Your LinkedIn profile is not limited to the sections that are there by default. This topic tells you how to use a screen reader to add some recommended sections to your profile. We have tested the topic with JAWS, Narrator, NVDA in Microsoft Edge, VoiceOver, the built-in iOS screen reader, and TalkBack, the built-in Android screen reader which adheres to common accessibility standards and techniques. Different screen readers and web browsers might behave differently.
Important to know
You must be signed in to your LinkedIn account.
To add sections to your profile with screen reader support:
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To open the Me menu on the LinkedIn homepage, press the Tab key until you hear “Me button, collapsed,” and then press Enter.
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To open your profile, press the Tab key until you hear “View Profile,” and then press Enter. Your profile page opens.
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To start adding a new section, press the Tab key until you hear “Add profile section button,” and then press Enter.
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To go to the Recommended category, press the Tab key until you hear “Recommended button,” and then press Spacebar to expand the category.
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To browse the list of recommended sections, press the Tab key to move forward or Shift+Tab to move backwards. When you find a section you want to add, such as Add licenses & certifications or Add courses, press Enter. The corresponding pop-up window opens.
Note: The Add featured option takes you to a different window, and is not covered in this example, and the Add recommendations option is discussed in a separate article.
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Press the Tab key to move from field to field and fill in all required fields. You can also fill in any optional fields you want. Your screen reader announces required fields by saying “Asterisk” or “Star” after the field name.
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Some text fields have suggestions offered by LinkedIn. You can just start typing the item, and LinkedIn offers you suggestions matching what you typed. Your screen reader announces how many suggestions there are. Use the Down and Up arrow keys to browse the suggestions, and then press Enter to select one.
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Some fields have a dropdown menu listing the available options. Use the Down and Up arrow keys to browse the options until you find the one you want.
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Some fields are simply a checkbox you can select or clear. Press Spacebar to toggle between the two.
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Some fields require you to define the start and end date. To set the start date, press the Tab key until you hear “Start date, month” (with Narrator and NVDA) or “Month” (with JAWS), and then select the right month with the Down and Up arrow keys. To select the start year, press the Tab key once, and then select the right year with the Down and Up arrow keys.
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To set the end date, press the Tab key once, and then select the right month with the Down and Up arrow keys. To select the end year, press the Tab key once, and then select the right year with the Down and Up arrow keys.
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To save the new section, press the Tab key until you hear “Save button,” and then press Enter.
The focus returns to your profile page.
To add sections to your profile with screen reader support:
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Open the LinkedIn mobile app. By default, the focus is on the Menu button in the upper-left corner of the screen, and you hear “Access my profile and other navigation links.” If you hear something else, swipe left until you hear “Menu button.”
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To open the menu, double-tap the screen. You hear “Close menu button.”
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To open your profile, swipe right once, and then double-tap the screen. You hear “Back button.”
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To start adding a new section, swipe right until you hear “Add section,” and then double-tap the screen.
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To go to the Recommended category, swipe right until you hear “Recommended button,” and then double-tap the screen to expand the category.
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To browse the list of recommended sections, swipe right and left. When you find a section you want to add, such as Add licenses & certifications or Add courses, double-tap the screen. The corresponding pop-up window opens.
Note: The Add featured option takes you to a different window, and is not covered in this example, and the Add recommendations option is discussed in a separate article.
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Swipe right to move from field to field and fill in all required fields. You can also fill in any optional fields you want. Your screen reader announces required fields.
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Some text fields have suggestions offered by LinkedIn. Just double-tap the screen and start typing with the on-screen keyboard. LinkedIn offers you suggestions matching what you typed. Swipe left until you hear the first suggestion, and then swipe left and right to browse the suggestions. Double-tap the screen to select one.
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Some fields have a dropdown menu listing the available options. Double-tap the screen to open the menu, and then swipe right and left to browse the options until you find the one you want. Double-tap the screen to select.
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Some fields are simply a checkbox you can select or clear. Double-tap the screen to toggle between the two.
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Some fields require you to define the start and end date. To set the start date, swipe right until you hear “Start date,” and then double-tap the screen. Swipe up and down to browse the months until you find the right month. Swipe right once to move the focus to the year, and then swipe up and down to browse the years until you find the right year.
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To finish editing the start date, swipe left until you hear “Done button,” and then double-tap the screen.
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To set the end date, swipe right until you hear “End date (or expected),” and then double-tap the screen. Swipe up and down to browse the months until you find the right month. Swipe right once to move the focus to the year, and then swipe up and down to browse the years until you find the right year.
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To finish editing the end date, swipe left until you hear “Done button,” and then double-tap the screen.
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To save the new section, swipe right until you hear “Save button,” and then double-tap the screen. You hear “Save was successful.” Double-tap the screen to dismiss the notification.
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To return to your profile, tap anywhere on the screen, swipe left until you hear “Close button,” and then double-tap the screen.
The focus returns to your profile.
To add sections to your profile with screen reader support:
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Open the LinkedIn mobile app. By default, the focus is on the Menu button in the upper-left corner of the screen, and you hear “Menu button, access my profile and other navigation links.” If you hear something else, swipe left until you hear “Menu button.”
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To open the menu, double-tap the screen. You hear “Menu, View my profile button.”
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To open your profile, double-tap the screen. You hear “LinkedIn, Back button.”
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To start adding a new section, swipe right until you hear “Add section button,” and then double-tap the screen.
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To go to the Recommended category, swipe right until you hear “Button, Recommended,” and then double-tap the screen to expand the category.
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To browse the list of recommended sections, swipe right and left. When you find a section you want to add, such as Add licenses & certifications or Add courses, double-tap the screen. The corresponding pop-up window opens.
Note: The Add featured option takes you to a different window, and is not covered in this example, and the Add recommendations option is discussed in a separate article.
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Swipe right to move from field to field and fill in all required fields. You can also fill in any optional fields you want. Your screen reader announces required fields.
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Some text fields have suggestions offered by LinkedIn. Just double-tap the screen and start typing with the on-screen keyboard. LinkedIn offers you suggestions matching what you typed. Swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard, and then swipe right and left to browse the suggestions. Double-tap the screen to select one.
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Some fields have a dropdown menu listing the available options. Double-tap the screen to open the menu, and then swipe right and left to browse the options until you find the one you want. Double-tap the screen to select.
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Some fields are simply a checkbox you can select or clear. Double-tap the screen to toggle between the two.
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Some fields require you to define the start and end date. To set the start date, swipe right until you hear “Start date,” and then double-tap the screen. Swipe up and down to browse the months until you find the right month. Swipe right until you hear a year to move the focus to the year selection, and then swipe up and down to browse the years until you find the right year.
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To finish editing the start date, swipe right until you hear “Set button,” and then double-tap the screen.
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To set the end date, swipe right until you hear “End date,” and then double-tap the screen. Swipe up and down to browse the months until you find the right month. Swipe right until you hear a year to move the focus to the year selection, and then swipe up and down to browse the years until you find the right year.
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To finish editing the end date, swipe left until you hear “Set button,” and then double-tap the screen.
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To save the new section, swipe right until you hear “Save button,” and then double-tap the screen. You hear “Save was successful.” The focus moves to the Back button.
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To return to your profile, double-tap the screen.
The focus returns to your profile.
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