Prompts Associated with Form Controls

HTML elements and attributes allow Web page authors to associate textual prompts with groups of controls or individual controls. JAWS recognizes these elements and reads the prompt associated with each control as you move through the form.

The Label Element

The author of a Web page can use the "Label" element with the "For" attribute to assign a prompt to a specific form field. JAWS reads this label when you move to the associated form field.

Fieldset and Legend Elements

The "Fieldset" element is used to group form controls in the same way as a group box groups controls within a dialog box. The "Legend" element gives these groups of controls a name. In the example form below, the "Fieldset" element is used to group certain types of controls, and the "Legend" element provides a name for the group, such as "information about you" or "JAWS usage."

JAWS reads the legend as you move to each form control within the "Fieldset" with TAB, SHIFT+TAB, or the next/prior form control commands, F and SHIFT+F.

Example - Prompts Associated with Form Controls

Information about you:



JAWS Usage:

Which do you use with JAWS?


Internet usage:

For what do you use the Internet? (Check all that apply.)


What type of information are you most likely to look for on the Web?



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