Windows keyboard shortcuts for accessibility

Accessibility shortcuts can help you use your PC with a keyboard or assistive device.

The following is a list of keyboard shortcuts for assistive technologies in Windows 10, including Magnifier, high contrast, and others.

To see a list of keyboard shortcuts and touch gestures for Narrator in Windows 10, see Narrator keyboard commands and touch gestures.

Magnifier keyboard shortcuts

Additional accessibility keyboard shortcuts

Additional keyboard shortcuts

• Keyboard shortcuts in Windows
• Keyboard shortcuts in apps
• Keyboard shortcuts in Continuum for phones
• Microsoft Surface Hub keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts to help control Windows 8.1 with the keyboard.

Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that can help make your PC easier to use.

Magnifier keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Magnifier.

Narrator keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Narrator.

Narrator touch keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Narrator on a four-point tablet.

Additional keyboard shortcuts

• Keyboard shortcuts in Windows
• Keyboard shortcuts in apps
  
  

Keyboard shortcuts to help control Windows 7 with the keyboard.

Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that can help make your PC easier to use.

Press this key	To do this
Right Shift for eight seconds	Turn Filter Keys on and off
Left Alt + left Shift + Print Screen	Turn High Contrast on or off
Left Alt + left Shift + Num Lock	Turn Mouse Keys on or off
Shift five times	Turn Sticky Keys on or off
Num Lock for five seconds	Turn Toggle Keys on or off
Windows logo key + U	Open the Ease of Access Center

Magnifier keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Magnifier.

Press this key	To do this
Windows logo key + plus (+) or minus (-)	Zoom in or out
Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar	Preview the desktop in full-screen mode
Ctrl + Alt + D	Switch to docked mode
Ctrl + Alt + F	Switch to full-screen mode
Ctrl + Alt + I	Invert colors
Ctrl + Alt + L	Switch to lens mode
Ctrl + Alt + R	Resize the lens
Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys	Pan in the direction of the arrow keys
Windows logo key + Esc	Exit Magnifier

Create keyboard shortcuts to open programs

You can create keyboard shortcuts to open programs. Before you get started, you need to create a shortcut for the program to which you want to assign a keyboard shortcut. To do this, open the folder that contains the program's executable file, right-click it, and then click Create Shortcut.

For more information about creating shortcuts to programs, see Create or delete a shortcut.

1. Locate the shortcut to the program that you want to create a keyboard shortcut for.
2. Right-click the shortcut, and then click Properties.
3. In the Shortcut Properties dialog box, click the Shortcut tab.
4. Click in the Shortcut key box, press the key on your keyboard that you want to use in combination with Ctrl + Alt (keyboard shortcuts automatically start with Ctrl + Alt), and then click OK.
   
   If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
   
   If you're using a program that also has a keyboard shortcut using the same key combination as the shortcut you just created, then your shortcut might not work.

Additional keyboard shortcuts

• Keyboard shortcuts in Windows