Forms Reading keyboard functions

Topic	Task	Command
Form elements:	List all form elements	Insert + F5
Navigate:	Next focusable item	Tab (any browser)
	Next form field	F
	Next button	B
Checkboxes:	Select and deselect	Space Bar [or Enter] (any browser)
Combo boxes (<select>):	Open combo box	Alt +  (any browser)
	Browse/select options	or the First letter (any browser)
	Select multiple options	Shift +  (or )
Radio buttons:	Toggle selection	/ (any browser)
Forms mode:*	Enter forms mode	Enter (when focus is on a form field)
	Exit forms mode (enter browse mode)	ESC, Num Pad Plus (+) [NVDA Insert + Spacebar]

Table from Deque University Screen Reader Keyboard Shortcuts

There are no form specific commands for Voice Over. Keyboard navigation setup - MAC

JAWS/NVDA (Windows screen readers)

• Announces when you enter/exit a form
• Insert+F5 - List all form controls on a page (JAWS only)
• F - jump to form (NVDA - form element)(Shift-F)
• Enter - when on a form element - enter forms mode (beep)
• ESC or NumPad+ (JAWS), Insert+Space (NVDA) - exit forms mode (beep)
• TAB - move to next form control (Shift-TAB)
• Spacebar - select/deselect checkbox
• ALT+DownArrow - open Select element
  • UpArrow, DownArrow or FirstLetter - select an Option in Select
• Enter - activate a button

VoiceOver (Mac screen reader)

• Command+F5 - turn on/off VoiceOver
• Sytem Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > click All Controls
• Control - be quiet
• Control+Option+U - open Rotor, arrow till FORMS - list form controls on page
• TAB - move to next form control (Shift-TAB)
• UpArrow, DownArrow- open Select element
• UpArrow, DownArrow or FirstLetter - review an Option in Select (Enter to select)
• Spacebar - select/deselect checkbox
• Control+Option+Space - activate a button