Pressing ESCAPE in JAWS or NVDA may switch out of forms mode. Press ESCAPE a second time to abort and reset selections, then press INS + Z (JAWS default) or INS + SPACE (NVDA default) to switch back. Supported interactions are only available in forms mode.
VoiceOver (used with a keyboard) implements an auto-selection model for listboxes with selectable options, and there's no way to prevent or override it. The only way to make its announcements follow the selections, is to make the selections follow its announcements.
GRAB
and DRAG
an item to a target container (without pre-selection).CLICK
to select or unselect multiple (non-contiguous) items;SHIFT + CLICK
to select contiguous items;GRAB
and DRAG
selected items to a target container.CLICK
within a target container to move selected items.CLICK
anywhere that isn't a target container or another selectable item, to abort and reset selections.LONGPRESS
and DRAG
an item to a target container (without pre-selection).TAP
to select or unselect multiple (non-contiguous) items;LONGPRESS
and DRAG
selected items to a target container.TAP
within a target container to move selected items.TAP
anywhere that isn't a target container or another selectable item, to abort and reset selections.
LONGPRESS
and DRAG
actions
may not be available on some touchscreen devices, however
the TAP
actions will work anywhere.
SWIPE
to navigate between containers and items.DOUBLE-TAP
to select or unselect multiple (non-contiguous) items;SWIPE
to a target container;DOUBLE-TAP
to move selected items.DOUBLE-TAP
anywhere that isn't a target container or another selectable item, to abort and reset selections."Click [item text]"
to select or unselect multiple (non-contiguous) items;"Click [container title]"
to move selected items."Press Escape key"
to abort and reset selections.Different speech recognition software may use different command syntax, but the basic interactions are the same. Whatever methods are available to identify individual items or containers, their actions can be performed using equivalent click or key-press commands.
SELECT
items in the order you want them.STAY
in the home container (to sort in place).
button (Sort by chosen order).
SELECT
items in the order you want them.GRAB
and DRAG
selected items onto one of the
buttons, to move or update items in the order they were selected;CLICK
one of the
buttons to do likewise.SELECT
items in the order you want them.LONGPRESS
and DRAG
selected items onto one of the
buttons, to move or update items in the order they were selected;TAP
one of the
buttons to do likewise.SELECT
items in the order you want them.SWIPE
to reach one of the
buttons (Sort by chosen order);
DOUBLE-TAP
to move or update items in the order they were selected.SELECT
items in the order you want them."Show numbers"
or "Click sort by chosen order"
to identify the
buttons;"Click [n]"
for one of the numbered buttons, to move or update items in the order they were selected.CLICK
to select or unselect a single item (clears any existing selections);CTRL/CMD + CLICK
to select or unselect multiple (non-contiguous) items;CLICK
to select or unselect single items.TAP
to select or unselect single items.DOUBLE-TAP
to select or unselect single items."Click [item text]"
to select or unselect single items.