Fortunately, Google provides a handy online shortcut reference system that works the same way in both Drive and Docs. Probably the biggest barrier for blind users of Drive and Docs is the dizzying array of keyboard shortcuts necessary to accomplish even the simplest tasks. But before we try anything, let's learn about keyboard shortcuts. This should turn on screen reader support for any Google app you use, including Drive and Docs. To use Docs with VoiceOver, enable screen reader support for your Google account, which you can do from your account's accessibility settings. If you don't already have a Google account, create one. Make the Beast Talk: Accessibility Settings I found an article that told me how to fix Chrome if it doesn't open. The first time I tried to launch Chrome after installation, nothing happened. There is no one best browser for Google Docs. Some things are broken in Chrome, and other things are broken in Safari. Everything described in this article works with either Chrome or Safari, except where noted. The Google Docs documentation recommends Google Chrome. For even more information, see Google's online Drive Shortcut Reference and Docs Shortcut Reference Choose a Weapon: Chrome versus Safari You can open a searchable keyboard shortcut reference in both Drive and Docs. For information on editing Google Docs (as opposed to Google Sheets), see Edit Documents with a Screen Reader. For general information on Google Docs accessibility, see Accessibility for Docs editors. Like Apple, Google's documentation is incredibly concise. I spent a few weeks reading Google's documentation and working with Google Docs. If I used Docs through a web browser, I could work more efficiently without fear of overwriting a collaborators changes. Everyone else in the group edits directly in Docs. I've been avoiding Docs by downloading documents from Google Drive and editing locally.

I'm part of a writers group that uses Google Docs for collaboration. And after that's over, let's teach this beast that we will not surrender. Let's cry and scream together and smash our fists on the keyboard. Or you approached it like a word processor but couldn't figure out even simple things like how to open menus.

You approached it like a web page, expecting to find controls with VO+Left and VO+Right, but nothing made sense.

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