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Accessibility shortcuts can help you use your PC with a keyboard or assistive device.

The following is a list of keyboard shortcuts for assistive technologies in Windows 11, including Magnifier, high contrast, and others.

To see a list of keyboard shortcuts and touch gestures for Narrator in Windows 11, see Narrator keyboard commands and touch gestures.

Magnifier keyboard shortcuts

Press this key

To do this

Windows logo key  + Plus sign (+)

Turn Magnifier on

Windows logo key  + Esc

Turn Magnifier off

Windows logo key  + Plus sign (+) or Minus sign (-)

When Magnifier is on, zoom in or out

Ctrl + Alt + mouse scroll wheel

Zoom in and out using the mouse scroll wheel

Windows logo key  + Ctrl + M

Open Magnifier settings

Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys

Pan in the direction of the arrow keys

Ctrl + Alt + I

Invert colors

Ctrl + Alt + F

Switch to full screen view

Ctrl + Alt + L

Switch to lens view

Ctrl + Alt + D

Switch to docked view

Ctrl + Alt + M

Cycle through views

Ctrl + Alt + R

Resize the lens with the mouse

Shift + Alt + arrow keys

Resize the lens with the keyboard

Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar

Quickly see the entire desktop when using full screen view

Magnifier reading commands

Press this key

To do this

Windows logo key  + Plus sign (+)

Turn Magnifier on

Start, pause, and resume reading

Modifier key + Enter

Stop reading

Any key

Read from mouse pointer

Modifier key + Left Mouse click

Read previous sentence

Modifier key + H

Read next sentence

Modifier key + K

For more info about Magnifier reading, see How to use Magnifier reading

Additional accessibility keyboard shortcuts

Press this key

To do this

Right Shift for eight seconds

Turn Filter Keys on and off

Left Alt + left Shift + Print screen

Turn High Contrast on or off

Left Alt + left Shift + Num lock

Turn Mouse Keys on or off

Shift five times

Turn Sticky Keys on or off

Num lock for five seconds

Turn Toggle Keys on or off

Ctrl + E

Open Search (in most apps)

Windows logo key  + A

Opens Quick Settings

Windows logo key  + Ctrl + C

Turn color filters on or off

Windows logo key  + H

Opens voice typing

Windows logo key  + Alt + H

Move keyboard focus to the voice typing dialogue

Windows logo key  + Ctrl + N

Open Narrator settings

Windows logo key  + Ctrl + S

Turn on Windows Speech Recognition

Windows logo key  + Ctrl + O

Turn on the On-Screen Keyboard

Windows logo key  + U

Opens Accessibility Settings

Windows logo key  + W

Opens Widgets

Additional keyboard shortcuts

Accessibility shortcuts can help you use your PC with a keyboard or assistive device.

The following is a list of keyboard shortcuts for assistive technologies in Windows 10, including Magnifier, high contrast, and others.

To see a list of keyboard shortcuts and touch gestures for Narrator in Windows 10, see Narrator keyboard commands and touch gestures.

Magnifier keyboard shortcuts

Press this key

To do this

Windows logo key  + Plus sign (+)

Turn Magnifier on

Windows logo key  + Esc

Turn Magnifier off

Windows logo key  + Plus sign (+) or Minus sign (-)

When Magnifier is on, zoom in or out

Ctrl + Alt + mouse scroll wheel

Zoom in and out using the mouse scroll wheel

Windows logo key  + Ctrl + M

Open Magnifier settings

Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys

Pan in the direction of the arrow keys

Ctrl + Alt + I

Invert colors

Ctrl + Alt + F

Switch to full screen view

Ctrl + Alt + L

Switch to lens view

Ctrl + Alt + D

Switch to docked view

Ctrl + Alt + M

Cycle through views

Ctrl + Alt + R

Resize the lens with the mouse

Shift + Alt + arrow keys

Resize the lens with the keyboard

Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar

Quickly see the entire desktop when using full screen view

Magnifier reading commands

Press this key

To do this

Windows logo key  + Plus sign (+)

Turn Magnifier on

Start, pause, and resume reading

Modifier key + Enter

Stop reading

Any key

Read from mouse pointer

Modifier key + Left Mouse click

Read previous sentence

Modifier key + H

Read next sentence

Modifier key + K

For more info about Magnifier reading, see How to use Magnifier reading

Additional accessibility keyboard shortcuts

Press this key

To do this

Right Shift for eight seconds

Turn Filter Keys on and off

Left Alt + left Shift + Print screen

Turn High Contrast on or off

Left Alt + left Shift + Num lock

Turn Mouse Keys on or off

Shift five times

Turn Sticky Keys on or off

Num lock for five seconds

Turn Toggle Keys on or off

Windows logo key  + U

Opens accessibility settings

Windows logo key  + Ctrl + C

Turn color filters on or off

Windows logo key  + Ctrl + N

Open Narrator settings

Windows logo key  + Ctrl + S

Turn on Windows Speech Recognition

Windows logo key  + Ctrl + O

Turn on the On-Screen Keyboard

Additional keyboard shortcuts

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