Accessibility
MATCHA Writer is a desktop authoring app for academic work. This guide summarizes its accessibility features and offers some accessibility-focused usage advice.
MATCHA includes keyboard shortcuts for document editing, file actions, formatting, review workflows, pane focus, tab navigation, help, and app zoom. You can open the in-app shortcut reference from the MATCHA menu or with Command + / on macOS and Ctrl + / on Windows.
Use Tab and Shift + Tab to move between interactive components in the current area of the app. The main toolbar can also be focused with Option + T on macOS or Alt + T on Windows.
App zoom is available from the View menu and with standard shortcuts: Command + Plus or Ctrl + Plus to zoom in, Command + Minus or Ctrl + Minus to zoom out, and Command + 0 or Ctrl + 0 to reset zoom. Zoom is synchronized across the main MATCHA window and embedded browser panes.
MATCHA has built-in anti-automation that normally prevents the insertion of text using dictation. This can be disabled for specific students. Ask your instructor or proctor to issue an accessibility pass from MATCHA Proctor.
Our current Voluntary Product Accessibility Template is dated May 20, 2026. We publish the VPAT as a standalone public document. We also have a broader HECVAT package available upon request. Request it at contact@matchatech.io.
Shortcuts may be unavailable while MATCHA is showing a modal dialog or when an instructor-controlled activity temporarily locks parts of the interface.
| Action | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Focus the main toolbar | ⌥ T | Alt T |
| Next app or browser tab Includes browser tabs in their current order when the browser tab strip is embedded in the app tabs. | ⌘ ] or ⌘ } | Ctrl ] or Ctrl } |
| Previous app or browser tab Includes browser tabs in their current order when the browser tab strip is embedded in the app tabs. | ⌘ [ or ⌘ { | Ctrl [ or Ctrl { |
| Toggle AI assistant | ⌘ ⇧ A | Ctrl Shift A |
| Preview PDF | ⌘ ⇧ P | Ctrl Shift P |
| Focus the review bar Also turns on reviewing and annotation mode for the main document. | ⌥ R | Alt R |
| Action | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Focus the native menu bar Platform default. Some Mac keyboards also require Fn or Globe. | ⌃ F2 | Alt / F10 |
| Go to app menu Platform-native menu-bar path; availability depends on system keyboard settings. | ⌃ F2, then Return | Alt M |
| Action | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Help chat On some Mac keyboards you may need Fn or Globe to send F1. | F1 | F1 |
| Close MATCHA | ⌘ Q | Alt F4 |
| Action | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Open… | ⌘ O | Ctrl O |
| Save | ⌘ S | Ctrl S |
| Save As… | ⌘ ⇧ S | Ctrl Shift S |
| Close | ⌘ W | Ctrl W |
| Project settings… | ⌘ , | Ctrl , |
| Print… | ⌘ P | Ctrl P |
| Preview PDF… | ⌘ ⇧ P | Ctrl Shift P |
| Export .docx… | ⌘ ⇧ W | Ctrl Shift W |
| Action | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Undo | ⌘ Z | Ctrl Z |
| Redo | ⌘ ⇧ Z | Ctrl Y / Ctrl Shift Z |
| Cut | ⌘ X | Ctrl X |
| Copy | ⌘ C | Ctrl C |
| Paste | ⌘ V | Ctrl V |
| Paste and Match Formatting | ⌘ ⇧ V | — |
| Select All | ⌘ A | Ctrl A |
| Go to start of document | ⌘ ↑ | Ctrl Home |
| Go to end of document | ⌘ ↓ | Ctrl End |
| Find and Replace… | ⌘ F | Ctrl F |
| Action | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Focus editor | ⌘ 1 | Ctrl 1 |
| Focus notes | ⌘ 2 | Ctrl 2 |
| Focus browser | ⌘ 3 | Ctrl 3 |
| Toggle fullscreen | ⌥ F | F11 |
| Zoom in | ⌘ + / ⌘ = | Ctrl + / Ctrl = |
| Zoom out | ⌘ - | Ctrl - |
| Reset zoom | ⌘ 0 | Ctrl 0 |
| Zoom the browser page When the browser pane is focused, the zoom shortcuts zoom the current browser tab instead of the whole app. Levels can also be picked from View ▸ Browser Zoom. | ⌘ + / ⌘ - / ⌘ 0 | Ctrl + / Ctrl - / Ctrl 0 |
| Action | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Bold | ⌘ B | Ctrl B |
| Italic | ⌘ I | Ctrl I |
| Underline | ⌘ U | Ctrl U |
| Highlight | ⌘ ⇧ H | Ctrl Shift H |
| Insert/edit link | ⌘ K | Ctrl K |
| Inline code | ⌘ E | Ctrl Shift E |
| Superscript | ⌘ ⇧ = | Ctrl Shift = |
| Subscript | ⌘ = | Ctrl = |
| Align left | ⌘ ⇧ L | Ctrl Shift L |
| Align center | ⌃ ⌘ C | Ctrl E |
| Align right | ⌘ ⇧ R | Ctrl Shift R |
| Justify | ⌘ ⇧ J | Ctrl J |
| Quote | ⌘ ⇧ T | Ctrl Shift T |
| Page break | ⌘ ⇧ B | Ctrl Shift B |
| Example | ⌘ ⇧ X | Ctrl Shift X |
| Equation | ⌘ ⇧ Y | Ctrl Shift Y |
| Description | ⌘ ⇧ D | Ctrl Shift D |
| Bullet list | ⌘ ⇧ U | Ctrl Shift 8 |
| Ordered list | ⌘ ⇧ E | Ctrl Shift 7 |
| Insert footnote | ⌘ ⇧ F | Ctrl Alt F |
| Insert citation | ⌘ ⇧ C | Ctrl Shift C |
| Insert image | ⌘ ⇧ I | Ctrl Shift I |
| Insert table | ⌘ ⌥ T | Ctrl Alt T |
| Insert math | ⌘ ⇧ M | Ctrl Alt M |
| TeX style | ⌘ L | Ctrl L |
| Action | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Add comment | ⌘ ⌥ C | Ctrl Alt C |
| Insert saved comment (grading mode) | ⌘ ⌥ J | Ctrl Alt J |
| Track changes | ⌘ ⌥ Y | Ctrl Alt Y |
| Previous change or comment | ⌘ ⌥ [ | Ctrl Alt [ |
| Next change or comment | ⌘ ⌥ ] | Ctrl Alt ] |
| Previous comment | ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ [ | Ctrl Alt Shift [ |
| Next comment | ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ ] | Ctrl Alt Shift ] |
| Approve all changes | ⌘ ⌥ A | Ctrl Alt A |
| Reject all changes | ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ R | Ctrl Alt Shift R |
| Approve all visible changes | ⌘ ⌥ V | Ctrl Alt V |
| Delete all comments | ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ D | Ctrl Alt Shift D |
| Hide reviewing and annotation mode | ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ H | Ctrl Alt Shift H |
| Action | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Paragraph | ⌘ ⇧ 0 | Ctrl Alt 0 |
| Section | ⌘ ⇧ 1 | Ctrl Alt 1 |
| Subsection | ⌘ ⇧ 2 | Ctrl Alt 2 |
| Subsubsection | ⌘ ⇧ 3 | Ctrl Alt 3 |
| Numbered section | ⌘ ⌥ 1 | Ctrl Alt Shift 1 |
| Numbered subsection | ⌘ ⌥ 2 | Ctrl Alt Shift 2 |
| Numbered subsubsection | ⌘ ⌥ 3 | Ctrl Alt Shift 3 |
If a student, instructor, proctor, or institution needs a specific accommodation, contact MATCHA support before the activity whenever possible. This is especially important for supervised activities, Locked-Down Mode, or activity settings that intentionally restrict parts of the desktop environment.
