Navigating a Web Page with JAWS

JAWS normally lets you read a web page with the Virtual Cursor.

The Virtual Cursor allows you to move through the page with the Arrow keys and with special navigation letters.

Headings

Press H to move to the next heading. Press Shift+H to move to the previous heading.

Press Insert+F6 to open the Headings List. Press Escape to close the list and return to the same place on the page. Press Enter on a heading in the list to move to that heading.

Links

Press Tab to move forward through links and controls. Press Shift+Tab to move backward.

Press Insert+F7 to open the Links List. JAWS will then scoop all the links from the page into a list.

Buttons

Press B to move to the next button. Press Shift+B to move to the previous button.

Edit Boxes

Press E to move to the next edit box. Press Shift+E to move to the previous edit box.

You may press E several times until you find the edit box you want. When you find the correct edit box, press Spacebar to place focus in it and turn Forms Mode on. You may hear a small popping sound. Press Escape when you are finished to turn Forms Mode off.

JAWS may also turn Forms Mode on automatically when you Tab directly into certain fields. This is called Auto Forms Mode.

Other Quick Navigation Keys

F moves to the next form control.

X moves to the next checkbox.

A moves to the next radio button.

C moves to the next combo box.

L moves to the next list.

I moves to the next list item.

T moves to the next table.

G moves to the next graphic.

P moves to the next paragraph.

N skips past a block of links.

Tables

While inside a table, hold Ctrl+Alt and use the Arrow keys to move through rows and columns.

Moving Backward

For many JAWS quick-navigation commands, hold Shift with the letter to move backward.

Keyboard Help

Press Insert+1 on the number row to turn JAWS Keyboard Help on. Press Insert+1 again to turn it off.

End of this lesson.