Pressing A while holding F3 will reload all chunks. Pressing T while holding F3 will reload all textures, which is useful for resource pack authors. Pressing P while holding F3 will toggle the auto-pause when the window loses focus. Pressing H while holding F3 will toggle detailed item descriptions (DIsplays durability on damaged tools and armor). Windows 8.1 & Windows 8.1 RT Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternative way to do something that you’d typically do with a mouse. Click an option below, and it'll open to display a table of related shortcuts.
Some, but not all, of the controls can be reconfigured in the options screen.
Movement
Mouse
The mouse controls turning and aiming.
Keyboard
W | Forward |
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S | Backward |
A | Left |
D | Right |
Space | Jump |
Shift | Sneak |
Double-tap the “Forward” key to sprint.
Flying
In Creative Mode, double-tap the “Jump” key to fly. When flying, press “Jump” to move upwards and SHIFT to move downwards.
Mouse Buttons
Left Button
The left button is used hit things - i.e. to break blocks or attack an enemy. It will use the item you are using in your Main Hand.
Right Button
The right button is used for a lot of things:
- placing blocks
- using certain tools (hoeing farmland; shearing sheep)
- firing bows (hold to build power, then release)
- throwing missiles (eggs, snowballs, splash potions)
- eating and drinking
- using the item in your off hand
- operating buttons and levers
- opening doors
- accessing containers (chests, furnaces, brewing stands, etc)
When you click the Right Button, it can be a little bit difficult to predict what will happen.
- If your crosshairs are pointing at something that can be used or opened, such as a switch, lever, door or chest, then that will be used or opened.
- If you are holding an item in your Main Hand that can be used with a right click, that will happen. Examples:
- firing a Bow or throwing a Snowball;
- using a Hoe to create Farmland or a Shovel to create a Grass Path;
- placing a block
- If you are holding an item in your Off Hand that can be used or placed, than that will happen.
TIP: To place a block against a container, you can hold down SHIFT whilst right clicking, otherwise the container will be opened.
Inventory and Toolbar
Keyboard
E | Open the Inventory |
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Q | Drop the item in your hand on the floor. |
Ctrl Q | Drop a whole stack of items on the floor |
1–9 | Select an item from the Toolbar |
F | Swap the items in your Main Hand and Off Hand |
Main Hand and Off Hand
Your Main Hand is the one contolled by the Left Mouse Button - this will usually be your right hand, but if you prefer to be left-handed you can change this in the
Options
screen. You can place an item in your Main Hand using keys 1–9 to select it from the toolbar.Your Off Hand is your other hand. You can put an item in your Off Hand using the Shield Slot in the Inventory screen, or you can press “F” to swap items between your main hand.
TIPS:
- Open the inventory if you want to click outside the Minecraft window (e.g. to look something up on this website) without pausing the game.
- It's a good idea to change the 'Drop' button to something further away from the movement keys: it reduces the risk of accidentally throwing your stuff into lava.
Mouse controls
The middle button (if you have one) will Pick the target block (ie the block that your crosshairs are aimed at).
- In Survival Mode this will select that block type if you have it in your inventory.
- In Creative mode, it will select that block if you have it, and add it to your Toolbar if you don’t.
The mouse wheel (if you have one) can be used to select items in your Toolbar.
Icon slate 4 4 6. If your inventory window is open, pressing 1–9 will add whatever item your mouse is over to that slot on your Toolbar.
Other Controls
Esc | Show the menu (this pauses a single-player game). |
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F1 | Hide the interface. |
F2 | Take a screenshot. |
F3 | Open the debug screen. |
F5 | Change the view to one from behind or in front of you. |
F8 | Toggle mouse smoothing. |
F11 | Full screen mode. |
T | Open the chat window. |
/ | Open the chat window and type / to begin a command. |
TAB | See list of players (Multiplayer only) or suggest commands in chat window. |
Taking Screenshots
Press F1 to remove the toolbar etc from the screen to take a cleaner screen shot.
Press F5 a couple of times if you want to be in the picture yourself.
Press F2 to take a screenshot.
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TIP: On some laptops, the F keys are set up to do other things such as control volume and brightness. In this case there will be a key marked fn or function that you have to hold down to get your F key to work.
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Screen reader keyboard shortcuts > NVDA
Also available in a single-page printer-friendly PDF version.
NVDA (Non-Visual Desktop Access) is a screen reader for Microsoft Windows that is totally free, yet fully functional and portable; you can download it to your PC or to portable media such as a USB stick. It was initially released in 2006 by NV Access founders Michael Curran and James Teh—blind computer programmers who believe passionately in universal access to computers.
To install NVDA: Go to http://www.nvaccess.org/download/ . We encourage you to donate if you can. If you can't, you can skip the donation and just download the software.
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Note:
NVDA works well with Firefox and Chrome. NVDA also has decent support for Internet Explorer and Edge, but the best testing combinations are NVDA + Firefox and NVDA + Chrome.
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NVDA shortcut keys
Note: Some keyboard shortcuts require using the NVDA modifier key. By default, both the Numpad Insert key and the Extended Insert key are set as NVDA modifier keys, but users can designate the Caps Lock key as an additional NVDA modifier key. In the tables below, the assumption is that the Insert key is being used as the NVDA modifier key. If you have changed your settings, you may need to substitute the Caps Lock key in the place of the Insert key. Note also that these keyboard shortcuts are for NVDA's desktop keyboard layout setting; some shortcuts are different when using NVDA's laptop keyboard layout setting.
Browse and Focus Modes
Browse Mode: Browse mode is used when reading documents or web pages.
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Focus Mode: Focus mode is used when the user enters a form or other fields that require user input.
NVDA automatically switches between Browse and Focus modes, but the user can toggle them using Insert + Space Bar.
Speech Viewer
Turn on Speech Viewer: Enabling Speech Viewer opens a window that shows everything NVDA states. This is useful for sighted users learning NVDA for testing purposes. Enable it under Tools in the NVDA menu.
The basics
Topic | Task | Command |
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On/Off: | Turn NVDA on | Control + Alt + N |
Turn NVDA off | Insert + Q | |
Reading: | Stop Reading | Control |
Start reading continuously from this point on | Insert + or Numpad + | |
Read next item | ||
Read next focusable item (e.g. link, button) | Tab | |
Activate: | Link | Enter |
Button | Enter or Spacebar | |
Headings: | Go to next heading | H |
Go to next heading of level [1-6] | 1 - 6 | |
List all headings | Insert + F7 | |
Landmarks: | Go to next landmark/region | D |
Elements list: | Show list of all links, headings, form fields, buttons, and landmarks | Insert + F7 |
Tables: | Go to next table | T |
Navigate table cells | Ctrl + Alt + or or or | |
Lists: | Go to next list | L |
Go to next list item | I | |
Graphics: | Go to next graphic | G |
Links: | List all links | Insert + F7 |
Go to next link | K | |
Go to next unvisited link | U | |
Go to next visited link | V | |
Navigate: | Toggle between: Radio buttons, <select>list items, Tabs (ARIA widget), Tree view items (ARIA widget), Menu items (ARIA widget) | or or or |
Go backward: | To previous heading, landmark, table, focusable item, etc. | Shift + [H, D, T, Tab, etc.] |
Reading text
Topic | Task | Command |
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Line: | Say prior line | or Numpad 7 |
Say next line | or Numpad 9 | |
Say current line | Insert + or Numpad 8 | |
Start of line | Shift + Numpad 1 | |
End of line | Shift + Numpad 3 | |
Top line | Shift + Numpad 7 | |
Bottom line | Shift + Numpad 9 | |
Character: | Say prior character | or Numpad 1 |
Say next character | or Numpad 3 | |
Say current character | Numpad 2 | |
Say character phonetically | Numpad 2 twice quickly | |
Word: | Say prior word | Ctrl + or Numpad 4 |
Say next word | Ctrl + or Numpad 6 | |
Say current word | Numpad 5 | |
Sentence: | Say prior sentence | Alt + |
Say next sentence | Alt + | |
Say current sentence | Alt + Numpad 5 | |
Paragraph: | Next paragraph | Ctrl + or Q |
Spelling: | Spell word | Numpad 5 twice quickly |
Spell word phonetically | Numpad 5 thrice quickly | |
Spell current line | Insert + twice quickly | |
Spell current line phonetically | Insert + thrice quickly |
Tables
Topic | Task | Command |
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Table: | Go to next (previous) table | T (Shift + T) |
Cell: | Cell to right | Ctrl + Alt + |
Cell to left | Ctrl + Alt + | |
Cell below | Ctrl + Alt + | |
Cell above | Ctrl + Alt + |
Forms
Topic | Task | Command |
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List all: | List all form elements | Insert + F7 |
Navigate: | Next form field | F |
Next focusable item | Tab | |
Next button | B | |
Checkboxes: | Select and deselect | Spacebar |
Next checkbox | X | |
Combo boxes (<select>): | Open combo box | Alt + |
Browse/select options | or the First letter | |
Select multiple options | Shift + (or ) | |
Next combo box | C | |
Radio buttons: | Toggle selection | / |
Next radio button | R | |
Focus mode*: | Toggle between focus mode and browse mode | Insert + Spacebar |
* “Focus mode” allows you to enter data into form fields. Browse mode allows you to navigate the page using standard screen reader shortcuts (e.g. to navigate headings, landmarks, links, etc.)
Other commands
Task | Command |
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Search for a word or a phrase | NVDA + Ctrl + F |
Keyboard help | Insert + 1 |
Next blockquote | Q |
Next key you hit ignores NVDA and is a normal keystroke | Insert + F2 |
Speak characters typed | Insert + 2 |
Speak words typed | Insert + 3 |
Read entire foreground window (e.g. for dialogs) | Insert + B |
Announce title of the current foreground window | Insert + T |
Additional resources
The full list of NVDA's keyboard commands can be found in the official NVDA User Guide. Lingon x 6 5 – run applications and scripts automatically.
NV Access' support webpage is available at www.nvaccess.org/get-help/.