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Orca Screen Reader

Before You Begin

Read the Universal Access Help

Getting Started

Welcome to Orca

Introducing the Orca screen reader

Setting up Orca initially and in the future

The Orca Modifier

A key that works like Shift, Ctrl, and Alt

The "Learn" Modes

Discovering Orca's commands

Keyboard Layout

Selecting the Desktop or Laptop layout

CapsLock in Laptop Layout

Toggling it when it is the Orca Modifier

Binding, rebinding, and unbinding commands

Maintaining multiple configurations

Reading Documents and Web Pages

Reading content

Text Attributes

Examining text formatting

Structural Navigation

Moving by heading and other elements

Navigating and setting dynamic headers

Filling out forms

Accessing widgets embedded in documents

Interacting with dynamic web content

Reviewing and Interacting with Screen Contents

Learning about your location

Examining a window spatially

Searching a window for objects

Using the pointer to examine the screen

Reading previously-received messages

Storing and retrieving objects

Quick Reference