Using ChromeVox on your Chromebook: Fundamentals
Using ChromeVox on your Chromebook: Fundamentals
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Learn the fundamentals of using the ChromeVox screen reader on Chromebooks. Laura demonstrates how to enable Chromevox, basic navigation, exploring the ChromeVox Learn Mode, how to access and use the ChromeVox Menus, adjusting speech settings, and more.
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https://google.com/accessibility
Chromebook Help Center article: https://goo.gl/QHLmYd
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4.75 -> LAURA PALMARO: I’m Laura, and I’m on the
Chrome accessibility team at Google.
8.43 -> In this video, I’m going to show you the
basic steps for navigating your Chromebook
12.03 -> using the ChromeVox screen reader.
13.82 -> After this video, you should know enough about
ChromeVox to read web pages, explore your
18.91 -> screen, and find additional resources.
21.84 -> If you’ve used the previous version of ChromeVox,
now known as ChromeVox Classic, you’ll find
26.641 -> some things have changed.
28.56 -> For the biggest differences, in the new version,
which was officially released in Chrome version
33.14 -> 56, be sure to watch our introductory video
about transitioning between the two versions.
38.52 -> For reference, Chrome 56 reached the stable
channel at the end of January 2017.
44.329 -> For this video, though, you don’t need any
prior experience with ChromeVox. So let’s
50.28 -> get started.
51.86 -> ChromeVox comes built into every Chrome OS
device, so there’s nothing to install. All
57.441 -> you need to do to turn on the screen reader
is hold down Control and Alt, and press the
61.52 -> letter Z (as in zebra).
63.309 -> For reference, there are two sets of Control
and Alt keys on your Chromebook keyboard.
67.61 -> On the bottom left of your keyboard, they
are the two keys to the left of your spacebar.
73.09 -> Smaller versions are also found directly to
the right of the spacebar, before you reach
77.29 -> the arrow keys.
79.3 -> I’ll go ahead and turn ChromeVox on now.
84.53 -> CHROMEVOX: ChromeVox spoken feedback is ready.
86.97 -> LAURA: By the way, this same shortcut, Control
+ Alt + Z also turns ChromeVox off. But I’ll
93.71 -> leave it on for now, otherwise this video
wouldn’t be very helpful.
96.86 -> If you don’t hear ChromeVox when you first
turn it on, make sure that your speakers or
104.14 -> headphones are plugged in and turned on. If
you still don’t hear anything, check that
108.13 -> the volume is up on your Chromebook.
110.4 -> The quickest way to do this is to press the
volume up key located second from the right
114.64 -> at the top of the keyboard.
117.04 -> Now let’s talk about basic navigation. The
search key on your Chromebook keyboard is
124.409 -> what we call the ChromeVox modifier key. It
works in combination with other keys on your
129.7 -> keyboard to help you navigate. Most ChromeVox
shortcuts begin with the search key, often
134.72 -> referred to as the ChromeVox key. So this
a pretty important one to remember.
139.03 -> First, let me open up a new Chrome tab to
show you how this works. To do this, I’ll
145.46 -> use the browser shortcut Ctrl + T, for tab.
149.43 -> CHROMEVOX: Tab created: address and search
bar. Edit text. Main tool bar. New tab. Window.
155.17 -> LAURA: I hold down Search and press the Right
Arrow to move forward to the next object on
159.37 -> the page.
160.37 -> CHROMEVOX: Bookmark this page. Chrome button
has pop up.
162.97 -> LAURA: To go backward by object, I can press
search, or ChromeVox -
167.19 -> CHROMEVOX: Main toolbar
168.39 -> LAURA: plus the left arrow.
169.7 -> CHROMEVOX: Chrome bottom has pop up. Bookmark
this page button.
173.959 -> LAURA: This is called linear navigation, moving
item to item on the page.
182.66 -> Before we continue exploring other ways to
navigate, I think it’s important to show
185.97 -> you the ChromeVox learn mode. If the Chromebook
keyboard is somewhat new to you, the learn
190.629 -> mode can be really helpful as you learn the
layout. To enter this mode, I hold down Search
195.739 -> and then O and then K, as in open keyboard.
This opens up a new Chrome tab. Let’s take
203.87 -> a look.
206.209 -> When learn mode is on, I can press the keys
on my Chromebook to hear what they are. I’ll
210.459 -> press a few keys now.
212.11 -> CHROMEVOX: H. A. U. Seven. Four. Enter. Single
quote.
220.159 -> LAURA: I can also press various key combinations
to hear what the individual keys are and to
225.81 -> hear any shortcuts that they make. For example,
let’s see what happens when I press Search
231.23 -> and B (as in boy) together.
234.09 -> CHROMEVOX: Search B next button
235.87 -> LAURA: I hear the key names, and also that
this key combination is the command for moving
240.68 -> to the next button.
242.48 -> Note that this mode also works well when typing
on a connected USB Braille display. This can
247.17 -> be a helpful learning tool as you begin typing
with braille.
250.159 -> To exit learn mode, press the shortcut to
close the tab, which is Control + W.
256.38 -> Now let’s continue exploring different ways
to navigate the screen. In addition to navigating
262.37 -> the page linearly using Search + right arrow
or left, I can also use jump commands to skip
267.86 -> forward or backward between similar page items,
such as from one heading to the next, link
272.79 -> to link, between form fields, and more. I’m
going to show you just a few of the most common
277.729 -> ones for now.
279 -> I’ll hold down Search and press the letter
key for the type of item I want to jump to.
284.48 -> Let’s start with H for headings.
287.56 -> For long pages, this is a great way to get
a sense of what’s on the page and to get
292.02 -> to topics I really want to read about.
294.27 -> To show you, I’ll open up a new Chrome tab
by pressing Control + T.
298.88 -> CHROMEVOX: Address and search bar. Edit text.
Main tool bar. New tab. Window.
302.639 -> LAURA: And type in the URL for our Google
accessibility site.
306.669 -> CHROMEVOX: Slash. Accessibility. Select. Google
dot Google Accessibility. Find Guides and
313.65 -> Resources. Heading 2 Main.
315.44 -> LAURA: Now, to navigate forward by headings
on this page, I press Search + H.
320.84 -> CHROMEVOX: Developers and publishers. Link
Heading 3. List item. List. Enterprise and
325.53 -> business. Link Heading 3. List item. Initiatives
and research. Link heading 3. List item.
330.9 -> LAURA: To navigate backwards, I press Search
plus Shift plus H.
334.62 -> CHROMEVOX: Enterprise and business. Link.
Developers and publishers.
337.63 -> LAURA: Then I can press Control to temporarily
silent speech. This is definitely a handy
342.35 -> key to remember.
343.65 -> Here’s a quick tip for you if you’re an
experienced screen reader user.
347.06 -> CHROMEVOX: Initiatives and research - Google
accessibility
349.41 -> LAURA: If you’re on a long article or complex
document that has lots of headings at different
354.29 -> levels, remember that you can jump forward
or backward by specific heading levels. For
358.81 -> example, to jump forward only by items marked
as heading level 3, I press Search plus the
365.699 -> number 3.
366.699 -> CHROMEVOX: FCC Cvideo Programming Accessibility
Advisory Committee (VPAAC). Heading 3 Main
372.68 -> LAURA: To go backwards, it’s Search + Shift
+ 3.
375.79 -> CHROMEVOX: Projects supported by Google. Heading
3.
378.169 -> LAURA: Now, let’s try Search + L to jump
forward by links on the page.
383.56 -> CHROMEVOX: ASL-Stem project Link List item.
List with 3 items. MobileASL via Android Link
389.509 -> List Item. NavPal: Mobile Navigation Aid for
the Visually Impaired Link List item.
395.039 -> LAURA: And Search + Shift + L to jump backward.
397.74 -> CHROMEVOX: MobileASL ASL-Stem Google Research
Blog Link
401.35 -> LAURA: There are lots of different jump commands
that will work like this, and I’ll show
405.669 -> you a way to find all of these commands later
in this video.
410.44 -> Let’s talk about using the keyboard to access
fundamental things like the Chrome address
417.21 -> bar.
418.36 -> I hold down Control and press L as in location
and my cursor jumps to the address bar.
423.99 -> CHROMEVOX: H T T P S colon slash slash W W
W.google.com slash accessibility slash selected
431.15 -> LAURA: From here, I can type a web address
or search term and press Enter.
435.62 -> CHROMEVOX: cnn.com select omevox nevox evox
vox select space h arts l p chrome help selected.
446.08 -> H T T P chrome help Google Search Ad Get Google
Chrome. Sync Chrome across devices ad
450.94 -> LAURA: It’s helpful to know that this is
not a ChromeVox-specific command. It’s more
454.83 -> generally a Chrome OS keyboard command. There
are a handful of these Chrome OS keyboard
459.08 -> commands to access the various parts of the
screen, like the address bar, without the
463.71 -> use of a mouse. These commands work regardless
of ChromeVox being enabled. That said, there
470.471 -> are a wide variety of ChromeVox-specific commands,
like navigational and jump commands and these
475.58 -> can all be found on the ChromeVox menus. This
combination of Chrome OS keyboard commands
480.24 -> with ChromeVox-specific commands enables full,
non-visual access to the computer.
486.08 -> Now I’d like to show you the ChromeVox menus
that I mentioned the before. The ChromeVox
493.04 -> menus are a new feature that will make your
experience more efficient. When ChromeVox
497.71 -> is on, you can open the ChromeVox menus by
pressing Search plus period.
502.139 -> CHROMEVOX: ChromeVox panel jump menu click
on current item chrome vox plus space menu
507.15 -> item 1 of 59
508.66 -> LAURA: Once this is open, I press the arrow
keys to move between the menu headings at
512.979 -> the top of the screen. Here, I can navigate
through a list of jump commands…
517.349 -> CHROMEVOX: Go to beginning of table chrome
vox plus Alt plus Shift plus Left arrow menu
522.959 -> item
523.959 -> LAURA:…speech options…
524.959 -> CHROMEVOX: Start speech menu Announce the
title of the current page chrome vox plus
528.63 -> A greater than W menu item 1 of 15
531.42 -> LAURA:…my open tabs…
532.81 -> CHROMEVOX: Tabs Menu Google Accessibility
(active) Menu item 1 of 1
536.92 -> LAURA:…and more ChromeVox options.
538.51 -> CHROMEVOX: Chrome vox menu Enable slash Disable
sticky mode Cvox menu item 1 of 10
544.51 -> LAURA: ChromeVox commands are grouped in different
lists so I can access specific commands faster
549.13 -> -- like the list of headings on given page,
or the list of links, forms, tables, and ARIA
556.15 -> landmarks.
557.91 -> If a list is blank, that means that the page
simply doesn’t have any of that item.
563.279 -> I can either use these menus as a reference,
and press Escape to close them…
567.17 -> …Or, I can find a specific command and then
press enter to activate it.
572.82 -> This is a very useful tool when you are first
learning ChromeVox, so you don’t have to
576.39 -> memorize a long list of commands right off
the bat.
579.82 -> You can use this feature to explore your options,
and learn the commands that you personally
583.769 -> find most useful as you navigate.
590.36 -> This next feature is called Sticky Mode.
593.77 -> If I double-tap the Search key, I hear confirmation
that Sticky Mode is enabled.
597.95 -> CHROMEVOX: Sticky mode enabled
599.11 -> LAURA: With Sticky Mode on, I don’t need
to press the Search key any more. Earlier,
605.13 -> to explore a page, I had to hold down Search
before pressing the Right arrow.
610.76 -> Now, I just press the Right arrow because
the Search key is now considered “sticky,”
615.04 -> as if I’m still pressing it.
617.529 -> CHROMEVOX: Initiatives and Research heading
Google Support of accessibility extends beyond
621.329 -> products to include research, education, and
design efforts
624.579 -> LAURA: Same goes for the jump commands. Before,
remember that I had to press Search + H to
631.13 -> navigate forward by headings? Now, I can just
press the letter H.
634.12 -> CHROMEVOX: Our approach to accessibility Heading
2 Accessible web initiatives Heading 2
640.05 -> LAURA: Keep in mind that if you want to write
text in an editable field, you’ll want to
644.37 -> turn Sticky Mode off.
To turn it off, I double-tap the Search key
648.19 -> again.
649.19 -> CHROMEVOX: Sticky mode disabled.
650.65 -> LAURA: Remember: you have to double-tap quickly.
ChromeVox will tell you when you’ve turned
654.67 -> Sticky Mode on or off, so be sure to listen
for it.
658.61 -> Next, let’s adjust the speech settings for
ChromeVox. We can change the pitch and speech
666.84 -> rate, and also choose a different language.
If ChromeVox is speaking too slowly, I can
672.279 -> increase the rate by holding down Search and
pressing the Left Bracket key. The Left Bracket
677.7 -> key is directly to the right of the letter
P (as in Paul) on the Chromebook keyboard.
682.82 -> CHROMEVOX: Rate 25 percent. Rate 27 percent.
686.69 -> LAURA: To slow the speech down, I hold down
Search + Shift + the Left Bracket key.
691.649 -> CHROMEVOX: Rate 25 percent. Rate 23 percent.
694.779 -> LAURA: Next I’ll change the pitch of the
voice.
697.42 -> To make ChromeVox speak at a higher pitch,
I hold down Search and press the right bracket
701.96 -> key.
702.96 -> CHROMEVOX: Pitch 50 percent. Pitch 56 percent.
Pitch 61 percent.
706.029 -> LAURA: To have the voice speak at a lower
pitch, hold down Search + Shift + the Right
710.471 -> bracket.
711.471 -> CHROMEVOX: Pitch 56 percent. Pitch 50 percent.
Pitch 44 percent.
715.25 -> LAURA: Finally, let’s discuss one more option:
changing the language.
719.18 -> When you first set up your Chromebook and
choose a native language, it automatically
722.68 -> applies to ChromeVox as well.
To change it, I need to open up the ChromeVox
727.54 -> Options page. to do this, I hold down Search,
and press O then O again, as in open options.
734.389 -> This will open in a new Chrome tab.
Now I can use Search + Right to navigate to
739 -> the Voices section and choose a language.
741.089 -> CHROMEVOX: Chrome OS US English. Change the
current voice by selecting an option from
744.74 -> the list below Button has pop up collapsed.
Chrome OS US English Menu item 11 of 13 Chrome
750.38 -> OS US English Chrome OS UK English Chrome
OS portugues do Brasil Chrome OS Nederlands
756.29 -> Menu item 8 of 13 Chrome OS Nederland Menu
item 8 of 13
762.19 -> LAURA: To close the options page, press Control
+ W.
766.889 -> That’s all for now! Let’s wrap up with
how to get more information or send us feedback.
772.48 -> For general feedback or questions on any of
the topics you’ve seen today, go to groups.google.com
778.22 -> and search for the public group: chromevox-discuss.
If you join the group, then you can send emails
784.24 -> to [email protected] and
participate in the conversation with our team
789.8 -> and other users.
791.49 -> You can also send feedback about any issues
you are having directly from your Chromebook.
796.67 -> With ChromeVox enabled, press Search + A and
then I, as in “add input” to open up a
802.97 -> feedback report, fill out the relevant details,
and then submit.
806.76 -> Also, look out for more videos about ChromeVox,
and on other ways to make Chrome and Chromebooks
812.13 -> easier to use.
813.31 -> Again, I’m Laura, and on behalf of myself
and the Chrome Accessibility Team,
817.4 -> thanks for watching!
823 -> I definitely recommend checking out our other videos
825.2 -> about ChromeVox, and about navigating your Chromebook by keyboard.
829 -> Also, make sure to subscribe to the channel!
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbIsN31hLM