ChromeVox Keyboard Shortcuts Reference Page for Chrome OS

Keep in mind that these keyboard shortcuts are for Chrome OS devices. If you are running ChromeVox on another platform, please use Control + Alt instead of Shift + Search.

• Ctrl + Alt + Z = Start ChromeVox (must be pressed on the initial login screen)

Speech Commands

• Control = Stop speaking the current text
• Search = Stop speaking the current text
• Shift + Search + Apostrophe = Increase pitch of speech
• Shift + Search + Semicolon = Decrease pitch of speech
• Shift + Search + Right Bracket = Increase rate of speech
• Shift + Search + Left Bracket = Decrease rate of speech

Sticky Mode

• Double-tap Search key = Enable/Disable sticky mode

Basic Navigation

• Shift + Search + Down = Navigate forward
• Shift + Search + Up = Navigate backward
• Shift + Search + Right = Navigate forward at a more detailed level
• Shift + Search + Left = Navigate backward at a more detailed level
• Shift + Search + Equals = More detail
• Shift + Search + Minus = Less detail
• Enter = Activate current item
• Space = Force click on current item

Table Mode

Table Mode is activated automatically when you enter a data table while in group-level navigation. The following are the commands that become available only in table mode.

• Shift + Search + T + E = Force exit table mode
• Shift + Search + Down = Go to next table row
• Shift + Search + Up = Go to previous table row
• Shift + Search + Right = Go to next table column
• Shift + Search + Left = Go to previous table column
• Shift + Search + T + H = Announce the headers of the current cell
• Shift + Search + T + L = Announce the current table location
• Shift + Search + T + R = Announce the row header of the current cell
• Shift + Search + T + C = Announce the column header of the current cell
• Shift + Search + T + Left Bracket = Jump to the beginning of the table
• Shift + Search + T + Right Bracket = Jump to the end of the table

Jump Commands

Focusable items

• Tab = Jump to next focusable item
• Shift + Tab = Jump to previous focusable item
• Shift + Search + N + C = Next combo box
• Shift + Search + P + C = Previous combo box
• Shift + Search + N + E = Next editable text area
• Shift + Search + P + E = Previous editable text area
• Shift + Search + N + F = Next form field
• Shift + Search + P + F = Previous form field
• Shift + Search + N + L = Next link
• Shift + Search + P + L = Previous link
• Shift + Search + N + R = Next radio button
• Shift + Search + P + R = Previous radio button
• Shift + Search + N + S = Next slider
• Shift + Search + P + S = Previous slider
• Shift + Search + N + B = Next button
• Shift + Search + P + B = Previous button
• Shift + Search + N + X = Next checkbox
• Shift + Search + P + X = Previous checkbox

Headings

• Shift + Search + N + H = Next heading
• Shift + Search + P + H = Previous heading
• Shift + Search + N + 1 = Next level 1 heading
• Shift + Search + P + 1 = Previous level 1 heading
• Shift + Search + N + 2 = Next level 2 heading
• Shift + Search + P + 2 = Previous level 2 heading
• Shift + Search + N + 3 = Next level 3 heading
• Shift + Search + P + 3 = Previous level 3 heading
• Shift + Search + N + 4 = Next level 4 heading
• Shift + Search + P + 4 = Previous level 4 heading
• Shift + Search + N + 5 = Next level 5 heading
• Shift + Search + P + 5 = Previous level 5 heading
• Shift + Search + N + 6 = Next level 6 heading
• Shift + Search + P + 6 = Previous level 6 heading

Page Structure

• Shift + Search + N + G = Next graphic
• Shift + Search + P + G = Previous graphic
• Shift + Search + N + I = Next list item
• Shift + Search + P + I = Previous list item
• Shift + Search + N + O = Next list
• Shift + Search + P + O = Previous list
• Shift + Search + N + Q = Next block quote
• Shift + Search + P + Q = Previous block quote
• Shift + Search + N + T = Next table
• Shift + Search + P + T = Previous table

Descriptions

• Shift + Search + U = Announce the URL behind a link
• Shift + Search + C + T = Announce the title of the current page
• Shift + Search + C + U = Announce the URL of the current page
• Shift + Search + R = Start reading from the current location

Getting Help

• Shift + Search + H = Open ChromeVox User Guide
• Shift + Search + Period = Show ChromeVox command help
• Shift + Search = Hide ChromeVox command help
• Shift + Search + Forward Slash = Enable/Disable search

Browser Commands

• Shift + Search + O + K = Open keyboard explorer