Accessibility: Keyboard shortcuts and Screen Readers for Blackboard

Supported screen readers

For best experience, use

• Chrome^TM and JAWS^® on Windows^® 
• Safari^® and VoiceOver on Mac^®

Download screen reader tutorial word document (created by Blackboard Learn)

• Using Windows Narrator

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Keyboard shortcuts

Global keyboard shortcuts

Global keyboard shortcuts have been established for common actions within Blackboard Learn.

• Tab: Navigate links, fields and options on the page.
• Shift + Tab: Navigate to previous links, fields, and options.
• Enter: Select link, function, activate option, and expand collapsed section.
• Space: Select or switch options.
• Up and down arrows: Open drop-down lists that have an Apply or Go function to activate an option. Navigate the choices with the up and down arrows.
• Open drop-down lists that do NOT have an Apply or Go function: Tab to the drop-down list and press Enter to open it. Use Alt/Option + the up and down arrows to select an option.

Content editor toolbar

To use your keyboard to jump to the content editor toolbar,

• press ALT + F10 on Windows, use the arrow keys to select an option
• on Mac, press Fn + ALT + F10. Use the arrow keys to select an option

Content page

On the Course Content page, you can use your keyboard to move an item to a new location, move an item into an expanded folder, and move a folder into another expanded folder. You can only have two levels of folders.

1. Tab to an item’s move icon.
2. Press Enter to activate move mode.
3. Use the arrow keys to choose a location.
4. Press Enter to drop the item in the new location.

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Guide last updated on September 10, 2024