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[Noelia]

I'm starting a serie of messages with tips and commands for NVDA.
The number and frequence of these messages may deppend on received feedback and my own availability.
This is not a systematic serie, but arbitrary commands that I find useful, especially for users who are learning to use NVDA.
Please be aware that the most accurate info is available in NVDA's documentation.
Anyway, if you have questions or you think that I'm wrong about something, `lease reply on this mailing list.

In my first message I'll share three commands. To test them, you can open an email, webpage or any document.

1. Read where the focus is pressing NVDA+tab. The focus can receive input like keys pressed on the keyboard.

2. Read the Window title pressing NVDA+t. This is useful to know what's the current application, document etc.

3. Press NVDA+b to read the controls available on the current Window.

Hope this helps.

[Sergio Gómez]

Hello, Noelia,

 

Thank you for sharing these things. While they aren't useful to me personally, I know they will be helpful for those who are just getting started with NVDA. They’re important commands, even if they seem basic from the perspective of someone already familiar with them.

 

I'd also like to share a few:

 

NVDA+c: Announces the text in the clipboard, useful if we want to check whether the copied text is still there or if we want to review it.

NVDA+r: Recognizes the content of the current object navigator using Windows OCR, useful for identifying images when possible. Additionally, continuous OCR can be enabled to refresh recognized content automatically via NVDA options, in the OCR category (NVDA+n to open the NVDA menu, then go to Preferences, Options, and find the OCR category).

NVDA+q: Exits NVDA and, depending on the selected reader options, may show exit options, or if unchecked, NVDA will close without displaying anything.

NVDA+u: Toggles between beeps, voice, and voice plus beeps, useful for quickly changing the output option for the progress bar without entering NVDA's configuration.

NVDA+P: Cycles through symbol speech levels, useful for changing the level of symbol verbalization without opening voice options.

NVDA+k (I think this one’s important): Announces the target URL of a link in the object navigator. Pressing it twice displays the URL in a window for easier review. This is helpful for spotting phishing links and seeing exactly where a link leads before clicking it.

NVDA+f: Announces formatting information for the text under the cursor—very useful if we want to understand the text’s formatting, such as bold, underline, italics, or strikethrough.

NVDA+s: Cycles through voice modes—useful for switching quickly between on-demand speech, off, beeps, and speaking.

NVDA+d: Announces a summary of any details from the annotation under the system cursor. I don’t use this one personally, but I gather it provides additional information.

 

These are just a few of the basic commands—I won’t list them all here because that would make the email too lengthy, and that’s not the goal; all in due time.

 

Cheers.

 

Sergio G. C.

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[Noelia]

Thanks Sergio.

Though many members of this list may know this, it may be useful to refresh memory. Often, when something seems very basic and not important at all, later we see that it's something needed but we have forgoten how to do it.

Cheers,

Noelia

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[Sergio Gómez]

Very true. Sometimes I've forgotten the key combination to check the clipboard content because I occasionally use other screen readers and might leave NVDA for a long period. And although I eventually return to it, some things have slipped my mind from time to time.

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[Noelia]

Yes. BTW, shortly I'll start a new thread with a beta version of an add-on which allows to see long pieces of text copied to clipboard, with a feature requested from a user of this list.

I'm releasing it now, but let's talk about it in a different thread.

Thanks.

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[Sergio Gómez]

Perfect! It looks good. I'll be on the lookout for your next message.

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