List of Commands for Both JAWS and Brailliant

List of Commands for both JAWS and Brailliant

TASK / JAWS/KEYBOARD COMMAND / BRAILLIANT COMMAND
Open Start Menu / Windows Key / Space w/ dots 3-4
Locate All Programs Menu / Up arrow / Space w/ dot 1 or Command key 1
Navigate in and out of All Programs menu and sub menus / arrow keys and Escape key / Space w/ dot 6 (right arrow)
Space w/ dot 3 (left arrow)
Space w/ E (escape)
Put focus on desktop / Windows Key + D / Command D
Toggle between all open programs and/or regain focus / Alt-Tab (Press Alt-Tab Tab Tab…to cycle through all open programs) / Space w/ braille “t” (only toggles, does not cycle through all open programs)
To cycle: Space 2-3-7-8, then Space 4-6, Enter when you have focus on the program you want
Move to Menu Bar inside of a program / Alt / Space w/ braille “m”
Navigate Menu Bar / left and right arrows / Space w/ dot 6 (right arrow)
Space w/ dot 3 (left arrow)
Open and navigate menus on menu bar and make choice / down arrow, enter / Space w/ dot 4 (down arrow)
Dot 8 (Enter)
Exit a menu or the menu bar / Escape / Space w/ braille “e”
Move to next item (field) in a dialog box / Tab / Space w/ dots 4-6
Move to previous item (field) in a dialog box / Shift-Tab / Space w/ braille “k”
Open combo box / Down arrow / Space w/ dot 4 (down arrow)
Close combo box / Up arrow / Space w/ dot 1 (up arrow)
Use edit box / Type in edit area / Braille using Braille keys
Use list box / Down arrow, then up or down arrows / Space w/ dot 4 (down arrow)
Space w/ dot 1 (up arrow)
Use checkbox / Spacebar to check or uncheck / Space bar
Activate dialog box buttons / Spacebar / Space bar
Move to another page of dialog box / CTRL-Tab / Space w/ dots 3-8, then Space w/ dots 4-6
Close document / Alt-F, C / Space w/ dots 2-5-6
Close application / File menu, exit or Alt-F4 / Space w/ dots 2-4-8, then braille “d”
Ask JAWS to read current Window Title / Caps Lock-T / Command T
Default JAWS key / Caps Lock / N/A
Ask JAWS to “Read All” / Caps Lock + A / Command 1-2-3-4-5-6
Ask JAWS to say current character / Caps Lock + comma / Command 3-6
Ask JAWS to say prior character / left arrow / Space w/ dot 3
Ask JAWS to say next character / Right arrow / Space w/ dot 6
Ask JAWS to say current word / Caps Lock + K / Command 2-5
Ask JAWS to say prior word / Ctrl + left arrow / Command key 2
Ask JAWS to say next word / Ctrl + right arrow / Command key 5
Ask JAWS to spell current word / Caps Lock + K, pressed twice quickly / N/A
Ask JAWS to say current line / Caps Lock + I / Command C
Ask JAWS to say prior line / Up arrow / Command key 1
Ask JAWS to say next line / Down arrow / Command key 3
Open new document / Ctrl + N / Space w/ dots 3-8, then Braille “n”
Save a document / Ctrl + S / Space w/ dots 4-8, then Braille “l”
Go to beginning of line / Home / Space w/ dots 2-3
Go to end of line / End / Space w/ dots 5-6
Go to top of file or document / Ctrl + Home / Space w/ Braille “l”
Go to bottom of file or document / Ctrl + End / Space w/ dots 4-5-6
Delete character to the left of cursor / Backspace / Dot 7
Delete character to the right of cursor / Delete / Space w/ braille “d”
Select All / Ctrl + A / Space w/ dots 3-8, then Braille “a”
Select one character left / Shift + left arrow / Space w/ dots 7-8, then Space w/ dot 3
Select one character right / Shift + right arrow / Space w/ dots 7-8, then Space w/ dot 6
Select one word left / Ctrl + Shift + left arrow / Space w/ 3-7-8, then Space w/ dot 3
Select one word right / Ctrl + Shift + right arrow / Space w/ 3-7-8, then Space w/ dot 6
Select one line up / Shift + up arrow / Space w/ 7-8, Space w/ dot 1
Select one line down / Shift + down arrow / Space w/ 7-8, Space w/ dot 4
Ask JAWS to read selected text / Caps Lock + shift + down arrow / Space w/ dots 5-7-8, space w/ dot 4)
Copy selected text / Ctrl + C / Space w/ Braille “c”
Cut selected text / Ctrl + X / Space w/ Braille “x”
Paste selected text / Ctrl + V / Space w/ Braille “v”
Use undo button / Ctrl + Z / Space 3-8, then Braille “z”
Replace selected text / Type new text / Braille new text
Underline selected text / Ctrl + U / Space 3-8, then Braille “u”
Bold selected text / Ctrl + B / Space 3-8, then Braille “b”
Italicize selected text / Ctrl + I / Space 3-8, then Braille “i”
Center selected text / Ctrl + E / Space 3-8, then Braille “e”
Left align selected text / Ctrl + L / Space 3-8, then Braille “l”
Right align selected text / Ctrl + R / Space 3-8, then Braille “r”
Open spellcheck the traditional way / F7 / Space 4-8, then Braille “g”
Open up “save as” dialog box quickly / F12 / Space 4-8, then Braille “l”
Open spellcheck the alternative way / Alt-Shift-L brings up all spelling errors, enter take the user directly to the word, then pressing application key gives user options for fixing misspelled word / N/A
Go to system tray / Caps Lock + F11 / Command 2-3-5-6
Listen to the time / Caps Lock + F12 / Command Z
Listen to the date / Caps Lock + F12 pressed twice quickly / Command Z pressed twice quickly
Turn on keyboard help (as you press each key command, JAWS tells you what it does – have to turn it off by pressing the same keys before you can execute commands again) / Caps Lock + 1 / Command H
Go directly to JAWS window, no matter how many programs are open / Insert J / Command J
Find a word in a document / Ctrl + F / Space 3-8, then Braille “f”
Find and replace a word in a document / Ctrl + H / Space 3-8, then Braille “h”
Toggle speech off/on / Caps Lock + Spacebar, S / Command U