Recommended browser & screen readers
Google Sites recommends Chrome and:
- NVDA or JAWS on Windows
- ChromeVox on ChromeOS
- VoiceOver on MacOS
Tip:This section is for new Google Sites (at the bottom right, you'll see Create). Get help with classic Google Sites.
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 new 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).