Webex Accessibility

Webex Accessibility Features

Keyboard Shortcuts and Accessibility for WebEx Meeting Center

Windows operating system participants who have special needs, or who are power users, can navigate around the Meeting window using keyboard shortcuts. Some of these are standard shortcuts in the Windows environment.  Scroll down for a complete list of keyboard shortcuts.

Low Vision Support:

  • The application supports the high contrast scheme of the Windows OS
  • The application supports the zoom functionality of the OS
  • The application supports use of Accessible icons and also provides text alternatives


Screen Reader Support:

  • The application supports latest version of JAWS screen reader
  • Note: All the keyboard shortcuts listed in the Keyboard Navigation section work with Screen Reader


Cisco WebEx supports JAWS screen reading software for the following elements:

  • Application menus and drop-down menus
  • Shared file titles and tab titles
  • Quick Start page buttons, button titles, and tooltips
  • Panel and Panels tray buttons, button titles, and tooltips
  • Annotation panel and toolbars
  • Shared Meeting window content area toolbars
  • Meeting Controls Panel buttons, button titles, and tooltips   


Accessibility FAQs

Please refer to this page for FAQs about Cisco products.  Note that the FAQs are not limited to WebEx.  Visit this page for more information about Cisco’s commitment to accessibility. 



Complete list of Webex Keyboard Shortcuts

Webex Shortcuts for Windows operating system

Alt + F4

Close any dialog box

Ctrl + +

Zoom in during sharing

Ctrl + -

Zoom out during sharing

Ctrl + A

Copy text from the Chat panel

Ctrl + Alt + A

Share an application

Ctrl + Alt + D

Share your screen

Ctrl + Alt + N

Share a whiteboard

Ctrl + Alt + O

Share a file or video

Ctrl + Alt + Shift

Show the Meeting Controls panel while sharing

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + H

Hide the Meeting controls, panels, and notifications while sharing (Webex Meetings)

Hide the Webex Events window (Webex Events)

Ctrl + Alt +S

Allow all participants to share

Ctrl + K

Assign privileges to participants

Ctrl + M

Mute or unmute your audio

Ctrl + O

Browse to open and share a file

Ctrl + Shift + <

Rotate the page left while sharing a file

Ctrl + Shift + >

Rotate the page right while sharing a file

Ctrl + Shift + Q

Show or hide the meeting controls

Ctrl + Shift + W

Adjust the page size to fit the viewer during sharing

Ctrl + Shift + Y

Synchronize the display of a shared page, slide, or whiteboard in all participant content viewers with the display in your viewer

Ctrl + Tab

Switch between Panel View

Switch between tabs in the following dialog boxes:

  • Invite and Remind
  • Preferences
  • Meeting Options
  • Participant Privileges

Ctrl + W

Close a shared file or whiteboard

Ctrl + Y

Redo the last action

Ctrl + Z

Undo the last action

Esc

Cancel an action, or close an active window, menu, panel, or notification in full-screen sharing mode

F1

Access Webex Meetings Help

F6

Switch between the content area and the panels area

PgDn

During file sharing, use to advance to the next slide

PgUp

During file sharing, use to return to the previous slide

Shift + F10

Use right+click menus in the following panels and elements:

  • Participants panel
  • Chat panel
  • Notes panel (Webex Meetings)
  • Q & A panel (Webex Events)
  • Closed Captions panel
  • File Transfer window
  • Shared whiteboard and file tabs
    Work with the participant list
    Copy text from the Chat panel


Webex Shortcuts for Mac operating system

Command + ,

Open preferences

Command + 0

Adjust the page size to fit the viewer during sharing

Command + <

Zoom out during sharing

Command + >

Zoom in during sharing

Command + H

Hide the Meeting controls, panels, and notifications while sharing (Webex Meetings)

Hide the Webex Events window (Webex Events)

Command + K

Assign privileges to participants

Command + L

End the meeting or event

Command + N

Share a whiteboard

Command + O

Browse to open and share a file

Command + Option + 0

Adjust the page size to the available width

Command + R

Lock the meeting or event

Command + Shift + L

Rotate the page left while sharing a file

Command + Shift + N

Add page while sharing a file

Command + Shift + R

Rotate the page right while sharing a file

Command + Shift + U

Mute all

Command + Shift + Z

Redo the last action

Command + W

Close a shared file or whiteboard

Command + Y

Synchronize the display of a shared page, slide, or whiteboard in all participant content viewers with the display in your viewer

Command + Z

Undo the last action

Esc

Cancel an action, or close an active window, menu, panel, or notification in full-screen sharing mode

F6 or Shift + F6

(WBS33.8 and later)

Switch between the main video or sharing area and the panels, or move between the panels.

Option + Command + B

Share a web browser

Option + Command + K

Share your screen

Option + Command + P

Share a file or video

Tab or Shift + Tab

(WBS33.8 and later)

Switch between the visible buttons in the following panels:

Participants panel

Chat panel

Notes panel (Webex Meetings)

Closed Captions panel

Multimedia Viewer panel

Q & A panel (Webex Events)

Polling panel