JAWS

Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information

Say Sentence

`⇪ Caps Lock` + `H`

All hotkeys for JAWS

Reading text Rewind during a Say All	`←`
Reading text Fast Forward during a Say All	`→`
Table layer Say current cell	`Num 5`
Reading text Say Character Phonetically	`Num 5` then `Num 5`
Reading text Say Prior Word	`Insert` + `←`
Reading text Say Next Word	`Insert` + `→`
Reading text Say Word	`Insert` + `Num 5`
Reading text Spell Word	`Insert` + `Num 5` then `Num 5`
Reading text Say Prior Line	`↑`
Reading text Say Next Line	`↓`
Reading text Say Current Line	`Insert` + `↑`
Reading text Spell Current Line	`Insert` + `↑` then `↑`
Working with dialog boxes Close Combo Box	`Alt` + `↑`
Working with dialog boxes Open Combo Box	`Alt` + `↓`
Reading text Say Current Sentence	`Alt` + `Num 5`
Reading text Say to Cursor	`Insert` + `Home`
Reading text Say from Cursor	`Insert` + `Page Up`
Reading text Spell to Cursor	`Insert` + `Home` then `Home`
Reading text Spell from Cursor	`Insert` + `Page Up` then `Page Up`
Reading text Say All	`Insert` + `↓`
Reading text Toggle Full Speech, Speech On Demand (default), or Mute Speech	`Insert` + `Space` then `S`
Reading text Toggle Speech On Demand or Mute Speech (Full Speech must be disabled)	`Insert` + `Space` then `↑ Shift` + `S`
Reading text Say Color	`Insert` + `5`
Reading text Say ASCII or Hexadecimal Value	`Num 5` then `Num 5` then `Num 5`
Reading text Say Font	`Insert` + `F` then `Insert` + `F`
Reading text Start Skim Reading	`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `↓`
Reading text Skim Reading dialog box	`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `↑ Shift` + `↓`
Miscellaneous Copy Selected Text to FSClipboard	`Insert` + `Win` + `C`
Change voice rate on the fly Temporarily Decrease Voice Rate	`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Page Down`
Change voice rate on the fly Temporarily Increase Voice Rate	`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Page Up`
Change voice rate on the fly Permanently Decrease Voice Rate	`Alt` + `Win` + `Ctrl` + `Page Down`
Change voice rate on the fly Permanently Increase Voice Rate	`Alt` + `Win` + `Ctrl` + `Page Up`
Miscellaneous Refresh Screen and Unmute Current Sound Device	`Insert` + `Esc`
Change voice rate on the fly Decrease Voice Rate	`Page Down`
Change voice rate on the fly Increase Voice Rate	`Page Up`
Navigation & Informational Say System Time	`Insert` + `F12`
Navigation & Informational Say System Date	`Insert` + `F12` then `F12`
Navigation & Informational Say Window Title	`Insert` + `T`
Working with dialog boxes Say Window Prompt in Text	`Insert` + `⭾ Tab`
Navigation & Informational Say Top Line of Window	`Insert` + `End`
Navigation & Informational Say Bottom Line of Window	`Insert` + `Page Down`
Navigation & Informational Say Selected Text	`Insert` + `↑ Shift` + `↓`
Navigation & Informational Spell Selected Text	`Insert` + `↑ Shift` + `↓` then `↓`
Navigation & Informational Say Application Version	`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `V`
Navigation & Informational Window List	`Insert` + `F10`
Navigation & Informational List System Tray Icons	`Insert` + `F11`
Navigation & Informational View System Tray Contents	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `F11`
Navigation & Informational List Labeled Graphics	`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `↑ Shift` + `G`
Working with dialog boxes Say Default Button of Dialog	`Insert` + `E`
Table layer Read the current column	`↑ Shift` + `Num 5`
Working with dialog boxes Read Current Window	`Insert` + `B`
Working with dialog boxes Read Word in Context	`Insert` + `C`
Working with dialog boxes Select Multiple List Items	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift`
Working with dialog boxes Select Multiple List Items	`Ctrl` + `Space`
Working with dialog boxes Unselect All But Current	`Ctrl` + `\`
Working with dialog boxes Read List View Columns 1 through 10	`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `0` - `9`
Accessing help Screen Sensitive Help	`Insert` + `F1`
Cursors and mouse simulation (press twice quickly if the Touch Cursor is currently active) PC Cursor	`Num +`
Cursors and mouse simulation JAWS Cursor	`Num -`
Cursors and mouse simulation Invisible Cursor	`Num -` then `Num -`
Cursors and mouse simulation Touch Cursor	`↑ Shift` + `Num +`
Cursors and mouse simulation Route PC Cursor to JAWS Cursor	`Insert` + `Num +`
Cursors and mouse simulation Route JAWS Cursor to PC Cursor	`Insert` + `Num -`
Cursors and mouse simulation Tether JAWS to PC	`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `Num -`
Cursors and mouse simulation Restrict JAWS Cursor or Virtual PC Cursor	`Insert` + `R`
Cursors and mouse simulation Left Mouse Button	`Num /`
Cursors and mouse simulation Right Mouse Button	`Num *`
Cursors and mouse simulation Left Mouse Button Lock	`Insert` + `Num /`
Cursors and mouse simulation Right Mouse Button Lock	`Insert` + `Num *`
Cursors and mouse simulation Drag and Drop	`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `Num /`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse Say Active Cursor	`Alt` + `Del`
Cursors and mouse simulation Say Cursor Type	`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `↑ Shift` + `C`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse (when the JAWS Cursor is active) Mouse Down	`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `↓`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse (when the JAWS Cursor is active) Mouse Left	`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `←`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse (when the JAWS Cursor is active) Mouse Right	`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `→`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse (when the JAWS Cursor is active) Mouse Up	`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `↑`
Miscellaneous Quick Settings	`Insert` + `V`
Miscellaneous Select a Voice Profile	`Insert` + `Ctrl` + `S`
Miscellaneous Select Language	`Ctrl` + `Win` + `L`
Miscellaneous Interrupt Speech	`Ctrl`
Miscellaneous Audio Ducking Toggle	`Insert` + `Space` then `D`
Miscellaneous Screen Shade Toggle	`Insert` + `Space` then `F11`
Miscellaneous Screen Shade Toggle	`F11`
Miscellaneous Screen Shade Toggle	`Insert` + `Space` then `Print Screen`
Miscellaneous Custom Highlight Assign	`Insert` + `Ctrl` + `H`
Miscellaneous Screen Echo Toggle	`Insert` + `S`
Miscellaneous Typing Echo Toggle	`Insert` + `2`
Miscellaneous Pass Key Through	`Insert` + `3`
Miscellaneous Select Symbol to Print	`Insert` + `4`
Miscellaneous JAWS Window	`Insert` + `J`
Miscellaneous JAWS Find	`Insert` + `Ctrl` + `F`
Miscellaneous JAWS Find Next	`Insert` + `F3`
Miscellaneous JAWS Find Previous	`Insert` + `↑ Shift` + `F3`
Miscellaneous Shut Down JAWS	`Insert` + `F4`
Miscellaneous Keyboard Lock	`Insert` + `Space` then `L`
Miscellaneous Say Active Configuration Name	`Insert` + `Q` then `Q`
Accessing JAWS utilties (then select Window Class Reassign) Window Class Reassign	`Insert` + `F2`
Miscellaneous Open Word Index	`Insert` + `Ctrl` + `W`
Miscellaneous Open Skim Read Summary (Based on the last word selected from the Word Index list)	`Insert` + `Win` + `W`
Miscellaneous Virtualize Window	`Insert` + `Alt` + `W`
Miscellaneous View Speech History	`Insert` + `Space` then `H`
Miscellaneous Clear Speech History	`Insert` + `Space` then `↑ Shift` + `H`
Miscellaneous Select Scheme	`Insert` + `Alt` + `S`
Miscellaneous Minimize All Applications	`Win` + `M`
Miscellaneous (Desktop layout) Script Utility Mode Toggle	`Insert` + `Win` + `Num -`
Miscellaneous (Laptop layout) Script Utility Mode Toggle	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `Win` + `-`
Accessing JAWS utilties JAWS Command Search	`Insert` + `Space` then `J`
Accessing JAWS utilties Create a Prompt	`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `⭾ Tab`
Accessing JAWS utilties Graphics Labeler	`Insert` + `G`
Accessing JAWS utilties Start Auto Graphics Labeler	`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `G`
Accessing JAWS utilties Set Frame Top Left	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `[`
Accessing JAWS utilties Set Frame Bottom Right	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `]`
Accessing JAWS utilties Set Frame to Window	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `[` then `[`
Accessing JAWS utilties Clear Initial Values	`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `C`
Accessing JAWS utilties Settings Center	`Insert` + `6`
Accessing JAWS utilties Dictionary Manager	`Insert` + `D`
Accessing JAWS utilties Frame Viewer	`Insert` + `9`
Accessing JAWS utilties Keyboard Manager	`Insert` + `8`
Accessing JAWS utilties Script Manager	`Insert` + `0`
Accessing JAWS utilties Window Class Reassign	`Insert` + `7`
Accessing JAWS utilties Screen Sensitive Help Technical	`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `F1`
Accessing JAWS utilties Say Special Window Classes	`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `F2`
Accessing JAWS utilties Say Frame at Cursor	`Insert` + `X`
Table layer List the keystrokes you can use in this layer	`?`
Table layer Move to cell above, below, left, or right	`← ↑ → ↓`
Table layer Move to the beginning of the current row	`Home`
Table layer Move to the end of the current row	`End`
Table layer Jump to the first cell in a table	`Ctrl` + `Home`
Table layer Jump to the last cell in a table	`Ctrl` + `End`
Table layer Move to the beginning of the current column	`Ctrl` + `↑`
Table layer Move to the bottom of the current column	`Ctrl` + `↓`
Table layer Move to the beginning of the current row	`Ctrl` + `←`
Table layer Move to end of current row	`Ctrl` + `→`
Table layer Jump to next table	`Ctrl` + `⤶ Enter`
Table layer Jump to prior table	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `⤶ Enter`
Table layer Read the current row	`↑ Shift` + `↑`
Table layer Read from the current cell	`Shift` + `Page Up`
Table layer Read to the current cell	`↑ Shift` + `Home`
Table layer Read to the bottom of the column	`Shift` + `Page Down`
Table layer Read from the top of the column	`↑ Shift` + `End`
Working in tables Say Current Cell	`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Num 5`
Working in tables Cell to Right	`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `→`
Working in tables Cell to Left	`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `←`
Working in tables Cell Below	`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `↓`
Working in tables Cell Above	`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `↑`
Working in tables First Cell	`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Home`
Working in tables Last Cell	`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `End`
Working in tables First Cell in Column	`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `↑`
Working in tables Last Cell in Column	`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `↓`
Working in tables First Cell in Row	`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `←`
Working in tables Last Cell in Row	`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `→`
Working in tables Read Next Row	`Alt` + `Win` + `↓`
Working in tables Read Prior Row	`Alt` + `Win` + `↑`
Working in tables Read Current Row	`Alt` + `Win` + `,`
Working in tables Read Current Row	`Alt` + `Win` + `Num 5`
Working in tables Read from Start of Row	`Insert` + `↑ Shift` + `Home`
Working in tables Read to End of Row	`Insert` + `Shift` + `Page Up`
Working in tables Read Next Column	`Alt` + `Win` + `→`
Working in tables Read Prior Column	`Alt` + `Win` + `←`
Working in tables Read Current Column	`Alt` + `Win` + `.`
Working in tables Read from Top of Column	`Insert` + `↑ Shift` + `End`
Working in tables Read to Bottom of Column	`Insert` + `Shift` + `Page Down`
Working in tables Toggle Revision Detection On or Off	`Insert` + `Alt` + `R`
Accessing help Keyboard Help	`Insert` + `1`
Accessing help JAWS Help for Applications	`Insert` + `F1` then `F1`
Accessing help Hot Key Help	`Insert` + `H`
Accessing help Window Key Help	`Insert` + `W`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Prior Character	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `M`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Next Character	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `.`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Character	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `,`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Character Phonetically	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `,` then `,`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Prior Word	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `J`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Next Word	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `L`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Word	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `K`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Spell Word	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `K` then `K`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Prior Line	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `U`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Next Line	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `O`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Line	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `I`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Spell Current Line	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `I` then `I`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Prior Sentence	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `Y`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Next Sentence	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `N`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Sentence	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `H`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Prior Paragraph	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `Ctrl` + `U`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Next Paragraph. (Note: For Internet Explorer, this command opens a list that shows the objects available on the current Web page. The HTML Object tag embeds content such as Flash movies, JAVA applets, images, audio, and video.)	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `Ctrl` + `O`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Paragraph	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `Ctrl` + `I`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Spell to Cursor	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `Home`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say to Cursor	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `↑ Shift` + `J`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information or Spell from Cursor	`Caps Lock` + `Page Up`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say from Cursor	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `↑ Shift` + `L`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Spell to Cursor	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `↑ Shift` + `J` then `J`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Spell from Cursor	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `↑ Shift` + `L` then `L`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say All	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `A`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say All	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `↓`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Selected Text	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `↑ Shift` + `A`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Selected Text	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `↑ Shift` + `↓`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Color	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `5`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Font	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `F`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Top Line of Window	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `↑ Shift` + `Y`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Bottom Line of Window	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `↑ Shift` + `N`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Report Battery Level	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `↑ Shift` + `B`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say ASCII or Hexadecimal Value	`⇪ Caps Lock` + then `,` then `,` then `,` then `,`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Say Current Table Cell	`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `,`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Move to Prior Table Cell	`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `M`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Move to Next Table Cell	`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `.`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Move Up One Table Cell	`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `Y`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Move Down One Table Cell	`Alt` + `↑ Shift` + `N`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Start Skim Reading	`Ctrl` + `⇪ Caps Lock` + `↓`
Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information Skim Reading dialog box	`Ctrl` + `⇪ Caps Lock` + `↑ Shift` + `↓`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse (press twice quickly if the Touch Cursor is currently active) PC Cursor	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `;`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse JAWS Cursor	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `P`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse Invisible Cursor	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `P` then `P`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse Touch Cursor	`↑ Shift` + `⇪ Caps Lock` + `;`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse Route PC Cursor to JAWS Cursor	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `'`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse Route JAWS Cursor to PC Cursor	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `[`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse Restrict JAWS Cursor or Virtual PC Cursor	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `R`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse Left Mouse Button	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `8`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse Right Mouse Button	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `9`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse Left Mouse Button Lock	`Ctrl` + `Win` + `8`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse Right Mouse Button Lock	`Ctrl` + `Win` + `9`
Laptop shortcuts for cursors and mouse Drag and Drop	`⇪ Caps Lock` + `↑ Shift` + `8`

Similar combinations for other applications

Narrator

Read document

General

`⇪ Caps Lock` + `H`

JAWS

Laptop shortcuts for reading text and information

Say Sentence

⇪ Caps Lock + H

All hotkeys for JAWS

Reading text

Rewind during a Say All

←

Reading text

Fast Forward during a Say All

→

Table layer

Say current cell

Num 5

Reading text

Say Character Phonetically

Num 5 then Num 5

Reading text

Say Prior Word

Insert + ←

Reading text

Say Next Word

Insert + →

Reading text

Say Word

Insert + Num 5

Reading text

Spell Word

Insert + Num 5 then Num 5

Reading text

Say Prior Line

↑

Reading text

Say Next Line

↓

Reading text

Say Current Line

Insert + ↑

Reading text

Spell Current Line

Insert + ↑ then ↑

Working with dialog boxes

Close Combo Box

Alt + ↑

Working with dialog boxes

Open Combo Box

Alt + ↓

Reading text

Say Current Sentence

Alt + Num 5

Reading text

Say to Cursor

Insert + Home

Reading text

Say from Cursor

Insert + Page Up

Reading text

Spell to Cursor

Insert + Home then Home

Reading text

Spell from Cursor

Insert + Page Up then Page Up

Reading text

Say All

Insert + ↓

Reading text

Toggle Full Speech, Speech On Demand (default), or Mute Speech

Insert + Space then S

Reading text

Toggle Speech On Demand or Mute Speech (Full Speech must be disabled)

Insert + Space then ↑ Shift + S

Reading text

Say Color

Insert + 5

Reading text

Say ASCII or Hexadecimal Value

Num 5 then Num 5 then Num 5

Reading text

Say Font

Insert + F then Insert + F

`⇪ Caps Lock` + `H`

`←`

`→`

`Num 5`

`Num 5` then `Num 5`

`Insert` + `←`

`Insert` + `→`

`Insert` + `Num 5`

`Insert` + `Num 5` then `Num 5`

`↑`

`↓`

`Insert` + `↑`

`Insert` + `↑` then `↑`

`Alt` + `↑`

`Alt` + `↓`

`Alt` + `Num 5`

`Insert` + `Home`

`Insert` + `Page Up`

`Insert` + `Home` then `Home`

`Insert` + `Page Up` then `Page Up`

`Insert` + `↓`

`Insert` + `Space` then `S`

`Insert` + `Space` then `↑ Shift` + `S`

`Insert` + `5`

`Num 5` then `Num 5` then `Num 5`

`Insert` + `F` then `Insert` + `F`

`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `↓`

`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `↑ Shift` + `↓`

`Insert` + `Win` + `C`

`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Page Down`

`Alt` + `Ctrl` + `Page Up`

`Alt` + `Win` + `Ctrl` + `Page Down`

`Alt` + `Win` + `Ctrl` + `Page Up`

`Insert` + `Esc`

`Page Down`

`Page Up`

`Insert` + `F12`

`Insert` + `F12` then `F12`

`Insert` + `T`

`Insert` + `⭾ Tab`

`Insert` + `End`

`Insert` + `Page Down`

`Insert` + `↑ Shift` + `↓`

`Insert` + `↑ Shift` + `↓` then `↓`

`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `V`

`Insert` + `F10`

`Insert` + `F11`

`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `F11`

`Ctrl` + `Insert` + `↑ Shift` + `G`