Place pins with a keyboard or screen reader
Move a crosshair with the arrow keys and press Enter. Works for your team and for clients.
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Crosshair. Shows where the pin will go. It starts in the middle of the preview. Add a pin. Pressed while you are placing a pin.
- Tab to Add a pin and press Enter
Focus moves to the preview and your screen reader reads the instructions.
- Move the crosshair with the arrow keys
Each press moves 2% of the preview. Hold Shift to move 10%. Your screen reader reads the position, such as “54% across, 40% down”.
- On a website, scroll with Page Down, Page Up, Home and End
- Press Enter or Space to drop the pin
The note box opens with focus in it. Type the note and choose Save pin.
- Press Esc to stop without a pin
Focus goes back to Add a pin, and the viewer stays open.
| Keys | What they do |
|---|---|
| ← → ↑ ↓ | Move the crosshair a little |
| Shift + arrow | Move the crosshair further |
| Page Down / Page Up | Scroll a website preview |
| Home / End | Jump to the top or bottom of a website preview |
| Enter or Space | Drop the pin |
| Esc | Stop placing a pin |
Other ways to give the same feedback#
- General note, Add feedback or Add a note leaves feedback on the whole item without choosing a spot.
- On videos, Comment on this moment uses the current time, and you can type a different time in the Moment box.
- Every pin in the list has a numbered button that shows it on the preview, and pins on the preview are buttons that take you to their note.
Good to know
The crosshair has a high-contrast outline and also shows in Windows high contrast mode. Mouse and touch users do not see it.
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