ChromeVox Lesson 5: Checkboxes and Radio Buttons

ChromeVox Lesson 5: Checkboxes and Radio Buttons

More elements! Aren't you excited?

Let's start with checkboxes. Checkboxes are used to indicate selection of one or more answers to a question.

To navigate to the next checkbox, we press search + x key. When you hear a choice you want to select, press enter or the space bar.

I bet you can guess how to navigate backwards through checkbox choices. Yep, add in that shift key.

Sticky Mode

Do I even need to waste my breath here anymore. I bet you could write these sections for me. When sticky mode is enabled, you only need to press x or shift + x.

Practice

Below you will find several situations that could involve marking a checkbox. Try selecting 1 or 2 options from each question.

Radio Buttons

A radio button is a common way for users to make a single selection from a list of options. Only one radio button can be selected at a time. If you have one radio button selected, but then choose to make a new selection, when you make the new selection, the other button will automatically be deselected.

ChromeVox does not have a command specific to radio buttons, but we can use the command for object. This means, we can press search + b to go to the next radio button selection. Press the spacebar to select a radio button.

Review Question

What additional key do we press to navigate to the previous element?