NVDA Documentation

In this page, you are expected to find valuable information related to NVDA and NVDA project. Feel free to navigate the headings of this page to read more about NVDA, and download the latest user guide and audio demonstrations of the product. You may also want to review the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) which is included in the wiki user articles.

Be sure to review this page before sharing your ideas and/or questions in NVDA mailing lists, may you have your questions answered here? Note: you are advised to visit this page regularly in order to keep your NVDA information up-to-date.

User Guide

The NVDA 0.6p3 User Guide explains how to get and install NVDA 0.6p3. It also lists the key commands and explains the configuration options of NVDA. A copy of NVDA user guide is included in the program folder\documentation\language folder.

Note: in the documentation folder of NVDA you will find an abbreviation for each language that NVDA documentation is localized, e.g. En for English, Fr for French, etc.

Wiki Articles

There are two main categories of articles in our wiki:

  • UserArticles: Articles relevant to users of NVDA (recommended for all NVDA users)
  • DevelopmentArticles: Articles targeted towards NVDA developers and those interested in NVDA development (only for professionals)

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Audio Reviews/Tutorials

NVDA on ACB Radio's Main Menu Live

In March 2007, NVDA was talked about on  ACB Radio's Main Menu Live show. The first hour was a demonstration of NVDA by one of the developers (Michael Curran), and the second half was an interview with Michael, as well as Rick Harmon who had also produced an audio demonstration of NVDA.  Download Interview on Main Menu Live [mp3]

Blind Geek Zone Demonstrates NVDA

Rick Harmon has recorded a 90 minute demonstration of NVDA for his site: www.blind-geek-zone.net.  Download Blind Geek Zone NVDA audio demonstration [mp3]

NVDA update by Valiant8086

Aaron Spears composed a 60 minute long audio recording intended as an update to Rick Harmon's 90 minute podcast, (listed above), during which he demonstrates some of the newest features of NVDA and throws in some tips too.  download NVDA updates audio [mp3]

NVDA Audio Demonstration by Michael Curran

Michael Curran, as a developer of NVDA, has recorded a 40 minute audio demonstration of using the screen reader. He also talks about the advantages/disadvantages,how the screen reader is licenced and so on. Please note that this is now quite outdated, although much of the information is still useful. Download Michael Curran's NVDA audio demonstration [ogg vorbis]