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Keyboard Shortcuts

Everything in Accessible Weather Center is reachable from the keyboard — there are no mouse-only interactions anywhere in the app.

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Press ? at any time for this list in-app.

Key Action
Tab / Shift+Tab Next / previous scene (or switch mode in Map Nav)
Navigate within the current scene or mode
Home / End First / last item in row or list
Space Pause / resume the scene loop
M Favorites — Z add ZIP, Enter set home, Delete remove
N Map Navigation — Tab switches Storms / Alerts / Grid
[ / ] (Grid Explorer) smaller / larger cursor step
Ctrl+M Mute / unmute music
Ctrl+→ Next music track
0 Weather Radio on / off
1 / Shift+1 Music volume up / down 5%
2 / Shift+2 Weather Radio volume up / down 5%
3 Speak active weather alerts
, Settings
? Help
Esc Exit Favorites / Map Nav; close a dialog; otherwise silence speech

Number keys are reserved for instant audio and alert control rather than scene jumping, on the theory that volume and "what are the alerts" are what you need right now, while scene selection can afford a Tab or two.

Inside Map Navigation

Press N to enter. Within it, Tab cycles between the Storms, Alerts and Grid Explorer lenses; the arrow keys walk items or move the grid cursor; [ and ] change the grid step between 1, 3, 5, 10 and 25 miles per press; Home returns the cursor to your location; Enter reads full detail; and Esc leaves the mode.

A note for NVDA users

The display carries role="application", which means NVDA switches to focus mode on its own and stays there. You should not need to toggle browse and focus mode at all, and single-letter keys like M and N reach the app rather than being swallowed as quick-navigation commands.