For sending a message, as others have noted, control+enter is the keystroke you want. Alt+s should also work.

Navigation in Outlook seems.... a little flakey - if you press TAB, it inserts a tab stop into your email. If you press SHIFT+TAB immediately after pressing TAB it removes that tab stop.

If you press SHIFT+TAB at the top of the body of a message, it usually moves back to the subject then to fields. If you press shift+tab at other points in the body of the message, it sometimes moves to the subject and sometimes does nothing. Moving back to the top of the message then pressing shift+tab does seem to work more reliably.

F6 and SHIFT+F6 do move between parts of the window.... just not the parts you might expect (Message body, ribbon, somewhere else in the ribbon, navigation bar, message list, then back to the body.

Control+tab seems to move from the message body to the navigation bar to the message list then back to the message body.

If you have the message open in a new window, rather than the reading pane, then control+tab doesn't seem to do anything, and F6 only moves between the body of the message and the ribbon.

With NVDA not running, most of that still works the same, although shift+tab does seem to move reliably move from the body of the message to the subject regardless of where in the body you are. Not sure if that's an NVDA bug, but happy for someone to write up an issue on that, or anything else :)

@dhamlinmusic @main @mastoblind @NVAccess To send, I usually press ctrl+enter. I think alt+f10 exits the edit area but I've never gotten that to work, but alt+s or ctrl+enter should send it.

@techsinger @main @NVAccess Tried the F6 ones and nothing, can never remember how object nav works, I tried both browse and focus modes without luck.

@dhamlinmusic @main @NVAccess What about f6/shift+f6? Does that do anything? Also, what about object nav?

@techsinger @main @NVAccess Yeah shift+tab did not work, and ESC to exit the edit field asked to discard the draft.

@dhamlinmusic @main @NVAccess The new outlook... Look, the less said the better. It just raises my blood pressure :) As for leaving the field, shift+tab doesn't work, right? Have you tried with object nav? I have never used the new outlook, I'm sorry to be so useless, but I use thunderbird and the last outlook I used was 2013.

@techsinger @main @NVAccess ah see I did not even know those were hotkeys, the last time I used Outlook on PC I could see, and it was the old Mail app on Windows 10, so that would likely be the issue. Though I could not leave the edit field at all which was odd, like what if I needed to check the recipient info?

@dhamlinmusic @main @NVAccess I'm confused. Does ctrl+enter not work to send? What about alt+s? My confusion is about "finding the send button", if I may say so.

That makes sense. Like I said, I value the convenience and space saving nature of a folding cane, but I’m only in this situation at all because the cord broke.

The free ones are straight and do not fold. You can pay, I think it's like 40 US dollars, to get a folding one. But I don't really like them that much, because the straight one is made of fiberglass, so it bends without breaking. By introducing folding joints, you actually make it worse. With the folding ones, you now need a rope or string or whatever inside of it to keep it together and it introduces rigid points at each segment boundary which causes them to break much more easily than the straight fiberglass ones.

I’m not in the US, but I’d go for that if I could. That’s the rigid cane, right? I like the flexibility of folding canes, but the super light weight would also be great.

Hi everyone, NVDA 2025.3 Beta 2 is now available! https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-3beta2/ Updates include:

Bug fix for responsiveness issues with SAPI 5. We think we have fixed most of the SAPI 5 bugs now - PLEASE test this version if you use SAPI 5 and let us know. Bug fix for Turkish Braille tables

Updates to translations

I personally like the NFB canes.

If I need a new one, I just order one of the free white canes from the NFB and extra tips.

Hey everyone, just bumping this to encourage anyone who hasn't filled in the survey to please consider doing so - we are still receiving feedback: https://nvaccess.org/survey

I'm using cinnamon, but I probably should be using gnome.

What desktop environment are you using? Sometimes that can have something to do with it.

If you're keen to try the beta, but aren't sure how, download & run it just like any other copy of NVDA!

You can install it, but we recommend most users create a portable copy. Tips here: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-9th-february-2024/#portable

Particularly test any highlighted features or those mentioned in the change log.

GitHub is the best place to report issues - steps here: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-17-july-2025/#issues

Or ask here or via email!

What other tips would experienced users give new testers?

And now NVDA 2025.2 Beta 2 is now available for testing! Changes in beta 2 include:

• Braille updates correctly when typing in Excel.
• Fixed a bug with the NLS eReader Zoomax driver.
• Fixed errors in object navigation with braille in XAML static text controls.
• Fixed root certificate issues in the Add-on Store.
• Updates to translations.

For full details and to download, please visit: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2beta2/

I must admit, I am not sure - whether that was a deliberate change, or perhaps if we even knew you could do that originally :) It could be something which is worth an issue if you are interested: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues

I have seen NVDA as an acronym for NonViolent Direct Action, though only ever in lists of acronyms :) I'm not sure how widely (or in what context) it is used in the wild like that?

NVDA in our context stands for Non Visual Desktop Access. The free screen reader which has been around since 2006: https://www.nvaccess.org/

Huh, where I'm from NVDA means non-violent direct action

Another update for 2025.1 - The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2025.1.2 is now available for download and testing. This release includes a fix for a crash in certain Microsoft Word versions before version 16.0.18226 on opening.

Full info and download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1-2rc1/

It's an NVDA add-on. It substitutes role announcements with specific 3d located sounds. And fortunately it does work. I should change the manifest to indicate it.

Hi everyone, two small bits of news from us today:

1. Hot on the heels of yesterday's 2025.1 release, there's a minor point release - NVDA 2025.1.1 to fix an issue which affected some users (updates for both those on stable, and those on RC / Beta branches): https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1-1/

2. We've re-enabled taking NVDA Certified Expert exams (we froze them while we were having those site issues): https://certification.nvaccess.org/

Do let us know. I'm not familiar with Unspoken. If it's an NVDA add-on, it might need an update. If it's an external program, it should keep working fine.