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What are the keystrokes to open an attached file? Cannot use mouse.

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kathryngc1
kathryngc1

Thunderbird is recommended by NVDA screen reader for visually impaired users. I cannot find any combination of keystrokes to get to the SAVE menu, for attached files.

Thunderbird is recommended by NVDA screen reader for visually impaired users. I cannot find any combination of keystrokes to get to the SAVE menu, for attached files.

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Try alt+m then h

Those are the accelerator keys shown in my menus.

You can navigate further by using a number (each attachment is listed and numbered serially, then a (for save as) to get to a file save dialogue.

I am pleasantly surprised that Thunderbird is being recommended for sight-impaired users. I've always felt that Thunderbird has rather high dependency on the mouse and some features are hard to find, even with the mouse.

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Zenos
Zenos

Chosen Solution

Try alt+m then h

Those are the accelerator keys shown in my menus.

You can navigate further by using a number (each attachment is listed and numbered serially, then a (for save as) to get to a file save dialogue.

I am pleasantly surprised that Thunderbird is being recommended for sight-impaired users. I've always felt that Thunderbird has rather high dependency on the mouse and some features are hard to find, even with the mouse.