Miro supports keyboard control, screen readers, and voice recognition software. This article explains how to use Miro with assistive technologies.
💡 Visit the Miro Accessibility Hub to learn more and stay updated on all our latest developments.
💡 We are dedicated to continuously improving our users' accessibility experience. Please share your feedback at accessibility@miro.com.
Recommended browsers and screen readers
✏️ The Miro Accessibility team is continuing to work on enhancing compatibility with assistive technologies, and will be updating this list as it becomes more compatible with other browsers, screen readers, and devices.
We recommend using the following browsers and screen readers on the desktop for the best possible experience:
Browsers
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari
Screen readers
- NVDA for Microsoft Windows
- JAWS for Microsoft Windows
- Built-in VoiceOver for macOS
Voice recognition
- Voice Control for macOS
- Voice Access for Microsoft Windows
✏️ We currently provide limited support for assistive technologies on mobile and tablet devices.
Voice to text
Voice Control for macOS
When you enable Voice Control on MacOS, the button Explore board content appears on your Miro board.
✏️ To learn how to enable Voice Control on MacOS, see Apple support.
💡 On your Mac, when you enable Voice Control in Settings, ensure that you also set Overlay as Item Names.
To start giving commands, say Press Explore board content. Miro shows item names for each tool and object on the board.
For example, say Press Explore board content, then give the following commands to add a Sticky note with text:
- Press Sticky note
- Press Place light yellow sticky note
- Press Enter key
- “Hello World”
- Press Escape key
Voice Access for Microsoft Windows
When you enable Voice Access on Windows, say Show numbers. Say Click and the number that shows at the center of your screen. For example, say Click 44. Miro is activated for Voice Access.
✏️ To learn how to enable Voice Access for MS Windows, see Microsoft Support.
To start giving commands, say Show numbers. Then say Click and the number for the tool or object that you want to use.
Screen readers
A Miro board is structured as follows:
- Toolbars
- Skip to first object on the board button
- Board content overview/table of contents
- Board content
Toolbars
There are five toolbars on a Miro board:
- Board menu and settings
- Collaboration toolbar
- Creation toolbar
- Board overview
- Zoom controls and navigation toolbar
💡 Refer to our toolbars article for a full overview.
How to use Toolbars
- To navigate through toolbars press Tab.
- To navigate within a toolbar, use the Arrow keys.
- To activate an item, press Enter.
Skip to first object on the board
Activating the Skip to first object on the board button will move focus to the first object on the board.
How to use 'Skip to first object on the board'
- To move focus to the first object on the Miro board, press Enter.
- Press Escape to move back to the toolbars.
Explore board content
Explore board content provides an overview of the board structure, like a Table of Contents, that can be navigated through and used to move directly to board objects.
How to use 'Explore board content'
- To activate the board overview, press the Enter key on the Explore board content button.
- Use your screen reader navigation to move through the overview, for example:
- JAWS:
- Use Arrow keys to move through all objects.
- Press H to navigate through all container objects, such as frames.
- Press F to navigate through all editable board objects, such as sticky notes.
- JAWS:
- To move focus to a board object, press Enter - this will move focus to the object on the Miro board.
- Press Enter again to edit the object.
- Press Escape to move focus back to the board overview.