This article is for people who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Windows tools or features and Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Accessibility help & learning content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.
Use Microsoft Lists with your keyboard and a screen reader to find and manage your lists. We have tested it with Narrator, JAWS, and NVDA, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques. You'll learn how to add or remove favorite lists, browse recently used lists, search for a list, and customize a list.
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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Add or remove favorite lists
Add a list to your favorites so that you can access it quickly. Your favorite lists are displayed first in the Microsoft Lists main page.
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Open the list you want to add to your favorites.
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Press the Tab key until you hear "Favorite this list," and then press Enter.
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To remove a list from your favorites, press the Tab key until you hear "Favorite this list, toggle button," and then press Enter.
Browse recent lists
The Recent lists section in the Microsoft Lists main page shows the lists you have recently created or worked on, or lists someone else has shared with you.
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To browse the Recent lists section, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear the first list in the section, and then press the SR key+Right or Left arrow key to navigate between the lists in the section.
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To have the section include only the lists in your personal storage, press the Tab key until you hear "View switcher," press Spacebar to open the dropdown menu, press the Tab key until you hear "My lists," and then press Spacebar to select it.
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To have the section include only the lists you've created, press the Tab key until you hear "All recent lists," press Spacebar to open the dropdown menu, press the Tab key until you hear "Recent lists I created," and then press Spacebar to select it.
Search for a list
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In the Microsoft Lists main page, press the Tab key until you hear "Search box," type your search term, and then press Enter. The search results are displayed on the main page.
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To browse the search results, press the Tab key until you hear "Results from all lists," and then navigate between the search results by pressing the SR key+Left or Right arrow key.
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To open a list in the search results, press the SR key+Right arrow key until you hear "Link," followed by the name of the list, and then press Enter.
Customize a list
In the Settings dialog box, you can change the name, color, and icon for a list.
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In the Microsoft Lists main page, navigate to the list you want to customize.
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Press the Tab key until you hear "Open actions," and then press Enter to open the dropdown menu. You hear: "Settings." Press Enter to open the Settings dialog box.
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Do one of the following:
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To change the list name, press the Tab key until you hear "Name," followed by the list name. Edit or type a new name for the list.
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To change the list icon color, press the Tab key until you hear "Choose a color," followed by the currently selected color. Press the SR key+Left or Right arrow key to change the color.
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To change the list icon, press the Tab key until you hear "Choose an icon," followed by the currently selected icon. Press the SR key+Left or Right arrow key to change the icon.
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To save your changes, press the Tab key until you hear "Save," and then press Enter.
See also
Use a screen reader to create a list from the Microsoft Lists app
Use a screen reader to create a list in a Microsoft Teams channel
Use a screen reader to insert a list to a SharePoint page
Use a screen reader to share a list or list item in Microsoft Lists
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Use Microsoft Lists in a web browser with your keyboard and VoiceOver, the built-in macOS screen reader, to find and manage your lists. You'll learn how to add or remove favorite lists, browse recently used lists, search for a list, and customize a list.
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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This topic assumes that you are using the built-in macOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, go to VoiceOver Getting Started Guide.
In this topic
Add or remove favorite lists
Add a list to your favorites so that you can access it quickly. Your favorite lists are displayed first in the Microsoft Lists main page.
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Open the list you want to add to your favorites.
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Press the Tab key until you hear "White star, unticked," and then press Spacebar.
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To remove a list from your favorites, press the Tab key until you hear "Black star, ticked," and then press Spacebar.
Browse recent lists
The Recent lists section in the Microsoft Lists main page shows the lists you have recently created or worked on, or lists someone else has shared with you.
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To browse the Recent lists section, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear "Recent lists, group," and then press the Right or Left arrow key to navigate between the lists in the section.
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To have the section include only the lists in your personal storage, press the Tab key until you hear "View switcher," press Spacebar to open the dropdown menu, press the Down arrow key until you hear "My lists," and then press Spacebar to select it.
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To have the section include only the lists you've created, press the Tab key until you hear "All recent lists filter," press Spacebar to open the dropdown menu, press the Down arrow key until you hear "Recent lists I created," and then press Spacebar to select it.
Search for a list
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In the Microsoft Lists main page, press the Tab key until you hear "Search box," type your search term, and then press Return. The search results are displayed on the main page.
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To browse the search results, press the Tab key until you hear "Results from all lists," and then navigate between the search results by pressing the Left or Right arrow key.
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To open a list in the search results, press Return.
Customize a list
In the Settings dialog box, you can change the name, color, and icon for a list.
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In the Microsoft Lists main page, navigate to the list you want to customize.
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Press the Tab key until you hear "Open actions," and then press Spacebar to open the dropdown menu. You hear: "Settings." Press Return to open the Settings dialog box.
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Do one of the following:
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To change the list name, press the Tab key until you hear the list name, followed by "Name." Edit or type a new name for the list.
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To change the list icon color, press the Tab key until you hear the currently selected color. Press the Left or Right arrow key to change the color.
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To change the list icon, press the Tab key until you hear the currently selected icon. Press the Left or Right arrow key to change the icon.
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To save your changes, press the Tab key until you hear "Save," and then press Return.
See also
Use a screen reader to create a list from the Microsoft Lists app
Use a screen reader to insert a list to a SharePoint page
Use a screen reader to share a list or list item in Microsoft Lists
Use Microsoft Lists with VoiceOver, the built-in iOS screen reader, to find and manage your lists. You'll learn how to add favorite lists, search for a list, and customize a list.
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.
-
This topic assumes that you are using the built-in iOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, visit Apple accessibility.
In this topic
Add a favorite list
Add a list to your favorites so that you can access it quickly. Your favorite lists are displayed first in the Microsoft Lists main page.
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In the Microsoft Lists main page, swipe right until you find the list you want to add to your favorites.
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Swipe right until you hear "More options on," followed by the name of the list, and then double-tap the screen.
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Swipe right until you hear "Add to favorites," and then double-tap the screen.
Search for a list
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In the Microsoft Lists main page, swipe right until you hear "Search," and then enter your search term using the on-screen keyboard.
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To browse the search results, swipe right until you find the one you want, and then double-tap the screen to open it in Microsoft Lists.
Customize a list
You can rename a list.
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In the Microsoft Lists main page, swipe right until you find the list you want to rename.
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Swipe right until you hear "More options," and then double-tap the screen.
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Swipe right until you hear "Rename," and then double-tap the screen.
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Use the on-screen keyboard to enter a new name for the list. When you're done, swipe left until you hear "Done, button," and then double-tap the screen.
See also
Use a screen reader to create a list from the Microsoft Lists app
Use a screen reader to share a list or list item in Microsoft Lists
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Use Microsoft Lists with TalkBack, the built-in Android screen reader, to find and manage your lists. You'll learn how to add favorite lists, search for a list, and customize a list.
Notes:
-
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.
-
This topic assumes that you are using the built-in Android screen reader, TalkBack. To learn more about using TalkBack, go to Android accessibility.
In this topic
Add a favorite list
Add a list to your favorites so that you can access it quickly. Your favorite lists are displayed first in the Microsoft Lists main page.
-
In the Microsoft Lists main page, swipe right until you find the list you want to add to your favorites.
-
Swipe right until you hear "More options on," followed by the name of the list, and then double-tap the screen.
-
Swipe right until you hear "Add to favorites," and then double-tap the screen.
Search for a list
-
In the Microsoft Lists main page, swipe right until you hear "Search," and then enter your search term using the on-screen keyboard.
-
To browse the search results, swipe right until you find the one you want, and then double-tap the screen to open it in Microsoft Lists.
Customize a list
You can rename a list.
-
In the Microsoft Lists main page, swipe right until you find the list you want to rename.
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Swipe right until you hear "More options," and then double-tap the screen.
-
Swipe right until you hear "Rename," and then double-tap the screen.
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Use the on-screen keyboard to enter a new name for the list. When you're done, swipe left until you hear "Done, button," and then double-tap the screen.
See also
Use a screen reader to create a list from the Microsoft Lists app
Use a screen reader to share a list or list item in Microsoft Lists
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Use Microsoft Lists with your keyboard and a screen reader to find and manage your lists. We have tested it with Narrator in Microsoft Edge and JAWS and NVDA in Chrome, but it might work with other screen readers and web browsers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques. You'll learn how to add or remove favorite lists, browse recent lists, search for a list, and customize a list.
Notes:
-
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.
In this topic
Add or remove favorite lists
Add a list to your favorites so that you can access it quickly. Your favorite lists are displayed first in the Microsoft Lists main page.
-
Open the list you want to add to your favorites.
-
Press the Tab key until you hear "Favorite this list," and then press Enter.
-
To remove a list from your favorites, press the Tab key until you hear "Favorite this list, toggle button," and then press Enter.
Browse recent lists
The Recent lists section in the Microsoft Lists main page shows the lists you have recently created or worked on, or lists someone else has shared with you.
-
To browse the Recent lists section, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear the first list in the section, and then press the SR key+Right or Left arrow key to navigate between the lists in the section.
-
To have the section include only the lists in your personal storage, press the Tab key until you hear "View switcher," press Spacebar to open the dropdown menu, press the Tab key until you hear "My lists," and then press Spacebar to select it.
-
To have the section include only the lists you've created, press the Tab key until you hear "All recent lists," press Spacebar to open the dropdown menu, press the Tab key until you hear "Recent lists I created," and then press Spacebar to select it.
Search for a list
-
In the Microsoft Lists main page, press the Tab key until you hear "Search box," type your search term, and then press Enter. The search results are displayed on the main page.
-
To browse the search results, press the Tab key until you hear "Results from all lists," and then navigate between the search results by pressing the SR key+Left or Right arrow key.
-
To open a list in the search results, press the SR key+Right arrow key until you hear "Link," followed by the name of the list, and then press Enter.
Customize a list
In the Settings dialog box, you can change the name, color, and icon for a list.
-
In the Microsoft Lists main page, navigate to the list you want to customize.
-
Press the Tab key until you hear "Open actions," and then press Enter to open the dropdown menu. You hear: "Settings." Press Enter to open the Settings dialog box.
-
Do one of the following:
-
To change the list name, press the Tab key until you hear "Name," followed by the list name. Edit or type a new name for the list.
-
To change the list icon color, press the Tab key until you hear "Choose a color," followed by the currently selected color. Press the SR key+Left or Right arrow key to change the color.
-
To change the list icon, press the Tab key until you hear "Choose an icon," followed by the currently selected icon. Press the SR key+Left or Right arrow key to change the icon.
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To save your changes, press the Tab key until you hear "Save," and then press Enter.
See also
Use a screen reader to create a list from the Microsoft Lists app
Use a screen reader to insert a list to a SharePoint page
Use a screen reader to share a list or list item in Microsoft Lists
Technical support for customers with disabilities
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