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NVDA instructional video: basic commands for navigating a website
Getting started video on the basics of using NVDA to navigate a website.
This quick video introduces the basic NVDA commands for navigating websites. NVDA is a popular, free screen reader for Windows computers. The video demonstrates these basic commands:
- Launch NVDA: Control + Alt+ N
- Navigate by Headings: H to navigate forward and shift + H to navigate backwards
- Move by Lines: up arrow moves forward and down arrow moves backwards
- Move by Charachters: right arrow moves forward and back arrow moves backwards
- Jump to Form: F to jump forward and Shift + F to jump backwards
- Enter/Exit Forms Mode (to begin typing in Form): Caps lock + Space (typewriter sound to start typing mode)
- Navigate in Application Mode: up arrow, down arrow, right arrow or left arrow
- Move into contents of tab panel: Tab
- Return to Tab Navigation: Shift + Tab
- Open Elements List: Caps Lock + F7
This NVDA video is part of a 12 piece video video series – A11y Casts by Rod Dodson posted on the Google Chrome Developers page. These videos were initially created for web developers to learn the basics of web accessibility using screen readers. The information in this NVDA video is beneficial for everyone interested in using NVDA to navigate and interact with a website.
By Diane Brauner
