Technology
Magic Keyboard Shortcuts
Summary: Become a more efficient user of Magic Screen Magnification software with these keyboard shortcuts.
The default MAGic Key is the CapsLock key on your keyboard.
Note: Some actions have more than one hot key associated. The alternative hot key is listed for laptop users. The alternative hot keys do not use the extended number pad. Also if your Num Lock is turned on, then you should use the alternative hot keys, or we suggest you turn off Num Lock.
Magnification keys
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Launch MAGic |
Alt + Control + M |
Display/Hide MAGic User Interface |
MAGic Key + U |
Pass Through Key |
MAGic Key + 3 |
Refresh Screen |
MAGic Key + Escape |
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Increase Magnification |
MAGic Key + NumPad Plus or Control + Equals |
Decrease Magnification |
MAGic Key + NumPad Minus or Control + Dash |
Magnification Toggle On/Off |
MAGic Key + Delete |
Switch between Magnified Views |
MAGic Key + NumPad Slash |
Toggle Color Enhancements On/Off |
MAGic Key + F12 |
Toggle Cursor Enhancements On/Off |
MAGic Key + F8 |
Toggle Mouse Enhancements On/Off |
MAGic Key + F4 |
Toggle between 1x Magnification |
MAGIC Key + Delete + Shift |
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Pan Right |
MAGic Key + RightArrow |
Pan Left |
MAGic Key + LeftArrow |
Pan Down |
MAGic Key + DownArrow |
Pan Up |
MAGic Key + UpArrow |
Increase Speed during Panning |
NumPad Plus |
Decrease Speed during Panning |
NumPad Minus |
Move to Left Edge of Screen in the Magnified Area |
MAGic Key + Home |
Move to Right Edge of Screen in the Magnified Area |
MAGic Key + End |
Move to Top of Screen |
MAGic Key + PageUp |
Move to Bottom of Screen |
MAGic Key + PageDown |
Move to Beginning of Next Line |
MAGic Key + Enter |
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Tracking Toggle On/Off |
MAGic Key + R |
Reposition Mouse |
MAGic Key + NumPad 5 |
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Start Locator |
MAGic Key + F10 |
Stop Locator and Move to Selected Area |
Enter |
Stop Locator without Moving the Magnified Area |
Escape |
Move Left |
LeftArrow |
Move Right |
RightArrow |
Move Up |
UpArrow |
Move Down |
DownArrow |
Move to End of Line |
End |
Move to Beginning of Line |
Home |
Move to Top of Screen |
PageUp |
Move to Bottom of Screen |
PageDown |
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Toggle Quick View Frame On/Off |
MAGic Key + Q |
Set upper left corner of frame |
MAGic Key + LeftBracket |
Set lower right corner of frame |
MAGic Key + RightBracket |
Create frame around current dialog box option |
MAGic Key + LeftBracket twice quickly |
Open Quick View Manager |
MAGic Key + 9 |
Speech control
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Silence Current Speech |
Control |
Enable/Disable Speech |
MAGic Key + F3 |
Language Toggle |
MAGic Key + F11 |
Note: On multi-language systems, the primary language by default is the language of the operating system. When you choose a second language, use MAGic Key + F11 to toggle between the primary and secondary language. To set another language, do so in the Voices dialog box, activated from the Speech menu on the MAGic user interface.
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Read All From Location |
MAGic Key + SpaceBar or Insert + DownArrow |
Read Active Window (reads from the beginning of document window) |
MAGic Key + SpaceBar (twice) or Insert + DownArrow (twice) |
Read Title Bar |
MAGic Key + T or Insert + End |
Read Column from Current Position |
MAGic Key + C |
Read Bottom of Window |
Insert + PageDown |
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Say Color Block |
MAGic Key + Control |
Say Current Word |
MAGic Key + Alt or Insert + NumPad 5 |
Spell Current Word |
MAGic Key + Alt (twice) or Insert + NumPad 5 (twice) |
Say Next Word |
Insert + RightArrow |
Say Prior Word |
Insert + LeftArrow |
Say Current Line |
MAGic Key + L or Insert + UpArrow |
Read to Cursor |
Insert + Home |
Read from Cursor |
Insert + PageUp |
Say Current Sentence |
MAGic Key + S |
Say Next Sentence |
MAGic Key + Shift + S |
Say Current Paragraph |
MAGic Key + P |
Say Contents of Clipboard |
MAGic Key + X |
Note: When using the document and text reading commands, if you move the mouse MAGic reads from the current location of the mouse pointer. If you move the insertion point, MAGic reads from the location of the insertion point.
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Toggle announcement of uppercase letters on/off |
MAGic Key + F2 |
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Mouse Echo Toggle |
MAGic Key + M |
Note: Toggling the mouse echo rotates between speak lines, speak words, and mouse echo off.
Some actions in MAGic do not have hot keys assigned. You can define hot keys for many of these features from within the Keyboard Assignments dialog box.
Keys for Microsoft programs
MAGic has shortcut keys to help you use Microsoft Word 97 or later without relying on the mouse to access certain features.
Description |
Shortcut Key |
List Spelling Errors |
Control + Shift + E |
List Revisions |
Control + Shift + V |
List Grammatical Errors |
Control + Shift + G |
List Comments |
Control + Shift + Apostrophe |
Post Comment |
Alt + Shift + Apostrophe |
List Hyperlinks |
MAGic Key + F8 |
List Inline Objects |
Control + Shift + O |
Focus to First Form Field |
MAGic Key + Control + Home |
Select a Field |
Control + Shift + L |
Select a Table |
MAGic Key + Control + T |
Post Footnote or Endnote |
Alt + Shift + E |
MAGic has shortcut keys to help you use Microsoft Excel 97 or later without relying on the mouse to access certain features. If you have enabled speech, MAGic announces the contents and coordinates of any cell you click or move to using the keyboard. If the cell contains a formula, MAGic says, "Has formula."
Description |
Shortcut Key |
Adjust MAGic Options |
MAGic Key + O |
List Cells with Comments |
Control + Shift + Apostrophe |
List Column |
Control + Shift + C |
Post Column Title |
Alt + Shift + C |
Post Column Total |
MAGic Key + Enter |
List Row |
Control + Shift + R |
Post Row Title |
Alt + Shift + R |
Post Row Total |
MAGic Key + R |
List Visible Cells with Data |
Control + Shift + D |
Select Hyperlink |
Control + Shift + H |
Set Monitor Cells |
Alt + Control + Shift + 1 through 0 |
Move to Monitor Cell |
Control + Shift + M |
Post Monitor Cells |
Alt + Shift + 1 through 0 |
MAGic has shortcut keys to help you use Internet Explorer 5.01 and later without relying on the mouse to access certain features.
Description |
Shortcut Key |
Reformat Document |
MAGic Key + F5 |
Select a Link |
MAGic Key + F7 |
Content author: technology@rnib.org.uk
Last updated: 08/04/2008 18:38
More info
Latest updates
Related info
Your stories
Diane's story - Diane Clark, 47, was diagnosed with diabetes in her teens and with diabetic retinopathy when she was 25. She received regular treatment and eye tests. “I missed one appointment. This resulted in me losing more of my sight than I would have done if I'd have gone. If you have diabetes then you simply can’t afford to miss having a regular eye test.” Open Your Eyes campaign
