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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

Where Am I — 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

Quick Reference

Commands
Preferences
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