Recommended browser & screen readers
Google Sites recommends Chrome and:
- NVDA or JAWS on Windows
- ChromeVox on ChromeOS
- VoiceOver on MacOS
ChromeVox screen reader shortcuts (Chrome OS)
| Description | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Start ChromeVox | Ctrl+ Alt+ Z |
| Navigate between controls (buttons, links, and so on) | Tabor Shift+ Tab |
| Navigate between each and every element | Shift+ Search+ Arrow keys |
NVDA screen reader shortcuts (Windows)
| Description | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Start NVDA | Ctrl+ Alt+ N |
| Stop NVDA | Caps Lock+ Q |
| Pause speech | Convert to snippet Shift |
| Stop speech | Control |
| Next link | K |
| Next heading | H |
| Next table | T |
| Next list | L |
| Previous link | Shift+ K |
| Previous heading | Shift+ H |
| Previous table | Shift+ T |
| Previous list | Shift+ L |
| Resume video from start point | J |
| Play or pause the video | K |
| Next graphic/image | G |
| Previous graphic/image | Shift+ G |
| Next Frame | M |
| Previous Frame | Shift+ M |
| Next column in table | Ctrl+ Alt+ Right arrow |
| Previous column in table | Ctrl+ Alt+ Left arrow |
| Next row in table | Ctrl+ Alt+ Down arrow |
| Previous row in table | Ctrl+ Alt+ Up arrow |
| Say all | NVDA+ Down arrow |
| NVDA modifier key | Caps Lock (you must set Caps Lock as NVDA modifier key) |
| Change mode of NVDA | Caps Lock |
JAWS screen reader shortcuts (Windows)
| Description | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Navigate between controls (buttons, links, etc.) | Tab/ Shift+ Tab |
| Anchor | A |
| Button | B |
| Combo Box | C |
| Different Type Element | D |
| Edit Box | E |
| Form Control | F |
| Graphic | G |
| Heading | H |
| Item in a List | I |
| Jump to Line | J |
| Return to Previous Line | Shift+ J |
| Jump to Cell (Within Table) | Ctrl+ Windows Key+ J |
| Return to Previous Table Cell | Ctrl+ Shift+ Windows Key+ J |
| Place Marker | K |
| Temporary Place marker | Ctrl+ K |
| List | L |
| Frame | M |
| Non Link Text | N |
| Object Tag | O |
| Paragraph | P |
| Block Quote | Q |
| Radio Button | R |
| Same Type Element | S |
| Table | T |
| Unvisited Link | U |
| Visited Link | V |
| Check Box | X |
| Division | Z |
| Heading at Level | 1- 6 |
| Step Past Element | Shift+ Period |
| Step Before Element | Shift+ Comma |
VoiceOver screen reader shortcuts (macOS)
Use these shortcuts with the VoiceOver screen reader for the macOS.
| Description | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| VoiceOver key | Ctrl+ Alt |
| Read all (published site) | VO+ A |
| Start or stop the VoiceOver | Command+ F5 |
| Item chooser | Ctrl+ Alt+ L |
| Next image link (published site) |
VO+ Command+ G |
| Previous image link (published site) |
VO+ Command+ Shift+ G |
| Previous link (published site) |
VO+ Command+ Shift+ L |
| Next link | Ctrl+ Option+ Command+ L |
| Start interacting with items or sections | VO+ Shift+ Down arrow |
| Stop interacting with items or sections | VO+ Shift+ Up arrow |
| Navigate between options in a section | VO+ Shift+ Rightor Left arrow |
Navigate in Google Sites
Use your standard screen reader navigation keys along with Sites keyboard shortcuts .
Open or create a site
- Open a site:Open sites.google.com/classic and navigate through the page until you hear the name of the site you'd like to open. Press Enter.
- Create a site:Open sites.google.com/classic and go to the "Create" button, then press Enter.
Create a page
- Press the keyboard shortcut c.
- When prompted, enter the name of the page.
- Navigate to the template drop-down menu. You can keep the default or use the up and down arrows to select a template.
- To choose a location for the new page, select a button under the heading "Select a location."
- Navigate to the "Create" button and press Enter.
Edit a page
- On the page that you want to edit, press eto switch to editing mode.
- After you enter editing mode, Sites displays application menus and an editing toolbar. To use these menus, use Sites shortcuts along with your screen reader keystrokes.
- To save your changes, press Ctrl + s(Windows, Chrome OS) or ⌘ + s(Mac).
