Shortcuts

           
  Navigation Modes            
      Shortcut   Text Command   Voice Command
Elemental Level      
               
  To move to next element   Right   ----------   next
  To move to previous element   Left   ----------   back, previous
               
  Block Level            
               
  To move to the next block   Ctrl + Right   ----------   Next block
  To move to the previous block       ----------   back block, previous block
               
  Word Level            
               
  To enter/ exit word level navigation   Ctrl+Alt+W: Toggles
between the word level
navigation and normal
navigation
  word - to enter the word level; regular, sentence - to exit the
word level
  ----------
  To move to next word   Right   ----------   next
  To move to previous word   Left   ----------   back, previous
               
  Spelling Level            
               
  To enter/ exit the spelling level navigation   Ctrl+Alt+S: Toggles between the spelling level navigation and normal navigation   spell - to enter the spell level; regular, sentence - to exit the spelling level   ----------
  To move to next letter   Right   ----------   next
  To move to previous letter   Left   ----------   back, previous
               
  Navigation in the page            
               
  Go to the First element on the page   Ctrl+Home   ----------   home, beginning
  Go to the Last element on the page   Ctrl+End   ----------   end
  Repeat the current element   Ctrl+Alt+R   ----------   repeat
  Follow a link or click on a button   Enter   ----------   follow, click, press, this
  Open a new URL   Ctrl+L   ----------   URL, address, address bar
               
  Inter-page navigation   Note: You have to hit F5 to refresh        
               
  To go to the next page   Alt+Right   ----------   ----------
  To go to the previous page   Alt+Left   ----------   ----------
               
  Multi-Tab navigation            
               
  To open a new tab   Ctrl+T   ----------   new tab
  To close a tab   Ctrl+W   ----------   close tab
  To go to the next tab   Ctrl+Tab   ----------   next tab
  To go to the previous tab   Ctrl+Shift+Tab   ----------   back tab, previous tab
               
  Hearsay modes            
               
  Stop and Go mode            
               
  To enter/ exit the mode   Pause - Toggle button   ----------   break / continuous
               
  Activated mode:   When Pause mode is ON, current  element/ word/ alphabet will be read and HearSay will halt. The cursor position will remain on the element. On press of navigation arrow keys HearSay will go to next/ previous element/ word/alphabet.   ----------   ----------
 
 
 
 
 
               
  Deactivated Mode:            
      When Pause mode is OFF, the elements/ words/alphabets will be read in continuous manner one after the another without waiting for explicit navigation key events. By default, HearSay is in Continuous mode ie Pause mode is OFF   ----------   ----------
               
  Verbosity mode            
               
  To enter/ exit the mode   ----------   verbosityon / verbosityoff   verbose, verbosity on / terse, verbosity off
      When Verbosity mode is ON, detail information about the current form element and how to interact with the form element will be provided. By default, Verbosity mode is ON   ----------   ----------
               
  Deactivated Mode:            
      When Verbosity mode is OFF, terse information about the current form element will be provided. This mode is useful for users who have some experience in using HearSay   ----------   ----------
               
  Recognizer mode            
               
  To enter/ exit the mode   Alt + Z - toggle   recoon / recooff   ---- / Stop Listening
               
  Activated Mode:   When Recognizer mode is ON, voice commands of the user will be used in addition to keyboard shortcuts and text commands   ----------   ----------
 
 
 
               
  Deactivated Mode:   When Recognizer mode is OFF, only keyboard shortcuts and text commands will be used for various navigation and HearSay modes. By default, Recognizer mode will be OFF   ----------   ----------
 
 
 
 
  Earcon Mode            
               
  To enter/ exit the mode   ----------   earconson / earconsoff   earcons on / earcons off
               
  Activated Mode:   When Earcon mode is ON, a special sound will be played if the current element is link, image, button, or other designamted element. There will be different sounds for different elements.   ----------   ----------
 
 
 
 
               
  Deactivated Mode:   When Earcon mode is OFF, the presence of link, image, button and other selected elements will be verbalized. By default, Earcon mode is OFF.   ----------   ----------
 
 
 
               
  Echo Mode            
               
  To enter/ exit the mode   ----------   echoon / echooff   echo on/echo off
               
  Activated Mode:   When the echo is ON, the text entered by the user in the input window or the textbox will be spoken out by the program.   ----------   ----------
 
 
 
               
  Deactivated Mode:   When the echo is OFF, the text entered by the user in the input window will not be spoken out.   ----------   ----------
 
 
               
  Context Mode            
               
  To enter/ exit the mode   ----------   contexton / contextoff   context on / context off
               
  Activated Mode:   When the context is ON, Hearsay starts reading according to context when a link is followed.   ----------   ----------
 
 
               
  Deactivated Mode:   When the context is OFF, Hearsay starts from the beginning, when a link is followed.   ----------   ----------
 
 
               
  Speech Engine Related Commands        
               
  increase rate   Ctrl+Alt+F6   ----------   rate up, faster
  decrease rate   Ctrl+Alt+F5   ----------   rate down, slower
  increase volume   Ctrl+Alt+F8   ----------   volume up, louder
  decrease volume   Ctrl+Alt+F7   ----------   volume down, quieter
  change voice   Ctrl+Alt+F1   ----------   voice change
  pause speaking   Ctrl+E   ----------   pause
  resume speaking   Ctrl+Q   ----------   resume
               
  General Commands        
               
  Exit the program   Alt+F4 (Default for windows applications)   ----------   exit
  Enter the edit mode   Enter   ----------   edit
  Go to Input Window   Ctrl+Alt+I   ----------   Input, command
  Frames enabled/disabled   Ctrl+Alt+F       frames on / frames off
               
  Dynamic Updates            
               
  Go to update menu   Ctrl+Alt+M       updates
  Next update   Ctrl+Alt+Right, Ctrl+Shift+Right   ----------   next update
  Previous Update   Ctrl+Alt+Left, Ctrl+Shift+Left   ----------   previous update
  Go to position where menu was entered   Ctrl+Alt+E   ----------   continue
  Dynamic updates enable/disable   Ctrl+Alt+D   ----------   updates on / updates off
               
               
               
                   
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