NVDA keys: every key

This page is made from TurnOver's own command tables (`turnover-coretest --keys-reference`, 20 Oct 2026), so it matches the build it came with. Don't edit it by hand.

The NVDA keys style (the Windows style): NVDA's own keys, doing what they do in NVDA. TurnOver in a key means the NVDA key: Caps Lock, or Control and Option together. NVDA's Alt is the Mac's Command key, by position. Keyboard help (the TurnOver menu, Keys) says what any key does without doing it; Command Control Comma, then Slash, lists the keys that work where you are.

Switch styles with Command Control Comma, then K. TurnOver's own commands behind Command Control Comma are the same in every style: see The TurnOver layer.

TurnOver

Key	What it does
Option Command Escape	Force quit an application; lists the running applications to force quit one, with a confirmation (the Mac's Force Quit window, spoken)

NVDA keys

Key	What it does
TurnOver 6	Turns the review cursor following the caret on or off (NVDA+6)
TurnOver 7	Turns the review cursor following the focus on or off (NVDA+7)
TurnOver B	Reads everything in the window in front (NVDA+B)
TurnOver C	Reports the text on the clipboard (NVDA+C)
TurnOver End	Moves the review cursor to the end of the line (NVDA+End)
TurnOver F1	Open the log; writes the navigator object's details to the log and opens the log (NVDA+F1)
TurnOver F10	Selects from the marked start to the review cursor; twice, copies it (NVDA+F10)
TurnOver F2	The next key goes to the application untouched (NVDA+F2)
TurnOver F5	Rebuilds the page's browse mode view (NVDA+F5)
TurnOver F9	Marks the review cursor as the start of text to copy (NVDA+F9)
TurnOver Home	Moves the review cursor to the start of the line (NVDA+Home)
TurnOver K	Reports where the link goes (NVDA+K)
TurnOver Period	Reports the character at the review cursor; twice, spells it (NVDA+Period)
TurnOver V	Screen layout on or off in browse mode: things side by side on one line (NVDA+V)
TurnOver X	Repeats the last thing spoken (NVDA+X)
TurnOver Command End	Moves the review cursor to the end of the selection (NVDA+Alt+End)
TurnOver Command Home	Moves the review cursor to the start of the selection (NVDA+Alt+Home)
TurnOver Command J	Braille auto scroll slower (NVDA+Alt+J)
TurnOver Command K	Braille auto scroll on or off (NVDA+Alt+K)
TurnOver Command L	Braille auto scroll faster (NVDA+Alt+L)
TurnOver Command T	Braille mode; switches braille between following the cursors and showing speech (NVDA+Alt+T)
TurnOver Control A	Opens TurnOver's Braille (NVDA+Control+A: Select Braille Display settings)
TurnOver Control B	Opens TurnOver's Web pages (NVDA+Control+B: Browse Mode settings)
TurnOver Control C	Saves the settings (NVDA+Control+C)
TurnOver Control D	Opens TurnOver's Documents (NVDA+Control+D: Document Formatting settings)
TurnOver Control End	Moves the review cursor to the bottom line (NVDA+Control+End)
TurnOver Control F1	Application and module; reports the application module and the application's name and version (NVDA+Control+F1)
TurnOver Control F3	Reloads the plugins (NVDA+Control+F3)
TurnOver Control G	Opens TurnOver's Settings (NVDA+Control+G: General settings)
TurnOver Control Home	Moves the review cursor to the top line (NVDA+Control+Home)
TurnOver Control K	Opens TurnOver's Keyboard (NVDA+Control+K: Keyboard settings)
TurnOver Control M	Opens TurnOver's Settings (NVDA+Control+M: Mouse settings)
TurnOver Control O	Opens TurnOver's Item details (NVDA+Control+O: Object Presentation settings)
TurnOver Control P	Configuration profiles: sets of speech, verbosity, web and braille settings, by hand or for an app (NVDA+Control+P)
TurnOver Control Period	Reports the word at the review cursor; twice, spells it (NVDA+Control+Period)
TurnOver Control R	Goes back to the settings last saved (NVDA+Control+R)
TurnOver Control S	Opens TurnOver's Speech (NVDA+Control+S: Select Synthesizer settings)
TurnOver Control Space	Back to the page; from something inside a page, back to the page in browse mode (NVDA+Control+Space)
TurnOver Control T	Cycles what braille follows: automatically, the focus, or the review cursor (NVDA+Control+T)
TurnOver Control U	Opens TurnOver's Speech (NVDA+Control+U: Audio settings)
TurnOver Control V	Opens TurnOver's Speech (NVDA+Control+V: Speech settings)
TurnOver Down arrow	Moves the review cursor to the next line (NVDA+Down Arrow, laptop)
TurnOver Left bracket	Clicks the left mouse button where the pointer is (NVDA+Left Bracket)
TurnOver Option End	Moves the review cursor to the end of the selection (NVDA+Alt+End)
TurnOver Option Home	Moves the review cursor to the start of the selection (NVDA+Alt+Home)
TurnOver Option J	Braille auto scroll slower (NVDA+Alt+J)
TurnOver Option K	Braille auto scroll on or off (NVDA+Alt+K)
TurnOver Option L	Braille auto scroll faster (NVDA+Alt+L)
TurnOver Option T	Braille mode; switches braille between following the cursors and showing speech (NVDA+Alt+T)
TurnOver Right bracket	Clicks the right mouse button where the pointer is (NVDA+Right Bracket)
TurnOver Shift A	Reads from the review cursor to the end of the text (NVDA+Shift+A)
TurnOver Shift D	Audio ducking: no ducking, duck when outputting speech, always duck (NVDA+Shift+D)
TurnOver Shift Delete	Where the item is on screen; reports where the item object navigation is on sits on the screen (NVDA+Shift+Delete)
TurnOver Shift End	Reports the status bar, if the window has one (NVDA+Shift+End)
TurnOver Shift F	Reports the formatting at the review cursor (NVDA+Shift+F)
TurnOver Shift F9	Moves the review cursor to the marked start (NVDA+Shift+F9)
TurnOver Shift M	Pointer to this item; moves the mouse pointer to the item object navigation is on (NVDA+Shift+M)
TurnOver Shift N	To the item under the pointer; moves object navigation to the item under the mouse pointer (NVDA+Shift+N)
TurnOver Shift Period	Reports the line at the review cursor; twice, spells it (NVDA+Shift+Period)
TurnOver Shift Space	Single-letter navigation on or off; turns single-letter navigation on or off for this page, so the page's own letter keys work (NVDA+Shift+Space)
TurnOver Shift Z	Sleep mode on or off for this app: TurnOver says nothing and every key goes to the app (NVDA+Shift+Z)
TurnOver Up arrow	Moves the review cursor to the previous line (NVDA+Up Arrow, laptop)
TurnOver Control Left arrow	Moves the review cursor to the previous word (NVDA+Control+Left Arrow)
TurnOver Control Left bracket	Holds the left mouse button down, or lets it go (NVDA+Control+Left Bracket)
TurnOver Control Right arrow	Moves the review cursor to the next word (NVDA+Control+Right Arrow)
TurnOver Control Right bracket	Holds the right mouse button down, or lets it go (NVDA+Control+Right Bracket)
TurnOver Control Shift F1	Marks the log; pressed again, copies the log from the mark (NVDA+Control+Shift+F1)
TurnOver Control Shift Period	Reports the shortcut key of the item with focus (NVDA+Control+Shift+Period)
TurnOver Shift Left bracket	Moves to the previous item, in and out of groups (NVDA+Shift+Left Bracket)
TurnOver Shift Page down	Moves the review cursor to the next page (NVDA+Page Down; laptop: NVDA+Shift+Page Down)
TurnOver Shift Page up	Moves the review cursor to the previous page (NVDA+Page Up; laptop: NVDA+Shift+Page Up)
TurnOver Shift Right bracket	Moves to the next item, in and out of groups (NVDA+Shift+Right Bracket)
TurnOver Control Shift Down arrow	Lowers the speech setting (NVDA+Shift+Control+Down Arrow)
TurnOver Control Shift Left arrow	Previous speech setting (NVDA+Shift+Control+Left Arrow)
TurnOver Control Shift Page down	Lowers the speech setting in a large step (NVDA+Shift+Control+Page Down)
TurnOver Control Shift Page up	Raises the speech setting in a large step (NVDA+Shift+Control+Page Up)
TurnOver Control Shift Right arrow	Next speech setting: voice, rate, volume, punctuation (NVDA+Shift+Control+Right Arrow)
TurnOver Control Shift Up arrow	Raises the speech setting (NVDA+Shift+Control+Up Arrow)

Speech

Key	What it does
TurnOver 2	Cycles speaking of typed characters: off, only in edit controls, always
TurnOver 3	Cycles speaking of typed words: off, only in edit controls, always
TurnOver 4	Turns speaking of command keys on or off
TurnOver 5	Turns reporting of dynamic content changes on or off
TurnOver P	Cycles the punctuation and symbol level
TurnOver S	Cycles speech modes: talk, beeps, off, on demand (NVDA+S)
TurnOver Control Down arrow	Speaks slower
TurnOver Control Up arrow	Speaks faster

System

Key	What it does
TurnOver 1	Turns input help on or off: every key says what it does
TurnOver F12	Reports the time. Pressed twice, reports the date
TurnOver N	Opens the TurnOver menu: preferences, help, quit
TurnOver Q	Quits TurnOver
TurnOver R	Recognises the text in the window from the screen (OCR), to read with the arrows and click with Return. Pressed again in the result, recognises again
TurnOver Slash	Shortcuts list; lists the shortcuts that work here, the application's own first; Enter runs one
TurnOver T	Reports the title of the current window. Pressed twice, spells it
TurnOver Tab	Reports the object with focus
TurnOver Shift B	Reports the battery level

Browse mode

Key	What it does
TurnOver Space	Switches between browse mode and focus mode in a document

Menus

Key	What it does
Control F2	Opens the application's menus

Object navigation

Key	What it does
TurnOver Backspace	Brings object navigation back to the focus
TurnOver Enter	Activates the item object navigation is on: presses it, or puts the focus in it for typing
TurnOver Left arrow	Moves to the previous item in the window
TurnOver Right arrow	Next item in the window; moves to the next item in the window, whether or not it can take the focus
TurnOver Shift Backspace	Move focus here; moves the keyboard focus to the item object navigation is on
TurnOver Shift O	Reports the item object navigation is on
TurnOver Shift Down arrow	Moves in, to the first item inside this one
TurnOver Shift Left arrow	Moves to the previous item in the window
TurnOver Shift Right arrow	Next item in the window; moves to the next item in the window, whether or not it can take the focus
TurnOver Shift Up arrow	Moves out, to the item that contains this one

Text review

Key	What it does
TurnOver A	Reads from the caret to the end of the text
TurnOver Delete	Reports where the caret is: the page and line where the application knows them
TurnOver F	Reports the formatting at the caret (NVDA+F)
TurnOver F3	Finds the next match of the last search (VO-G; NVDA+F3)
TurnOver G	Finds the next match of the last search (VO-G; NVDA+F3)
TurnOver L	Reports the current line. Pressed twice, spells it
TurnOver W	Reports the current word. Pressed twice, spells it
TurnOver Control F	Finds text: type it, then Return; the match is where you are left (VO-F; NVDA+Control+F)
TurnOver Shift F3	Finds the previous match of the last search (VO-Shift-G; NVDA+Shift+F3)
TurnOver Shift G	Finds the previous match of the last search (VO-Shift-G; NVDA+Shift+F3)
TurnOver Shift L	Reports where the caret is: the page and line where the application knows them
TurnOver Shift P	Reports the current paragraph
TurnOver Shift S	Reports the selected text

Windows keys

Key	What it does
F10	Opens the application's menus; closes them if open (Windows: Alt or F10). Also Command on its own
Command F4	Quits the application (Windows: Alt+F4)
Control F4	Closes the window or tab (Windows: Control+F4)
Option B	Status menus; lists the status menus at the right of the menu bar, TurnOver's own item last (Windows: Windows+B)
Option Tab	Application chooser; lists every application with a window, system alerts too, to switch to (Windows: Windows+Tab, Task View)
Shift F10	Opens the context menu, as Control+Return does (Windows: the Applications key, Shift+F10). Also right Option on its own
Control Shift Escape	Force quit, as Task Manager's key (Windows: Control+Shift+Escape)

In the apps

Keys an app's own support adds at the app level, in that app only; the keys above work there too. Keys that belong to a document inside an app (Word's headings, comments and tables, a web page's quick keys) are in The apps and Reading and say all.

App Store

Key	What it does
A	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
B	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Backspace	Cancels the app's download
C	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Command F	Goes to the search field
D	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Delete	Cancels the app's download
Down arrow	Next item
E	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
End	Last item
Enter	Opens the app's page, or presses the button
Escape	Goes back a page
F	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
G	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
H	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Home	First item
I	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
J	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
K	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
L	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Left arrow	Previous shelf of the page
M	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
N	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Numpad enter	Opens the app's page, or presses the button
O	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
P	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Q	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
R	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Right arrow	Next shelf of the page
S	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Shift Tab	Previous area
Space	The app's button: Open, Get, Update or Re-download; a price needs a second press; while downloading, how far it has got
T	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Tab	Next area: sidebar, page
U	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Up arrow	Previous item
V	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
W	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
X	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Y	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Z	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter

Calculator

Key	What it does
Enter	Equals, then the answer
Escape	Clear
Numpad enter	Equals, then the answer

Claude

Key	What it does
TurnOver Shift R	Reads Claude's latest reply

Excel

Key	What it does
TurnOver Command C	Reports the cell's note; twice, shows it to read line by line (NVDA+Alt+C)
TurnOver F7	Elements list; lists the workbook's sheets and the cells with notes; Enter goes there (NVDA+F7)
TurnOver Option C	Reports the cell's note; twice, shows it to read line by line (NVDA+Alt+C)
TurnOver Space	Cell review; reads the cells around with the arrows, protected ones too; Escape stops (NVDA+Space in Excel)

Finder

Key	What it does
Enter	Opens the selected item, as in Windows Explorer (Windows style; on a Mac, Command Down)
F2	Renames the selected item: F2, as in Windows Explorer, or Shift Return (Windows style)
Numpad enter	Opens the selected item, as in Windows Explorer (Windows style; on a Mac, Command Down)
Shift Enter	Renames the selected item: F2, as in Windows Explorer, or Shift Return (Windows style)

Mail

Key	What it does
Command Shift N	Checks for new mail and says so
Command Shift U	Marks the message read or unread, and says which

Maps

Key	What it does
Command F	Search Maps; typing goes into the search field

Music

Key	What it does
A	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
B	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
C	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
D	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Down arrow	Next item
E	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
End	Last item
Enter	Plays the item when it can be played, otherwise opens it; in the sidebar, goes to that section
Escape	Goes back a page
F	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
G	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
H	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Home	First item
I	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
J	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
K	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
L	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Left arrow	Previous shelf of the page
M	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
N	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Numpad enter	Plays the item when it can be played, otherwise opens it; in the sidebar, goes to that section
O	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
P	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Q	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
R	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Right arrow	Next shelf of the page
S	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Shift Enter	Opens the item's page (an episode's details) instead of playing it
Shift Tab	Previous area
Space	Plays the item, or plays and pauses
T	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Tab	Next area: sidebar, page, player
TurnOver Shift N	Says what is playing
U	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Up arrow	Previous item
V	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
W	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
X	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Y	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Z	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter

Podcasts

Key	What it does
A	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
B	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
C	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
D	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Down arrow	Next item
E	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
End	Last item
Enter	Plays the item when it can be played, otherwise opens it; in the sidebar, goes to that section
Escape	Goes back a page
F	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
G	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
H	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Home	First item
I	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
J	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
K	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
L	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Left arrow	Previous shelf of the page
M	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
N	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Numpad enter	Plays the item when it can be played, otherwise opens it; in the sidebar, goes to that section
O	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
P	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Q	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
R	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Right arrow	Next shelf of the page
S	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Shift Enter	Opens the item's page (an episode's details) instead of playing it
Shift Tab	Previous area
Space	Plays the item, or plays and pauses
T	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Tab	Next area: sidebar, page, player
TurnOver Shift N	Says what is playing
U	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Up arrow	Previous item
V	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
W	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
X	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Y	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Z	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter

Safari

Key	What it does
Command G	Finds the next or previous match and reads it
Command Left bracket	Goes back or forward a page
Command R	Reloads the page and says so
Command Right bracket	Goes back or forward a page
Command Shift G	Finds the next or previous match and reads it

TV

Key	What it does
A	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
B	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
C	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
D	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Down arrow	Next item
E	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
End	Last item
Enter	Plays the item when it can be played, otherwise opens it; in the sidebar, goes to that section
Escape	Goes back a page
F	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
G	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
H	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Home	First item
I	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
J	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
K	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
L	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Left arrow	Previous shelf of the page
M	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
N	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Numpad enter	Plays the item when it can be played, otherwise opens it; in the sidebar, goes to that section
O	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
P	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Q	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
R	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Right arrow	Next shelf of the page
S	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Shift Enter	Opens the item's page (an episode's details) instead of playing it
Shift Tab	Previous area
Space	Plays the item, or plays and pauses
T	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Tab	Next area: sidebar, page, player
TurnOver Shift N	Says what is playing
U	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Up arrow	Previous item
V	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
W	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
X	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Y	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter
Z	Jumps to the next item starting with the letter

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