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<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#reading"/>
<link type="next" xref="howto_text_attributes" />
<title type="sort">1. Documents</title>
<desc>
Reading content
</desc>
<credit type="author">
<name>Joanmarie Diggs</name>
<email>joanied@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
<license>
<p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
</license>
</info>
<title>Documents</title>
<p>
To read the contents of any document, use the application's built-in caret
navigation mode. As you navigate within the text of the document, <app>Orca</app>
will present your new location. As a result, you are likely already familiar with
how to read a document using <app>Orca</app>. For instance:
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<list>
<item>
<p>
Use <key>Left</key> and <key>Right</key> to move and read by character.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Use <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Left</key></keyseq> and
<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Right</key></keyseq> to move and read by word.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Use <key>Up</key> and <key>Down</key> to move and read by line.
</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
Use <key>Shift</key> in combination with the above commands to select and
unselect text.
</p>
</item>
</list>
<note style="tip">
<title>Enabling Caret Navigation in an Application</title>
<p>
Not all applications have caret navigation enabled by default. For many GNOME
applications, caret navigation can be toggled on and off by pressing <key>F7</key>.
</p>
</note>
<p>
In addition to reading a document by caret navigation, you may find it helpful
to read, spell, and obtain the Unicode value for the current text. You can do
these things through <app>Orca</app>'s <link xref="howto_flat_review">Flat
Review feature</link>.
</p>
<p>
Finally, in order to have <app>Orca</app> speak the entire document from your
present location, use the Say All command. It, along with a more complete
listing of <app>Orca</app>'s commands for accessing document text, can
be found in the <link xref="commands_reading">Reading Commands</link> guide.
</p>
</page>
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