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Open Your WindowsIN this seventh installment in our educational webinar series the Austin Lighthouse training team will help you unlock the potential of your Windows 10 computer. There are many features built into Windows which can be useful to people who are blind or visually impaired. For that matter they can be useful to everyone, no matter their vision.ObjectivesLearn about the powerful screen reader built into every Windows computerDiscover a simple way to enter text using only your voiceManage time using the built-in Alarm Clock and Calendar appsAnd many more!PresentersAaron Hoffman: Lead Adaptive Technology InstructorBaylee Alger: Adaptive Technology InstructorDan Hart: Data/Accessibility SpecialistEric Sifuentes: Adaptive Technology InstructorThomas Stivers: Service CoordinatorHow to ParticipatePlease raise your hand if you have any questions or comments. We welcome your participation.On a PC or Mac to raise your hand press Alt+Y or Command+Y.ON a telephone to raise your hand press *9.On a PC or Mac, you can also type questions in through chat using Alt+H or Command+H.Narrator and MagnifierWindows Narrator is a full screen reader which comes on every Windows 10 PC.Enable the built-in Windows screen reader called Narrator from anywhere on any Windows 10 computer with the single keystroke Control+Windows+Enter.Go directly to Narrator settings with the key Control+Windows+N.Many of the keystrokes you might be familiar with from JAWS or NVDA will work in Narrator. Try Insert+T to hear the window title, Insert+F12 to hear the time, and Insert+1 to start and stop keyboard learn mode.Use Windows Magnifier to enlarge your screen with the hotkey Windows+Equals.To zoom in press Windows+Plus.To zoom out press Windows+Minus. You may also press Control + Alt and rotate your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out.Windows Magnifier makes everything on the screen larger much like ZoomText. To make only the text larger there are more settings available in the Ease of Access Settings screen by pressing Windows + U.Windows DictationStart and stop the dictation feature built into Windows with the shortcut key Windows+H.Dictation is available in any area where you need to type text.A sound is played to alert you that dictation is listening, and again when dictation is not listening.The Windows Speech Recognition feature allows you to control your PC using your voice.This feature can be difficult to use with a screen reader.Windows Speech Recognition allows you to control the PC which is different from Dictation which allows you to type.Search for EverythingThe Search box on the Start Screen can be reached from anywhere just by pressing the Windows key.Searching is often the fastest way to find anything on your computer from files to settings to email messages, and even information on the web.Most of the windows programs you will use have a search box in them as well. The most common hotkeys for search are Control+F and Control+E.Find Windows Settings QuicklyUsing the hotkey Windows+I you can open the Settings for Windows 10.Focus is immediately on the search box where you can type, or dictate with Windows+H, the name of a setting you want to view or change.In Windows Settings you can make changes to text size, the color scheme, the contrast settings, and many other adjustments to Windows.Word ProcessingFor simple text editing Windows has the built-in Notepad program. If you press the Windows key to get to the Start Search box you can type notepad to get a reliable no frills text editor.Notepad reads and writes text or .txt files. These are as simple as you can get. There are no fonts, underlines, or size changes.You can make some changes to the way your text file looks on your screen, but none of that is part of the file, so it will be different for anyone you share the text file with.Another simple word processor is WordPad.To open WordPad press the Windows key, type wordpad, and press Enter.Unlike notepad, WordPad reads and writes rich text or .rtf files. These files can include basic formatting like fonts, font sizes, bolding, underlining and a few more.WordPad does not have the features of Microsoft Word, but it can be more than enough to get the job done if you are looking to keep things simple.Mail, Contacts, and CalendarThe Mail app can make accessing your messages on GMail, Yahoo, or Hotmail more efficient. Open the Mail app for Windows from the Start Search box by typing mail.The mail app can combine multiple email accounts into one inbox.With a screen reader you will not need to switch to and from forms or focus mode to use the Mail app.In Windows the app for managing contacts in your address book is called People. Find it by searching for contacts or people in the start Search box.People can import contacts from iCloud, Gmail, and many more.It can be much easier to enter information for your contacts on the computer and then synchronize it to your phone. People makes all of this a breeze.Finally, the Calendar app can help you schedule appointments, repeating meetings, medication, and anything else. Open Calendar by typing it in the Start Search box.IN Calendar you can set reminders for events like our webinars, MetroAccess pickups, and appointments of all kinds.Of course Calendar can synchronize with your phone too.Easy Access to Shut Down or RestartPress Windows + D to make sure focus is on the Windows Desktop.Press Alt + F4. You will see a pop up asking if you want to shutdown, sign out, or restart Windows. Your cursor will always land on shut down when the box opens, but there are options above and below it.Miscellaneous ToolsWindows has a calculator that can do more than simple math. From the Start Search box type calc and press enter to get started.To do more than basic calculations press Shift+Tab to the open navigation button and press Space to open the menu.Here you will find a standard calculator, scientific, graphing, and programmer calculators, and converters for currency, length, weight, volume, and many more measurements.Windows also has an Alarms & Clock app which can show times in different time zones and let you set multiple alarms throughout the day. As always typing alarm into the Start Search box will bring you to the app.AcknowledgementsThank you to everyone who has participated in this webinar, and also thank you to everyone who is watching the recorded version later. The Austin lighthouse would like to say a special thank you to Dr. Miller and Northwest Hills eyecare for bringing us in contact with their patience and friends. ................
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