Official documentation
NVDA User Guide
NV Access, NV Access, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- The official user guide for NVDA, the free screen reader for Windows. Its keyboard settings section explains how NVDA treats key presses from other applications, including speech recognition software.
- How much weight it carries
- Official documentation from the developer of NVDA. The page does not show a version number in the part we read, so check the guide for the version that matches your copy of NVDA.
Facts taken from this source
- The NVDA user guide says the Speak typed characters command, NVDA+2, controls when NVDA announces the characters you type.
“Controls when NVDA announces characters you type.” (Input commands table, Speak typed characters)
- NVDA has a setting that controls whether key presses generated by speech recognition software are processed by NVDA.
“control if key presses generated by applications such as on-screen keyboards and speech recognition software should be processed by NVDA” (Keyboard settings: Handle keys from other applications)