NVDA doesn't have a command for this. The Word command is alt+s, then h. To get back to the document press the applications key to open the context menu and G to "Go to footnote" (As in go to the

I get the same behavior, but the checkbox object that is first focused is just called "Read only", if I do this on a file rather than a folder. I believe, in the folder context, it is informing that

Hi Friends? When I read with NVDA, I want to read the content in the footnote as well. Does nvda have keystroke of its own to read footnote like alt+shift+e in jaws? the raven shortcut of word

Without more information as others have said, it's hard to know exactly what is going on. One other situation which came to mind - I have also seen a couple of SAPI 5 voices which were licensed to

Changing to laptop layout doesn't affect whether the capslock is used as a modifier. It remains off unless you check the check box that you see when tabbing through the keyboard settings dialog.

There may be something different in Windows 10 about what is an object in that dialog. But I find it odd that you evidently get a message that says only applies to files in folder. How would

Hi, Nimer might be able to provide a more solid evidence, but based on discussions back then, the current laptop keyboard layout received mixed reception (it was also around the time just prior to me

Joseph, Thanks. That 2013 date definitely makes it prior to my involvement with NVDA in any depth. I joined this group in March 2016, and I cannot recall if I was ever on the freelists

Hi, As far as I can tell, NvDA doesn’t select a specific key as modifier key whenever you change keyboard layouts. It might have done that way in the past, but when the last big change to laptop

- Joseph, thanks for the correction. Has it always been this way? I could have sworn that both NVDA and JAWS used to do this, but I could very easily be conflating JAWS and NVDA in this regard. It

Hi, Actually, no – unlike JAWS, switching keyboard layouts will not change NVDA modifier key automatically. Cheers, Joseph

The easiest way is to change to using the laptop keyboard layout as opposed to desktop. You also have the option to add it to the existing Insert and NumPad Insert that are the two defaults for

Gene wrote: The below shows an attempt to view properties of a file. Captured using the NVDA speech viewer, with command keys on to show my work. I also made sure I was in object review (shown). NVDA

How to you set the shift lock as a nvda modifier key?

Hello Jessica, The short tutorial below my signature showed up on one of the e-mail lists I monitor. It describes how too use the native Excel header reading option. It works on all screen

Hello all, I am working on a project to make a spreadsheet tool I use with a lot of coworkers accessible with NVDA. The spreadsheet has two individual columns, then a 3xunlimited table. I want NVDA to

- I truly doubt that will make the slightest difference given the information available, but, I absolutely agree that this is such a simple troubleshooting step that it should always be tried. The

Yep, before I did any of that, I would first run the Comm Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA Menu >Tools. It could well solve the problem. All the best Steve -- To subscribe to our News and Special

Which synthesizer? Have you tried reinstalling it if it is a voice you installed? In addition, as I recall, years ago, I read something about repairing SAPI 5. Gene

From your description, this is very unlikely to be an NVDA-related issue, but lies instead with Windows 10 itself. Try, in order, and stop after any step that fixes the issue: 1. Using SFC (System