Dear karan, I myself use to face lots of difficulties in working around google docs but over the period of time, I could lay my hands on certain documentations and after reading the same, I could learn lot these resources. So I advise you to go through the following links to get started:
Firstly, to make certain basic settings with your screen reader and browser, follow this link: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632201?hl=en I would have written these steps directly here but since you haven't mentioned your screen reader and your OS, browser etc I suggest you to visit this aforesaid page. Once you complete the recommended changes, now you can refer to following tips to start working on your docs: Google accessibility Using Google Docs with a screen reader Notes Google Docs is accessible with FireFox 3 and screen readers which support ARIA (JAWS and Widow Eyes will work). You can download FireFox for free at www.mozilla.com. Introduction There are multiple ways to open a document in Google docs. These are the two most common ways: 1. Through Docs list (http://docs.google.eom/#owned-bv-me), where you'll find a list of documents you've created or that others have shared with you. Opening any of these documents will take you to Google Docs. 2. From an email invite you received when someone shares a document with you. This method will take you directly to Google Docs rather than going through Docs list. Signing in To open your document from the Docs list: 1. Go to docs.google.com 2. The cursor focus appears in the username edit box. Flowever, if the username is already filled in when the page loads, then the cursor appears in the password edit box. 3. Enter the username and password and press Enter. To access the document from an email: 1. Open or copy and paste the URL. 2. If you open the link from the email, you won't be prompted to enter your username and password. If you copy and paste the URL into a new window, then you'll be prompted to enter your username and password. Once you've signed in and opened a document, you'll be able to make edits to it. Reading or editing a document Once you're signed in, the virtual cursor is turned off and the cursor focus is in the document frame. At this point, you can use the arrow keys to read through the document just like you'd read text on a website. To make any edits, simply select, delete, add, etc. any of the text and all changes will be made to the document. Accessing menus To access any menu, press the Esc key. Note: pressing the Alt key will take the cursor focus to the browser menu bar instead of the Docs menu bar. Navigating the Docs menus is similar to navigating most of the other menus. General menu Now that you have the content of the document, you may want to format it. In order to format the text, you'll need to access the menus (File, Edit, View, etc.). To make some formatting changes and access any of the menu items, follow these steps: 1. Select the text you'd like to format. 2. Press the Esc key when the cursor focus is in the document text area to place the cursor focus in the menu. 3. Navigate the menu using the left and the right arrow keys. 4. After navigating to a particular menu item, use the up and down arrow keys to navigate between the options in the specific menu item. 5. Press Enter to select an option. Alternatively, you can use the shortcuts provided in the menu (for example, ctrl+s for save). Formatting toolbar In addition to the format menu, there's a formatting toolbar. This toolbar includes options to change the color, font, size etc. Follow these instructions to access the formatting toolbar and its options: 1. Press the Esc key to place the cursor focus in the main menu. 2. Press Tab once to get to the toolbar. 3. Use the right and the left arrow keys to navigate through the options in the formatting toolbar. 4. Use the down and up arrow keys to navigate within each of the options. 5. Press Enter to select an option. Share menu The Share menu is not part of the main menu and has some useful options such as, sharing a document with others, posting the document on the Web etc. Here's how you can access the Share menu: 1. Press the Esc key to access the main menu. 2. Press Shift + Tab three times to get to the Share button. The first tab will take you to the Save and close button, the second tab will take you to the Save button, and the third tab should take you to the Share menu. 3. Use the up and down arrow keys to go through the options of the Share menu. Menu shortcuts Menu Command function File menu Ctrl S Save Ctrl P Print Edit menu CtrIZ Undo Ctrl Y Redo CtrIX Cut Ctrl C Copy Ctrl V Paste Ctrl A Select all Ctrl F Find and replace Ctrl+Shift+F Full screen mode Insert menu Ctrl K Link Ctrl M Comment Format menu Ctrl+space bar Clear formatting Ctrl++ Superscript Ctrl+- Subscript Styles Ctrl 0 Normal paragraph text Ctrl 1 Heading 1 Ctrl 2 Heading 2 Ctrl 3 Heading 3 Ctrl 4 Heading 4 Ctrl 5 Heading 5 Ctrl 6 Heading 6 Alignment Ctrl E Center Ctrl R Right Ctrl J Justified Ctrl 1 Left Tools menu Ctrl+Shift+K Check spelling Ctrl+Shift+C Word count Help menu Ctrl+/ Keyboard shortcuts Note: 1. Though the virtual cursor is turned off by default when the document is loaded, it's possible that this cursor turns back on without you noticing it. If the cursor focus is not set on the menu bar when you press Esc, turn off the virtual cursor manually and try using the Esc key again to access the menu bar. 2. To navigate out of the menu and back to the document, press the Tab key twice. Naming or renaming a document A document can be named either the first time you create it or after the whole document is completed. Here's how you name or rename a document: 1. Press the Esc key. 2. Press Shift+Tab four times or until you hear the current name of the document which is recognized as a link. Note that if the document was not previously named, then the link is called "Untitled". 3. Press enter on the link. The link is converted into an edit box with the title as text entered in the edit box. To change the text, select the text and enter the new desired text. 4. Press tab to the "ok" button and press enter. Note: The new title is shown automatically or after a page refresh if there are no errors. Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts Shortcut Function Documents Spreadsheets Presentations Ctrl A Select all Yes Ctrl B Bold Yes Yes Yes Ctrl C Copy Yes Yes Yes Ctrl D Copy down (used in combo with Shift + arrow) Yes Ctrl E Center alignment Yes Ctrl F Find and replace Yes Yes Ctrl G Find next Yes Ctrl+Shift+G Find previous Yes Ctrl 1 Italicize Yes Yes Yes Ctrl J Full justify Yes Ctrl K Insert link Yes Ctrl L Left alignment Yes Ctrl M Insert comment Yes Ctrl M Insert new slide Yes Ctrl P Print Yes Yes Ctrl R Right alignment Yes Ctrl R Copy Right (used in combo with Shift + arrow) Yes Ctrl S Save Yes Yes Yes Ctrl U Underline Yes Yes Yes Ctrl V Paste Yes Yes Yes CtrIX Cut Yes Yes Yes Ctrl Y Redo Yes Yes CtrIZ Undo Yes Yes Shift+ right-click Shows your browser's right-click options Yes Ctrl+End Go to last cell in data region Yes Ctrl+Home Go to first cell in data region Yes Ctrl+left-arrow Go to left-most cell in data region (current row) Yes Ctrl+right-arrow Go to right-most cell in data region (current row) Yes Ctrl+down-arrow Go to bottom-most cell in data region (current column) Yes Ctrl+up-arrow Go to top-most cell in data region (current column) Yes Ctrl+Page Down Move to next worksheet Yes Ctrl+Page Up Move to previous worksheet Yes Ctrl+Shift+F Full screen Yes Ctrl+Shift+L Bulleted list Yes Ctrl+Shift+Space Insert non-breaking space Yes Ctrl+Space Remove formatting Yes Ctrl+1 Header style 1 Yes Ctrl+2 Header style 2 Yes Ctrl+3 Header style 3 Yes Ctrl+4 Header style 4 Yes Ctrl+5 Header style 5 Yes Ctrl+6 Header style 6 Yes Ctrl+7 Toggle numbered lists Yes Ctrl+8 Toggle bulleted lists Yes Ctrl+9 'Change list' dialog Yes F2 Edit active cell Yes Enter Move to next cell in column Yes Esc Cancel cell entry Yes Shift+page up/down Extend the selection up/down one screen Yes Ctrl+spacebar Select entire column Yes Shift+spacebar Select entire row Yes Shift+down, up, left, right arrow key Manual select Yes Page Down Move down one screen Yes Yes Page Up Move up one screen Yes Yes Shift+Tab Move to previous cell in table (documents) or row (spreadsheets) Yes Yes Ctrl+. Superscript Yes Ctrl+, Subscript Yes Tab Move to next cell in table (documents) or row (spreadsheets) Yes Yes Hope this is of some help. Thanks, On 7/4/14, karan singhania <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Members, > Greetings! > has anyone used or using google documents? here at my college, it is > used frequently and i am not able to read or edit such docs. > please throw some light on how can we make this widely used programme > accessible. > thanks > > -- > Thanks and Regards > Karan Singhania > PGP 2013-15, IIM Ahmedabad > B.Com (Hons), Batch of 2013, SRCC (Delhi University) > Mob: +91 8758388116 > LL: +917966323301 > Skype: karan.singhania7 > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- Regards, Mukesh jain Email: [email protected] [email protected] Skype: mukeshjain211 Mob: 09977165123 "Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight. " Helen Keller Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. 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