having multiple webpages opened when using NVDA?
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Dan Thompson
Hi All, What is the command for opening multiple webpages in NVDA. I know in JAWS, if you press control plus T an edit field for entering another URL comes up. Then once arriving at a second or third webpage, movement between them is done by pressing control plus tab. How is this done in NVDA? Thanks very much for any guidance.
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Sylvie Duchateau
Hello Dan,
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With NVDA, it is exactly the same as with Jaws. The process you describe is for your browser and not for a screen reader. Best Sylvie
Le 19/04/2018 à 15:58, Dan Thompson a écrit :
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Jonathan COHN
None of the commands you Note of the keystrokes you mention in your message are JAWS commands, they are all Windows or Firefox keystrokes and will therefore work as well in any screen reader.
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Dan Thompson
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 9:59 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: [nvda] having multiple webpages opened when using NVDA?
Hi All, What is the command for opening multiple webpages in NVDA. I know in JAWS, if you press control plus T an edit field for entering another URL comes up. Then once arriving at a second or third webpage, movement between them is done by pressing control plus tab. How is this done in NVDA? Thanks very much for any guidance.
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Gene
It is important to distinguish between
screen-reader commands and program and Windows commands. the commands you
gave are program commands, specifically, browser commands. therefore, they
can be used with NVDA.
This isn't always true but in general, commands
that perform functions thaqt don't require a screen-reader to provide
information or do something extra are program or Windows commands. the
browser commands are you cited are program commands. any user, sighted or
blind would use them. Read title bar is a screen-reader command. A
sighted person can just look at the title bar, a blind person can't. So
the command does something specific that a blind person needs done.
There are command conflicts at times between
screen-readers and programs or Windows, but they
aren't common and that's what the screen-reader's bypass command is
for. Any screen-reader that has any sizable number of such conflicts is
improperly designed.
Gene
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From: Dan Thompson
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 8:58 AM
Subject: [nvda] having multiple webpages opened when using
NVDA? Hi All, What is the command for opening multiple webpages in NVDA. I know in JAWS, if you press control plus T an edit field for entering another URL comes up. Then once arriving at a second or third webpage, movement between them is done by pressing control plus tab. How is this done in NVDA? Thanks very much for any guidance.
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Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 36 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. John 1:16 ESV
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Gene
My previous message had one or two typographical
errors and one or two errors of words that should have been removed. I've
made the corrections and here is the corrected message. the content is the
same, but the typing and unnecessary word errors have been removed.
It is important to distinguish between
screen-reader commands and program and Windows commands. the commands you
gave are program commands, specifically, browser commands. therefore, they
can be used with NVDA.
This isn't always true but in general, commands
that perform functions that don't require a screen-reader to provide information
or do something extra are program or Windows commands. the browser
commands you cited are program commands. any user, sighted or blind would
use them. Read title bar is a screen-reader command. A sighted
person can just look at the title bar, a blind person can't. So the
command does something specific that a blind person needs done.
There are command conflicts at times between
screen-readers and programs or Windows, but they
aren't common and that's what the screen-reader's bypass command is
for. Any screen-reader that has any sizable number of such conflicts is
improperly designed.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Thompson
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 8:58 AM
Subject: [nvda] having multiple webpages opened when using
NVDA? Hi All, What is the command for opening multiple webpages in NVDA. I know in JAWS, if you press control plus T an edit field for entering another URL comes up. Then once arriving at a second or third webpage, movement between them is done by pressing control plus tab. How is this done in NVDA? Thanks very much for any guidance.
Subscribe to the "Hotspot with God" Devotion by sending an email to With subscribe in the subject line.
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 36 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. John 1:16 ESV
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Dan Thompson
Ah, Thanks very much. I truly appreciate your help.
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Cohn, Jonathan
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 9:13 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] having multiple webpages opened when using NVDA?
None of the commands you Note of the keystrokes you mention in your message are JAWS commands, they are all Windows or Firefox keystrokes and will therefore work as well in any screen reader.
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Dan Thompson
Hi All, What is the command for opening multiple webpages in NVDA. I know in JAWS, if you press control plus T an edit field for entering another URL comes up. Then once arriving at a second or third webpage, movement between them is done by pressing control plus tab. How is this done in NVDA? Thanks very much for any guidance.
Subscribe to the "Hotspot with God" Devotion by sending an email to With subscribe in the subject line.
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 36 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. John 1:16 ESV
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Dan Thompson
Thanks for your help. I actually haven’t used them before yesterday. I do feel a little crazy for not ever using thes commands. But now I will. God bless
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gene
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 9:42 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] having multiple webpages opened when using NVDA?
My previous message had one or two typographical errors and one or two errors of words that should have been removed. I've made the corrections and here is the corrected message. the content is the same, but the typing and unnecessary word errors have been removed.
It is important to distinguish between screen-reader commands and program and Windows commands. the commands you gave are program commands, specifically, browser commands. therefore, they can be used with NVDA.
This isn't always true but in general, commands that perform functions that don't require a screen-reader to provide information or do something extra are program or Windows commands. the browser commands you cited are program commands. any user, sighted or blind would use them. Read title bar is a screen-reader command. A sighted person can just look at the title bar, a blind person can't. So the command does something specific that a blind person needs done.
There are command conflicts at times between screen-readers and programs or Windows, but they aren't common and that's what the screen-reader's bypass command is for. Any screen-reader that has any sizable number of such conflicts is improperly designed.
Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Thompson Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 8:58 AM Subject: [nvda] having multiple webpages opened when using NVDA?
Hi All, What is the command for opening multiple webpages in NVDA. I know in JAWS, if you press control plus T an edit field for entering another URL comes up. Then once arriving at a second or third webpage, movement between them is done by pressing control plus tab. How is this done in NVDA? Thanks very much for any guidance.
Subscribe to the "Hotspot with God" Devotion by sending an email to With subscribe in the subject line.
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 36 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. John 1:16 ESV
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A big shout out to Gene, Jonathan, & Sylvie for all reinforcing the importance of knowing the difference between application program or Windows OS keyboard shortcuts and screen reader shortcuts.
When shortcuts "are your life" (and even when they aren't) it's very easy to lose track of which shortcuts are processed by what layer - screen reader, program, or OS - but knowing which it is can really make your life much easier. The CTRL+T for "open new tab" command is universal, or very nearly so [as I've not hit an exception yet], within all web browsers. A huge number of the keyboard shortcuts that any of use use are Windows OS keyboard shortcuts. Microsoft now has a great page documenting same which allows you to choose which version of Windows you wish to get them for via a dropdown box near the very top of the page: Windows Keyboard Shortcuts. While the old tried and true ones from all prior versions of Windows remain unchanged, there are a number of new ones, mostly using WinKey plus something, but a few others as well, that are new to Windows 10. -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1709, Build 16299 (dot level on request - it changes too often to keep in signature) The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. ~ Niels Bohr
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Surely this is a browser function not a screenreader one. Tabbed browsing is what I tend to use.
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From: "Dan Thompson" <dmt031073@...> To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 2:58 PM Subject: [nvda] having multiple webpages opened when using NVDA? Hi All,
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Rosemarie Chavarria
Hi, Dan,
To close each tab, use control W.
Rosemarie
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Dan Thompson
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 6:59 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: [nvda] having multiple webpages opened when using NVDA?
Hi All, What is the command for opening multiple webpages in NVDA. I know in JAWS, if you press control plus T an edit field for entering another URL comes up. Then once arriving at a second or third webpage, movement between them is done by pressing control plus tab. How is this done in NVDA? Thanks very much for any guidance.
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Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 36 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. John 1:16 ESV
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JM Casey <crystallogic@...>
These are not screen-reader commands. They would work for sighted people just as well. I don’t know if they are exactly universal to all browsers, but I suspect, probably.
So you can do exactly the same thing that you are used to. I use ctrl-f4 to close tabs when I am done with them.
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Rosemarie Chavarria
Sent: April 19, 2018 1:40 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] having multiple webpages opened when using NVDA?
Hi, Dan,
To close each tab, use control W.
Rosemarie
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Dan Thompson
Hi All, What is the command for opening multiple webpages in NVDA. I know in JAWS, if you press control plus T an edit field for entering another URL comes up. Then once arriving at a second or third webpage, movement between them is done by pressing control plus tab. How is this done in NVDA? Thanks very much for any guidance.
Subscribe to the "Hotspot with God" Devotion by sending an email to With subscribe in the subject line.
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 36 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. John 1:16 ESV
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JM Casey <crystallogic@...>
Absolutely, this is something everyone should know about.
Of course, a good indicator that a command is not a screen-reader command is: does it start with the nVDA modifier key (insert usually, or caps lock if laptop settings operate similar to jAWS, which I’ve never looked into). But of course, this isn’t universal; add-ons or scripts often use other key combinations.
But it’s good to kno these things, because you won’t always have access to your screen-reader, and you might still want to perform certain tasks, like run something, shut down the system, or whatever. Also of course, if you have ever been in the position of trying to explain to a sighted person how to do something and you’re not sure what they ought to be doing with their mouse, you can give them the keyboard commands. You might be surprised at how many sighted people don’t actaully know how many functions you can perform with the keyboard alone, and how delighted they are when they learn them.
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
A big shout out to Gene, Jonathan, & Sylvie for all reinforcing the importance of knowing the difference between application program or Windows OS keyboard shortcuts and screen reader shortcuts. The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. ~ Niels Bohr
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Ervin, Glenn
I think that many people don’t know that everything can be done with a keyboard in Windows, made as such by Microsoft. There are some sighted folk who still don’t use the mouse, but they are a small minority, and then they are the old-timers left over from pre-mouse times. The reason there are Jaws and NVDA specific commands are to get things done with the needed screenreader feedback. Glenn
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Cohn, Jonathan
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 9:13 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] having multiple webpages opened when using NVDA?
None of the commands you Note of the keystrokes you mention in your message are JAWS commands, they are all Windows or Firefox keystrokes and will therefore work as well in any screen reader.
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Dan Thompson
Hi All, What is the command for opening multiple webpages in NVDA. I know in JAWS, if you press control plus T an edit field for entering another URL comes up. Then once arriving at a second or third webpage, movement between them is done by pressing control plus tab. How is this done in NVDA? Thanks very much for any guidance.
Subscribe to the "Hotspot with God" Devotion by sending an email to With subscribe in the subject line.
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 36 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. John 1:16 ESV
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Ervin, Glenn
I would venture to say that if it involves the insert key, it is a screenreader command. Glenn
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Brian Vogel
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 10:24 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] having multiple webpages opened when using NVDA?
A big shout out to Gene, Jonathan, & Sylvie for all reinforcing the importance of knowing the difference between application program or Windows OS keyboard shortcuts and screen reader shortcuts. The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. ~ Niels Bohr
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hi.
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its a command of firefox and maybe other web browsers to open multiple web pages in one window, (i mean tab browsing). its not a command of any screen reader, but browsers support tab browsing and you can select to open new pages in a new tab or new windo.
On 4/20/18, Ervin, Glenn <glenn.ervin@...> wrote:
I would venture to say that if it involves the insert key, it is a --
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