Using the Orca Keyboard Commands
The Key Bindings page provides a complete list of the available keyboard
commands of the Orca Configuration
GUI. To open the Orca Configuration GUI, press Orca Modifier+Spacebar.
To enter Orca's Learn mode while running Orca, press Orca Modifier+H. When in Learn mode, Orca will intercept all keyboard and Braille
input events and indicate what the effect would be. To exit Learn mode, press
the Escape key.
Orca provides additional commands for some applications, such as Firefox.
To display the list of additional commands for an application, press Ctrl+Orca Modifier+Spacebar when that
application has focus. The Orca Configuration GUI opens in the application-specific
state, and additional commands appear in the Key Bindings page.
The GNOME Desktop also has built in keyboard commands to control the
desktop and its applications. For more information about the GNOME shortcut
keys, see Chapter 4, Using the Keyboard to
Navigate the Desktop
 | Caution - The MouseKeys use the KP_Insert key to emulate
a mouse button press. When enabled, MouseKeys can conflict with KP_Insert as the Orca modifier, resulting in a stuck Orca modifier key. As
an alternative, you can use the laptop key bindings, which avoid the keypad
for Orca commands. If you accidentally enable MouseKeys, you can disable it
using the gnome-keyboard-properties application.
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Using the Desktop Layout Commands
The following sections list the common Orca keyboard commands for desktop
keyboards arranged by category.
Flat Review Keyboard Commands
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for the flat review
commands when you use the desktop layout.
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Numpad+7
| Moves the flat review cursor to the previous line and reads it
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Numpad+8
| Reads the current line
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Numpad+9
| Moves the flat review cursor to the next line and reads it
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Numpad+4
| Move the flat review cursor to the previous word and reads it
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Numpad+5
| Reads the current word
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Numpad+6
| Moves the flat review cursor to the next word and reads it
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Numpad+1
| Moves the flat review cursor to the previous character and reads it
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Numpad+2
| Reads the current character
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Numpad+3
| Moves the flat review cursor to the next character and reads it
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Numpad+Slash
| Performs left mouse click at the location of the flat review cursor
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Numpad+Asterisk
| Performs right mouse click at the location of the flat review cursor
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Numpad+Minus sign
| Toggles between flat review and focus tracking modes
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Note - These commands apply when working with objects as well as when
working with text. For example, if the flat review cursor is positioned on
a menubar, issuing the “read current line” command would speak
the names of all visible menus. Similarly, issuing the “read next word”
command would speak the object to the right of the flat review cursor on the
same line, or move flat review to the next line if no more objects were found.
Bookmark Keyboard Commands
The following table lists the shortcut keys for the bookmark commands
when you use the desktop layout.
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Alt+Insert+[1-6]
| Assigns a bookmark to a numbered slot. If a bookmark already exists
in the slot, the bookmark is replaced with a new one.
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Insert+[1-6]
| Goes to the position pointed to by the bookmark bound to this numbered
slot.
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Alt+Shift+[1-6]
| Where Am I information for this bookmark relative to the current pointer
location.
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Insert+B and Insert+ Shift+B
| Moves between the given bookmarks for the given application or page.
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Alt+Insert+B
| Saves the defined bookmarks for the current application or page.
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Miscellaneous Functions
The following table lists the shortcut keys for miscellaneous functions
when you use the desktop layout.
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Numpad+Plus sign
| Say All command. Reads from the current position of the caret to the
end of the document.
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Numpad+Return
| Where Am I command. Speaks information such as the title of the current
application window, as well as the name of the control that currently has
focus.
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Insert+H
| Enters Learn mode. Press Escape to exit.
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Insert+F
| Speaks font and attribute information for the current character.
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Insert+Spacebar
| Displays the Orca Configuration dialog box.
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Insert+Ctrl+Spacebar
| Reloads user settings and reinitializes services as necessary. Also,
displays the Orca Configuration dialog box for the current application.
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Insert+S
| Toggles speech on and off.
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Insert+F11
| Toggles reading of tables, either by a single cell or a whole row.
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Insert+Q
| Quits Orca.
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Debugging Keyboard Commands
The following table lists the shortcut keys for the debugging commands
when you use the desktop layout.
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Ctrl+Alt+Insert+Home
| Reports information on the currently active script. Note - To use the next three commands, Orca must be started from a virtual
console or through the gnome-terminal. Output is sent to
the console only and not to speech or Braille.
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Ctrl+Alt+Insert+End
| Prints a debug list of all the known applications to the console where
Orca is running.
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Ctrl+Alt+Insert+ Page Up
| Prints debug information about the ancestry of the object with focus.
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Ctrl+Alt+Insert+ Page Down
| Prints debug information about the hierarchy of the application with
focus.
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Using the Laptop Layout Commands
Following is a list of common Orca keyboard commands for laptop keyboards
arranged by category.
Flat Review Keyboard Commands
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for the flat review
commands when you use the Laptop layout.
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Caps Lock+U
| Moves the flat review cursor to the previous line and reads it. Double-click
to move flat review to the top of the current window.
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Caps_Lock+I
| Reads the current line. Double-click to read the current line with formatting
and capitalization details.
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Caps Lock+O
| Moves the flat review cursor to the next line and reads it. Double-click
to move flat review to the bottom of the current window.
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Caps Lock+J
| Moves the flat review cursor to the previous word and reads it. Double-click
to move flat review to the word above the current word.
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Caps Lock+K
| Reads the current word. Double-click to spell the word. Triple-click
to hear the word spelled phonetically.
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Caps Lock+L
| Moves the flat review cursor to the next word and reads it. Double-click
to move flat review to the word below the current word.
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Caps Lock+M
| Moves the flat review cursor to the previous character and reads it.
Double-click to move flat review to the end of the current line.
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Caps Lock+Comma
| Reads the current character. Double-click to pronounce the character
phonetically if it is a letter.
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Caps Lock+Period
| Moves the flat review cursor to the next character and reads it.
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Caps Lock+7
| Performs a left mouse click at the location of the flat review cursor.
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Caps Lock+8
| Performs a right mouse click at the location of the flat review cursor.
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Caps Lock+p
| Toggles between flat review and focus tracking mode.
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These commands apply when working with objects as well as when working
with text. For example, if the flat review cursor is positioned on a menubar,
issuing the “read current line” command speaks the names of all
visible menus. Similarly, issuing the “read next word” command
speaks the object to the right of the flat review cursor on the same line,
or move flat review to the next line if no more objects were found.
Bookmark Keyboard Commands
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for the bookmark commands
when you use the laptop layout.
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Alt+Caps Lock+[1-6]
| Adds a bookmark to the numbered slot. If a bookmark already exists for
the slot, it is replaced with the new one.
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Caps Lock+[1-6]
| Goes to the position pointed to by the bookmark bound to this numbered
slot.
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Alt+Shift+[1-6]
| Where Am I information for this bookmark relative to the current pointer
location.
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Caps Lock+B
| Moves between the given bookmarks for the given application or page.
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Alt+Caps Lock+B
| Saves the defined bookmarks for the current application or page.
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Miscellaneous Keyboard Commands
The following table lists the shortcut keys for the miscellaneous functions
when you use the Laptop layout.
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Caps Lock+Semicolon
| Say All command. Reads from the current position of the caret to the
end of the document.
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Caps Lock+Return
| Where Am I command. Speaks information such as the title of the current
application window, as well as the name of the control that currently has
focus.
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Caps Lock+H
| Enters Learn mode. Press Escape to exit.
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Caps Lock+F
| Speaks font and attribute information for the current character.
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Caps Lock+Spacebar
| Starts the Orca Configuration dialog.
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Caps Lock+Ctrl+Spacebar
| Reloads user settings and reinitialize services as necessary. It also
starts the Orca Configuration dialog for the current application.
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Caps Lock+S
| Toggles speech on and off.
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Caps Lock + F11
| Toggles reading of tables, either by single cell or whole row.
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Caps Lock + Q
| Quits Orca.
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Debugging Keyboard Commands
The following table lists the shortcut keys for the debugging commands
when you use the Laptop layout.
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Caps Lock+Alt+Ctrl+Home
| Reports information on the currently active script. Note - In order for the next three commands to be of use, Orca needs
to be started from a virtual console or using the gnome-terminal.
The output is sent to the console only and not sent to speech or Braille.
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Caps Lock+Alt+Ctrl+End
| Prints a debug listing all known applications to the console where Orca
is running.
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Caps Lock+Alt+Ctrl+ Page Up
| Prints debug information about the ancestry of the object with focus.
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Caps Lock+Alt+Ctrl+Page Down
| Prints debug information about the object hierarchy of the application
with focus.
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