This page lists out the default keyboard shortcuts and describes how you can customize them.
Default keyboard shortcuts
Navigation
| Key | Command |
|---|
F6 | Go to the next pane |
Shift+F6 | Go to the previous pane |
Shift+F9 | Bring Accessibility Insights for Windows to the foreground or minimize it |
Ctrl+I | Go to Live Inspect |
Ctrl+T | Go to Test |
Ctrl+R | Go to Color Contrast Analyzer |
Help
| Key | Command |
|---|
F1 | Go to Help (online) |
Live Inspect
| Key | Command |
|---|
Ctrl+O | Open snapshot (.a11ytest file) |
Ctrl+S | Save snapshot (.a11ytest file) |
Shift+F5 | Pause or resume updates to the UI Automation Tree when focus changes via mouse or keyboard navigation. |
Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Inspect the previous sibling element in the UI Automation Tree. |
Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Inspect the Parent element in UI Automation Tree. |
Ctrl+Shift+F7 | Inspect the first child element in the UI Automation Tree. |
Ctrl+Shift+F8 | Inspect the Next sibling element in the UI Automation tree. |
Ctrl+Shift+F9 | Inspect the last child element in the UI Automation Tree. |
Shift+F7 | Start or stop event recording for the selected element. |
Shift+F8 | Run automated checks on the selected element. |
Details tab
| Key | Command |
|---|
Alt+S | Open and close Properties settings |
Alt+P | Focus into the Properties grid |
Alt+E | Focus into the Properties filter (enabled only when 'Include all properties that have values' settings is turned on ) |
Alt+A | Focus into the Patterns |
Ctrl+C | Copy selected property's name and value |
Configuration (Properties and Events)
| Key | Command |
|---|
Alt+A | Add item |
Alt+R | Remove item |
Alt+V | Focus into available items |
Alt+S | Focus into currently selected items |
Alt+F | Focus into item filter |
Listen to events
Events
| Key | Command |
|---|
Alt+R | (Within Events pane) Start or stop event recording for the element. |
Alt+V | (Within Events pane) Focus into the recorded events table. |
Test
How to fix
| Key | Command |
|---|
Ctrl+NumpadAdd | Auto-resize columns in How To Fix. |
Customize keyboard shortcuts
A subset of the keyboard shortcuts can be customized.
To customize keyboard shortcuts
- Open Accessibility Insights for Windows.
- In the Navigation bar, select Settings . You can also set focus on the Navigation bar and select the Tab key to select Settings.
- In the Application tab, select the keyboard shortcut you want to customize and enter the new shortcut.
