Moving around in documents, web pages and text fields

Use these procedures to move your cursor (cursor icon) around in a document, text field or web page. These are Global Commands that you can use in any application.

For information on moving your mouse pointer (mouse pointer), see Using your mouse by voice

How do I move around in a document?

To move around a document or web page:

Say one of the following:

  • "Line Up"
  • "Line Down"
  • "Page Up"
  • "Page Down"

To move to the beginning of a document:

Say one of the following:

  • "Move to Top of Document"
  • "Move to Beginning of Document"

To move to the end of a document:

Say one of the following:

  • "Move to Bottom of Document"
  • "Move to End of Document"

To move your cursor to the beginning of a line:

Say one of the following:

  • "Move to Beginning of Line"
  • "Move to Start of Line"

To move your cursor by characters:

Say one of the following:

  • "Move Right <1-20>"
  • "Move Right a Character"
  • "Move Left <1-20>"
  • "Move Left a Character"
  • "Move Forward <1-20>"
  • "Move Forward a Character"
  • "Move Backward <1-20>"
  • "Move Backward a Character"

To move your cursor by words:

Say one of the following:

  • "Move Right <1-20> Words"
  • "Move Right a Word"
  • "Move Left <1-20> Words"
  • "Move Left a Word"
  • "Move Forward <1-20> Words"
  • "Move Forward a Word"
  • "Move Backward <1-20> Words"
  • "Move Backward a Word"

To move by lines:

Say one of the following:

  • "Move Up <1-20> Lines"
  • "Move Down <1-20> Lines"

To move to the end of a line:

Say "Move to End of Line".

To move by paragraphs:

Say one of the following:

  • "Move Up <1-20> Paragraphs"
  • "Move Up a Paragraph"
  • "Move Down <1-20> Paragraphs"
  • "Move Down a Paragraph"
  • "Move Forward <1-20> Paragraphs"
  • "Move Forward a Paragraph"
  • "Move Backward <1-20> Paragraphs"
  • "Move Backward a Paragraph"

To return the cursor to its original position:

Use this command to move the cursor when you have moved it using any commands that change the cursor position, like "Select <text>" and "Move <direction>".

Say "Go Back".

To scroll in your document or web page:

Say one of the following:

  • "Start Scrolling Up"
  • "Scroll Down"
  • "Start Scrolling Down"
  • "Scroll Faster"
  • "Scroll Up"
  • "Scroll Slower"
  • "Stop scrolling"
  

 

Related procedures

Additional information
Using your mouse by voice Getting help
Using your mouse with MouseGrid  
Using your keyboard by voice  

6/21/2018 1:43 PM