Screen reader preferences

Orca preferences allow you to customize functionality in Orca which applies to all applications. An example of an Orca preference is key echo because key echo is something that applies to all applications.

Orca preferences can be configured globally or on the application level. Application-level preferences allow you to customize Orca functionality that only applies in certain environments, such as on web pages or in chat applications. As a result, you will only find these options available in the application-specific preferences dialogs and only for those applications to which these options apply.

Keyboard shortcuts to open preferences dialogs

OrcaModifier+Space

Open Orca’s Preferences

Ctrl+OrcaModifier+Space

Open Orca’s Preferences for the current application

General preferences and profiles

• General preferences
• Profiles

Key bindings

Orca’s keyboard shortcuts.

• Key bindings preferences

Voice and speech

Configure the voice used by Orca, what gets spoken, and what gets spoken as you type.

• Voice preferences
• Speech preferences
• Key echo preferences

See also Add, edit, or remove dictionary entries.

Braille

Configure Orca’s braille display support.

• Braille preferences

Text and documents processing

• Text attributes preferences
• Table navigation preferences
• Spellcheck preferences

Chat clients

Configure how Orca behaves when providing access to instant messaging and internet relay chat clients.

• Chat preferences