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Basic tasks using a screen reader with OneDrive for work or school

This article is for people with visual or cognitive impairments who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Microsoft 365 screen reader support content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.

Use OneDrive for work or school with your keyboard and a screen reader to quickly do all essential basic tasks, such as store, open, and share files. We have tested it with Narrator, JAWS, and NVDA, but it might work with other screen readers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and techniques. 

Notes: 

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Open OneDrive for work or school

The OneDrive app is built into Windows, and it appears as a drive in Windows File Explorer on your computer. After you sign in and set up OneDrive for work or school, the OneDrive for work or school folder name includes your Microsoft 365 organization name, such as "OneDrive - Contoso" or "OneDrive@Contoso.com."

For more information, refer to Use a screen reader to sync OneDrive for work or school.

Open OneDrive for work or school using search

  1. Press the Windows logo key. You hear: “Search box."

  2. Type OneDrive. You hear: "OneDrive, desktop app." Press Enter.

Open OneDrive for work or school from File Explorer

  1. To open File Explorer, press the Windows logo key+E. File Explorer opens with the focus in the Items view.

  2. Press Shift+F6 until you hear: "Tree view." Use the Down arrow key until you hear: “OneDrive.” Then press Enter.

Sign in to OneDrive for work or school

When you open OneDrive for the first time, you're asked to sign in, select the location of your OneDrive folder on your computer, and choose the files and folders you want to sync.

  1. Open OneDrive using search or File Explorer as instructed in Open OneDrive for work or school using search and Open OneDrive for work or school from File Explorer.

  2. You hear: "Microsoft OneDrive, Enter your email address." The focus is in the email address field. Type your organizational address, and press Enter.

  3. If you have both personal and work accounts for OneDrive, you might hear: "This email address is used for both OneDrive for home and OneDrive for work or school. Which would you like to sign in to first?" Press the Tab key until you hear "Work or school, button," and press Spacebar.

  4. Your organization's sign-in dialog box opens. The focus is in the password field. Type your password. When done, press the Tab key until you hear "Sign in," and press Spacebar.

  5. The This is your OneDrive folder dialog box opens. By default the OneDrive folder is located under C:\Users.... Do one of the following:

    • To accept the current location and continue, press the Tab key until you hear "Next," and press Spacebar.

    • To change the folder location, press the Tab key until you hear: "Change location." Press Enter.

  6. The Sync your OneDrive files to this PC dialog box opens. By default, all files and folders in your OneDrive for work or school are selected to sync. If you don't want to sync them all, you can select the files and folders in this dialog box. Do one of the following:

    • To sync all your OneDrive for work or school files and folders to your computer, press the Tab key until you hear: "Next." Press Enter.

    • To select specific OneDrive for work or school files and folders to sync, define the files and folders in this dialog box. To navigate between the areas in the dialog box, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab. When you hear the first item in your OneDrive for work or school, such as "Files not in a folder," you've reached the list of folders and files in your OneDrive for work or school. To navigate the list, press the Down arrow key. To select or deselect an item or a checkbox, press Spacebar. When the selections are done, press the Tab key until you hear Next button, and press Spacebar.

    You're now connected to your OneDrive for work or school, and the Welcome to OneDrive dialog box opens.

  7. To sync and open your OneDrive for work or school, go through the welcome dialog box first. Press the Tab key once. You hear: "Next." Press Enter three times to navigate through the pages. Then press Shift+Tab once. You hear: "Open my OneDrive folder."

  8. Press Enter. The (selected) OneDrive for work or school folders and files are synced, and your OneDrive folder opens in File Explorer.

Open an item in OneDrive for work or school

In File Explorer, browse to the item you want to open, press Spacebar to select it, and press Enter to open.

Tip: To choose the app you want to use to open the item with, when on the item, press Alt+H, P and then E. To navigate through the list of options, press the Down arrow key. When you reach the app you want, press Enter.

Upload an item to OneDrive for work or school

You can upload a file or folder to OneDrive for work or school by copying or moving it to your OneDrive for work or school folder in File Explorer, or by saving the file directly to OneDrive for work or school using the applicable Microsoft 365 app.

Upload an item using File Explorer

  1. To open File Explorer, press the Windows logo key+E.

  2. Go to the folder or file you want to copy or move to OneDrive for work or school.

  3. To copy the file or folder, press Ctrl+C. To cut the file or folder, press Ctrl+X.

  4. Use the Tab key and the arrow keys to navigate to the location you want, and press Enter.

  5. Press Ctrl+V to paste the copied or cut item. The item is uploaded to your OneDrive for work or school.

Save your file directly to OneDrive for work or school

When you work on a file in an Microsoft 365 app, you can save it directly to OneDrive for work or school, so you don't have to upload it separately.

  1. With the file open in the applicable Microsoft 365 app, press Alt+F, A. You hear: “Save As.”

  2. To select OneDrive for work or school, press S. With NVDA and JAWS, press Right arrow key to select the location. You hear "Selected, OneDrive," followed by the name of your organization.

  3. Press the Right arrow key once. With NVDA and JAWS, press the Tab key once. You hear: "Pick a folder." To move to the file name field, press the Down arrow key. If needed, type or change the name for the file. To save, select one of the following options:

    • To save the file to your main OneDrive for work or school folder, press the Tab key until you hear: "Save." Press Enter.

    • To save the file to a specific subfolder in your OneDrive for work or school, press the Tab key until you hear “Sort by name,” press the Down arrow key to move to the folder where you want to save the file, and then press Enter. When you hear the name of the first file in the folder (or, if there are no files in the folder, you hear "We didn't find anything to show here"), press the Tab key until you hear "Save, button," and then press Enter.

Download an item from OneDrive for work or school

By default, all folders and files in your OneDrive for work or school folder are available online and offline on your computer, but you can also download an item separately.

  1. In File Explorer, navigate to the item you want to download from your OneDrive for work or school. When on the item, press Ctrl+C.

  2. Move to the folder where you want to save the item on your computer, and press Ctrl+V to paste it.

Share an item from OneDrive for work or school

You can share an item directly from OneDrive for work or school. The people you share the item with receive an email invitation to view and edit the shared content in OneDrive for work or school.

  1. In File Explorer, go to your OneDrive for work or school folder. Select the folder or file you want to share, and press Shift+F10 or the Windows menu key.

  2. The context menu opens. Press S, and then press Enter. With Narrator, you hear: “Browser view.” With JAWS and NVDA, you hear "Share," followed by the name of the file, and "Browser view." The Send Link dialog box opens.

  3. Press the Tab key until you hear: "People to share with." Press Enter. Type the email address of the person you want to share with, and press Enter. To invite another person, type their email address, and press Enter.

  4. If you want to type a note to send with the invitation, press the Tab key until:  With Narrator, you hear: “Enter your optional message here.” With JAWS, you hear: "Edit." With NVDA, you hear: "Enter your optional message." Then type your message.

  5. Press the Tab key until you hear: "Send." Press Enter to send the link.

Stop sharing an item

  1. In File Explorer, go to your OneDrive for work or school folder, navigate to, and select the item you want to stop sharing.

  2. Press Alt+S, S, S. A dialog box opens with the focus on the Stop sharing option. To stop sharing with everyone, press Enter.

Pause syncing OneDrive for work or school

If you want to temporarily stop syncing OneDrive for work or school to your computer, you can just pause syncing and it'll resume after the selected time period.

  1. On the desktop of your computer, press the Windows logo key+B. You hear: "Notifications chevron." Press the Right arrow key until you hear "OneDrive," followed by the name of your organization and the current sync status.

    Tip: If you don't hear "OneDrive" on the taskbar, the app might be hidden in the Notifications menu. To find the app, press the Window logo key+B, press Spacebar, and use the arrow keys until you hear "OneDrive," followed by the name of your company or school.

  2. Press Enter to open the app menu. Press the Tab key until you hear "More, button," and press Enter. With Narrator press the Tab key until you hear "More button" and press Enter.

  3. Press the Tab key to move down on the list of options. With NVDA and JAWS, press the Tab key to move down to the “Help and Setting” button. Press Enter and use the Down arrow key. When you hear "Pause syncing," press Enter.

  4. Press the Down arrow key to hear the options. When you hear the option you want, press Enter.

See also

Use a screen reader to sync OneDrive for work or school

Keyboard shortcuts for OneDrive for work or school

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

Use OneDrive for work or school with your keyboard and VoiceOver, the built-in macOS screen reader, to quickly do all essential basic tasks, such as store, open, and share files. Whenever you are online, the files stored in your OneDrive for work or school are automatically synced to this folder.

Notes: 

  • New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.

  • This topic assumes that you are using the built-in macOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, go to VoiceOver Getting Started Guide.

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Open OneDrive and set up OneDrive for work or school

If not already installed, download the OneDrive app from the App Store.

  1. On your Mac, navigate to the OneDrive app, and press Control+Option+Spacebar to open the app.

  2. The Set up OneDrive dialog box opens. The focus is in the email address field. Type your organizational email address, and press Return.

  3. If you have both OneDrive for home and OneDrive for work or school in use, the account selection view opens and you hear: "Personal, default, button." Press the Tab key once to move to the Work or school button, and press Return.

  4. Your organization's sign-in dialog box opens. The focus is in the password field. Type your password, and press Return to sign in.

  5. The This Is Your OneDrive Folder dialog box opens. The focus is on the Choose OneDrive Folder Location button. Press Return to select.

  6. A Finder window opens. Use the Tab key and arrow keys to browse to the location where you want to add the OneDrive for work or school folder. When the location is selected, press the Tab key until you hear "Choose this location, button," and press Return.

  7. The Finder window closes and you return to the This Is Your OneDrive Folder dialog box. The focus is in the Next button. Press Return to select.

  8. The Sync Files from Your OneDrive dialog box opens. In this dialog box you can select the folders and files you want to download to your OneDrive for work or school folder on your Mac. By default, all your OneDrive for work or school files and folders are selected to sync, and the focus is in the Next button. Do one of the following:

    • To sync all your OneDrive for work or school files and folders to your Mac, press Return.

    • To select which of your OneDrive for work or school files and folders are synced to your Mac, define the files and folders in this dialog box. To navigate between the items in the dialog box, press Control+Option+Left or Right arrow key. To enter the table, press Control+Option+Shift+Down arrow key. To select or deselect an item or a checkbox, press Spacebar. To leave the table, press Control+Option+Shift+Up arrow key. When the selections are done, press Control+Option+Right arrow key navigate to the Next button, and press Return.

  9. The Your OneDrive Is Ready for You dialog box opens. The focus is in the Open my OneDrive button, and you hear "Open my OneDrive," followed by the name of your organization, and "Default, button."

    Tip: If you want OneDrive for work or school to open and sync your files automatically when your computer turns on, press Control+Option+Left arrow key. You hear: "Open at login so my files sync automatically, unchecked checkbox." Press Control+Option+Spacebar to select the checkbox. To move back to the Open my OneDrive button, press Control+Option+Right arrow key.

  10. Press Return to sync your files and folders to your Mac and open your OneDrive for work or school folder in Finder.

Open an item in OneDrive for work or school

  1. In Finder, browse to your OneDrive for work or school folder and press Command+Down arrow key to open the folder.

  2. To go into the folder contents, press Control+Option+Shift+Down arrow key.

  3. Press the Right or Left arrow key to navigate to the item you want to open, and then press Command+O.

Upload an item to OneDrive for work or school

You can upload a file or folder to OneDrive for work or school by copying or moving it to your OneDrive for work or school folder in Finder, or by saving the file directly to OneDrive for work or school using the applicable Microsoft 365 app.

Upload an item using Finder

  1. Open a Finder window and navigate to the folder or file that you want to upload to OneDrive. For example, to open your home folder in Finder, press Shift+Command+H, or to open the documents folder, press Shift+Command+O.

  2. With the folder or file selected, press Command+C to copy or Command+X to cut.

  3. In Finder, go to your OneDrive for work or school folder, and press Command+V to paste the file or folder. The item is uploaded to OneDrive for work or school.

Save your file directly to OneDrive for work or school

When you work on a file in an Microsoft 365 app, you can save it directly to OneDrive for work or school so you don't have to upload it separately.

  1. With the file open in the applicable Microsoft 365 app, press Shift+Command+S. The Save as dialog box opens.

  2. The focus is in the file name field. If needed, type to add or change the file name.

  3. Press the Tab key until you hear "Places, table," followed by the location currently in focus. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the correct location, and then do one of the following: 

    • If you hear your OneDrive for work or school location, proceed to step 4.

    • If you hear "Online locations, button," the current saving location is on your Mac. To go to your OneDrive for work or school, press Control+Option+Spacebar to open the list of locations, press Control+Option+Right arrow key until you reach the Places section, and then press Control+Option+Shift+Down arrow key. Use the arrow keys until you find the correct location within your OneDrive folder, and press Control+Option+Spacebar.

  4. Press the Tab key until you hear "Save, default, button," and press Return. The file is saved to your OneDrive for work or school folder, and the AutoSave option is switched on. You return to the Microsoft 365 app where the file is open.

Download an item from OneDrive for work or school

By default, all folders and files in your OneDrive for work or school folder are available online and offline on your computer, but you can also download an item separately.

  1. In Finder, navigate to the item you want to download in your OneDrive for work or school. When on the item, press Command+C.

  2. Move to the folder where you want to save the item on your computer, and press Command+V to paste it.

Share an item from OneDrive for work or school

You can share an item directly from OneDrive for work or school using, for example, email, Messages, or AirDrop. Follow the steps below to share the item as an attachment using Mail.

  1. In Finder, go to your OneDrive for work or school folder. Select the folder or file you want to share, and press Control+Option+Shift+M to open the context menu.

  2. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Share, submenu," and press the Right arrow key. You hear "Share, submenu," followed by the number of items, and "Mail."

  3. Press Control+Option+Spacebar. A new email message is created and the item you chose to share is attached. You hear: "Mail, new message, window, edit text." The focus is in the To field where you can type the address of the recipient.

  4. To add a subject, press the Tab key until you hear "Subject, edit text," and type a subject.

  5. To add a message, press the Tab key until you hear "Object replacement character, edit text," and press Control+Option+Shift+Down arrow key. The focus is in the beginning of the text area followed by the attached file or folder. Type the message text.

  6. When done, press Command+Shift+D to send the message.

Pause syncing OneDrive for work or school

If you want to temporarily stop syncing OneDrive for work or school to your Mac, you can just pause syncing and it'll resume after the selected time period.

  1. On your Mac, to move to the first status menu in the menu bar, press Control+Option+M+M. You hear "Menu extras," followed by the app name. If needed, press Control+Option+Right arrow key until you hear: "OneDrive."

    Tip: If you don't hear "OneDrive," the app might not be running, and you need to launch it first.

  2. Press Control+Option+Spacebar to open the menu. You hear "OneDrive," followed by the current sync status and the name of your organization.

  3. Press Control+Option+Right arrow key until you hear "More options, button," and press Control+Option+Spacebar.

  4. A menu opens. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Pause Syncing," and press Control+Option+Spacebar.

  5. Press the Down arrow key to hear the options. When on an option you want, press Control+Option+Spacebar. Syncing is paused for the selected time period.

See also

Use a screen reader to sync OneDrive for work or school

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

Use OneDrive for work or school with VoiceOver, the built-in iOS screen reader, to quickly do all essential basic tasks, such as store and share files on your iPhone.

Notes: 

  • New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.

  • This topic assumes that you are using the built-in iOS screen reader, VoiceOver. To learn more about using VoiceOver, visit Apple accessibility.

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Open OneDrive and sign in to OneDrive for work or school

If not already installed on your device, download the Microsoft OneDrive app from the App Store. You can use the OneDrive app to sign in and access your content in OneDrive for work or school.

Note: Depending on your organization, the sign-in steps might be slightly different. For example, you might need to use a PIN or smartcard to complete the sign-in.

  1. Go to the home screen where the OneDrive app is. Swipe right until you hear "OneDrive," and double-tap the screen.

  2. If you are already signed in with a personal account to OneDrive for home, OneDrive for home opens and the focus is in your account symbol. Double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear “Add account, button,” and double-tap the screen. 

  3. The Sign In window opens. If this is the first account you are signing in with, you hear: "OneDrive, help button." If you were already signed in with another account, you hear: "Cancel button, Close this sign in page." Swipe right until you hear "Email," and double-tap the screen. The on-screen keyboard opens.

  4. Type your organizational email address. When done, swipe right until you hear "Go," and double-tap the screen.

  5. Your organization's login window opens. Swipe left or right until you hear "Icon, Password, button," and double-tap the screen. The focus is in the Password text field.

  6. Double-tap the screen to open the on-screen keyboard, and type your password. When done, swipe right until you hear "Go," and double-tap the screen. You hear: "Keep Up with File Changes."

  7. Swipe right until you hear "OK, button," or "No Thanks, button," depending on whether you want to get notified about file activity, and then double-tap the screen.

    OneDrive for work or school opens and you land on the Home tab.

Upload a file to OneDrive for work or school

If you have locally stored Microsoft 365 files on your iPhone, you can upload them to OneDrive for work or school for safekeeping and easy access from any device. You can also save files you create or edit on your phone directly to your OneDrive for work or school.

Upload a file stored on your phone

You can move a locally stored Microsoft 365 file to your OneDrive for work or school for easy access from any device.

  1. Make sure you're signed in to your OneDrive for work or school in the OneDrive app. Then open the app you've created the file with, such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, and navigate to the file.

    Tip: If you've worked on the file recently, you'll find it in the Recent view of that app.

  2. When the focus is in the file you want to upload, swipe right once. You hear: "More options, button." Double-tap the screen.

  3. An options menu opens. Swipe right until you hear: "Move to Cloud, button." Double-tap the screen.

  4. The Save dialog box opens and the current filename is selected. Do one of the following:

    • If you want to change the filename, use the on-screen keyboard to type a new name, and then drag your finger around the lower-right corner of the screen until you hear "Done," and double-tap the screen. The on-screen keyboard closes.

    • If the current filename is fine, continue to the next step.

  5. To select your OneDrive for work or school as the saving location, swipe left or right until you hear "OneDrive" and the name of your organization. Double-tap the screen. A window for selecting the folder location opens.

  6. Swipe right to navigate the folders. To open a folder, double-tap the screen. When you've reached the location you want to save to, swipe left until you hear "Move, button," and double-tap the screen.

    The file is saved to your OneDrive for work or school, and the focus returns to the same view where you started the upload in the Microsoft 365 app.

Save a file directly to OneDrive for work or school

When you create a new file in a Microsoft Microsoft 365 app, you can save it directly to OneDrive for work or school so you don't have to upload it separately.

  1. When you're done working on the Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file you want to save to OneDrive for work or school, swipe left or right until you hear "Close file, button," and double-tap the screen.

  2. You hear "Alert, Save changes to," followed by the name of the file. Swipe right until you hear "Save, ellipsis, button," and double-tap the screen.

  3. The Save dialog box opens and the current filename is selected. To change the filename, use the on-screen keyboard to type a new name. When done, drag your finger around the lower-right corner of the screen until you hear "Done," and double-tap the screen. The on-screen keyboard closes.

  4. Swipe left or right until you hear "OneDrive" and the name of your organization. Double-tap the screen. A window for selecting the folder location opens.

  5. Swipe right to navigate the folders. To open a folder, double-tap the screen. When you've reached the location you want to save to, swipe left until you hear "Save, button," and double-tap the screen.

    The file is saved to your OneDrive for work or school, and the focus returns to the Recent view in the app.

Share a file from OneDrive for work or school

You can share files stored in your OneDrive for work or school with others within your organization.

  1. In the OneDrive app on your phone, navigate to the file you want to share, and double-tap the screen.

  2. Swipe right until you hear "Share, button," and double-tap the screen.

  3. Swipe right until you hear "Enter a name or email address for people to share with," and then double-tap the screen.

  4. Use the on-screen keyboard to type the email address of the person you'd like to share the document with.

  5. Swipe right until you hear: "Select a link permission, Can edit selected." By default, the people invited can edit your file. If you want them to be able to only view your file, double-tap the screen, swipe right until you hear "Can view, cannot make changes," and then double-tap the screen.

  6. Swipe right until you hear: "Enter your optional message here." If you want to do so, double-tap the screen, and type a message to the recipient. When done, swipe left until you hear "Toolbar, Done button," and double-tap the screen.

  7. Swipe right until you hear "Send, button," and then double-tap the screen.

    The recipient receives an email with the shared file information, and you return to your file on OneDrive.

Sign out of OneDrive for work or school

  1. In the OneDrive app, in the Home, Files, Shared, or Libraries tab, tap the top of the screen with four fingers. You hear your account name, followed by "Account menu, button." Double-tap the screen.

  2. Swipe right until you hear "Settings, button," and double-tap the screen.

  3. Swipe right until you hear your "Accounts." Then swipe right until you hear the account you want to sign out of, and double-tap the screen.

    Note: If you have more than one account in use, make sure you're signing out of the correct account.

  4. Swipe right until you hear "Sign out, button," and double-tap the screen.

  5. The Sign out dialog box opens, and you hear: "Alert, sign out." Swipe right until you hear "OK, button," and double-tap the screen to finish signing out.

See also

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

Use OneDrive for work or school with TalkBack, the built-in Android screen reader, to quickly do all essential basic tasks, such as store and share files on your device.

Notes: 

  • New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.

  • This topic assumes that you are using the built-in Android screen reader, TalkBack. To learn more about using TalkBack, go to Android accessibility.

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Open OneDrive for the first time and add your OneDrive for work or school account

If the OneDrive app is not already installed on your device, download the OneDrive app from the Play Store. You can use the OneDrive app to sign in and access your content in OneDrive for work or school.

  1. Locate the OneDrive app on your device, and double-tap the screen.

  2. You hear: "OneDrive." Swipe right until you hear "Sign in," and double-tap the screen.

  3. If you get the Go Premium dialog box, swipe right. You hear: "Navigate up, button." Double-tap the screen. If you hear "Is OneDrive basic enough," swipe right until you hear "Stay basic, button," and double-tap the screen.

  4. On the next welcome screen, you can select to start a camera upload. Swipe right to Not now, and double-tap the screen. OneDrive opens in the Files view.

  5. To open your OneDrive for work or school, swipe right until you hear "Account switcher, button," and double-tap the screen.

  6. Swipe right until you hear "Add account, button," and double-tap the screen.

  7. A sign-in dialog box opens. The focus is in the email address field. Double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type your organizational address. Swipe down-then-left to close the on-screen keyboard.

  8. Swipe right to the Next button, and double-tap the screen. Your organization's sign-in page opens. Swipe right until you hear "Password, edit box," and double-tap the screen. Use the on-screen keyboard to type your password. Swipe down-then-left to close the on-screen keyboard.

  9. Swipe right until you hear "Sign in," and double-tap the screen.

  10. Swipe right to the Account switcher button, and double-tap the screen.

  11. Swipe right until you hear the OneDrive for work or school account you want to use, and double-tap the screen. Your OneDrive for work or school opens in the Files view.

Save a file to OneDrive for work or school

If you have locally stored Microsoft 365 files on your device, or if you create new files on your device, save them to OneDrive for work or school for safekeeping and easy access from any device.

  1. Make sure you're signed in to your OneDrive for work or school account in the OneDrive app. Then open the file in the Microsoft 365 app you've created the file with, such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.

    Tip: If you've worked on the file recently, you'll find it in the Recent view.

  2. Swipe left or right until you hear "Files, button," "File, button," or "Menu," and double-tap the screen. The menu opens.

  3. Swipe right until you hear "Save As, button," and double-tap the screen. The Save as dialog box opens.

  4. Swipe left until you hear your OneDrive for work or school, and double-tap the screen.

  5. To navigate within OneDrive for work or school, swipe left. Double-tap the screen to open folders. When in the location you want, swipe right until you hear "Save, button," and double-tap the screen. The file is now saved to the location you selected in your OneDrive for work or school.

Download a file from OneDrive for work or school 

  1. Open the OneDrive app on your device and browse to the file you want to download from OneDrive for work or school to your device. When you hear the file name, swipe right until you hear "File commands, button," and double-tap the screen to open the menu.

  2. Swipe right until you hear "Save," and double-tap the screen. The default saving location is the Download folder. To accept, swipe right until you hear "Save," and double-tap the screen to save.

    If you want to save to another location, swipe left until you hear "Navigate up, button," and double-tap the screen. Then swipe right until you hear the location you want to save to, and double-tap the screen to open the folder. To save, swipe right to the Save button, and double-tap the screen.

    The file is downloaded to your device.

Share a file from OneDrive for work or school

  1. Browse to the file you want to share in OneDrive for work or school on your device. When you hear the file name, swipe right until you hear "File commands, button," and double-tap the screen to open the menu.

  2. Swipe right until you hear "Share," and double-tap the screen. A list of options opens. To hear the options, swipe right. To select an option, double-tap the screen.

    The upcoming dialog box depends on the selected method of sharing. To navigate the dialog box, swipe right or left. To select, double-tap the screen.

Stop sharing a file

  1. Browse to the file you want to stop sharing in OneDrive for work or school. When you hear the file name, swipe right until you hear: "File commands, button."

  2. Swipe right until you hear "Details, button," and double-tap the screen.

  3. Swipe right until you hear: "Shared with." You've reached the list of people the file is currently shared with. Swipe right to move through the list.

  4. When you hear the person you want to stop sharing with, double-tap the screen. A dialog box opens.

  5. Swipe right until you hear "Stop sharing," and double-tap the screen to select.

  6. Swipe right until you hear "OK, button," and double-tap the screen. You've stopped sharing the file with the selected person.

Sign out of OneDrive for work or school

  1. In the OneDrive app on your device, swipe right until you hear "Me, pivot," and double-tap the screen.

    Note: If you have more than one account in OneDrive, sign-out applies to the account that you're currently signed in with. To change the account you're using, in OneDrive, swipe left or right until you reach the Account switcher button in the top left corner of the screen, and double-tap the screen. A menu listing the accounts opens. Swipe right to move through the menu, and double-tap the screen to select.

  2. The Me menu opens. Swipe right until you hear "Sign out," and double-tap the screen. The Sign out dialog box opens. Swipe right until you hear "OK, button," and double-tap the screen to complete signing out. You're signed out of OneDrive for work or school, and the focus returns to the Files view.

See also

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

Use OneDrive for work or school with your keyboard and a screen reader to quickly do all essential basic tasks, such as store and share files on your device. We have tested it with Narrator in Microsoft Edge, and JAWS and NVDA in Chrome, but it might work with other screen readers and web browsers as long as they follow common accessibility standards and guidelines.

Notes: 

  • New Microsoft 365 features are released gradually to Microsoft 365 subscribers, so your app might not have these features yet. To learn how you can get new features faster, join the Office Insider program.

  • To learn more about screen readers, go to How screen readers work with Microsoft 365.

  • When you use OneDrive for work or school in your web browser, the keyboard shortcuts are different from desktop use. For example, you’ll use Ctrl+F6 instead of F6 for jumping in and out of the commands. Also, common shortcuts like F1 (Help) and Ctrl+O (Open) apply to the web browser – not to OneDrive for work or school for the web.

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Open OneDrive for work or school 

  1. In your browser, go to the Office login page and sign in with your organizational credentials.

  2. Press the Tab key until you hear: "App launcher, button."

  3. Press Enter and you hear: "App launcher, opened." Press the Tab key until you hear "OneDrive for work or school," and press Enter. Your OneDrive opens in a new browser tab.

Open an item in OneDrive for work or school 

  1. In OneDrive for work or school, press the Tab key until you hear: "List of folders and files." Use the Tab key and Up or Down arrow key to navigate to the item you want to open.

  2. When you hear the name of the item, press Enter to open it.

Upload an item to OneDrive for work or school 

Upload a file or folder from your computer to OneDrive for work or school.

  1. In OneDrive for work or school, navigate to the location you want to upload the item to.

  2. Press the Tab key until you hear: "Command bar." With NVDA, you hear: “New Submenu” followed by a description. Press the Right arrow key until you hear "Upload," and press Enter. A dialog box opens.

  3. Press the Down arrow key to move through the items. When you hear the type of item you want to upload, press Enter.

  4. A File Explorer window opens. The focus is in the File name field. Navigate to the file you want to upload using the Tab key or arrow keys, or type the name of the file into the field (if the file is located in the folder that's currently open). Press Enter to upload. The File Explorer window closes and the file is uploaded to your OneDrive for work or school.

Download an item from OneDrive for work or school 

Download a file or folder from OneDrive for work or school to your computer.

  1. In OneDrive for work or school, navigate to the item you want to download. You hear a description of the item and whether it is selected or not selected.  Press Spacebar to select item if it's not selected already.

  2. Press Shift+Tab until you hear: "Command bar." If the first command is Download, press Enter. If the first command is something else, press the Right arrow key until you hear: "Download."

  3. Press Enter and you hear a notification text alerting you to select what to do with the item you're downloading. With Narrator and NVDA, the item is directly downloaded to your computer. With JAWS, you hear: “The download has completed."

  4. To open the item or its folder location, press Shift+Tab until you hear the option you want, and press Enter.

Share an item from OneDrive for work or school

You can share files and folders stored in your OneDrive for work or school with others in your organization by, for example, sending a link to the item directly from OneDrive for work or school. The link is sent by email.

  1. In OneDrive for work or school, go to the item you want to share, and press Enter to select the item, if it's not already selected.

  2. Press Shift+Tab until you hear: "Command bar." If the first command is Share, press Enter. If the first command is something else, press the Right arrow key until you hear "Share," and press Enter.

  3. The Send Link dialog box opens. The focus is in the email address field. Type the email address of the person you want to share with and press Enter. If you want to invite others, type another email address and press Enter.

  4. To add a message to send with the link, press the Tab key until you hear "Add a message, optional," and press Enter. Type your message. When done, press the Tab key to move to the Send button. Press Enter to send.

Stop sharing an item

  1. In OneDrive for work or school, go to the item you want to stop sharing, and press Enter to select the item, if it's not already selected.

  2. Press the Right arrow key until you hear "Button, Sharing column, Shared, column header Sharing," and press Enter. The Details info pane opens.

  3. Press the Tab key until you hear "View permissions," and press Enter. The Manage Access dialog box opens.

  4. Press the Tab key until you hear "Stop sharing," and press Enter. The Stop sharing? dialog box opens.

  5. Press the Tab key. You hear: "Stop sharing." Press Enter to select and stop sharing. To close the Manage Access dialog box, press Esc.

Sign out of OneDrive for work or school 

When you sign out of OneDrive for work or school, you're signed out of your Microsoft 365 account.

  1. In OneDrive for work or school, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear: "Account manager." Press Enter. The My accounts pane opens.

  2. Press the Tab key until you hear "Sign out," and press Enter.

See also

Keyboard shortcuts for OneDrive for work or school

Technical support for customers with disabilities

Microsoft wants to provide the best possible experience for all our customers. If you have a disability or questions related to accessibility, please contact the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk for technical assistance. The Disability Answer Desk support team is trained in using many popular assistive technologies and can offer assistance in English, Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. Please go to the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk site to find out the contact details for your region.

If you are a government, commercial, or enterprise user, please contact the enterprise Disability Answer Desk.

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