To read the contents of any document, use the application's built-in caret
navigation mode. As you navigate within the text of the document, Orca
will present your new location. As a result, you are likely already familiar with
how to read a document using Orca. For instance:
Use Left and Right to move and read by character.
Use CtrlLeft and
CtrlRight to move and read by word.
Use Up and Down to move and read by line.
Use Shift in combination with the above commands to select and
unselect text.
For a complete listing of GNOME's caret navigation commands, see the
Universal Access Help.
In addition to reading a document by caret navigation, you may find it helpful
to read, spell, and obtain the Unicode value for the current text. You can do
these things through Orca's Flat
Review feature.
Finally, in order to have Orca speak the entire document from your
present location, use the SayAll command. It, along with a more complete
listing of Orca's commands for accessing document text, can
be found in the Reading Commands guide.