Navigating tables in Google Docs


simon wheatcroft
 

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone else is having issues navigating tables inside Google Docs. I am running NVDA 2020.4 and Chrome 91.

WHen i have a google doc with a table I am unable to navigate the table using control + alt + arrow keys.

I remember this used to work under NVDA. So unsure if its something in my configuration or if this is something that no longer works.

Appreciate any pointers.


Thanks

Simon


Sascha Cowley
 

I may be mistaken, but I don't think this has ever been possible with Google Docs. Docs does provide its own set of (in my opinion unintuitive) table navigation commands, which you can read about at https://support.google.com/docs/answer/179738.


simon wheatcroft
 

Hi,

Thanks for the link. I do remember it working in the past and this github issue seems to suggest it did too.


Thanks

Simon


simon wheatcroft
 

For future reference for everyone. THis was my configuration. It does indeed work, but make sure you have BSI enabled on google docs. Without it table navigation and column and row locations are not read aloud.

Cheers

Simon