock/unlock right mouse button	`SHIFT` + `NUMPAD *`
Say all with review cursor	`NUMPAD +`	`INS` + `/`
Activate flat review mode at review cursor position	`INS` + `NUMPAD 7`	`INS` + `ALT` +7
Activate object review cursor at flat review position	`INS` + `NUMPAD 1`	`INS` + `ALT` +j
Description	Desktop layout	Laptop layout
Move review cursor to previous character	`NUMPAD 1`	`INS` + `M`
Move review cursor to start of line	Shift + `NUMPAD 1`	`INS` + `SHIFT` + `U`
Say current character at review cursor	`NUMPAD 2`	`INS` + `,`
move review cursor to next character	`NUMPAD 3`	`INS` + `.`
Move review cursor to end of line	`SHIFT` + `NUMPAD 3`	`INS` + `SHIFT` + `O`
Move review cursor to previous word	`NUMPAD 4`	`INS` + `J`
Say current word at review cursor	`NUMPAD 5`	`INS` + `K`
Move review cursor to next word	`NUMPAD 6`	`INS` + `L`
Move review cursor to previous line	`NUMPAD 7`	`INS` + `U`
Move review cursor to first line	`SHIFT` + `NUMPAD 7`	`INS` + `7`
Say current line at review cursor	`NUMPAD 8`	`INS` + `I`
Move review cursor to next line	`NUMPAD 9`	`INS` + `O`
Move review cursor to last line	`SHIFT` + `NUMPAD 9`	`INS` + `9`
Mark review cursor position to start copying	`INS` + `F9`
Retrieve text from start mark and copy till included character	`INS` + `F10`
Description	Command
Toggle browse/focus mode	`INS` + `SPACE`
Move to parent virtual buffer	`INS` + `CTRL` + `SPACE`
Show find dialog	`INS` + `CTRL` + `F`
perform find next	`INS` + `F3`
Show elements list dialog	`INS` + `F7`
Refresh virtual buffer	`INS` + `F5`
Toggle screen layout	`INS` + `V`