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Windows and JAWS Shortcut Keys

Here are a number of shortcuts used to get around Windows and use JAWS. Below we list Windows shortcuts followed by JAWS reading shortcuts.

Windows Shortcuts

Here is a basic list of Windows shortcuts. You can find more Windows shortcuts on this page.

Keyboard Shortcut Action
Help F1
Rename object F2
Find all files F3
Save CTRL + S
Copy CTRL + C
Cut CTRL + X
Paste CTRL + V
Activate menu bar options F10
Open the Start menu CTRL + ESC
Switch to another running program ALT + TAB
Switch to the next window within a program CTRL + TAB
Open the menu ALT
Closes the current window ALT + F4
Closes the current window within a program CTRL + F4
Switch between windows in the same program ALT + F6

JAWS Reading Shortcut Keys

Shortcut keys from the first part of the Help section of JAWS version 10.0. You can find more JAWS shortcuts at this blog on web accessibility.

Keyboard Shortcut Action
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 Prior Line UP ARROW
Say Next Line DOWN ARROW
Say Current Line INSERT+UP ARROW
Spell Current Line INSERT+UP ARROW twice quickly
Say Prior Sentence ALT+UP ARROW
Say Next Sentence ALT+DOWN ARROW
Say Current Sentence ALT+NUM PAD 5
Say to Cursor INSERT+HOME
Say from Cursor INSERT+PAGE UP
Spell to Cursor INSERT+HOME twice quickly
Spell from Cursor INSERT+PAGE UP twice quickly
Say All INSERT+DOWN ARROW
Fast Forward during a Say All RIGHT ARROW
Rewind during a Say All LEFT ARROW
Say Color INSERT+5
Say ASCII or Hexadecimal Value NUM PAD 5 three times quickly
Say Font INSERT+F, twice quickly to display in virtual viewer
Start Skim Reading CTRL+INSERT+DOWN ARROW
Skim Reading dialog box CTRL+INSERT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Display Skim Reading Summary INSERT+WINDOWS Key+DOWN ARROW
Copy Selected Text to FSClipboard WINDOWS Key+C
 
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