Technical Support - Detail

Complete Hotkey List

Reading Keys

Dialog Box (read entire box) CTRL+B
Read Status Bar CTRL+SHIFT+F10
Reading speed -- increase SHIFT+KEYPAD ASTERISK Or CTRL+1
Reading speed -- decrease KEYPAD ASTERISK or CTRL+2
Speak KEYPAD ENTER, F10, or F12
Speech On/Off toggle CTRL+F5

Scanning Keys

Scan (in Edit Mode) KEYPAD INSERT or F4
Scan (in Read-only Mode)KEYPAD INSERT, F4, or SPACEBAR
Scan Preview CTRL+Keypad 0
Scanning Status KEYPAD / (slash) or SHIFT+F4

Movement Keys

Find text CTRL+F
Find next occurrence of text SHIFT+CTRL+F
Go To Bookmark F9
Go To Page CTRL+G
Where Am I KEYPAD 7 or SHIFT+CTRL+/ (slash)
Move Up One Line UP ARROW
Move Down One Line DOWN ARROW
Move Forward One Character(in Edit Mode)RIGHT ARROW
Move Forward One Word(in Read-only Mode)RIGHT ARROW
Move Back One Character(in Edit Mode)LEFT ARROW
Move Back One Word(in Read-only Mode)LEFT ARROW
Move Up One Page KEYPAD PAGE UP
Move Down One Page KEYPAD PAGE DOWN
Move Up One Screen KEYBOARD PAGE UP
Move Down One Screen KEYBOARD PAGE DOWN
Move Spotlight down CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move Spotlight up CTRL+UP ARROW
Move Spotlight left CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move Spotlight right CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move Spotlight to beg. of doc CTRL+HOME
Move Spotlight to end of doc CTRL+END

Select Line Down SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Select Line Up SHIFT+UP ARROW
Select Page Down(view page)SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Select Page Up (view page)SHIFT+PAGE UP
Select word/char to the right SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Select word/char to the left SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select to beginning of Word CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW(in Edit mode)
Select Word to the left CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW(in Read-only mode)
Select to end of Word (Edit mode)CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Select to beginning of page CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
Select to end of page CTRL+SHIFT+END
Select to beginning of line SHIFT+HOME
Select to end of line SHIFT+END

Select Text Keys

Select Line Down SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Select Line Up SHIFT+UP ARROW
Select Page Down (view page)SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Select Page Up (view page)SHIFT+PAGE UP
Select word/char to the right SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Select word/char to the left SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select to beginning of Word(in Edit mode)CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select Word to the left(in Read-only mode)CTRL+SHIFT+LEFTARROW
Select to end of Word (Edit mode)CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Select to beginning of page CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
Select to end of page CTRL+SHIFT+END
Select to beginning of line SHIFT+HOME
Select to end of line SHIFT+END

Editing Keys

Copy text CTRL+C
Cut text (Edit mode)CTRL+X
Delete Page CTRL+DELETE
Delete Character DELETE
Dictionary CTRL+D or F8
Edit Mode/Read-only Mode toggle CTRL+E
Move Page Down in page order ALT+PAGE DOWN
Move Page Up in page order ALT+PAGE UP
Page Break, Insert CTRL+ENTER
Paste text (Edit mode)CTRL+V
Replace text (Edit Mode)CTRL+H
Select All text on current page(in Edit Mode)CTRL+A
Spell Check CTRL+K
Spell Word CTRL+L, F3 twice, or KEYPAD 5 twice
Spell Word Phonetically CTRL+ SHIFT+L, F3 third time, or KEYPAD 5 third time
Thesaurus CTRL+T or SHIFT+F8
Undo CTRL+Z

Email Keys

Keystrokes for Email Settings

Email Settings ALT+G, E
Name ALT+N
Email Address ALT+E
SMTP Server ALT+S
User Login Name ALT+U
Password ALT+P
Save Password ALT+V
POP3 Server ALT+3
Time Displayed as 24 Hour ALT+T
Leave Mail on Server ALT+L
Delete Old Mail from Server ALT+D
Delete Mail After xx Days ALT+A
User Dialup Entry ALT+Y
Automatic Disconnect After
Send or Receive ALT+R

Using Email

Start Email F5
Folder, Inbox ALT+F
Message List ALT+M
Delete ALT+D
Check for Email ALT+E
Mark Unread ALT+U
Move to Folder ALT+V
Add Folder ALT+A
Rename Folder ALT+N
Delete Folder ALT+L
Close ALT+C or ESC

Reading Mail

Read ALT+R
From ALT+F
To ALT+O
CC: ALT+: (Colon)
Subject ALT+J
Date Sent ALT+N
Attachments ALT+M
Reply ALT+R
Reply to All ALT+P
Forward ALT+W
View Attachment ALT+V
Save Attachment ALT+E
Add to Address Book ALT+K
Close ALT+C or ESC

Composing Messages

Compose ALT+P
To ALT+O
CC: ALT+: (Colon)
BCC: ALT+B
Subject ALT+J
Attachments ALT+M
Send ALT+S
Attach File ALT+A
Delete Attachment ALT+D
Address Book ALT+K
Cancel ALT+C or ESC

Using the Address Book

New Entry ALT+N
Edit Entry ALT+E
Delete Entry ALT+D
Close ALT+C or ESC

Page Layout Keys

Page Layout Summary CTRL+SHIFT+Y
Guided Layout Mode CTRL+SHIFT+F5
Exit Guided Layout Mode ESC
Explore Layout Mode CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
Enter Explore Layout Mode from Guided Layout Mode ENTER
Exit Explore Layout Mode and return to previous position in editor ESC
Exit Explore Layout Mode and place cursor at current element in editor ENTER
Pause/Resume Reading in Guided Layout Mode KEYPAD ENTER
Read Element Contents/
Pause Reading/Resume
Reading element contents in Explore Layout Mode KEYPAD ENTER
Go from Exact View to Text View CTRL+SHIFT+V
Move to Next Element CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Move to Previous Element CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW


Commands for the Element Types

Select Headers CTRL+SHIFT+D
Select Columns CTRL+SHIFT+C
Select Section Headings CTRL+SHIFT+H
Select Text Blocks CTRL+SHIFT+B
Select Graphics CTRL+SHIFT+G
Select Captions CTRL+SHIFT+N
Select Tables CTRL+SHIFT+T
Select Footers CTRL+SHIFT+O
Select All Elements CTRL+SHIFT+A

Other Useful Keys

Bookmark, go to F9
Bookmark, insert CTRL+F9
Bookmark, delete CTRL+SHIFT+F9
BuckScan money identifier CTRL+M
Change Key Settings F11
Classic menus toggle On/Off F2
Close current document CTRL+W
Context-sensitive Help SHIFT+F1
Document Properties CTRL+R
Exact View/Text View toggle CTRL+SHIFT+V
Exit OPENBook ALT+F4
Help F1 or - (KEYPAD minus)
Help, context-sensitive help SHIFT+- (KEYPAD minus) or SHIFT+F1
Key Describer toggle CTRL+F12 or KEYPAD 1
Menu key (Classic menus)NUM LOCK
New File CTRL+N
Open File CTRL+O
Print current document CTRL+P
Properties (of open document)CTRL+R
Save current document CTRL+S
Status Bar toggle On/Off CTRL+F6
Start OPENBook ALT+CTRL+O
Text View/Exact View toggle CTRL+SHIFT+V
Word Count CTRL+SHIFT+3 or SHIFT+F7

Using the Keypad on a portable PC

You can use OPENBook on a portable notebook or laptop computer. However, most portable computers do not have standard 17-key keypads. We have therefore assigned alternate keys to the OPENBook keypad functions.

Menu F2
Scan F4 or SPACEBAR
Delete Page CTRL+DELETE
Speak F10 or F12
Select ENTER
Escape ESC
Key Describer CTRL+F12
Where Am I? SHIFT+CTRL+F12
Help F1
Voice Rate CTRL+1 and CTRL+2
Scanning Status SHIFT+F4
Move Up UP ARROW
Move Down DOWN ARROW
Move Left LEFT ARROW
Move Right RIGHT ARROW
Page Up PAGE UP
Page Down PAGE DOWN