Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows Edition)

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Updated July 2022

 Global Commands
Shortcut
Function

Open Hotkey Shortcuts Dialog CTRL + /

Close a Dialog Esc

Open a Graph CTRL + O

Save a Graph CTRL + S

Print a Graph CTRL + P

Show or Hide the Expression

SHIFT + ALE + E
List

Focus the Expression List CTRL + ALT + E

Open Options for the Focused

CTRL + SHIFT + O
Expression

Delete the Focused

CTRL + SHIFT + D
Expression
Add an Expression CTRL + ALT + X

Add a Note CTRL + ALT + O

Add a Folder CTRL + ALT + F

Collapse the Selected Folder ALT + Up Arrow

Expand the Selected Folder ALT + Down Arrow

Collapse All Folders SHIFT + ALT + Up Arrow

Expand All Folders SHIFT + ALT + Down Arrow

Add an Image CTRL + ALT + I

Add a Table CTRL + ALT + T

Undo CTRL + Z

Redo CTRL + SHIFT + Z

Toggle Edit List Mode CTRL + ALT + D

Open or Close the Graph

CTRL + ALT + G
Settings Menu

Open or Close the Account CTRL + ALT + A

Menu

Open or Close the Help Menu CTRL + ALT + H

Open or Close the Language

CTRL + ALT + L
Menu

Open or Close the Share Menu CTRL + ALT + S

 Math Editor Keys

Function Shortcut

Move to Previous
Up Arrow or SHIFT + TAB
Expression

Move to Next Expression Down Arrow or TAB

Remove Selected Empty

Backspace
Expression

Previous Character Left Arrow

Next Character Right Arrow

Move to Numerator Within

Up Arrow
Fraction

Move to Denominator
Down Arrow
Within Fraction

Exit Current Block TAB

Beginning of Current Block Home

End of Current Block End

Beginning of Current
CTRL + Home
Expression

End of Current Expression CTRL + End

Increase Selection Left SHIFT + Left Arrow

Increase Selection Right SHIFT + Right Arrow

Delete Selection Backspace

Select All CTRL + A

Speak Parent Block CTRL + ALT + Up Arrow

Speak Focused Block CTRL + ALT + Down Arrow

Speak Left-Adjacent Block CTRL + ALT + Left Arrow

Speak Right-Adjacent
CTRL + ALT + Right Arrow
Block

Speak Selection CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + Down Arrow

Speak Answer CTRL + ALT + =
 Common Math Symbols

Function Shortcut

Superscript ^ (usually SHIFT + 6 )

Subscript _ (usually SHIFT + - )

≤ < =

≥ > =

Prime '

Fraction frac

√ s q r t

∛ (or higher!) n t h r o o t

∑ s u m

∫ i n t

∏ p r o d

π p i

θ t h e t a
 Table Commands

Function Shortcut

Previous Cell SHIFT + TAB

Next Cell TAB

Previous Row Up Arrow

Next Row Down Arrow

Previous Column Left Arrow

Next Column Right Arrow

First Row in Column CTRL + Up Arrow

Last Row in Column CTRL + Down Arrow

First Column in Row CTRL + Left Arrow

Last Column in Row CTRL + Right Arrow

Speak Column Header CTRL + H

 Slider Commands

Function Shortcut

Decrease Value Left Arrow

Decrease Value by Larger

Page Down
Increment

Increase Value Right Arrow

Increase Value by Larger

Page Up
Increment

Lowest Value Home

Highest Value End

 Audio Trace Commands

Function Shortcut

Enable or Disable Audio Trace

ALT + T
Mode

Summarize Selected Curve ALT + S

Describe Axes ALT + G

Previous Point Left Arrow , Up Arrow , or J

Next Point Right Arrow , Down Arrow , or L

Next Point of Interest Page Down , TAB , or I

Previous Point of Interest Page Up , SHIFT + TAB , or K

First Point Home or U

Last Point End or N

Speak Point of Interest Count P

Speak X Coordinate X

Speak Y Coordinate Y

Speak Color C

Speak Branch B

Speak Type of Selected Point T

Move to Origin O

Move to Previous Curve ALT + Up Arrow

Move to Next Curve ALT + Down Arrow

Hear Graph H

Hear Only Branch 1 Through 10 1 - 0

Adjust Playback Speed 

ALT + 1 - 5
(1 = slowest, 5 = fastest)

Increase Volume V
Decrease Volume SHIFT + V

Announce Active Slider

A
Animations
 Slider Trace Commands

Function Shortcut

Toggle Slider Trace Mode S

Decrease Value of Selected

Left Arrow or J
Slider

Decrease Value of Selected

Page Down
Slider by Larger Increment

Increase Value of Selected

Right Arrow or L
Slider

Increase Value of Selected

Page Up
Slider by Larger Increment

Move to Lowest Value of

Home or U
Selected Slider

Move to Highest Value of

End or N
Selected Slider

Select Next Slider Down Arrow , TAB , or K

Select Previous Slider Up Arrow , SHIFT + TAB , or I

 Interactive Point Commands

Function Shortcut

Focus First Interactive Point On

CTRL + ALT + P
Screen

Go to Next Interactive Point TAB

Go to Previous Interactive Point SHIFT + TAB

Increase X Right Arrow

Decrease X Left Arrow

Increase Y Up Arrow

Decrease Y Down Arrow

Increase X by Larger Amount SHIFT + Right Arrow

Decrease X by Larger Amount SHIFT + Left Arrow

Increase Y by Larger Amount SHIFT + Up Arrow

Decrease Y by Larger Amount SHIFT + Down Arrow

Speak X Coordinate X

Speak Y Coordinate Y

Speak Label L

Speak Color C
 Braille Entry

Function Windows Shortcut

Switch to Nemeth ALT + N

Switch to UEB ALT + U

Switch to print ALT + Q

Turn Braille Typing On or Off ALT + 6