Hotkeys and shortcuts for Narrator

(Total 125)

Win + Ctrl + ⤶ Enter
General
Start or exit Narrator
⇪ Caps Lock + Esc
General
Exit Narrator
⇪ Caps Lock + M
General
Start reading
Ctrl
General
Stop reading
⇪ Caps Lock + Space
General
Start or exit scan mode
⇪ Caps Lock +
General
Move to next item
⇪ Caps Lock +
General
Move to previous item
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑  ↓
General
Change view
⇪ Caps Lock + F1
General
Show Narrator commands list
⇪ Caps Lock + F2
General
Show commands for current item
⇪ Caps Lock + ⤶ Enter
General
Do primary action
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter
General
Open search mode
⇪ Caps Lock + A
General
Change verbosity mode
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl + +
General
Increase verbosity
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl + -
General
Decrease verbosity
⇪ Caps Lock + Alt + +
General
Change punctuation mode
⇪ Caps Lock + Alt + -
General
Change punctuation mode
⇪ Caps Lock + Z
General
Lock the Narrator key (Caps Lock) so you don't have to press it for every keyboard shortcut
⇪ Caps Lock + X
General
Have Narrator ignore the next keyboard shortcut you use
⇪ Caps Lock + F12
General
Turn keystroke reading off or on
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + F12
General
Turn on developer mode
⇪ Caps Lock + V
General
Repeat phrase
Caps Lock + Page Up
General
Increase voice volume
Caps Lock + Page Down
General
Decrease voice volume
⇪ Caps Lock + +
General
Increase voice speed
⇪ Caps Lock + -
General
Decrease voice speed
⇪ Caps Lock + D
General
Read item
⇪ Caps Lock + F
General
Read next or previous group of formatting info
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + F
General
Read next or previous group of formatting info
⇪ Caps Lock + S
General
Read item spelled out
⇪ Caps Lock + W
General
Read window
⇪ Caps Lock + R
General
Read all items in the containing area
⇪ Caps Lock + Num Lock
General
Turn mouse mode on or off
⇪ Caps Lock + Q
General
Move to last item in the containing area
⇪ Caps Lock + G
General
Move Narrator cursor to system cursor
⇪ Caps Lock + T
General
Read current window title
⇪ Caps Lock + ~
General
Set focus to item
⇪ Caps Lock + ⬅ Backspace
General
Go back one item
⇪ Caps Lock + Insert
General
Jump to linked item
⇪ Caps Lock + F10
Scan mode keyboard commands
Announce row header
⇪ Caps Lock + F9
Scan mode keyboard commands
Announce column header
⇪ Caps Lock + F8
Scan mode keyboard commands
Read the current table row from start to finish
⇪ Caps Lock + F7
Scan mode keyboard commands
Read the current table column from start to finish
⇪ Caps Lock + F5
Scan mode keyboard commands
Announce location in table
⇪ Caps Lock + F6
General
Jump to table cell
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + F6
General
Jump to cell contents
⇪ Caps Lock + F3
General
Jump to next cell in current row
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + F3
General
Jump to previous cell in current row
⇪ Caps Lock + F4
General
Jump to next cell in current column
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + F4
General
Jump to previous cell in current column
⇪ Caps Lock + Close
General
square bracket (])  Read text from start to cursor
⇪ Caps Lock + 0
General
(zero) Get advanced info about text
⇪ Caps Lock + H
General
Read document
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl + U
General
Read current page
⇪ Caps Lock + U
General
Read next page
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + U
General
Read previous page
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl + I
General
Read current paragraph
⇪ Caps Lock + I
General
Read next paragraph
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + I
General
Read previous paragraph
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl + O
General
Read current line
⇪ Caps Lock + O
General
Read next line
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + O
General
Read previous line
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl + P
General
Read current word
⇪ Caps Lock + P
General
Read next word
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + P
General
Read previous word
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl + [
General
Read current character
⇪ Caps Lock + [
General
Read next character
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + [
General
Read previous character
⇪ Caps Lock + Y
General
Move to beginning of text
⇪ Caps Lock + B
General
Move to end of text
⇪ Caps Lock + J
General
Jump to next heading
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + J
General
Jump to previous heading
⇪ Caps Lock + K
General
Jump to next table
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + K
General
Jump to previous table
⇪ Caps Lock + L
General
Jump to next link
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + L
General
Jump to previous link
⇪ Caps Lock + C
General
Read current date and time
⇪ Caps Lock + E
General
(tapped twice in quick succession) Open the feedback dialog
⇪ Caps Lock + ↑   Shift + E
General
Give positive feedback
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl +
General
Go to parent (only when Structural Navigation is provided by the app)
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl +
General
Go to next sibling (only when Structural Navigation is provided by the app)
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl +
General
Go to previous sibling (only when Structural Navigation is provided by the app)
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl +
General
Go to first child (only when Structural Navigation is provided by the app)
⇪ Caps Lock + N
General
Move to main landmark
⇪ Caps Lock + /
General
Read context
⇪ Caps Lock + Ctrl + /
General
Change whether context is read before or after the current item
⇪ Caps Lock + Alt + /
General
Change how much context is read
↑  ↓
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the next or previous line of text in an app or webpage
←  →
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the next or previous character in an app or webpage
Space
Scan mode keyboard commands
Activate an item that you want to use, such as a button or text box
⤶ Enter
Scan mode keyboard commands
If supported, perform secondary action on an item
Ctrl + ←  →
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the next or previous word
Home
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move the Narrator cursor to the start of a line
End
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move the Narrator cursor to the end of a line
Ctrl + Home
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move the Narrator cursor to the first line of text and then read it
Ctrl + End
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move the Narrator cursor to the last line of text and then read it
B
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to next or previous button
↑   Shift + B
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to next or previous button
C
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the next combo box
↑   Shift + C
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the previous combo box
D
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the next or previous landmark
E
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the next edit box
↑   Shift + E
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to previous edit box
F
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the next form field
↑   Shift + F
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the previous form field
H
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to next or previous heading
Alt +
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to next or previous heading
↑   Shift + H
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to next or previous heading
Alt +
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to next or previous heading
I
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the next item
↑   Shift + I
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the previous item
K
Scan mode keyboard commands
then Alt + Down arrow or Alt + Up arrow: Move to the next or previous link
↑   Shift + K
Scan mode keyboard commands
then Alt + Down arrow or Alt + Up arrow: Move to the next or previous link
P
Scan mode keyboard commands
then Alt + Up arrow or Alt + Down arrow: Move to the next or previous paragraph
↑   Shift + P
Scan mode keyboard commands
then Alt + Up arrow or Alt + Down arrow: Move to the next or previous paragraph
R
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the next radio button
↑   Shift + R
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the previous radio button
T
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the next table
↑   Shift + T
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the previous table
X
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the next check box
↑   Shift + X
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the previous check box
Ctrl + Alt +
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the next cell in a row
Ctrl + Alt +
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the previous cell in a row
Ctrl + Alt +
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the previous cell in a column
Ctrl + Alt +
Scan mode keyboard commands
Move to the next cell in a column