In Windows 10
Microsoft is moving away from the Internet Explorer browser. The
last Internet Explorer browser will be version 11. It may get
security updates and the browser that Microsoft wants you to use
is their new Microsoft Edge browser. The new browser is a metro
app which is found on Windows 10 devices and does not have the
old menus in it that went from left to right (that were in
Internet Explorer).
At present most single
letter navigation keys in NVDA can be used, but may be laggy in
between and/or within pages. This will be improved in the
Version 1703 (OS Build 15063.138) of Windows 10 and beyond. The
speaking of characters in the location bar will then be echoed
as well. At present you may also hear the repeating of links.
Future updates to NVDA or from Microsoft for Windows 10 should
fix these problems.
To bring up your copy
of Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 you can do it a couple of
different ways. One way is by locating the Edge browser under
the running applications section. You can also locate it by
typing Microsoft Edge (or even just edge) in the Windows search
dialogue box. Alternately you can also find it through the all
apps menu.
To get to any of the
buttons etcetera, you will need to go to the top of the page.
Use the Ctrl key + Home key to do this. You will need to use the
Shift/Tab keys to get to the buttons. You might have to do this
a few times to get to the application buttons. If you can't seem
to get to the buttons this way (by going to the top of the page
and using the Shift/Tab method) you can jump to the location bar
using Ctrl+L (or one of its alternatives) and tab to them.
To access any of
these, you will need to use the Tab or Shift/Tab keys (depending
on which way you navigate on the page) to access them. You will
hear NVDA say button customize, go button, search or enter web
address, more toggle, list make a web note button, hub,
favourites, reading list, history and downloads toggle button,
refresh button, and new tab button.
When this section is
opened up you can jump down by headings or tab through the
different sections here.
Under this section
will be a customize heading and information cards section where
you can choose your favourite topics.
These are buttons and
can be toggled on and off with the Spacebar, and if selected
will show in your personalised feed.
There are 3 buttons
down the bottom. These are the save button, cancel button and
reset to default settings button.
When the more toggle
button is pressed it will come up with the following sections.
It will pop up a pop up window which can be tabbed through. These options will be
a new window, new in private window, zoom out, zoom in, cast
media to device, find on page, print, F12 developers tools, send
feedback, extensions, what’s new and tips, settings, then it
will cycle back to new window.
Under this section
when the button is pressed you will get the following. Web notes
pen, highlighter, eraser, new note, clip a region, save button,
share button and exit button. The above sections can be tabbed
through.
When this button is
pressed it will give you the following options. There are 4 tabs
which say favourite tab, reading list tab, history tab and
download tab. You can use the left and right arrow keys to go
between the tabs, and the Tab key to go into any of these
sections.
Under the favourite
tab there will be settings link, import favourite button and pin
this pane button.
Under the reading list
tab there will be pin this pane button.
Under the history tab
there will be clear all history link, last hour (etcetera) and
pin this pane button.
Under the download tab
there will be open folder link, pin this pane button.
Ctrl
+
DAdd
current site to favourites or reading list
Ctrl
+
EOpen
a search query in the address bar
Ctrl
+
HOpen
history pane
Ctrl
+
I Open
favourites
pane
Ctrl
+
JOpen
downloads pane
Ctrl
+
Lor
F4 or Alt + D Select the
address bar
Backspace
or Alt + Left arrow
Go back
Alt
+
Right arrow Go
forward
Esc
Stop loading the page
You can use any of the
following shortcut keys to jump up there quickly. These are: Ctrl + L or Alt + D or the F4 key.
Select the address
bar, press the backspace key to clear the current entry, then
type in your web address (for example http://www.accessibilitycentral.net
). Press the Enter key to take you to that web address.
You will need to go to
the top of the page with the Ctrl key + Home key. The next step
is to use the Shift/Tab key a couple of times until you hear
NVDA say more toggle button. Press the Spacebar then Tab down
until you hear NVDA say settings, then press the Enter key. When
the next screen comes up, tab down until you hear NVDA say new
tab page. Open the combo box with the Alt key + down arrow key
then tab through the sections until you hear NVDA say a specific
page or pages, then press the Enter key.
When the next page
comes up, you will need to tab until you hear NVDA say new URL.
Here, you enter in your web address that you want to use for
your home page, for example www.stuff.co.nz After
you have entered the web address, tab to the save button, then
press the Enter key. Now, you should have the new homepage that
you specified.
There is a shortcut to
get to this section quickly. You can use the Ctrl key + the
letter J. When this section appears, you will hear NVDA say
downloads window. If you tab once you will hear NVDA say open
folder link. Press the Enter key and you will be where your
downloaded files are.
Shortcut
Action
Ctrl + D
Add current site to favourites or reading list
Ctrl + E
Open a search query in the address bar
Ctrl + F
Find on page
Ctrl + H
Open history pane
Ctrl + I
Open favourites pane
Ctrl + J
Open downloads pane
Ctrl + K
Duplicate tab
Ctrl + L or F4 or Alt
+ D
Select the address bar
Ctrl + N
Open a new window
Ctrl + P
Print the current page
Ctrl + R or F5
Refresh the page
Ctrl + T
Open a new tab
Ctrl + W
Close current tab
Ctrl + Shift + P
Open a new InPrivate Browsing window
Ctrl + Shift + R
Enter reading view
Ctrl +1, 2, 3,…, 8
Switch to a specific tab number
Ctrl + 9
Switch to the last tab
Ctrl + plus (+)
Zoom in (25%)
Ctrl + minus (-)
Zoom out (25%)
Ctrl + 0
Reset zoom level
Backspace or Alt +
Left arrow
Go back
Alt + Right arrow
Go forward
Esc
Stop loading the page
Ctrl + Tab
Switch to the next tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Open link in a new tab and switch to the tab