Commands for Reading the Screen - Sweetman Systems



Jaws Word and Internet Commands with Examplesby Robert SweetmanEmail: bob@Phone: 818-893-5887JAWS? Commands, What's New in JAWS?, and ResearchIt? training materials are products of Freedom Scientific, Inc. Windows? and Microsoft Word? are products of Microsoft, Inc. TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Commands for Reading the Screen PAGEREF _Toc457412695 \h 3Speech Rate, Rewind, and Cursor Commands PAGEREF _Toc457412696 \h 5JAWS Help Commands PAGEREF _Toc457412697 \h 7Internet Commands PAGEREF _Toc457412698 \h 9MouseOvers PAGEREF _Toc457412699 \h 10Using the Surf's Up Web Site from Freedom Scientific PAGEREF _Toc457412700 \h 10Internet Explorer Setup Information PAGEREF _Toc457412701 \h 11Miscellaneous JAWS Commands that Assist in Use of Windows PAGEREF _Toc457412702 \h 12Assigning a Hot Key to JAWS. PAGEREF _Toc457412703 \h 12Laptop Keystrokes PAGEREF _Toc457412704 \h 13Word Commands for Moving Around a Document PAGEREF _Toc457412705 \h 14Saving Your Work in Microsoft Word PAGEREF _Toc457412706 \h 16Using Text Analyzer to Locate Inconsistencies When Using Microsoft Word. PAGEREF _Toc457412707 \h 17Commands for Selecting Text in Microsoft Word and Other Windows Applications PAGEREF _Toc457412708 \h 17Commands for Cut, Copy and Paste for Word and Other Windows Applications PAGEREF _Toc457412709 \h 19Marking and Selecting Blocks of Text in MS Word or on the Internet PAGEREF _Toc457412710 \h 21Returning to a Marked Place in a Document or on the Internet. PAGEREF _Toc457412711 \h 21Reading Tables in Microsoft Word or on the Internet. PAGEREF _Toc457412712 \h 21Using the Table Layered Keystroke. PAGEREF _Toc457412713 \h 22Opening Documents and Changing Format in MS Word PAGEREF _Toc457412714 \h 22Use of Heading Styles in Microsoft Word PAGEREF _Toc457412715 \h 23Quick Key Navigation Commands for Use with JAWS PAGEREF _Toc457412716 \h 24Application. Use of Quick Keys for Locating and Correcting Spelling Errors. PAGEREF _Toc457412717 \h 25Use of the Virtual Ribbon Bar PAGEREF _Toc457412718 \h 25Turning the Virtual Ribbon Bar on and Off PAGEREF _Toc457412719 \h 26Using ResearchIt PAGEREF _Toc457412720 \h 26Using ResearchIt to Locate Books with Bookshare PAGEREF _Toc457412721 \h 27Unpacking the Bookshare Book PAGEREF _Toc457412722 \h 27Using FSReader to Read a Bookshare Book PAGEREF _Toc457412723 \h 28Updating Training Materials for JAWS PAGEREF _Toc457412724 \h 29JAWS Command Search PAGEREF _Toc457412725 \h 29Standard Licenses Become Home Use Edition for Non-Commercial Use. PAGEREF _Toc457412726 \h 31Semi-Auto Forms Mode for the Internet PAGEREF _Toc457412727 \h 32Enhanced Convenient OCR for Image-Only PDF Documents PAGEREF _Toc457412728 \h 33Support for MathML PAGEREF _Toc457412729 \h 33Math Content now Displayed in Nemeth code for Braille Displays. PAGEREF _Toc457412730 \h 34More Voices Option Added to the JAWS Help Menu PAGEREF _Toc457412731 \h 34Focus Braille Display Command Available for Panning PAGEREF _Toc457412732 \h 34Showing File Extensions PAGEREF _Toc457412733 \h 34Speech History. PAGEREF _Toc457412734 \h 35Commands for Reading the ScreenThis section includes commands for Reading the screen and also Text elements: Keyboard Help: INSERT+1. This is a toggle key. The first time you press it, it turns on keyboard help. Press it a second time to turn off keyboard help. When keyboard help is turned on, you can press any key or key combination to hear its function. It is great for typing practice. If you enter a JAWS command such as Insert+Up Arrow to read the current line, the JAWS function will be announced. Say Window Title: Insert+T. Pressing Numpad Insert with the letter T reads the title of the document or web page that you are on, and then tells you which application you are in. For this reason, many people call it the Where Am I command. Say Character: Numpad 5. Speaks the character under the cursor. If you tap Numpad5 twice quickly, JAWS speaks the phonetic equivalent. This is handy if you didn’t understand the character; for example, whether JAWS said B or D. Pressing numpad5 twice will say Bravo or Delta which makes it clear. Say Prior Character: Left Arrow. You can use the standard left arrow key, or the left arrow key on the number pad which is 4 when the NumLock key is turned off. The NumLock key is the top left key on the number pad. Say Next Character: Right Arrow. You can use the standard right arrow key, or the right arrow key on the number pad which is 6 when the NumLock key is turned off. The NumLock key is the top left key on the number pad. Say Word: Insert+Numpad 5. This keystroke speaks the word where the cursor is located. Spell Word: Insert+Numpad 5 pressed twice quickly. This keystroke spells the word where the cursor is located. Say Prior Word: Insert+Left Arrow. Moves left one word and speaks it. Use NumPad insert with the 4 on the number pad. The 0/Insert key located at the bottom left of the number pad is sometimes called the JAWS key, because it is used as a modifier in JAWS screen reading commands. Use of the JAWS key allows most of the JAWS screen reading commands to be executed with one hand. Thus, Insert+Left Arrow moves left one word, and speaks it. You can reach over with your right hand and press Insert+Left Arrow, (Numpad Insert with the 4 key on the number pad), to move left one word at a time. This can be done without moving your left hand away from the standard typing position. Say Next Word: Insert+Right Arrow. Moves right one word and speaks it. It can be used to move through a document one word at a time. Say Current Line: Insert+Up Arrow. This command speaks the line that you are on. It is used in Microsoft Word, in Windows and on the Internet. It reads the line that has focus. Say Prior Line: Up Arrow. Moves up one line and speaks it. You can use either the standard Up Arrow key, or the Numpad Up Arrow which is the 8 key on the number pad. Say Next Line: Down Arrow. Moves down one line and speaks it. Say Sentence: Alt+Numpad 5. Reads the current sentence. This is very helpful when you are trying to determine whether your sentence is correct grammatically. Say Prior Sentence: Alt+Up Arrow. Moves to the prior sentence and reads it. Say Next Sentence: Alt+Down Arrow. Moves to the next sentence and reads it. Each time that you press Alt+Down Arrow, your cursor will be moved to the beginning of the next sentence, and that sentence will be read. This is handy when you are proofreading a document. Say Paragraph: Control+Numpad 5. Reads the current paragraph. Say Prior Paragraph: Control+Up Arrow. Moves to the beginning of the previous paragraph and reads it. It is generally used to move backward through a document one paragraph at a time. Say Next Paragraph: Control+Down Arrow. Moves to the next paragraph and reads it. This keystroke interrupts speech and then moves to the next paragraph and reads it. For this reason, the Control+Down Arrow command is used to quickly skim through a document. This mimics the manner in which a person with vision would quickly skim through a document to find an important point or section. Say from beginning of line to Cursor: Insert+Home. Reads from the beginning of the line to your cursor position. To execute this command with one hand, use the Home key on the number pad which is Numpad 7. Application. Suppose that you are typing something and are interrupted by a phone call. The Insert+Home command allows you to quickly determine where you left off. Say from Cursor to end of line: Insert+Page Up. Reads the text from the cursor position to the end of the current line. For this command, use Page Up key on the number pad which is Numpad 9. This keystroke will alert you if there is text to the right of your working cursor. This can keep you from inadvertently inserting text in front of text that is on the line where you are working. Say All: Insert+Down Arrow. Reads through a document without stopping. Reading will continue until you reach the bottom of the document, or until you tap the Control key to stop reading. Use the JAWS key with the Down Arrow on the number pad. On the Number pad, Down Arrow is the 2 key. Insert+Down Arrow is used to quickly read Word files, web pages, and documents in PDF format. Speech Rate, Rewind, and Cursor CommandsThe following commands allow you to control the JAWS speech rate on the fly. You can also use JAWS keystrokes to rewind and fast forward.Keyboard Help: Insert+1. This is a toggle key. The first time that you press it, keyboard help is turned on. You can press any key to hear what it is. Or, you can try any JAWS command to practice it without actually doing it. When you are done, press Insert+1 a second time to turn keyboard help off. Increase Voice Rate during say all: Page Up. This command quickly increases speech rate while you are reading. Application. This command can be used as follows. Press Insert+Down Arrow, (the Say All command), to read continuously through your document. If, while reading, you decide that JAWS is talking too slow, press the Page Up key to increase speech rate on the fly. You can use the Page Up on the Number Pad, or you can use the Page Up key on the 6-pack, (the group of six keys located directly above the standard arrow keys). Decrease Voice Rate during say all: Page Down. This command decreases speech rate while JAWS is reading continuously. Application. Press Insert+Down Arrow to start continuous reading. If you decide that JAWS is reading too fast, press the Page Down key to quickly reduce the reading rate. Pressing the Page Up key will increase the speech rate. Increase Voice Rate when not in say all: Alt+Control+Page Up. This command quickly increases speech rate when you are not reading continuously. When you are in an application and just want to increase speech rate temporarily, use Control+Alt+Page Up to quickly increase speech rate. This is a temporary rate increase. When you change to another application, the speech rate will return to the default rate that has been set for JAWS. Decrease Voice Rate when not in say all: Alt+Control+Page Down. This command is used to quickly decrease the speech rate when you are not reading continuously. This is a temporary change. When you switch to another application, the speech rate will return to the default rate that has been set for JAWS. Restore Normal Voice Settings: Insert+Escape. This keystroke both refreshes the screen, and also returns the JAWS speech rate to the default rate that has been set for the JAWS program. Application. Suppose that you press Alt+Control+Page Up several times so that JAWS is talking so fast that you cannot understand it. Just press Insert+Escape to return to the default speech rate. Ctrl+Windows+Alt+Page Up: Increase speech rate and save settings permanently. This is a quick way to increase your speech rate and save the change.Ctrl+Windows+Alt+Page Down: Decrease speech rate and save settings permanently. Skip to the next unit when in say all: Press Right Arrow. If you are reading continuously, this keystroke skips to the next line, sentence, or paragraph depending on how the Say All reading unit is set. The default setting for JAWS is to read all lines without pauses when in Say All or continuous reading mode. Thus, if you tap the Right Arrow while reading continuously, JAWS will skip to the next line and continue reading. Continue pressing Right Arrow while reading continuously to quickly skim through the document. Note. To change the reading unit, press Insert+F2 and then arrow down to the Jaws Settings Center and press Enter. Press Down Arrow one time to get out of the Search field. Navigate down through the tree view until you get to the Say All options. Or, you can just press the letter V until you get to Say All options. Here, arrow down to the Say All Section and press Right Arrow to open the tree view. Select the "Say All Reads By --," option and use the Spacebar to cycle through the available options. When you get to the option that you want, press Enter to accept it. Skip to the prior unit when in say all: Press Left Arrow. This keystroke lets you hear the last line or paragraph spoken without requiring you to stop continuous reading. Interrupt Speech: Press Control. If you are in continuous reading mode, just tap the Control key to stop reading. PC Cursor: Numpad Plus. This returns you to use of the PC cursor, which is the default reading cursor for JAWS. When you are working in a program like Microsoft Word, the PC cursor is sometimes referred to as the writing cursor, because it highlights the point where your are writing. JAWS Cursor: Numpad Minus. Pressing Numpad Minus, (the key at the top right of the number pad), turns on the JAWS cursor. This cursor has a lower pitch, and it actually moves the mouse around on the screen. For this reason, many people call it the Mouse cursor. It lets you read things on the screen without moving your working cursor which is the PC cursor. It also lets you read portions of the screen that you cannot get to with the standard PC cursor. For example, the JAWS cursor allows you to read items that are located on the Menu bar or toolbars. It is often used when you are on the Internet to locate and read a description of a link or button that is not spoken by the virtual PC cursor that is used when you are browsing the Internet. Route JAWS to Pc Cursor: Insert+Numpad Minus. This turns on the Mouse cursor, and actually moves it to the location of your PC cursor or, when you are on the Internet, to the position of the virtual PC cursor that is used when browsing the Internet with JAWS. Route Pc to JAWS Cursor: Insert+Numpad Plus. This moves your PC cursor to the position of an item that you found when browsing with the JAWS cursor. But remember that this command can only move the PC cursor to a location that is available to the PC cursor.Application 1. Suppose that you are in Microsoft Word, and that you use Insert+Numpad Minus to route your JAWS or mouse cursor to the point where you are working. You can use standard movement commands, (Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Control+Right Arrow, or Control+Left Arrow), to move around the screen with the JAWS or mouse cursor. If you find an error that you want to correct, press Insert with Numpad Plus to route the JAWS PC cursor to this location. You can now correct the error. However, if you have moved your JAWS cursor to a menu item or to the ribbon bar in Microsoft Word, the Insert+Numpad Plus command cannot move the PC cursor to this location, since you cannot edit a menu or ribbon bar. Application2, Internet. Suppose that you are on the Internet, and you cannot navigate to a certain button using the virtual PC cursor. Press Insert+Numpad Minus to route the JAWS cursor to your current location. Use standard movement commands, (Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Control+Right Arrow, or Control+Left Arrow), to move around the screen and hunt for the button. When you find it, you can press Insert+Numpad Plus to move the virtual PC cursor to this button. JAWS Help CommandsKeyboard help: Insert+1. Turns on JAWS keyboard Help so that you can try commands or press keys to see what they are. This is a toggle, so pressing Insert+1 again will turn JAWS keyboard Help off. Say Current Hot Key: Press Shift+Numpad 5 when in a menu. Usually, simply pressing Numpad 5 will work. This speaks the hot key that will open a menu or dialog. If you are on a ribbon bar, Shift+NumPad5 will often read the key tip.Say Default button when in a dialog: Press Insert+E when a dialog is open. For example, if you have made changes to a Word document and press Control+F4 to close the document, or Alt+F4 to close the program, JAWS will ask you if you want to save the changes. To hear the default button, press Insert+E. JAWS will say Yes. This will confirm that if you press Enter, you will save the changes that were made to the document. Insert+E can be used to determine the default button for many Windows dialogs. Open Combo Box: Alt+Down Arrow. This is most often used to open a combo box on the Internet. For example, suppose that you are filling out a form on the Internet and come to a combo box that is used to select your state. Pressing Alt+Down arrow will open the combo box. By way of example, arrow down to California so that it will be selected; use the Tab key to continue moving through the dialog. After selecting an item, you can also close the combo box by pressing Alt+Up Arrow.Close Combo Box: Alt+Up Arrow. This closes a combo box and selects the item that you have selected using the arrow keys. Screen Sensitive Help: Insert+F1. Brings up a description of the document or application along with a short list of shortcuts that are available. You can review the description using your arrow keys. When done reviewing the description, press the Escape key to return to the point where you were working. Read Word in Context: Insert+C. This is used most often with the Spell checker in Microsoft Word or Outlook. For example, press F7 to start the spell checker. If the program finds a misspelled word, the word will be spoken, followed by a suggested spelling. To hear the context, press Insert+C. JAWS will read the sentence in which the misspelled word was located. JAWS Help for Applications: Press Insert+f1 twice quickly. If you are in an application like Microsoft Word, pressing Insert+F1 twice quickly will open JAWS Help for Word. JAWS will say “Topic Word”. Press the F6 key to get to the document pane which is in HTML format. You can then press the H key to move through headings. Or press Insert+Down Arrow, (the Say All command), to read all of the JAWS information available for the Microsoft Word application. Pressing F6 returns you to the tree view where you can use your arrow keys to select another application for which there is JAWS help. When done, press Alt+F4 to close the help program and return to the application in which you were working. Hotkey help: Insert+H. This opens the virtual viewer and gives a quick overview of JAWS hot keys that are available for the application in which you are working. You can use your arrow keys or the Say All command, (Insert+Down Arrow), to read about the JAWS keystrokes that are available. Press the Escape key to close the virtual viewer and return to the application in which you were working. Window Keys Help: Insert plus W. This command opens the virtual viewer and provides a list of the application shortcut keys for the program that you are running. For example, press Insert+W while in Microsoft Word. A window will come up that contains a list of all of the Microsoft Word shortcut keys. When you are done reading about the shortcut keys available for working in Microsoft Word, just press the Escape key to close the virtual viewer and return to the document in which you were working. JAWS window: Insert + J. Opens a Context menu for JAWS if JAWS has been set to run in the System tray. Otherwise, it brings focus to the JAWS program window. Thus, if JAWS is set to appear in the system tray, pressing Insert+J opens a context menu for JAWS. Just press Escape to close this list. If JAWS is not in the System Tray, pressing Insert+J opens the JAWS Window where you can use the menus to change options. If you are in the JAWS Window, you can press Windows+M to minimize the JAWS Window and return to the Desktop.Refresh screen or restore normal voice settings: Insert plus escape. This command returns the speech rate to its default setting if you have changed it. It also refreshes the screen. Quick Settings: Insert plus v. Allows you to change JAWS settings for an application. Select the setting that you want to change, and then press the Spacebar to change the setting. When done, press Enter to activate the OK button and close the JAWS quick settings window.Internet CommandsMove to the next or previous link: Press the Tab key to move to the next link. Pressing Shift+Tab will move you to the previous link. When you get to the link that you want, press Enter to activate it. List the links on a Page: Press Insert+F7. Once in the list, use your up or down arrow keys to move through the links. If you know the link that you are looking for, you can press the first letter of the link to move to it quickly; then press Enter to activate it. Or, when you are in the list of links, you can press Tab one time followed by Enter to move to the link without activating it. When you are in the links list, pressing Home will move you to the first link on the page. Pressing End will move you to the last link on the page. List the headings on a Page: Press Insert+F6. All of the headings will be placed in a vertical list. Use your arrow keys to select a heading. You can then press Enter on any heading in the list to move quickly to that heading. If the heading is also a link, pressing Enter will activate the link. When you are in the headings list, pressing Home will move you to the first heading on the page. Pressing End will move you to the last heading on the page. List all of the Form fields on a Page: Press Insert+F5 to list all of the form Controls. Once in the list, you can press Home to go to the first control on the page, or you can press end to move to the last control.Move to the next or previous Heading: Press the letter H to move to the next heading, or pressShift+H to move to the previous heading. Move to the next or previous Form Field: Press the letter F to move to the next form field, or press Shift+F to move to the previous form field. Move to the Next or Previous Table: Press the letter T to move to the next table. Pressing Shift+T will move you to the previous table. Once in a table, you can hold down the Alt and Control keys and then navigate around the table as follows: Move right one cell: Control+Alt+Right Arrow. Move Left one cell: Control+Alt+Left Arrow. Move down one row: Control+Alt+Down Arrow. Move Up one Row: Control+Alt+Up Arrow. Move Down One Row and read across the columns: Press Windows+Alt+Down Arrow. This is a very good way to review a list of new commands that are displayed in tabular format.Enter Table Mode: Insert+Spacebar followed by the letter T. In this mode, you can simply press Up, Down, Left or Right Arrow to move through the cells in a table. Also, you cannot inadvertently move outside of the table. Press Escape when done reviewing the table.Add Custom label to a link or graphic: Control+Insert+Tab. Allows you to add a custom label to a link, control, or graphic on the internet. For example, you can add a label to a link or form field that is not being spoken. Create temporary PlaceMarker on web page: Press Control+Windows+K. When you return to the page, press Control+Shift+K and then press Spacebar to select the temporary PlaceMarker. Now, press Enter to quickly move to the position of the place marker. You can have one temporary PlaceMarker per page. To remove the PlaceMarker, press Control+Shift+K, select the PlaceMarker; then Tab to the Remove button and press Enter. List PlaceMarker on current web page: Press Control+Shift+K. To add a PlaceMarker, press the Tab key to get to the Add button; then press Spacebar and type a name for your PlaceMarker; then press Enter. Pressing Control+Shift+K will now display the new Placemarker in the list for that page. MouseOversSuppose that you come to a link that says MouseOver. Press CTRL+Insert+Enter. JAWS will say the line number where text has changed. Press the letter J for Jump To, followed by the line number that was spoken. When done reading the MouseOver text, press Shift+J to return to the link. Pressing Enter, at this point, will activate the link.Using the Surf's Up Web Site from Freedom ScientificTo learn more about using Internet with JAWS, do the following.Press Insert+J and then open the JAWS Help submenu.Arrow down to the Web Resources submenu and press Enter.Now, arrow down to the Surfing the Internet option and press Enter. You will be taken to the JAWS Internet training page, “Surfing the Internet.”The Surf's Up training web page is an excellent source for Internet training. Freedom Scientific recommends that you set up Internet Explorer or Firefox so that tab browsing will be enabled.Internet Explorer Setup Information(from Freedom Scientific).You may need to reconfigure Internet Explorer to work more smoothly with Surfing the Internet with JAWS and MAGic. These steps prevent Internet Explorer from displaying the information (or the notification) bar and blocking content on certain of these pages.To reconfigure Internet Explorer for use with Surf's Up - Surfing the Internet with JAWS and MAGic, do the following:1.Open the Tools menu, select Pop-up Blocker, and press RIGHT ARROW.2.Choose Turn Off Pop-up Blocker and press ENTER.3.From the Tools menu, choose Internet Options.4.Press CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move to the Advanced tab.5.Press A until you select Allow active content to run in files on My Computer.6.Press the SPACEBAR to select the check box for this item. 7.Press ENTER to close the dialog box and save your changes.NOTE: Another change we recommend for people using Internet Explorer version 9 or later is to have pop-up windows open in a separate browser window as opposed to new tab pages. Opening practice pages in a separate browser window makes it easier to switch back and forth between a set of instructions on one page and the practice page itself. Tabbed browsing is covered later in Surf's Up. In the meantime, here is how to set Internet Explorer 9 so that the practice exercises will open in new browser windows:1.Press ALT+T to open the Tools menu.2.Press UP ARROW to move to Internet Options, and then press ENTER. The Internet Options multi-page dialog box opens. Focus is on the General tab page.3.Press ALT+T to activate the Tabs settings button. The Tabbed Browsing Settings dialog box opens.4.Press TAB to move to the group of radio buttons that reads, When a pop-up is encountered: Let Internet Explorer decide how pop-ups should open.5.Press DOWN ARROW to change the selection to Always open pop-ups in a new window.6.Press ENTER to close the Tabbed Browsing Settings dialog box. Focus returns to the Internet Options dialog box.7.Press TAB several times to move focus to the OK button, and then activate it with the SPACEBAR. The Internet Options dialog box closes and focus returns to the Web page.Miscellaneous JAWS Commands that Assist in Use of WindowsOpen JAWS Manager Dialog: Insert+F2. This brings up a list of the managers available for JAWS. For example, there is a dictionary manager that can be used to change the way that JAWS pronounces a word. This is often used to change the way in which JAWS pronounces a proper name.Shut Down JAWS: Insert+F4 followed by Enter. This allows you to unload JAWS so that a person who uses a mouse or a screen magnification program can use the computer. When you press Insert+F4, you will be advised that pressing Enter will unload JAWS. Press Enter to unload JAWS, or press the Escape key to cancel the process if you do not wish to unload the program. It is a good idea to assign a keystroke like Alt+Control+J to the JAWS icon on your desktop. If you add a shortcut with a hot key, you can quickly load it again by pressing Control+Alt+J.Assigning a Hot Key to JAWS.To assign a hot key to JAWS, do the following: select the JAWS icon on your desktop. Press Alt+Enter to open shortcut properties, or do a right mouse click and open Properties from the context menu. Tab to the hot key field, and type the letter J. Now, tab to the Apply button and press the Spacebar, or click the Apply button with your mouse. Now, tab to the OK button, and press the Spacebar; or click the OK button with your mouse. After this, if you unload JAWS you can press Alt+Control+J to run it again. Minimize All Applications and bring focus to the desktop: Press windows key+ m or press Windows+D. If you are in an application like Word, pressing Windows+D will take you to the Desktop. If you press Windows+D again, you will return to the application in which you were working; in this case, Microsoft Word. Select a System Tray Icon Dialog: Insert+F11. This opens the system tray, where you can change features that run automatically when you start Windows. Say system time: Insert+F12. Speaks the current time. Say system date: Insert+ F12 pressed twice quickly. Speaks the current date. JAWS Find: Control+Insert+F. This allows you to search for a text string on your screen using the JAWS cursor. JAWS Find Next: Insert+F 3. Uses the JAWS cursor to search for the next occurrence of the text string on your screen. Say Top Line of Window: Insert+End. Use Insert with the End key on your NumPad. End is the 1 key on the number pad. This keystroke reads the top line of the current window. Read status line at bottom of Window: Press Insert+NumPad 3, (Insert+Page Down). This reads the status line along with the page number if you are in Microsoft Word. Check Cursor Position: Press Alt+Numpad Delete, (gives vertical and horizontal position on screen in inches. This is very handy if you cannot see the screen, and want to know if pressing the Tab key moved you to the correct position. It can also be used to determine whether a heading is centered. Read the Controls in a dialog box in tab order: Insert+B. This command is used to read a dialog if it is not spoken, or if you need to hear it again. For example, if you are installing a program, pressing Insert+B will often read context that allows you to choose the correct input. Virtualize the Current Window: Press Alt+Insert+W. Copies the contents of the current window into a virtual buffer. You can then read through the text, or select it for copying to a Word document or Email message. This is very helpful if you need to send someone the contents of an error message. Laptop KeystrokesIf you have a laptop, you may wish to enable laptop keystrokes in the JAWS setup wizard. When laptop keystrokes are turned on, the CapsLock key becomes the JAWS Insert key. Now, CapsLock+Down Arrow will invoke the Say All command. CapsLock+Up Arrow is the Say Line command. If you want to toggle CapsLock mode on and off, just tap the CapsLock two times instead of once. Following are a few laptop keystroke commands.CapsLock+Down Arrow key: SayAll.CapsLock+Up Arrow key: Say current line.When laptop mode is enabled, the Caps Lock key is also referred to as the JAWS key.JAWSKey+U: Moves to the prior line and speaks it.JAWSKey+I: Says the current line.JAWSKey+O: Moves to the next line and speaks it.JAWSKey+J: Moves to the prior word and speaks it.JAWSKey+K: Says the current word.JAWSKey+L: Moves to the next word and speaks it.JAWSKey+M: Moves to the prior character and speaks it.JAWSKey+Comma: Says the current Character.JAWSKey+Period: Moves to the next character and speaks it.JAWSKey+Y: Moves to and speaks the prior sentence.JAWSKey+H: speaks the current sentence.JAWSKey+N: Moves to and speaks the next sentence.JAWSKey+Left Bracket: Routes the JAWS Cursor To the PC cursor.JAWSKey+Apostrophe: Routes the PC cursor to the JAWS cursor.JAWSKey+P: Activates the JAWS Cursor.JAWSKey+SemiColon: Activates the PC Cursor.If you are using a Desktop or a laptop computer with a number pad, you can still use the number pad as before. For this reason, many desktop users prefer laptop keyboard mode due to the convenience of the extra laptop keystrokes.The JAWS training materials include an entire lesson on use of the laptop keystrokes. You can locate this lesson as follows if you are using JAWS 17 and if you are connected to the Internet.To locate training materials, open the JAWS Help menu as follows.If the JAWS window is not already open, press Insert+J to quickly open the JAWS window.Now, press Alt+H to open the JAWS Help menu.Press Enter on the first choice which is Training.Press Insert+F7 to list the links for the training modules.Either press Down Arrow or press the letter L to quickly locate the training module called, “Laptop Keystrokes with JAWS and MAGic; then press Enter.If the module is not installed on your computer, it will install automatically if the computer is connected to the Internet. The lesson will then open automatically.Press Control+P to listen to the audio recording. This is a toggle, so press Control+P a second time to stop listening to the audio recording.Alternatively, press Insert+Down Arrow, (the JAWS Say All command), to read through the text using JAWS.Note that if you have chosen to run JAWS in the System Tray when running the Startup Wizard after installation, you can simply press Insert+J to open the JAWS context menu, then arrow up to the JAWS Help submenu and press Enter to open JAWS Help.Word Commands for Moving Around a DocumentThese commands allow you to move around a document using the cursor keys and Shortcut Keys that are available in Microsoft Word. Shortcuts for saving your document are also given. Move one character left: Press Left Arrow key. Moves left one character and speaks it. Most people use the standard arrow keys with the Word commands, but the NumPad arrow keys will work as well. Move one character right: Press Right Arrow key. Moves right one character and speaks it. Move to the start of the next word: Press Control+Right Arrow. Moves right one word and speaks it. This is normally used when editing text. For example, suppose that you are using the Down Arrow key to proofread your document by moving down one line at a time. Assume that you hear JAWS say a word that doesn’t sound right. Press Control+Right Arrow to quickly move across the line one word at a time. You can then edit the word. When done, it is a good idea to press the Home key to move back to the left side of your screen. Continue using the Down Arrow key to move through your document one line at a time. If you hear another word that you need to correct, you know that pressing Control+Right Arrow will always locate the word that you want to correct. Move to the start of the previous word: Press Control+Left Arrow. Moves left one word at a time and speaks it. When editing, this command is used to move backward through your document one word at a time. Move up one line: Press Up Arrow. Moves up one line and speaks it. Move down one line: Press Down Arrow. Moves down one line and speaks it. Move to the end of the current line: Press End. Moves to the end of the current line. Suppose that, when proofreading a document, you hear an incorrect word that is near the end of the line. Just press the End key; then use Control+Left Arrow to move left word by word until you hear the word that must be corrected. When done, press the Home key to move to the beginning of the line, then continue pressing Down Arrow to proofread the document. Move to the beginning of the current line: Press Home. Moves your working cursor to the beginning of the current line. Move one paragraph up: Press Control+Up Arrow. Moves to the beginning of the prior paragraph and speaks it. Move one paragraph down: Press Control+Down Arrow. Moves down one paragraph and speaks it. This command is used most often to skim through a document. Move up one screen of text: Press Page Up. Moves you up through the document by one screen or 24 lines. Move down one screen of text: Press Page Down. Moves down through your document by 24 lines or one screen. Move up one page: Press Control+Page Up. Moves you up through the document by one page. This is usually about 54 lines, though the number of lines can change depending on your margin settings. Move down one page: Press Control+Page Down. This moves you down through a Word document one page at a time. Thus, if someone tells you that there is an error on page 7, you can use Control+Page Down to quickly locate page 7 of the document. If they tell you which paragraph the error is in, you can use Control+Down Arrow to quickly move to the paragraph where you need to make the correction. Move to top of file: Press Control+Home. Moves you quickly to the top of the current file. Most people use the Home key at the top middle position of the 6-pack above the arrow keys, but you can also use the Home key on the number pad. Thus, if you get to the bottom of a ten page document and want to read it again, just press Control+Home to jump to the top of your document. Move to bottom of document: Press Control+End. If you open a document on which you were previously working, just press Control+End, (the key at the bottom middle of your 6-pack), to quickly jump to the bottom of your document where you can continue typing. Delete one character to the left: Press Backspace. Erases the last character that you typed, and speaks the character that was erased. Delete one word to the left: Press Control+Backspace. Deletes the last word that you typed and speaks the word as it is deleted. Delete one character to the right: Press Delete. Pressing the Delete key erases the character that your cursor was under, and it speaks the next character that will be erased if you press it again. Delete one word to the right: Press Control+Delete. Erases the word that your cursor was on, and speaks the next word that will be erased if you press Control+Delete again.Saving Your Work in Microsoft WordSave Current Document: Press Control+S. If you have not saved the document before, the Save As dialog will open. Text from the top line of your document will be suggested as a file name. If you want another name, simply type the new name and press Enter to save the document. If you have already saved the document, pressing Control+S will quickly save any additional changes that you made to the document, without prompting you for another name. While typing a long document, it is a good idea to press Control+S from time to time to make sure that your current work is saved as you go. Open Save As Dialog: Press F12. If you have already saved a document, pressing F12 will open the Save As dialog so that you can save the document under another name, change the file type, or save the document in another location. Pressing Alt+D in this dialog will show the current location of your file, (you can edit the file location here). Press Alt+S in the Save As dialog to save any changes.Using Text Analyzer to Locate Inconsistencies When Using Microsoft Word.Text Analyzer allows you to quickly locate extra spaces, unwanted font changes, and many other inconsistencies that you would not notice when listening to JAWS read a document.To turn on the Text Analyzer, press Insert+Spacebar followed by the letter A. Now, when you read through a document line by line, JAWS will inform you of any inconsistencies on each line.Alternatively, you can use the following command to have JAWS quickly skip to the next inconsistency.Pressing Alt+Windows Key+I will move the cursor to the next mands for Selecting Text in Microsoft Word and Other Windows ApplicationsThese commands allow you to select text using the Word shortcut keys. You can then use Control+C, Control+X, or Control+V to copy, cut, or paste text into different locations. Or, you can select text and then press Control+D or Control+Shift+F to change its font. If you select text and then type something else, your new text will replace the text that was selected. Or, if you select text and then press the Delete key, the text that you selected will be deleted. If you want to bold text, select it first; then press Control+B. Select one character to the right: Press Shift+Right Arrow. Speaks the next character and the selection status. Select one character to the left: Press Shift+Left Arrow. Speaks the previous character and the selection status. Select to end of current word: Press Control+Shift+Right Arrow. Speaks the current word and selection status. If you keep pressing Control+Shift+Right Arrow, you will be selecting one word at a time. Select to beginning of current word: Press Control+Shift+Left Arrow. Speaks the current word and selection status. If you continue pressing Control+Shift+Left Arrow, you will be selecting words as you move to the left or backwards through your document. Select from cursor to end of line: Press Shift+End. This command selects text from your cursor position to the end of the current line. It speaks the word, "Selected," followed by the text that has been selected. Select from cursor to beginning of line: Press shift+Home. This command selects the text from your working cursor to the beginning of the current line. It speaks the word, "Selected," followed by the text that has been selected. Select one line down: Press Shift+Down Arrow. This command selects the line that you are on and speaks it. You can hold down the Shift key and continue pressing Down Arrow to select one line at a time. This command is often used to select text on the Internet. It can then be copied with Control+C, and then pasted into a document using Control+V. Select one line up: Press Shift+Up Arrow. Selects the current line. If you continue pressing Shift+Up Arrow, you will select one line at a time as you move up or backward through your document. Select to end of paragraph: Press Control+Shift+Down Arrow. Selects to the end of your current paragraph. Hold down Control+Shift, and continue pressing Down Arrow to select one paragraph at a time as you move down through the document.Select to beginning of paragraph: Press Control+Shift+Up Arrow. Selects to the beginning of the current paragraph. Allows you to select one paragraph at a time as you move up through the document. Select one screen down: Press Shift+Page Down. Selects the current screen, (24 lines). If you continue to press Shift+Page Down, you will be selecting one screen at a time as you move down through the document. Select one screen up: Press Shift+Page Up. Selects the current screen, (24 lines). If you continue pressing Shift+Page Up, you will be selecting one screen at a time as you move up or backward through your document. Select to end of document: Press Control+Shift+End. Selects everything from your current cursor location to the end of the document.Application. This command is helpful if you have pasted a page from the internet into a Word document. In this case, there will be links and other material at the end of your file that you don't want. Move down to the beginning of the text that you want to delete. Press Control+Shift+End to select all of the text from your cursor to the end of the document; then press the Delete key to remove it. Select to beginning of document: Press Control+Shift+Home. Selects everything from the current cursor location to the beginning of the document. This is very handy if you have pasted text from the internet into a Word document, and want to remove links and other material that appear at the beginning of the document. You can quickly select the unwanted text with Control+Shift+Home, and then press the Delete key to remove it. Select entire document: Press Control+A. Selects your entire document. For example, if you wish to change your document from single to double space, Press Control+A to select the entire document. Then, press Control+2 to make the document double space. Then, press Right Arrow to deselect the text and move to the end of your document.Use caution when using the control+A command to select an entire document. You can use an arrow key or a command like Control+D to change the font, or Control+1, Control+2, or Control+5, to change the line spacing.However, when the entire document has been selected, the entire document will be replaced by any text character, number, or punctuation mark that you type. If you inadvertently press a character when your document is selected, the entire document will be replaced by the character that you typed.Note. If you inadvertently delete your entire document, press the undo command, (Control+Z), to undo the last keystroke. Continue pressing Control+Z until your document returns to the screen. Alternatively, press Alt+F4 followed by the letter N to close the document without saving the changes. Say Selected Text: Insert+Shift+Down Arrow. JAWS will speak the text that has been selected. This tells you if your selection worked. Deselect text: Press any Arrow key. This removes selection or highlighting from any text that has been selected. Commands for Cut, Copy and Paste for Word and Other Windows ApplicationsThis section explains how to use Copy, Cut, or Paste to copy or move text and graphics using shortcut keys that are provided in Microsoft Word.Copy selected text or graphics to clipboard: Press Control+C. Cut selected text or graphics to clipboard: Press Control+X. Append Text or Graphics to Clipboard: Insert+Windows+C. This command adds text to the Windows clipboard instead of replacing it. So, pressing Insert+Windows+C allows you to aggregate data from several different sources to the clipboard.Paste text or graphics to current location: Press Control+V. Open font dialog: Press Control+Shift+F or Control+D. This dialog allows you to choose font type, font size, as well as other font attributes. Open Point Size dialog: Press Control+Shift+P. Allows you to quickly change to another point size; for example, if you want to prepare a large print document. Suppose that you have a document in 12-point font, and someone needs to have it in 36-point font in order to see it. Press Control+A to select the document. Now, press Control+Shift+P for point size. Type 36 and then press Enter. Now, press Right Arrow to deselect the text and move to the end of your document. You can then press Control+P followed by Enter to print your large print document. View list of spelling errors: Press Alt+Shift+L. Brings up a list of the spelling errors in your document. You can then select a word and press Enter. At this point, press the Applications key or Shift+F10 to open a context menu showing suggested spellings. Choose the correct word and press Enter; the incorrect word will be replaced.View list of grammatical errors: Press Control+Shift+G. Run Spell Checker: Press F7. When a misspelled word is located, the misspelled word and the first suggested spelling will be spoken. You can press the Tab key to get to the list of suggestions; then arrow down to hear other suggestions. When you get to a suggestion that you want, you can continue to press the Tab key to get to buttons in the dialog that will replace the misspelled word with the selected suggestion, Ignore the word, (for example, a proper name), Change all occurrences of the word, Ignore all occurrences of the word, or add a word to your personal dictionary. Following are shortcuts that you can use in lieu of tabbing to the buttons. These shortcuts work in Word 2003, Word 2007 and Word 2010, but in Word 2013 or Word 2016, you must Tab to the desired button and then press Spacebar or Enter to activate it. In Word 2013 or 2016, the last action, (example, Change), will be remembered. However, you should press Insert+Up Arrow to confirm this prior to pressing Enter to complete the action.The quick keys for Word 10 or below follow:Change word: Alt+C. Change all occurrences of the word: Alt+L. Ignore Word: Alt+I. Ignore all occurrences of the Word: Alt+G. Add word to your personal dictionary. Alt+A. Close the active document: Press Control+F4. Closes your document, but leaves the Word program open. Switch between open documents: Press Control+F6. Insert page break: Press Control+Enter. Marking and Selecting Blocks of Text in MS Word or on the InternetSuppose that you want to mark a large block of text so that you can copy it to the Windows clipboard and then paste it into another document or into an Email message. With JAWS, you can mark a block of text as follows.Locate the beginning of the text that you wish to mark.Press Control+Windows+K. JAWS will say, “Marking place.”Now, read to the end of the text that you wish to select, or move there quickly by pressing Control+Down Arrow to move through the document one paragraph at a time.At this point, press Insert+Spacebar followed by the letter M for mark. JAWS will say, “Selecting between marked place and current position.”You can now press Control+C to copy the selected block to the Windows clipboard; Control+x to cut the block to the Windows clipboard; or Insert+Windows+C to append the block of text to text that is already on the Windows clipboard.Note. If you use this method of block selection to copy and paste text from the Internet to a Word document, the Internet format will be preserved. This means, for example, that the format of a table will be retained when it is pasted into Microsoft Word.Returning to a Marked Place in a Document or on the Internet.Suppose that you wish to return to a mark. You can press Alt+Windows+K to return to a mark. This lets you explore a document or a web page, and then return quickly to a point that you have marked.When you press Alt+Windows+k, you will be returned to your mark and JAWS will say, “returning to marked place.”Reading Tables in Microsoft Word or on the Internet.Suppose that you are reading a table in Microsoft Word. You can navigate through the table by holding down the Control and Alt keys and then using the Right, Left, Up and Down arrow keys to move by cell. For example, Control+Alt+Right arrow will move right one cell at a time until you reach the end of the current row.Using the Table Layered Keystroke.A layered keystroke has been added that makes it much easier to read tables. You can use it as follows.Locate a table that you wish to read. While in the table, press Insert+Spacebar followed by the letter T. You can now use the Up, Down, Left and Right arrow keys to move between cells in the table. It is no longer necessary to hold down the Control and Alt keys. To exit table reading mode, press the Escape key.The following commands are available when using the table layered keystroke.List the keystrokes you can use in this layer: QUESTION MARK.Move to cell above: below: left, or right: ARROW Key in any direction.Say current cell: NUMPAD 5.Move to the beginning of the current row: HOME.Move to the end of the current row: END.Jump to the first cell in a table: CTRL+HOME.Jump to the last cell in a table: CTRL+END.Move to the beginning of the current column: CONTROL+UP ARROW.Move to the bottom of the current column: CONTROL+DOWN ARROW.Move to the beginning of the current row: CONTROL+LEFT ARROW.Move to end of current row: CONTROL+RIGHT ARROW.Jump to next table: CONTROL+ENTER.Jump to prior table: CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER.Read the current row: SHIFT+UP ARROW.Read from the current cell: SHIFT+PAGE UP.Read to the current cell: SHIFT+HOME.Read the current column: SHIFT+NUMPAD 5.Read to the bottom of the column: SHIFT+PAGE DOWN.Read from the top of the column: SHIFT+END.Opening Documents and Changing Format in MS WordOpen Document Dialog: Press Control+O. You can then type the name of the document and press Enter to open it. Or, press Shift+Tab to get to a list of files in your Documents folder. Then, arrow down to the document you want to open and press Enter. Apply or remove bold formatting: Press Control+B. If text is selected, it will be bolded. If no text is selected, any text that you type will be bolded. If you use the second approach, be sure to press Control+B to turn off bolding when you get to the end of text that you want to be in bold format. Apply or remove underline formatting: Press Control+U. Apply or remove Italic formatting: Press Control+I. Center text: Press Control+E. Centers the text of the paragraph that you are in. Or, it centers text that has been selected. Is generally used to center headings. Left align text: Press Control+L. Right align text: Press Control+R. Remove character formatting from selected text: Press Control+Shift+Z. If you select text and then press Control+Shift+Z, formatting will be returned to the default. Thus, if you had a document in large 36-point font, you could press Control+A to select the entire document. Then, press Control+Shift+Z to return the document to its default format, (usually 12-point times new roman). Indent paragraph from the left: Press Control+M. Remove a paragraph indent from the left: Press Control+Shift+M. Add hanging indent: Press Control+T. Remove hanging indent: Press Control+Shift+T. Say font and point size at cursor: Insert+F. Undo last action taken: Press Control+Z. Check line and column position: Press Insert+Numpad Delete. Check Page and Section number: Press Insert+Numpad Page Down. Use of Heading Styles in Microsoft WordYou can quickly apply heading styles as follows: Heading level 1: Control+Alt+1. Heading level 2: Control+Alt+2. Heading Level 3: Control+Alt+3. Application. Suppose that you want your Introduction to have a heading 1 style which is bolded 16-point. Make sure that the Word “Introduction” is on a line by itself. Press Home to get to the beginning of the line. Press Control+Alt+1 to apply the heading level 1 style. Quick Key Navigation Commands for Use with JAWSJAWS has a Quick Key Navigation mode that can be very helpful if you have a document like this one with many headings. Press Insert+Z to turn Quick Keys on. This command is a toggle, so press Insert+Z a second time to turn Quick Keys off. When quick keys is turned on, the following commands work.Note. When quick keys is turned on, you cannot make any changes to the document. Thus, using Quick Keys is a good way to read a document safely, and it allows you to quickly move between pages, headings, paragraphs, and tables. Just press Insert+Z when you are done reviewing the document, and you are ready to begin typing again. Note. You can also use Quick Key Navigation when you are reading a document using the SayAll command, (Insert+Down Arrow, (CapsLock+Down Arrow if laptop keystrokes are turned on). For example, if you are using Say All to read a document and press the Spacebar, you will move to the next page and Jaws will continue reading at the new location. Note. If you press Control to stop reading in SayAll mode, Quick Keys will be turned off automatically.A few commonly-used Quick Navigation keys are the following.H: Moves to the next heading. Shift+H: Moves to the previous heading. T: Moves to the next table. Shift+T: moves to the previous table. Spacebar: Moves to the next page. Backspace: Moves to the previous page. P: Moves to the next paragraph. Shift+P: Moves to the previous paragraph.M: Moves to the next spelling error.Following is a list of all of the Quick Navigation keystrokes.Description: Quick Key.Next Grammatical Error: A.Next Bookmark: B.Next Endnote: D.Next Edit: E.Next Form Field: F.Next Graphic: G.Next Heading: H.Next Misspelled Word: M.Next Comment: N.Next Footnote: O.Next Paragraph: P.Next Revision (when using Track Changes): R.Next Section: S.Next Table: T.Next Word in Word Index List: W.Move forward out of a table or list: Greater than, (Shift+Period).Move backward out of a table or list: Less Than, (Shift+Comma).Next Page: Spacebar.Previous Page: Backspace.Application. Use of Quick Keys for Locating and Correcting Spelling Errors.Suppose that you are writing a document in Microsoft Word and wish to check for and correct spelling errors. Do the following.Press Control+Home to move to the top of the document.Press Insert+Z to turn on Quick Keys mode.Press the letter M to move to the first spelling error.Press Insert+Z to turn off Quick Keys mode.Press the Applications key or Shift+F10 to open a context menu showing a list of suggestions, (you will land on the first suggestion which is the most likely).Press Enter on a suggestion to make the correction.Note. If you are reviewing a list of suggestions and wish to determine the spelling of the current selection, press Insert+Numpad5 twice quickly, (you can also press Capslock+K twice quickly if laptop mode is turned on).Use of the Virtual Ribbon BarUsing JAWS, you can easily navigate through the ribbon bars using the JAWS Virtual Ribbon bar. When you first install JAWS and run the Startup Wizard, you have the option of checking a box that turns on the Virtual ribbon bar. In this connection, I prefer to turn on the virtual ribbon bar only when I need it to search for a new feature.When virtual ribbons are turned on, you can do the following in a program like Microsoft Word:Press the Alt key to get to the Virtual Ribbon bar. Use Right or Left Arrow to move through the choices on the top ribbon. When you get to a group that you want, press the Down Arrow to open it. When you come to a Submenu, press Right Arrow to open it, or Left Arrow to close it. You can use Up Arrow to move back up the tree after closing a submenu. Or, just press the Escape a couple of times to return to the top ribbon. Pressing the Escape key one more time will close the ribbon bar. Note. Often, it is advantageous to turn off the virtual ribbon bar. This is because, while the virtual ribbon bar allows you to easily explore the ribbons, it disables the normal ribbon bar key tips, and these key tips no longer appear on the screen visually. If you are working with a tutorial, or using Microsoft Outlook which works best when you use the ribbon bar key tips, you would want to turn off the virtual ribbon bar. Turning the Virtual Ribbon Bar on and OffPress insert+V to turn on Quick Settings. Type the word “virtual” without the quotation marks; then press Enter.Arrow down to select the Virtual Ribbon bar option.Press the Spacebar to toggle this option between on and off. Press Enter two times to save your setting. Using ResearchItJAWS contains a very powerful feature called “ResearchIt.” ResearchIt allows you to quickly find news stories in Reuters, words in Wiktionary, encyclopedia articles in Wikipedia, Weather, Businesses, Books available in Bookshare, and much more.To start Research It, press Insert+Spacebar followed by the letter R. A dialog will open with fields where you can enter a search word or phrase, a list of 20 search topics as of this writing, a read-only field explaining each search topic, OK and Cancel buttons, a checkbox if you wish to Maintain a word or phrase history, and an Options button.Suppose that your cursor is on a word that you want to look up; for example, I will use “omnipresent” for this example. Place your cursor on any letter of the word, “omnipresent.”Press Insert+Spacebar followed by the letter R for ResearchIt. The word that your cursor is on will be filled in automatically. You can also type in words manually if you wish. Now, Tab to the list of lookup choices, and then press the Home key or use your Up Arrow key to make sure that you are on the Wiktionary choice.Press Enter to start the lookup; note that you must be connected to the Internet for this to work. You will be provided with the definition of the word, plus synonyms. If you choose, you can actually select the definition, copy it to the clipboard, press Escape to close the results viewer, and then press Control+V to paste the definition into your document.Now, suppose that you want to determine the weather in Calcutta, India. Do the following.Press Insert+Spacebar followed by R for ResearchIt.Type Calcutta; India for the lookup word, then press Tab to get to the list of lookup categories. A semicolon is used to separate the city from the state or country.Now, Tab to the list of choices and press the letter W until you land on Weather; then press Enter.You will be given the current weather information for Calcutta, India. When done reading, press Escape to close the Results viewer.Using ResearchIt to Locate Books with BookshareYou can use ResearchIt to look up books on Bookshare to see if they are available.Press Insert+Spacebar followed by the letter R for ResearchIt.For this example, type “Gone with the Wind,” then press Tab to get to the list of categories.Press the letter B until you get to Bookshare Book Search, then press Enter. Several choices will be shown.Arrow down to the link to Gone with the Wind, and press Enter. You will be taken directly to the Bookshare login page. Here, enter your Login and Password if they are not already there, then arrow down to the Login button and press Enter. You will be taken directly to the page from which Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell can be downloaded. At the top of this page is a “Skip to Content” link, so you can quickly locate the book.Select the Download button, and press Enter to quickly download Gone with the Wind. If you are using Internet Explorer 9 or above, press Alt+N to locate the information bar; then arrow down to the Save choice and press Enter. The book will be saved in your Downloads folder by default.If you are done with Bookshare, press Alt+F4 to close the page.Unpacking the Bookshare BookPress the Windows key for the Start Menu.Type “downloads” and then press Enter.Use your arrow keys to locate the Gone with the Wind archive; but do not press Enter.Press the Applications key, Shift+F10, or do a Right Mouse click to open a context menu.Arrow down to the Extract All choice; then press Enter.To simplify output, Tab to the “Show Extracted Files” choice and press Spacebar to uncheck it.Now, Tab to the Extract button, and press Enter or Spacebar to extract the book from the .zip archive. The files that make up the DAISY book will be saved in a folder with the same name as the archive that was downloadedUsing FSReader to Read a Bookshare BookFSReader version 3.0, new as of JAWS 15, now displays DAISY books in .HTML format. This means that, when using JAWS, you can quickly navigate through the book using Internet commands such as H for Next heading, or Shift+H for Previous Heading. You can also set bookmarks by pressing Control+B, and list those Bookmarks by pressing Control+K.Press Windows+D to bring JAWS focus to the Desktop.Press the letter F until JAWS says, “FS Reader;” then press Enter to open the program.Press Alt+F to open the File menu. Here, you have several choices including Open, Open JAWS Training Table of Contents, Add UAK, (for example, to read Learning Ally books), followed by a list of JAWS training materials.For this example, choose Open, (the first option), and press Enter.Press Tab five times to get to the Look In combo box; then Tab to the name of your current computer profile and press Enter.Press Tab three times to get to a list of locations in your computer; JAWS will say, “App Date,” when you get to this point. This is a grid, and you can use your arrow keys to navigate. So, press Right Arrow several times until you get to the Downloads choice; then press Enter.Select the Gone with the Wind folder; then press Enter.Select the Gone with the Wind.opf file, and press Enter. The book will open and tell you that you have 87 headings and two links.Press the letter H until you get to Chapter I; then press F6 to bring focus to the reading pane.With JAWS, press Insert+Down Arrow to read through the text. Press CTRL when you wish to stop.If you close the FSReader program and then open the book, you will be returned to the same place in the book. But, to be on the safe side, press Control+B for Bookmark. Enter any name for the bookmark that you wish; then press Enter.Press Alt+F4 to close the program.Now, re-open FSReader.Press Shift+Tab two times to locate the Gone with the Wind.opf file; then press Spacebar to select it.Press Enter to open the book.You will be returned to the point at which you were reading.If you want a list of your Bookmarks, press Control+K; you can then arrow to any bookmark that you have created and press Enter to go to its position.Books downloaded from Bookshare or Learning Ally, can be read with FSReader.Updating Training Materials for JAWSTraining materials for JAWS are being updated on a regular basis. Starting with JAWS 15, new books or training updates will be downloaded automatically if they are not already on your computer. All you need is a connection to the Internet. Locate training materials as follows.Press Alt+Tab until you are in the JAWS Window.Press Alt+H to open the JAWS Help menu; Training will be the first choice, so press Enter.If another book opens, just press Control+J to quickly open the JAWS Training Table of Contents.Select any training link that you wish, and press Enter to open it.You can either read through the document using JAWS, or you can press Control+P to listen to the audio recording.Since all of the training materials are now in .html format, pressing the letter H will move you through the book section by section.JAWS Command SearchJAWS now has a feature that allows students and teachers to quickly locate JAWS commands. Suppose that you know a function that is available in JAWS for Windows, but cannot remember the exact command. JAWS now gives you the ability to do a command search as follows.Press the layered keystroke, Insert+Spacebar followed by J. JAWS will say, “Search for JAWS commands,” and will place you in an edit box where you can enter your search. Do not press Enter; just arrow down to hear the results. Alternatively, press the letter H to skim through the results. You can do this, because the results are displayed in HTML format. When you are done reading the results, press the Escape key or Alt+F4 to exit the Command Search feature.Suppose that you have copied text to the Clipboard, and wish to append additional text, but cannot remember the exact command. Press Insert+Spacebar, J; and then type the word “append”. Arrow down through the search results.Note that the results are displayed as both headings and links. Thus, if you press Enter when you hear the result, the command will be executed.Jaws will say, “Append Selected Text to Clipboard.” Insert + Windows + C.”If a Braille display is connected, the Command Search feature allows you to find Braille display commands.The command search feature is specific to programs that are supported by JAWS. Suppose that you are running Excel in Office 2010 or 2013 and want to locate commands related to formulas. Do the following:First, open Microsoft Excel.Now, press Insert+Spacebar, then J. Type the word, “formula,” in the edit box that appears. JAWS will return the following results:Say Formula. JawsKey + Control + F2.Speaks the formula of the current cell or presents it in a message box for easier review if the attached keystroke is pressed twice quickly.Say Row Total. Insert+Delete.Reads the current row's total. If the column containing row totals has not been defined, then JAWS will search from the current column to the edge of the data region looking for a cell whose formula contains a SUM identifier. If a cell is found with a formula containing the SUM identifier then this cell's contents are spoken as the row's total.Say Column Total. Insert+Enter.Reads the current column's total. If the row containing column totals has not been defined, then JAWS will search from the current row to the bottom of the data region looking for a cell whose formula contains a SUM identifier. If a cell is found with a formula containing the SUM identifier, then this cell's contents are spoken as the column's total.Note that if you want to save a list of commands for later reference, you can select and paste the search results into a document. I use the “Paste Special command, “Insert+E, S, then U; and use the arrow keys to select unformatted text.” This ensures that the text that you paste into your document will have the same format as the document that you are writing.Or, if you are working on the Internet and want to find the command for listing the headings on a page, entering “List headings” in the edit box will yield the command Insert+F6.Now, suppose that you are in Microsoft Word and need to find the Navigation keys that are available for Word. Press Insert+Spacebar, J, and then type the word “navigation” into the edit box. JAWS will display the command to turn on the Navigation keys, (Insert+Z), but will also list the Quick Navigation keys that are available.Again, as you arrow down through the search results, you can press Enter on the link to activate the command. Thus, if you press Enter on the “Navigation Mode Toggle,” the Quick Navigation keys will be turned on.Standard Licenses Become Home Use Edition for Non-Commercial Use.As of JAWS 16, Home Use Edition licenses will run on Windows Professional machines. Thus, if you purchase a computer with Windows 7 or 8 Professional at Best Buy, your JAWS Home Edition will work.If you plan to install JAWS on a work or school computer, you will still need to purchase JAWS Professional. However, if you are using your personal computer at home, work, or school, you only need the Home Use Edition license since the program is running on your personal equipment.Semi-Auto Forms Mode for the InternetThere are now three ways to read Forms with JAWS, (Auto Forms mode, Manual Forms Mode, and Semi-Auto Forms mode.With Auto-Forms mode, (the default), Forms Mode is automatically turned on and activates as soon as you press Tab or use Up or Down Arrow to navigate to a form field.With Manual Forms mode, you must press Enter on a form field to turn on Forms Mode, and you must press NumPad Plus or Escape to turn Forms Mode Off.With Semi-Auto-Forms mode, Forms Mode turns on only when you press Enter or use Tab or Shift+Tab to move to the form field. This allows experienced Internet users to arrow quickly through a form without having Forms Mode turn on and off.If you are on the Internet, you can toggle quickly between these settings by pressing Insert+V to turn on Quick Settings. Type the word “forms” in the Search edit box. Now press Down Arrow until you get to “Auto Forms Mode Auto.” Here, press the Spacebar to toggle between Auto, Semi-Auto and Manual Forms Mode; then Tab to the OK button and Press Enter.In the same manner, Forms Mode can be changed in the settings Center which is one of the JAWS managers that are available when you press Insert+F2.Note. As of JAWS 17, you can select the forms mode of your choice on the Common Options page. This page also allows you to turn on smart controls and tables. With Smart Controls turned on, you will hear a blip sound if there is more than one link on a line. You can then Tab to that link and press Enter to activate it. If Smart Table Reading is enabled, then table reading mode will be turned on whenever you encounter a table on the Internet.Enhanced Convenient OCR for Image-Only PDF DocumentsThe Convenient OCR feature now allows you to recognize entire image-only documents. Suppose that you attempt to open a document and get a message that there is no text. Do the following:Press Insert+Spacebar followed by O for OCR.Now press the letter D for document.The entire document will be recognized and will appear on your screen. You can read through the document using JAWS. You can also press Control+A to select the entire document, copy it to the Windows clipboard, and then paste it into a Microsoft Word document.Support for MathMLMathML is a language for including mathematical content on the Internet so that formulas and equations appear as they would on paper. JAWS now allows students to hear and explore this content.When you encounter math content on the Internet, JAWS will say “Math Content.” At this point, press Enter to open the Math Viewer. You can now press Right Arrow or Left Arrow to hear each element of the equation.Press Control+Right Arrow or Control+Left Arrow to hear each element in greater detail.If the equation has multiple levels, (for example, the Quadratic Formula), you can use Down or Up Arrow to view the different levels.You can try the Math Viewer by navigating to the following web site using Internet Explorer or Firefox. if you are in a Microsoft Word document that contains Mathematical expressions, JAWS will read the content, though you will not be able to display or view the lower levels of expressions or fractions.Math Content now Displayed in Nemeth code for Braille Displays.Beginning with the July build of JAWS 17, (Build 17.0.2417), math content can be displayed both visually and in Nemeth Braille. If a Braille display is attached to your computer, pressing Enter when JAWS says "math content," will display equations and formulas in Nemeth Braille.More Voices Option Added to the JAWS Help MenuAs of JAWS 16, You can open the JAWS Help menu and quickly locate a More Voices option. This takes you to a web page where you can download Vocalizer Expressive voices in many languages. Vocalizer Expressive voices are more responsive, and support the increased pitch feature for showing capitalization.Focus Braille Display Command Available for PanningThe user can now press Spacebar+Left or Right panning button to pan left or right on the current line. This allows the user to see all of the text on the current line without wrapping to the next line.Showing File ExtensionsThis is a Windows setting, but I have included it in the JAWS training materials because it makes the computer much easier to use for persons using a screen reader.Suppose that your computer is not speaking file extensions. This is a problem because, if you are relying on JAWS, you cannot tell if you are on a folder, a Word document, or perhaps an Excel document. This issue can be quickly remedied as follows:If you are using Windows 7 or 8, press the Windows key.Type “folder options,” without the quotation marks, then press Enter. You will land on the General page for folder options.Press Control+Tab to quickly get to the View page.Press Tab to get to the Tree view.Arrow down about 10 times until you hear, “Hide extensions for known file types, on.”Press the Spacebar to uncheck this item.Tab to Apply and press Enter.Press Enter on the Apply to all folders button then activate the Yes button.Tab to OK and press Enter.All of the file extensions will now speak so that the user will know if he or she is on a Word document, an Excel file, or maybe a Powerpoint presentation. In addition, if you don’t hear a file extension at all, you will know that you are focused on a folder.Speech History.Whenever you need to review a history of JAWS speech, do the following:Press the layered keystroke, Insert+Spacebar followed by H. You can now use your arrow keys to review recent speech history.For example, suppose that you need to write down a long path name. Or, you might have received an error message that you need to send to technical support staff.Press Insert+Spacebar, then press H to load recent speech history into a virtual buffer.Select the text that you need, and then copy it to the Windows clipboard.You can now paste the message into an Email message or a Word document. ................
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