{"id":126,"date":"2010-05-10T08:41:31","date_gmt":"2010-05-10T12:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/2010\/05\/10\/hotkey-help-for-screen-reader-users\/"},"modified":"2010-05-10T08:41:31","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T12:41:31","slug":"hotkey-help-for-screen-reader-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/2010\/05\/10\/hotkey-help-for-screen-reader-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotkey help for screen reader users"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">Recently, I found myself sitting in front of a new computer trying to get it up and running with my critical personalization&#8217;s.&#160; If you are someone who has low or no vision and have ever been dead in the water because you cannot get to anything without sighted assistance, you can empathize.&#160; New version of Windows, old versions of software on CD.&#160; Update them?&#160; Sure, no problem.&#160; Just go online and download the new OS compatible versions, right?&#160; Except that you don\u2019t have your screen reader loaded onto the new PC.&#160; I knew that if I could get something, ANYTHING to talk, I\u2019d have no problem, but I realized that without something that would auto play, like a screen reader loaded onto a USB drive, I was stuck.&#160; My NVDA on USB?&#160; Older version, wouldn\u2019t work with Win 7.&#160; Zoomtext?&#160; My CD wouldn\u2019t load on Win 7, unless I made some changes to the compatibility mode, which I could not do without speech.&#160; I didn\u2019t even know how to get to Windows Narrator, which I knew would do in a pinch.&#160; I even tried matching keystroke for keystroke in tandem with my desktop, but alas, the steps diverge at some point.&#160; Grrr!&#160; When you&#160; cannot see what\u2019s happening on the screen, just randomly pressing keys and hoping for&#160; a lucky break can be dangerous.&#160; Once you lose your place, who knows what havoc ensues.&#160; <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\">&#160;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In sheer frustration, I went out to Twitter, which is quickly rivaling Google as the repository for all knowledge, and queried my accessibility tweeps how to invoke the Narrator in Windows 7.&#160; In fractions of a second, five people produced the answer.&#160; A hotkey sequence that was unknown to me brought up the native screen reader in my new version of Windows, and I was off and running.&#160; Whatever you may think of Twitter, many of the people who use it are brilliant pros who are eager to help.&#160; I was very grateful for their help in this case.&#160; <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#160;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">It occurred to me that I cannot be the only person who has ever been sitting blind in front of a computer, with no way to accomplish anything without a screen reader.&#160; I began compiling a list of Windows 7 keyboard hotkeys, gathering them from various places, either web sites or help screens or user\u2019s guides.&#160; Below is that list.&#160; <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#160;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">This is by no means a comprehensive list.&#160; Also, keep in mind that not all hotkeys are going to work in all versions of&#160; all programs.&#160; If you are using a screen reader or other feature-rich programs, hotkeys can often conflict.&#160; I have not personally tested every one of these hotkeys with the various versions of each program, but this list will get you started.&#160; I suggest you just copy and paste&#160; this entire post into a notepad doc, and then clip out what you don\u2019t want.&#160; Save it to your desktop, copy it to a USB drive, send it to your friends.&#160; You never know when one of these key combinations will&#160; get you out of a jam.&#160; If I had known that by pressing&#160; the Windows key plus U, then pressing alt-n would get me to Windows Narrator, I would have saved an entire day of frustrated attempts trying to get something loaded that would talk.&#160; <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#160;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Finally, if you want to try out a screen reader but don\u2019t want to spend the money, scroll down to the bottom of the list and click the link for NVDA.&#160; It\u2019s a great little screen reader, especially for the price..it\u2019s free.&#160; Immediately&#160; below that, I\u2019ve listed a few of those hotkeys, too.&#160; <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#160;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Windows 7 abbreviated hotkey list:<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#160;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">From the desktop, press Win plus U, then alt plus&#160; N to get narrator started <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Right Shift for eight seconds: Turn Filter Keys on and off    <br \/>Left Alt + Left Shift + PrtScn (or PrtScn): Turn High Contrast on or off     <br \/>Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock: Turn Mouse Keys on or off     <br \/>Shift five times: Turn Sticky Keys on or off     <br \/>Num Lock for five seconds: Turn Toggle Keys on or off     <br \/>Windows logo key + U: Open the Ease of Access Center     <br \/>General keyboard shortcuts <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">F1: Display Help    <br \/>Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert): Copy the selected item     <br \/>Ctrl + X: Cut the selected item     <br \/>Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert): Paste the selected item     <br \/>Ctrl + Z: Undo an action     <br \/>Ctrl + Y: Redo an action     <br \/>Delete (or Ctrl + D): Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin     <br \/>Shift + Delete: Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first     <br \/>F2: Rename the selected item     <br \/>Ctrl + Right Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word     <br \/>Ctrl + Left Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word     <br \/>Ctrl + Down Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph     <br \/>Ctrl + Up Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph     <br \/>Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key: Select a block of text     <br \/>Shift + any arrow key: Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">select text within a document    <br \/>Ctrl + any arrow key + Spacebar: Select multiple individual items in a window or on the <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">desktop    <br \/>Ctrl + A: Select all items in a document or window     <br \/>F3: Search for a file or folder     <br \/>Alt + Enter: Display properties for the selected item     <br \/>Alt + F4: Close the active item, or exit the active program     <br \/>Alt + Spacebar: Open the shortcut menu for the active window     <br \/>Ctrl + F4: Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">documents open simultaneously)    <br \/>Alt + Tab: Switch between open items     <br \/>Ctrl + Alt + Tab: Use the arrow keys to switch between open items     <br \/>Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel: Change the size of icons on the desktop     <br \/>Windows logo key + Tab: Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D     <br \/>Ctrl+ Windows logo key + Tab: Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D    <br \/>Alt + Esc: Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened     <br \/>F6: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop     <br \/>F4: Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer     <br \/>Shift + F10: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item     <br \/>Ctrl + Esc: Open the Start menu     <br \/>Alt + underlined letter: Display the corresponding menu     <br \/>Alt + underlined letter: Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)     <br \/>F10: Activate the menu bar in the active program     <br \/>Right Arrow: Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu     <br \/>Left Arrow: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu     <br \/>F5 (or Ctrl + R): Refresh the active window     <br \/>Alt + Up Arrow: View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer     <br \/>Esc: Cancel the current task     <br \/>Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager     <br \/>Shift when you insert a CD: Prevent the CD from automatically playing     <br \/>Left Alt + Shift: Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled     <br \/>Ctrl + ShiftL: Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled     <br \/>Right or Left Ctrl + Shift: Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">languages    <br \/>Dialog box keyboard shortcuts <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Ctrl + Tab: Move forward through tabs    <br \/>Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Move back through tabs     <br \/>Tab: Move forward through options     <br \/>Shift + Tab: Move back through options     <br \/>Alt + underlined letter: Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter     <br \/>Enter: Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands     <br \/>Spacebar: Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box     <br \/>Arrow keys: Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons     <br \/>F1: Display Help     <br \/>F4: Display the items in the active list     <br \/>Backspace: Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">dialog box <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Windows logo key: Open or close the Start menu.    <br \/>Windows logo key + Pause: Display the System Properties dialog box.     <br \/>Windows logo key + D: Display the desktop.     <br \/>Windows logo key + M: Minimize all windows.     <br \/>Windows logo key + Shift + M: Restore minimized windows to the desktop.     <br \/>Windows logo key + E: Open Computer.     <br \/>Windows logo key + F: Search for a file or folder.     <br \/>Ctrl + Windows logo key + F: Search for computers (if you\u2019re on a network).     <br \/>Windows logo key + L: Lock your computer or switch users.     <br \/>Windows logo key + R: Open the Run dialog box.     <br \/>Windows logo key + T: Cycle through programs on the taskbar.     <br \/>Windows logo key + number: Start the program pinned to the taskbar in the position <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">indicated by the number. If the program is already running, switch to that program.    <br \/>Shift + Windows logo key + number: Start a new instance of the program pinned to the <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">taskbar in the position indicated by the number.    <br \/>Ctrl + Windows logo key + number: Switch to the last active window of the program <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.    <br \/>Alt + Windows logo key + number: Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">taskbar in the position indicated by the number.    <br \/>Windows logo key + Tab: Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.     <br \/>Ctrl+Windows logo key + Tab: Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.    <br \/>Ctrl+Windows logo key + B: Switch to the program that displayed a message in the <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">notification area.    <br \/>Windows logo key + Spacebar: Preview the desktop.     <br \/>Windows logo key + Up Arrow: Maximize the window.     <br \/>Windows logo key + Left Arrow: Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.     <br \/>Windows logo key + Right Arrow: Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.     <br \/>Windows logo key + Down Arrow: Minimize the window.     <br \/>Windows logo key + Home: Minimize all but the active window.     <br \/>Windows logo key + Shift + Up Arrow: Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">screen.    <br \/>Windows logo key + Shift+ Left Arrow or Right Arrow: Move a window from one monitor <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">to another.    <br \/>Windows logo key + P: Choose a presentation display mode.     <br \/>Windows logo key + G: Cycle through gadgets.     <br \/>Windows logo key + U: Open Ease of Access Center.     <br \/>Windows logo key + X: Open Windows Mobility Center.     <br \/>Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Ctrl + N: Open a new window    <br \/>Ctrl + W: Close the current window     <br \/>Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new folder     <br \/>End: Display the bottom of the active window     <br \/>Home: Display the top of the active window     <br \/>F11: Maximize or minimize the active window     <br \/>Ctrl + Period (.): Rotate a picture clockwise     <br \/>Ctrl + Comma (,): Rotate a picture counter-clockwise     <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Num&#160; Lock + Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad: Display all subfolders under the selected <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">folder    <br \/>Num Lock + Plus Sign (+) on numeric keypad: Display the contents of the selected <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">folder    <br \/>Num Lock + Minus Sign (-) on numeric keypad: Collapse the selected folder     <br \/>Left Arrow: Collapse the current selection (if it\u2019s expanded), or select the parent folder     <br \/>Alt + Enter: Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item     <br \/>Alt + P: Display the preview pane     <br \/>Alt + Left Arrow: View the previous folder     <br \/>Backspace: View the previous folder     <br \/>Right Arrow: Display the current selection (if it\u2019s collapsed), or select the first subfolder     <br \/>Alt + Right Arrow: View the next folder     <br \/>Alt + Up Arrow: View the parent folder     <br \/>Ctrl + Shift + E: Display all folders above the selected folder     <br \/>Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel: Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons     <br \/>Alt + D: Select the address bar     <br \/>Ctrl + E: Select the search box     <br \/>Ctrl + F: Select the search box     <br \/>Taskbar keyboard shortcuts <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Shift + Click on a taskbar button: Open a program or quickly open another instance of <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">a program    <br \/>Ctrl + Shift + Click on a taskbar button: Open a program as an administrator     <br \/>Shift + Right-click on a taskbar button: Show the window menu for the program     <br \/>Shift + Right-click on a grouped taskbar button: Show the window menu for the group     <br \/>Ctrl + Click on a grouped taskbar button: Cycle through the windows of the group <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Magnifier keyboard shortcuts <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Windows logo key + Plus Sign or Minus Sign: Zoom in or out    <br \/>Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar: Preview the desktop in full-screen mode     <br \/>Ctrl + Alt + F: Switch to full-screen mode     <br \/>Ctrl + Alt + L: Switch to lens mode     <br \/>Ctrl + Alt + D: Switch to docked mode     <br \/>Ctrl + Alt + I: Invert colors     <br \/>Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys: Pan in the direction of the arrow keys     <br \/>Ctrl + Alt + R: Resize the lens     <br \/>Windows logo key + Esc: Exit Magnifier <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#160;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#160;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvda-project.org\/\">Click here to download NVDA 2010<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">&#160;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA command key quick reference <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Many of these commands use the NVDA key. The NVDA key is the insert key found either <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">on the numberpad or near the delete, home, end, page up and page down keys on <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">your keyboard. NVDA can also be configured so that you can use the capslock key as <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">the NVDA key. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Global commands <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control: Pause speech    <br \/>Shift: Continue speech <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+1: keyboardHelp    <br \/>turns on keyboard help mode so you can press any combination of keys on the <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">keyboard and NVDA will tell you its name and what command it performs if it has one. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">To turn off keyboard help, press NVDA+1 again. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+t: title    <br \/>Announces the title of the currently active application. Spels it when pressed twice and <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">copies to the clipboard when pressed three times.. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+b: speakForeground    <br \/>Speaks the content of the currently active application. Useful to read information in a <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">dialog box that you perhaps missed when it first was announced. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+n: showGui    <br \/>Press this key to activate the NVDA menu where you can access NVDA&#8217;s settings. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+q: quit    <br \/>Asks if you want to exit NVDA. Pressing yes will exit, pressing no will not. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+s: speechMode    <br \/>Toggles between the three speech modes (talk, beeps and off). <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+F12: dateTime    <br \/>Announces the current time, pressing twice quickly announces the current date. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+End: reportStatusLine    <br \/>Announces the status bar of the current application if it can find one. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+f: reportFormatting    <br \/>Announces formatting information at the current position in a document <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+f1: speakApplicationName    <br \/>Announces the currently active application&#8217;s name, and also spells it out. It also <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">announces the currently loaded NVDA app module. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+Shift+b: say_battery_status    <br \/>Announces the current battery level and whether AC power is plugged in. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+5: toggleReportDynamicContentChanges    <br \/>Turns on and off the automatic speaking of content changes (such as when new text <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">appears in a dos console window). <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+6: toggleCaretMovesReviewCursor    <br \/>Turns on and off the automatic movement of the review cursor as the caret moves. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+7: toggleFocusMovesNavigatorObject    <br \/>Turns on and off the setting of the navigator object to the object with focus as it <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">changes. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+Tab: reportCurrentFocus    <br \/>Announces the object you are currently focused on. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+f2: passNextKeyThrough    <br \/>Pressing this key then allows you to press any other key on the keyboard and NVDA will <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">let it go straight to the operating system with out running its NVDA specific command if it <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">has one. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Shift+NVDA+upArrow: reportCurrentSelection    <br \/>Announces the current selection in edit controls and documents. If there is no selection it <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">says so. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+upArrow: reportCurrentLine    <br \/>Announces the current line in edit controls and documents. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+downArrow: sayAll    <br \/>Starts reading from the current position in a document or edit control <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+c: saveConfiguration    <br \/>Saves the configuration. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+r: revertToSavedConfiguration    <br \/>Resets the configuration. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+c: reportClipboardText    <br \/>Reports the text on the Windows clipboard. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Change Settings (found in the settings dialogues) <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+2: toggleSpeakTypedCharacters    <br \/>Turns on or off the speaking of characters when you type them. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+3: toggleSpeakTypedWords    <br \/>Turns on or off the speaking of words as you type them. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+4: toggleSpeakCommandKeys    <br \/>Turns on or off the speaking of any keys as you type them. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+p: toggleSpeakPunctuation    <br \/>Turns on or off the speaking of punctuation symbols as NVDA speaks information. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+m: toggleMouseTracking    <br \/>Turns on or off announcement of the object or word at the mouse pointer&#8217;s current <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">position, as it moves. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+u: toggleBeepOnProgressBarUpdates    <br \/>Controls how NVDA anounces progress bar updates. It can either beep for all the <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">progress bars within the active window (default), beep for all the bars currently in <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">progress within the whole system, or it can even anounce each 10 percent by speech. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+leftArrow: previousSetting    <br \/>Moves to and announces the previous voice setting     <br \/>Control+NVDA+rightArrow: nextSetting     <br \/>Moves to and announces the next voice setting <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+upArrow: increaseSetting    <br \/>Increases the current voice setting <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+downArrow: decreaseSetting    <br \/>decreases the current voice setting <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Show dialogues <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+g: activateGeneralSettingsDialog    <br \/>Shows the general settings dialog. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+s: activateSynthesizerDialog    <br \/>Shows the synthesizer selection dialog. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+v: activateVoiceDialog    <br \/>Shows the voice settings dialog. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+k: activateKeyboardSettingsDialog    <br \/>Shows the keyboard settings dialog. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+m: activateMouseSettingsDialog    <br \/>Shows the mouse settings dialog. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+o: activateObjectPresentationDialog    <br \/>Shows the object presentation dialog. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+b: activateVirtualBuffersDialog    <br \/>Shows the virtual buffer settings dialog. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+d: activateDocumentFormattingDialog    <br \/>Shows the document formatting settings dialog. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+NVDA+z: activatePythonConsole    <br \/>Shows the python console. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">navigator object navigation <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+numPad5: navigatorObject_current    <br \/>Announces the current navigator object. If pressed twice spels it out and if pressed three <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">times copyes its name and value to the clipboard. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+numpadDelete: navigatorObject_currentDimensions    <br \/>Announces the size and location of the current navigator object.     <br \/>NVDA+numPad8: navigatorObject_parent     <br \/>Sets the navigator object to the current navigator object&#8217;s parent (i.e. the object that <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">contains it). <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+numPad2: navigatorObject_firstChild    <br \/>Sets the navigator object to the current navigator object&#8217;s first child (i.e. the first object <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">inside it) <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+numPad4: navigatorObject_previous    <br \/>Sets the navigator object to the current navigator object&#8217;s previous object (i.e. the <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">object before it, on the same level). <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Shift+NVDA+numPad4: navigatorObject_previousInFlow    <br \/>Sets the navigator object to the current navigator object&#8217;s previous object in flow (i.e. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">the object before it, not necessarily on the same level). <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+numPad6: navigatorObject_next    <br \/>Sets the navigator object to the current navigator object&#8217;s next object (i.e. the object <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">after it, on the same level). <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Shift+NVDA+numPad6: navigatorObject_nextInFlow    <br \/>Sets the navigator object to the current navigator object&#8217;s next object in flow (i.e. the <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">object after it, not necessarily on the same level). <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+numpadEnter: navigatorObject_doDefaultAction    <br \/>Performs the default action on the current navigator object (e.g. presses a button, <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">activates a list item). <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+numPadDivide: moveMouseToNavigatorObject    <br \/>Move the mouse pointer to the current navigator object     <br \/>NVDA+numPadMultiply: moveNavigatorObjectToMouse     <br \/>Sets the navigator object to the current object under the mouse pointer <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">numpadSubtract: review_moveToCaret    <br \/>Moves the review cursor to the location of the caret. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Control+numpadSubtract: review_moveCaretHere    <br \/>Moves the caret to the location of the review cursor <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+numPadSubtract: navigatorObject_toFocus    <br \/>Sets the navigator object to the current object with focus. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+shift+numPadSubtract: navigatorObject_moveFocus    <br \/>Sets the keyboard focus to the navigator object <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">numPadDivide: leftMouseClick    <br \/>Clicks the left mouse button once where ever it may be at the time.     <br \/>shift+numpadDivide: toggleLeftMouseButton     <br \/>Locks or unlocks the left mouse button <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">numPadMultiply: rightMouseClick    <br \/>Clicks the right mouse button once where ever it may be at the time. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">shift+numpadMultiply: toggleRightMouseButton    <br \/>Locks or unlocks the right mouse button <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">numpadAdd: review_sayAll    <br \/>Uses the review cursor to read from its position to the end of the currently reviewable <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">text. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+numPadAdd: navigatorObject_sayAll    <br \/>Starts to read all the objects after the navigator object, in flow order. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">reading objects <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">numpad1: review_previousCharacter    <br \/>Moves the review cursor to the previous character. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Shift+numpad1: review_startOfLine    <br \/>Moves the review cursor to the start of the line. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">numpad2: review_currentCharacter    <br \/>speaks the character at the review cursor. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">numpad3: review_nextCharacter    <br \/>Moves the review cursor to the next character. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Shift+numpad3: review_endOfLine    <br \/>Moves the review cursor to the end of the line. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">numpad4: review_previousWord    <br \/>Moves the review cursor to the previous word. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">numpad5: review_currentWord    <br \/>speaks the word at the review cursor. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">numpad6: review_nextWord    <br \/>Moves the review cursor to the next word. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">numpad7: review_previousLine    <br \/>Moves the review cursor to the previous line. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Shift+numpad7: review_top    <br \/>Moves the review cursor to the first line.     <br \/>numpad8: review_currentLine     <br \/>speaks the line at the review cursor. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">numpad9: review_nextLine    <br \/>Moves the review cursor to the previous line. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Shift+numpad9: review_bottom    <br \/>Moves the review cursor to the last line. <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">NVDA+f9: 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