This article is for people who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Microsoft 365 screen reader support content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.
Use SharePoint in Microsoft 365 with your keyboard and a screen reader to copy the link for a file or folder in a document library. We have tested it with Narrator, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques.
Notes:
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft 365.
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When you use SharePoint in Microsoft 365, we recommend that you use Microsoft Edge as your web browser. Because SharePoint in Microsoft 365 runs in your web browser, the keyboard shortcuts are different from those in the desktop program. For example, you’ll use Ctrl+F6 instead of F6 for jumping in and out of the commands. Also, common shortcuts like F1 (Help) and Ctrl+O (Open) apply to the web browser – not SharePoint in Microsoft 365.
Copy the link for a file or folder
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Sign in to your organization’s Microsoft 365 account, start the SharePoint app, and then open your document library.
Tip: Document libraries in SharePoint Online have two different views: classic and SharePoint in Microsoft 365 experience. For most people, SharePoint in Microsoft 365 experience is the default. However, if you hear “Check it out button” when navigating your document library, you’re using the classic experience. To view SharePoint in Microsoft 365 document libraries, when you hear “Check it out button,” press Enter. After the view of your document library changes to the SharePoint in Microsoft 365 experience and the focus moves from the Check it out button to the New link, you hear the name of your document library, followed by “New.”
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To move to the list of folders and files, press the Tab key until you hear: “Table, list of folders, files, or items.”
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To move through the list and select the item you want to copy the link for, use the Up and Down arrow keys. If the item you need is in a subfolder, select the folder, and then press Enter. Press the Tab key until you hear "Table, list of folders, files, or items," and then, to select the item, use the Up and Down arrow keys.
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To move to the menu bar, press Shift+Tab until you hear: “Command bar.”
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Press the Right or Left arrow key until you hear "Copy link," and then press Enter.
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To move focus to the Copy button, press the SR key+Ctrl+Enter to enter the search mode, and then type copy. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Copy, button," and then press Enter.
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To copy the link, press Enter. A link to the file or folder is added to your clipboard.
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To paste the link in a document or message, press Ctrl+V.
Anyone in your organization you send this link to will be able to open and edit the item.
See also
Use a screen reader to check out or check in files in a document library in SharePoint Online
Use a screen reader to create a folder in a document library in SharePoint Online
Keyboard shortcuts in SharePoint Online
Basic tasks using a screen reader with SharePoint Online
Use a screen reader to explore and navigate SharePoint Online
Use SharePoint in Microsoft 365 with your keyboard and a screen reader to copy the link for a file or folder in a document library. We have tested it with Narrator, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques.
Notes:
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
-
To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft 365.
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When you use SharePoint in Microsoft 365, we recommend that you use Microsoft Edge as your web browser. Because SharePoint in Microsoft 365 runs in your web browser, the keyboard shortcuts are different from those in the desktop program. For example, you’ll use Ctrl+F6 instead of F6 for jumping in and out of the commands. Also, common shortcuts like F1 (Help) and Ctrl+O (Open) apply to the web browser – not SharePoint in Microsoft 365.
Copy the link for a file or folder
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Open the SharePoint in Microsoft 365 document library that contains the file or folder for which you want to copy the link.
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To move to the list of folders and files, press the Tab key until you hear: “Toggle selection for all items."
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Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the name of the file or folder you want the link to.
Note: If the file or folder is within another folder, when you hear the name of the folder you want to open, press Enter.
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Press Shift+F10 to open the context menu.
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Press the Up arrow key until you hear "More, menu item," and press the Right arrow key to expand the menu.
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To create a shareable link to the file or folder, press the Down arrow key until you hear "Copy link," and press Enter.
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To copy the link, press Ctrl+C. A link to the file or folder is added to your clipboard.
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To return to the list of folders and files, press Esc.
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To paste the link in a document or message, press Ctrl+V.
Anyone in your organization you send this link to will be able to open and edit the item.
See also
Use a screen reader to check out or check in files in a document library in SharePoint Online
Use a screen reader to create a folder in a document library in SharePoint Online
Keyboard shortcuts in SharePoint Online
Basic tasks using a screen reader with SharePoint Online
Use a screen reader to explore and navigate SharePoint Online
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