JAWS Keystrokes and Touch Gestures

Vocabulary flashcards about JAWS keystrokes, web browsing commands, navigation shortcuts, and touch gestures.

JAWS Help System

Includes detailed information about using the Internet. Access by pressing and holding INSERT and pressing F1 twice quickly in your browser. Then press F6 to move to the help topic window.

Go Back a Page (Web Browsing)

ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE

Go Forward a Page (Web Browsing)

ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Read Address Bar (Web Browsing)

INSERT+A

Next Link (Web Browsing)

TAB

Prior Link (Web Browsing)

SHIFT+TAB

Open Link (Web Browsing)

ENTER

List Frames (Web Browsing)

INSERT+F9

List Links (Web Browsing)

INSERT+F7

List Headings (Web Browsing)

INSERT+F6

Virtual HTML Features (Web Browsing)

INSERT+F3

JAWS Find Next and Previous (Web Browsing)

F3 and SHIFT+F3

Assign Custom Label (Web Browsing)

CTRL+INSERT+TAB

Open a New Tab

CTRL+T

Open a New Tab from the Address Bar

ALT+ENTER (on address bar)

Switch to the Next Tab

CTRL+TAB

Switch to the Previous Tab

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Switch to a Specific Tab

CTRL+n, where n is a digit from 1 through 8

Switch to Last Tab

CTRL+9

Close Current Tab

CTRL+W or CTRL+F4

Close All Tabs

ALT+F4

Open Links in a New Tab in the Background

CTRL+ENTER

Open Links in a New Tab in the Foreground

CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER

Next Radio Button

A*

Next Button

B*

Next Combo Box, List Box, or Tree View

C*

Next Edit Box

E*

Next Graphic

G*

Next Heading

H

Next List

L*

Next Table

T*

Enter Forms Mode

ENTER

Exit Forms Mode

NUM PAD PLUS

List Form Fields

INSERT+F5

Activate the current element or Touch Keyboard button in Standard Typing mode

Double tap

Escape

Two-finger swipe right-left

Lists gestures for touch navigation

Four-finger double tap