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 11, including Magnifier, high contrast, and others.
To see a list of keyboard shortcuts and touch gestures for Narrator in Windows 11, see Narrator keyboard commands and touch gestures.
Magnifier keyboard shortcuts
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Press this key |
To do this |
|---|---|
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Windows logo key + Plus sign (+) |
Turn Magnifier on |
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Windows logo key + Esc |
Turn Magnifier off |
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Windows logo key + Plus sign (+) or Minus sign (-) |
When Magnifier is on, zoom in or out |
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Ctrl + Alt + mouse scroll wheel |
Zoom in and out using the mouse scroll wheel |
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + M |
Open Magnifier settings |
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Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys |
Pan in the direction of the arrow keys |
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Ctrl + Alt + I |
Invert colors |
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Ctrl + Alt + F |
Switch to full screen view |
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Ctrl + Alt + L |
Switch to lens view |
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Ctrl + Alt + D |
Switch to docked view |
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Ctrl + Alt + M |
Cycle through views |
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Ctrl + Alt + R |
Resize the lens with the mouse |
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Shift + Alt + arrow keys |
Resize the lens with the keyboard |
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Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar |
Quickly see the entire desktop when using full screen view |
Magnifier reading commands
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Press this key |
To do this |
|---|---|
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Windows logo key + Plus sign (+) |
Turn Magnifier on |
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Start, pause, and resume reading |
Modifier key + Enter |
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Stop reading |
Any key |
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Read from mouse pointer |
Modifier key + Left Mouse click |
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Read previous sentence |
Modifier key + H |
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Read next sentence |
Modifier key + K |
For more info about Magnifier reading, see How to use Magnifier reading
Additional accessibility keyboard shortcuts
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Press this key |
To do this |
|---|---|
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Right Shift for eight seconds |
Turn Filter Keys on and off |
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Left Alt + left Shift + Print screen |
Turn High Contrast on or off |
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Left Alt + left Shift + Num lock |
Turn Mouse Keys on or off |
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Shift five times |
Turn Sticky Keys on or off |
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Num lock for five seconds |
Turn Toggle Keys on or off |
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Ctrl + E |
Open Search (in most apps) |
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Windows logo key + A |
Opens Quick Settings |
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + C |
Turn color filters on or off |
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Windows logo key + H |
Opens voice typing |
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Windows logo key + Alt + H |
Move keyboard focus to the voice typing dialogue |
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + N |
Open Narrator settings |
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + S |
Turn on Windows Speech Recognition |
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + O |
Turn on the On-Screen Keyboard |
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Windows logo key + U |
Opens Accessibility Settings |
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Windows logo key + W |
Opens Widgets |
Additional keyboard shortcuts
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
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Press this key |
To do this |
|---|---|
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Windows logo key + Plus sign (+) |
Turn Magnifier on |
|
Windows logo key + Esc |
Turn Magnifier off |
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Windows logo key + Plus sign (+) or Minus sign (-) |
When Magnifier is on, zoom in or out |
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Ctrl + Alt + mouse scroll wheel |
Zoom in and out using the mouse scroll wheel |
|
Windows logo key + Ctrl + M |
Open Magnifier settings |
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Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys |
Pan in the direction of the arrow keys |
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Ctrl + Alt + I |
Invert colors |
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Ctrl + Alt + F |
Switch to full screen view |
|
Ctrl + Alt + L |
Switch to lens view |
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Ctrl + Alt + D |
Switch to docked view |
|
Ctrl + Alt + M |
Cycle through views |
|
Ctrl + Alt + R |
Resize the lens with the mouse |
|
Shift + Alt + arrow keys |
Resize the lens with the keyboard |
|
Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar |
Quickly see the entire desktop when using full screen view |
Magnifier reading commands
|
Press this key |
To do this |
|---|---|
|
Windows logo key + Plus sign (+) |
Turn Magnifier on |
|
Start, pause, and resume reading |
Modifier key + Enter |
|
Stop reading |
Any key |
|
Read from mouse pointer |
Modifier key + Left Mouse click |
|
Read previous sentence |
Modifier key + H |
|
Read next sentence |
Modifier key + K |
For more info about Magnifier reading, see How to use Magnifier reading
Additional accessibility keyboard shortcuts
|
Press this key |
To do this |
|---|---|
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Right Shift for eight seconds |
Turn Filter Keys on and off |
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Left Alt + left Shift + Print screen |
Turn High Contrast on or off |
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Left Alt + left Shift + Num lock |
Turn Mouse Keys on or off |
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Shift five times |
Turn Sticky Keys on or off |
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Num lock for five seconds |
Turn Toggle Keys on or off |
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Windows logo key + U |
Opens accessibility settings |
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + C |
Turn color filters on or off |
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + N |
Open Narrator settings |
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + S |
Turn on Windows Speech Recognition |
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + O |
Turn on the On-Screen Keyboard |
