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Orca Screen Reader

Before You Begin

If you are not yet familiar with the navigation commands provided by your desktop environment, you are encouraged to read that documentation first.

Getting Started

Welcome to Orca — Introducing the Orca screen reader

The Orca Modifier — A key that works like Shift, Ctrl, and Alt

Configuration — Setting up Orca

"Learn" Mode — Discovering Orca's commands

Keyboard Layout — Selecting the Desktop or Laptop layout

CapsLock in Laptop Layout — Toggling it when it is the Orca Modifier

Keybindings — Binding, rebinding, and unbinding commands

Profiles — Maintaining multiple configurations

Reading Documents and Web Pages

Documents — Reading content

Text Attributes — Examining text formatting

Structural Navigation — Moving by heading and other elements

Tables — Navigating and setting dynamic headers

Filling out forms — Accessing widgets embedded in documents

Live Regions — Interacting with dynamic web content

Reviewing and Interacting with Screen Contents

WhereAmI — Learning about your location

Flat Review — Examining a window spatially

Orca Find — Searching a window for objects

Mouse Review — Using the pointer to examine the screen

Notifications — Reading previously-received messages

Bookmarks — Storing and retrieving objects

Quick Reference

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