This article is for people who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Windows tools or features and Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Accessibility help & learning content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.
Use OneDrive for work or school with your keyboard and a screen reader to explore and navigate the different views and move between them. We have tested it with Narrator, JAWS, and NVDA, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques.
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft 365.
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See also
Use a screen reader to sync OneDrive for work or school
Keyboard shortcuts for OneDrive for work or school
Basic tasks using a screen reader with OneDrive for work or school
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Use the OneDrive app with your OneDrive for work or school account and with VoiceOver, the built-in macOS screen reader, to explore and navigate the different views and move between them.
You can download and install the OneDrive app from the App Store. To learn how to set up the app with your account, go to Basic tasks using a screen reader with OneDrive for work or school.
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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This topic assumes that you are using the built-in macOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, go to VoiceOver Getting Started Guide.
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Navigate OneDrive for work or school in Finder
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On your Mac, press Command+Shift+A to open the Applications view in Finder.
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Type O to go straight to the applications that start with an "O."
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Press the Tab key until you hear: “OneDrive application.”
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To open OneDrive, press Command+Down arrow key.
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To navigate within OneDrive, and open files and folders, do the following:
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To open a file, press Command+Down arrow key.
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In the list view, to expand a folder, press the Right arrow key. To collapse a folder, press the Left arrow key.
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In the thumbnail view, to open a folder, press Command+Down arrow key when on the folder.
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To navigate the folder contents, use the arrow keys.
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To return to the OneDrive main view from an opened folder, press Control+Option+Shift+Up arrow key. You hear: "Out of scroll area." Press Control+Option+Left arrow key until you hear "Toolbar," and then press Control+Option+Shift+Down arrow key. You hear: "Back slash forward, group." Press Control+Option+Shift+Down arrow key. Press Control+Option+Left arrow key until you hear "Back menu button," and then press Control+Option+Spacebar.
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Navigate to the OneDrive for work or school preferences
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Open the OneDrive sync app as instructed in Navigate OneDrive for work or school using the OneDrive sync app.
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Press Control+Option+Right or Left arrow key until you hear "Help and settings, button," and press Return to select it.
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Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Preferences," and then press Control+Option+Spacebar. The Preferences dialog box opens.
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To navigate in the dialog box, do one or more of the following:
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Press Control+Option+Right or Left arrow key to navigate the Preferences tab in the dialog box.
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To select or clear a checkbox, press Spacebar.
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To move the focus to the toolbar, for example, to review the available tabs, press Control+Option+Right or Left arrow key until you hear: "Toolbar."
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To navigate the toolbar, press Control+Option+Shift+Down arrow key once, and then press Control+Option+Right or Left arrow key until you hear the tab you want. To select and open the tab, press Control+Option+Spacebar.
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To exit the toolbar, press Control+Option+Shift+Up arrow key. You can now press Control+Option+Right or Left arrow key to navigate the options within the selected tab.
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To exit the dialog box, press Command+W.
See also
Use a screen reader to sync OneDrive for work or school
Basic tasks using a screen reader with OneDrive for work or school
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Use the OneDrive app with your OneDrive for work or school account and VoiceOver, the built-in iOS screen reader, to explore and navigate the different views and move between them.
Notes:
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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This topic assumes that you are using the built-in iOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, visit Apple accessibility.
Navigate the main view
The OneDrive app has the following five tabs or views when you're signed in with your OneDrive for work or school account: Home, Files, Scan, Shared, and Libraries. The contents of the main view change depending on the selected tab or view.
When you open the OneDrive app, you land on the Home tab. It has the following main areas:
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The heading row at the top of the screen contains the following elements:
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The account menu button to access the app settings, add a new account, or switch to another account.
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The name of the currently selected tab.
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The Add button to create a new folder, upload a file, or to take a photo or video, for example.
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The search text field to search for files and folders.
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The main content area displaying the list of recent folders, shared libraries, and offline files.
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The tab toolbar at the bottom of the screen containing the Home, Files, Scan, Shared, and Libraries buttons for changing the currently selected tab or view.
To navigate between the elements and areas in the main view, swipe left or right until you hear the one you want, and double-tap the screen to select it.
See also
Basic tasks using a screen reader with OneDrive for work or school
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Use the OneDrive app with your OneDrive for work or school account and with TalkBack, the built-in Android screen reader, to explore and navigate the different views and move between them.
Notes:
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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This topic assumes that you are using the built-in Android screen reader, TalkBack. To learn more about using TalkBack, go to Android accessibility.
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Navigate the main view
The OneDrive app has the following five tabs or views when you're signed in with your OneDrive for work or school account: Home, Files, Shared, Libraries, and Me. The contents of the main view change depending on the selected tab or view.
When you open the OneDrive app, you land on the Home tab. It has the following main areas:
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The heading row at the top of the screen contains the following elements:
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The account menu button to add a new account or switch to another account.
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The name of the currently selected tab.
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The Add button to create a new folder, upload a file, or take a photo, for example.
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The Search button to open the text field where you can enter your search term.
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The main content area displaying the list of recent folders, shared libraries, and offline files. On the lower-right corner of the content area, you can find the Camera button to activate the device camera.
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The tab toolbar at the bottom of the screen containing the Home, Files, Shared, Libraries, and Me buttons for changing the currently selected tab or view.
To navigate between the elements and areas in the main view, swipe left or right until you hear the one you want, and double-tap the screen to select it. To exit menus or panes, swipe down-then-left.
Navigate to the OneDrive for work or school settings
You can find the OneDrive for work or school settings on the Me tab. Here you can access your profile info, the app settings and help, and sign out.
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To open the Me tab, slide one finger near the lower-right corner of the screen until you hear "Me, pivot, tab," and then double-tap the screen.
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Do one or more of the following:
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To open your profile info, swipe left or right until you hear "View profile," and then double-tap the screen. To return to the Me tab, swipe down-then-left.
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To open the app settings, swipe left or right until you hear "Settings," and then double-tap the screen. To return to the Me tab, swipe down-then-left.
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To open the app help, swipe left or right until you hear "Help and suggestions," and then double-tap the screen. To return to the Me tab, swipe down-then-left.
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To sign out, swipe left or right until you hear "Sign out," and then double-tap the screen.
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See also
Basic tasks using a screen reader with OneDrive for work or school
Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365
Use OneDrive for work or school for the web with your keyboard and a screen reader to explore and navigate the different views and move between them. We have tested it with Narrator in Microsoft Edge and JAWS and NVDA in Chrome, but it might work with other screen readers and web browsers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques.
Notes:
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New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.
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To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft 365.
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When you use OneDrive for work or school for the web, we recommend that you use Microsoft Edge as your web browser. Because OneDrive for work or school for the web runs in your web browser, the keyboard shortcuts are different from those in the desktop program. For example, you’ll use Ctrl+F6 instead of F6 for jumping in and out of the commands. Also, common shortcuts like F1 (Help) and Ctrl+O (Open) apply to the web browser – not OneDrive for work or school for the web.
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Navigate the OneDrive for work or school main view
The OneDrive for work or school main view contains the following main elements:
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The toolbar at the top of the screen
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Navigation pane on the left
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The main content area to the right of the navigation pane
To navigate between the elements in the main view, press the Tab key (to go forward) or Shift+Tab (to go backward), until you hear the one you want.
Navigate the OneDrive for work or school toolbar
The toolbar at the top of the screen shows the app launcher that contains tiles for Microsoft services and applications. The toolbar also contains options to manage notifications, settings, and your account, find help, and sign out.
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To navigate to the toolbar, press the Tab key until you hear with Narrator: "Banner, App launcher." With JAWS, you hear: "Banner region, App launcher." With NVDA, you hear: "App launcher, menu button."
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To move on the toolbar, press the Tab key until you hear the option you want, and then press Enter to select it.
Navigate the main content area
The main content area contains the folders and files in the selected category. Depending on the selected category, the main content area might also show a taskbar at the top of the area.
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To navigate between the screen elements, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab.
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To browse menus and lists, press the Right, Left, Up, or Down arrow key.
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To move to the taskbar, press the Tab key until you hear with Narrator "Command bar," followed by the command in focus, for example, "Command bar, New." With JAWS, you hear "Menu, command bar, menu," followed by the command in focus. With NVDA, you hear the command in focus.
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To move on the taskbar, press the Up, Down, Left, or Right arrow key.
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When on a file or folder, press Shift+F10 or the Windows Menu key to display the context menu for the item.
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To select a file to display further options or actions on the toolbar, press Spacebar.
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To select and activate an item, button, or option, press Enter. For example, when you're on a Word for the web file and press Enter, the file opens in Word for the web, either in the current browser tab or in a separate tab. If you're on a folder and press Enter, that folder displays its subfolders and files in the main content area.
The menus and the toolbar are context sensitive. Depending on the selected item and the level of the item in the tree, the content of the menus and toolbar might change.
See also
Keyboard shortcuts for OneDrive for work or school
Basic tasks using a screen reader with OneDrive for work or school
Technical support for customers with disabilities
Microsoft wants to provide the best possible experience for all our customers. If you have a disability or questions related to accessibility, please contact the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk for technical assistance. The Disability Answer Desk support team is trained in using many popular assistive technologies and can offer assistance in English, Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. Please go to the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk site to find out the contact details for your region.
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