Orca Configuration

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There are three ways to open the Preferences dialog to configure Orca: keybinding, terminal window, or Run dialog.

Keybinding to configure Orca:

To open the Preferences dialog to configure Orca, press:

Orca Modifier+Space

To open the Preferences dialog to configure Orca for the current application, press:

Ctrl+Orca Modifier+Space

Orca Preferences dialog can be launched with a command in a terminal window or within the Run dialog.

To open a terminal window in GNOME, press:

Ctrl+Alt+t

To open a Run dialog in GNOME, press:

Alt+F2

To enter the Preferences dialog to configure Orca from the terminal window, or the Run dialog, enter the following command(s):

          
            orca -s

          
            orca --setup