What do you need for an NVDA check?

Download NVDA from NV Access on a supported Windows PC. The current release is free. Keep the Windows, browser and NVDA versions with your result so someone can repeat the same check.

The current release supports Windows 10 and later, with hardware and edition details in the download and system requirements. The current user guide explains how to start and quit NVDA.

Why does a letter jump through the page in one place and type in another?

Browse mode lets you move through a web document by structure. For example, H moves to the next heading. Focus mode passes keys to the active control so you can enter text. Check which mode you are in before treating a navigation problem as a bug.

NVDA’s Tools menu has a Speech Viewer that shows what it speaks. Keep focus in the test page while checking it, and save only fictional text in any shared notes.

How can you check a form field without sending anything?

Open an unconnected sample with a heading and a single labeled Email field. The sample should have no submit action or linked service. If you cannot run Windows and NVDA, sketch the sequence and mark it as a planned check.

Find the section
With the browser focused and NVDA in browse mode, use H to find the sample heading. If the heading is missing from the spoken order, record what you heard before assuming its visible style means it is a heading.
Reach and use the field
Use Tab to reach Email. Listen for its name and that it is editable. Type a fictional value like sample@example.test once the field takes input. Compare what appeared with what you typed.
Describe the mismatch
Record the exact interaction if the field is announced only as an edit box or the label is confusing. Fix the sample and repeat the same sequence. This result covers one field in one Windows browser.