User`s guide

Accessing PDF Documents with Assistive Technology 16
Using Adobe Reader with Window-Eyes
Overview of Window-Eyes support for Adobe Reader
e Window-Eyes built-in Help system includes basic information for using Adobe Reader. To access
this information, press Shi+Ctrl+Question while Adobe Reader is open. is will place focus in a help
document that you can read with standard Window-Eyes reading commands. To exit this document, press
the Escape key. You can also turn on the Window-Eyes “Key Describe” mode by pressing Insert+1 (on the
number row) at any time while using the screen reader. In this mode, Window-Eyes announces the function
assigned to each keystroke, but does not perform any actions. To toggle this mode o, press Insert+1 again.
Window Eyes Commands for using Adobe Reader
e two tables in this section present Window-Eyes commands that are useful when using Adobe Reader. e
rst table includes general Window-Eyes commands, while the second table includes Window-Eyes commands
that make it easier to navigate HTML documents on the Internet. e commands in this second table are also
useful when reading and navigating PDF documents. You can nd a complete list of Window-Eyes commands
in the Window-Eyes Help system section on Adobe Reader. For more information on using keyboard shortcuts
with Adobe Reader, see “Navigating PDF documents with keyboard alternatives to mouse action” earlier in this guide.
Table 3: General Window-Eyes Commands for Using Adobe Reader
Description Command
Window-Eyes Help for Adobe Reader Shi+Ctrl+Question
Turn O Browse Mode (for forms) Enter
Turn Browse Mode On Shi+Ctrl+A
Mouse Find Shi+Ctrl+F
Next Page Ctrl+Page Down
Previous Page Ctrl+Page Up
Go To Page Shi+Ctrl+N
Go To First Page Shi+Ctrl+Page Up
Go To Last Page Shi+Ctrl+Page Down
Read To End Shi+Ctrl+R