Use a screen reader to manage your assignments in Project

This article is for people who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Microsoft 365 screen reader support content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.

Use Project Online with your keyboard and screen reader to read through your assignments and update them if necessary. We have tested it with Narrator, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques.

Notes: 

  • 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.

  • To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft 365.

  • This topic assumes you are using this app with a PC. Some navigation and gestures might be different for a Windows phone or tablet.

  • When you use Project Online, we recommend that you use Edge as your web browser. Because Project Online 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 Project Online.

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Read through the list of assignments

  1. In the Project view, press the Tab key until you hear “Tasks,” and then press Enter. The Tasks view opens, containing the list of tasks assigned to you.

  2. Press Ctrl+Alt+arrow keys to navigate the rows and columns of the tasks table.

Update and save your assignments

  1. In the Tasks view, navigate to the row containing the task you wish to update using Ctrl+Alt+Up or Down arrow key.

  2. To move between the table columns, press Ctrl+Alt+Left or Right arrow key.

  3. Update the value of the cell you want by using the keyboard.

  4. To leave the tasks table, press Ctrl+F6.

  5. Press the Tab key until you hear “Tasks tab,” and press Enter.

  6. Press the Tab key until you hear “Save,” and press Enter.

Send your assignments for approval

  1. In the Tasks view, press the Tab key until you hear “Tasks tab,” and press Enter.

  2. Press the Tab key until you hear “Send task status button,” and press Spacebar.

  3. To select between submitting all tasks or submitting only the selected tasks, press the Tab key until you hear the option you want, and then press Enter.

See also

Use a screen reader to create a new project in Project

Use a screen reader to review or edit an existing project in Project

Keyboard shortcuts in Project Online

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Project

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.

If you are a government, commercial, or enterprise user, please contact the enterprise Disability Answer Desk.

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