Testing task: Read information about a grid cell in interaction mode

With JAWS in interaction mode, describe how JAWS behaves when performing task "With focus on the first non-header cell in the grid, read information about the cell."

Test instructions

  1. Restore default settings for JAWS. For help, read Configuring Screen Readers for Testing.
  2. Activate the "Open test page" button below, which opens the example to test in a new window and runs a script that sets focus on the first cell of the second row in the grid.
  3. Verify the PC Cursor is active by pressing Alt+Delete. If it is not, turn off the Virtual Cursor by pressing Insert+Z.
  4. With focus on the first non-header cell in the grid, read information about the cell.
  5. Using the following commands, With focus on the first non-header cell in the grid, read information about the cell.
    • Insert+Tab
    • Insert+Up

Success Criteria

To pass this test, JAWS needs to meet all the following assertions when each specified command is executed:

  1. Text of the first column header ('Date') is conveyed
  2. Text of the first cell ('01-Jan-16') is conveyed
  3. coordinates of the first cell (column 1, row 2) are conveyed

Record Results

Read information about a grid cell in interaction mode

After 'Insert+Tab'

AssertionSuccess caseFailure cases
Text of the first column header ('Date') is conveyed(required: mark output)
Text of the first cell ('01-Jan-16') is conveyed(required: mark output)
coordinates of the first cell (column 1, row 2) are conveyed(required: mark output)
Were there additional undesirable behaviors?(required)
Undesirable behaviors





After 'Insert+Up'

AssertionSuccess caseFailure cases
Text of the first column header ('Date') is conveyed(required: mark output)
Text of the first cell ('01-Jan-16') is conveyed(required: mark output)
coordinates of the first cell (column 1, row 2) are conveyed(required: mark output)
Were there additional undesirable behaviors?(required)
Undesirable behaviors