Re: [JAWS-Users] Trying To Get Detail ViewOr List View In Folders

2018-03-07 Thread David Bailes
Hi Ted, if the shortcuts don't work, another way, is with the focus in the items view: 1. No items should be selected. If an item is selected, you can deselect it by pressing ctrl+spacebar. 2. Open the context menu. 3. Open the view sub menu, and choose the view you want. Concerning making all

Re: [JAWS-Users] Folder List View and Folder Details View and Outlook Question

2018-03-03 Thread David Bailes
Hi Ted, concerning your first question. One way of setting the folder view to either list or details is to use the following shortcuts. If your computer's display language is American english, then the shortcuts are ctrl+shift+5, and ctrl+shift+6 respectively. If your computer's display language

[JAWS-Users] Updated guides for Windows 10 fall creators update

2018-02-02 Thread David Bailes
I've updated my guides to the taskbar and File Explorer, and they're availble here: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Taskbar-10-Guide.html and http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/File-Explorer-10-Guide.html These guides contain only minor changes, but the taskbar guide

Re: [JAWS-Users] unhide wlm toolbar

2017-12-15 Thread David Bailes
wlm is no longer supported by microsoft, and so you can't download wlm from the microsoft website any more. You probably can from other places, but you would have to be careful where you downloaded it from. However, you might be able to repair it. I'm not sure how accessible this will be for your

Re: [JAWS-Users] unhide wlm toolbar

2017-12-14 Thread David Bailes
. original message: same result with alt + m, there's just a click sound when keys are hit, but nothing happens -Original Message- From: David Bailes Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 6:56 AM To: Jaws Users Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] unhide wlm toolbar Hi, I presume that you mean

Re: [JAWS-Users] unhide wlm toolbar

2017-12-14 Thread David Bailes
Hi, I presume that you mean that the menu bar is hidden. To show the menu bar: 1. Press alt + M to press a menu button on the toolbar. A menu opens. 2. On the menu find "show menu bar" and press Enter. Note that if you find "hide menu bar" rather than "show menu bar", then the menu bar is in fact

Re: [JAWS-Users] audacity tutorial

2017-11-21 Thread David Bailes
Hi Kimsan, The guide which was mentioned for 2.1.3 has been updated for 2.2.0 and is available here: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Audacity-2.2.0-Guide.html There are in fact a number of differences, in addition to the menu structure, and these are mentioned in the introduction

[JAWS-Users] Audacity on Windows 10 creators update

2017-09-28 Thread David Bailes
Up until very recently, running Audacity and Jaws on the Windows 10 creators update could cause Audacity to crash. However, the good news is that this has be fixed in the latest version of Jaws, version 18.0.4321. David. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:

[JAWS-Users] Guide to the taskbar for Windows 10 creators update

2017-08-10 Thread David Bailes
I've revised my guide to the Taskbar on Windows 10 for the creators update. As before, it covers the Start menu, search, Cortana, the taskbar buttons, the notification area, and notifications. It is available here: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Taskbar-10-Guide.html If I've got

Re: [JAWS-Users] Audacity on Windows 10 Creators update

2017-08-03 Thread David Bailes
it was an FMpeg-related issue. Do you have at least a general idea on what the problem cause is? 2017-08-01 11:22 GMT-03:00 David Bailes <drbai...@gmail.com>: > If the audio editor Audacity is used with Jaws on Windows 10 Creators > update (version 1703), then Audacity can crash.

[JAWS-Users] Audacity on Windows 10 Creators update

2017-08-01 Thread David Bailes
If the audio editor Audacity is used with Jaws on Windows 10 Creators update (version 1703), then Audacity can crash. Fortunately, there are no problems with other screen readers, so you can use NVDA, for example, until the problem is fixed. Freedom scientific are already aware of the issue,

Re: [JAWS-Users] The backspace key, your best friend

2017-02-06 Thread David Bailes
Hi Jim, just a minor point about the use of backspace in File explorer. If the focus is in the items view, then backspace normally has the same effect as alt+left arrow, it takes you back a folder. However, if there is not a folder to go back to, then it takes you up a level. So backspace will

Re: [JAWS-Users] Audacity

2016-11-25 Thread David Bailes
Hi Kevin, you say that your playback device is intel display audio. This is for sending audio along a hdmi connection, so I assume that your speakers are in or attached to your display. If this is the case, then if you want to record "what you hear" in audacity then in the devices section of

Re: [JAWS-Users] Audacity

2016-11-22 Thread David Bailes
doesn't work! I'm using windows 10 16 07 latest. -Original Message- From: David Bailes Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 5:32 AM To: Jaws Users Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Audacity Hi Kevin, to record "what you hear": 1. Press ctrl+p to open preferences. 2. In the tree view, sele

Re: [JAWS-Users] Audacity

2016-11-21 Thread David Bailes
Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com <jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com>] On Behalf Of David Bailes Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 8:32 AM To: Jaws Users <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Audacity Hi Kevin, to reco

Re: [JAWS-Users] Audacity

2016-11-21 Thread David Bailes
Hi Kevin, to record "what you hear": 1. Press ctrl+p to open preferences. 2. In the tree view, select Devices, if it isn't already selected. 3. Tab the Host combo box, and set it to windows wasapi. 4. Tab to the recording device combo box, and select the device which you're using for playback - it

[JAWS-Users] guide to the taskbar on windows 10, anniversary update

2016-09-22 Thread David Bailes
For those using windows 10 and who have received the anniversary update, I've updated my guide to the taskbar on Windows 10 to cover the update. It's available here: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Taskbar-10-Guide.html As before, it covers the Start menu, search, Cortana, the

Re: [JAWS-Users] Hotkeys for Media Player

2016-09-17 Thread David Bailes
Hi Ed, if you tab to the seek slider (can be lots of tabs), then: 1. pressing left arrow or right arrow moves the playback backward or forward by one twentieth of the length of the track. 2. pressing shift+left arrow or shift+right arrow moves you backward or forward by one four hundredth of the

Re: [JAWS-Users] memo to all members

2016-09-16 Thread David Bailes
Hi David, from what you describe, it looks like outlook.com is blocking emails sent from the jaws-users.com domain. Email accounts ending in @outlook.com, @ hotmail.com, @live.com, or @msn.com are powered by Outlook.com. Here's some relevant info: https://mail.live.com/mail/troubleshooting.aspx

Re: [JAWS-Users] Editing a category in WLM Contacts

2016-09-13 Thread David Bailes
Hi Jean, in the following guide to WLM, there's a main section on Contacts, in this section there are sub sections on creating, editing, and using categories: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Windows-Live-Mail-2011-Guide.html This is the relevant excerpt from the guide: Categories

Re: [JAWS-Users] shortcut key for list view

2016-09-12 Thread David Bailes
Just to add that my previous post about the variation of the shortcuts for setting the view only applies to Windows 10. Things were fine in windows 8.1. David. original message: Just to add a note about the shortcuts supplied by Brian Lee. The shortcuts Ctrl+Shift+number work if the display

Re: [JAWS-Users] shortcut key for list view

2016-09-12 Thread David Bailes
Just to add a note about the shortcuts supplied by Brian Lee. The shortcuts Ctrl+Shift+number work if the display language of your computer is set to english (united states). However if it's set to english (united kingdom), then the shortcuts take the form ctrl + alt + number. Why microsoft have

Re: [JAWS-Users] Groove app

2016-08-10 Thread David Bailes
Hi Ed, assuming that you're using Windows 10, the following page gives the keyboard shortcuts for various apps. On this page the shortcuts you are looking for are after the heading: Groove keyboard shortcuts. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13805/windows-keyboard-shortcuts-in-apps David.

Re: [JAWS-Users] How can I get Word Docs into folders

2016-07-01 Thread David Bailes
Hi Al, others have suggested that after opening the save as dialog, you can type the complete path of the file into the filename edit box, for example c:\user\david\documents\bank\letter, were bank is a folder in your documents folder, and letter is the name for the new file. This works just

Re: [JAWS-Users] [Bulk] Re: help with internet explorer on task bar

2016-06-11 Thread David Bailes
Hi Zoe, I'm reposting my previous reply - maybe you missed it. If the only window or tab which Internet Explorer has open is the Downloads window, then if you move to that button on the taskbar and press Shift + Enter, a new instance of internet explorer opens. For more info about the taskbar

Re: [JAWS-Users] help with internet explorer on task bar

2016-06-09 Thread David Bailes
Hi Zoe, If the only window or tab which Internet Explorer has open is the Downloads window, then if you move to that button on the taskbar and press Shift + Enter, a new instance of internet explorer opens. For more info about the taskbar buttons on Windows 10, see the taskbar buttons section

Re: [JAWS-Users] Character under cursor repeatedly announced in command prompt windows - Windows 10/JAWS 17

2016-05-23 Thread David Bailes
Hi Jason, there are no problems with having both Jaws and NVDA installed at the same time, David. original message: Thank you. I've been considering this option. How well do JAWS and NVDA co-exist on a Windows 10 machine - that is, are there any problems resulting from having both installed at

Re: [JAWS-Users] Character under cursor repeatedly announced in command prompt windows - Windows 10/JAWS 17

2016-05-21 Thread David Bailes
Hi Jason, you could use NVDA for command prompt windows, until Jaws is fixed, David. original message: A quick update: this issue can be easily reproduced, so I've sent a report to Freedom Scientific Technical Support. It's either their bug or Microsoft's bug - I don't mind who is responsible,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Introductory Windows 10 questions

2016-05-11 Thread David Bailes
Hi Jason, there's a description of the start menu, and other stuff related to the taskbar, in the following guide: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Taskbar-10-Guide.html Concerning alt+tab only cycling the two mostly recently opened windows, I don't have that problem on my

[JAWS-Users] Windows 10: Edge is now used for web search results from taskbar search box.

2016-05-02 Thread David Bailes
In windows 10, if you open the start menu, type some search terms, and open a web search result, then until a few days ago, it used to open the search in your default browser. The same applied if you were using Cortana, and it didn't know the answer to your request. However, Microsoft have

Re: [JAWS-Users] The latest Jaws 17 and the Latest w-10 update

2016-01-29 Thread David Bailes
Hi Jim, thanks for the warning and for informing freedom scientific. Hopefully they'll fix this really quickly. I checked the settings app on my computer using the latest version of jaws and found the following: 1. Most of the toggle switches read correctly, but some didn't, including the one

[JAWS-Users] A guide to the Taskbar on Windows 10

2016-01-22 Thread David Bailes
I've written a guide to the Taskbar on Windows 10. It covers the Start menu, search, Cortana, the taskbar buttons, the notification area, and notifications. It's available here: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Taskbar-10-Guide.html Any feedback is welcome, David. For answers to

[JAWS-Users] A guide to File Explorer on Windows 10

2015-12-09 Thread David Bailes
I've written a guide to File Explorer on Windows 10 for Jaws users, and it's available here: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/File-Explorer-10-Guide.html Any feedback is welcome, David. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:

[JAWS-Users] (no subject)

2015-12-04 Thread David Bailes
Hi Joanne, the following is a link to a guide to file explorer in Windows 8.1. It contains a section describing the ribbon in that program, and I don't think there are any changes in the ribbon in File explorer in Windows 10.

[JAWS-Users] (no subject)

2015-12-04 Thread David Bailes
Hi Joanne, the following is a link to a guide to file explorer in Windows 8.1. It contains a section describing the ribbon in that program, and I don't think there are any changes in the ribbon in File explorer in Windows 10.

Re: [JAWS-Users] can ribbon menus be removed in windows 10

2015-12-04 Thread David Bailes
Hopefully this message has a subject - apologies for the previous two which didn't. One of those days. Hi Joanne, the following is a link to a guide to file explorer in Windows 8.1. It contains a section describing the ribbon in that program, and I don't think there are any changes in the

[JAWS-Users] can ribbon menus be removed in windows 10

2015-12-03 Thread David Bailes
Hi Joanne, although you can't disable the ribbons, there are at least a couple of ways of changing the view setting which don't involve using the ribbon. The first is to use shortcuts. Press ctrl+alt+5 for a list view, and press ctrl+alt+6 for a details view. (Note these shortcuts were

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 16 in windows 10 not speaking notifications.

2015-09-18 Thread David Bailes
Hi, just to add that you can also open the action/notification center using the shortcut windows key + A. David. original message: All notifications, are in the notification center. >From your desktop, tab across to your Notification Chevron button. Right or left arrow to Notification

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS And Windows 8

2015-06-25 Thread David Bailes
message: Thanks, the Windows key plus W, what is it's function, is it a quick way to take you to the search box or something? -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Bailes Sent: 24 June 2015 13:45 To: Jaws Users

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS And Windows 8

2015-06-24 Thread David Bailes
Hi Hicks, For a period after windows 8 was launched, windows media centre was a free add on for the professional version, so I didn't go through the same process. However I was given a product key (just like a windows operating system key), so I can reinstall it if I have to rebuild my computer.

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS And Windows 8

2015-06-24 Thread David Bailes
Hi Hicks, you can open file explorer at the this pc location by pressing windows key + E. However, if you want a this pc icon on the desktop (what used to be the computer icon): 1. Open the control panel. 2. Open personalisation. 3. tab to the change desktop icons link and open it. 4. check to

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS And Windows 8

2015-06-24 Thread David Bailes
Hi, to get to add features using the keyboard, Press windows key + w to search for settings, type add features, and press enter. David. original message: Oh right, thanks so much, in that case, I think I will go and pay for the 6.99 download. Really appreciate your help. Do you know how I

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS And Windows 8

2015-06-24 Thread David Bailes
Hi, The program windows explorer was renamed file explorer in windows 8. This pc is a location which contains all your drives, and a number of often used folders. When you open the program file explorer, then by default it opens at the location This PC. David. original message: Thanks, so

Re: [JAWS-Users] notification chevron button

2015-04-23 Thread David Bailes
Hi Anna, if you want more information about the notification area, see the notification area section of this guide to the taskbar in windows 8.1: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Taskbar-8p1-Guide.html David. original message: I have been using windows 8.1 for a while and I still

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows mail contacts

2015-04-22 Thread David Bailes
Hi, you may have already sorted this out, but if not: Could you confirm that you're using windows mail, and not window live mail? If you're using windows mail, which version of windows are you using? David. original message: Hi list: What view settings do I have to set to get the windows mail

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS does not read the file details in windows 7

2015-03-12 Thread David Bailes
Hi Javad, unfortunately, the number of channels doesn't seem to appear in file properties on Windows 7. If you want that information, you'll need to use a program to get at that information. I'm not sure what programs are available which present that information in an accessible manner. Perhaps

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS does not read the file details in windows 7

2015-03-11 Thread David Bailes
Hi Javad, try customizing the details to include length rather than duration. David. original message: Hello I have a problem with JAWS in Windows 7. I don't really know if there is something wrong with JAWS or Windows. In Windows Explorer, when I switch to Details View, I expect to see the

Re: [JAWS-Users] problem with the application information in IE11

2015-03-11 Thread David Bailes
Hi Leonard, when using the virtual cursor, you can open the context menu of a link using numpad star (right mouse click). Pressing the application key opens the context menu of what has the keyboard focus, which may be quite different. David. original message: I am using Jaws v16 latest and

Re: [JAWS-Users] cannot launch TheQube 1.0.7 with JAWS and Windows 8.1

2015-03-10 Thread David Bailes
Hi David, I could get it to run by choosing run as administrator from the shortcut's context menu. It has to be said that having to run it as administrator is far from ideal from a security point of view. There was an issue with reading the session list box in the opening dialog. It contains

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows 8.1 and View

2015-01-14 Thread David Bailes
Hi Steve, as normal, there are several ways, but the easiest is to press ctrl+shift+5. Pressing ctrl+shift+ a number between 1 and 8 sets the various types of view, with 5 being list, and 6 being details. David. original message: Hi All, I have a new Windows 8.1 and JAWS 16 laptop. How do I

Re: [JAWS-Users] using Microsoft one-drive with Jaws

2014-10-18 Thread David Bailes
Hi Mike, that's strange. In all the articles I've come across, and in Microsoft's help, a OneDrive folder is shown at the same level as your personal folder and This PC. I've no idea why it's not there in your case. If the OneDrive folder is present at that level in the hierarchy, it means that

Re: [JAWS-Users] using Microsoft one-drive with Jaws

2014-10-17 Thread David Bailes
Hi Jim, If you've signed into windows 8.1 using a microsoft account, rather than just a local account, then OneDrive is integrated into File Explorer. See the OneDrive section of this guide for details: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/File-Explorer-8p1-Guide.html David. original

Re: [JAWS-Users] using Microsoft one-drive with Jaws

2014-10-17 Thread David Bailes
Hi Jim, just to add that at the moment, you can't create links for sharing onedrive files using file explorer in 8.1, but this functionality is coming - the following text is taken from a recent post on the OneDrive blog: Easier sharing straight from Windows Explorer. We are thrilled to deliver

Re: [JAWS-Users] using Microsoft one-drive with Jaws

2014-10-17 Thread David Bailes
Hi Mike, I think you'll find that it appears twice: once in your users folder, and again at the same level as your users folder. I guess they want you to be able to easily find it. David. original message: The One Drive folder actually shows in your Users folder, the one that carries your

Re: [JAWS-Users] using Microsoft one-drive with Jaws

2014-10-17 Thread David Bailes
Hi Mike, just to point out that on window 8.1, most people don't need to install the desktop app. See: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/onedrive/windows-app-faq#1TC=windows-81 David. original message: Hi James, One Drive is not as accessible as some other services like Dropbox, but it can

Re: [JAWS-Users] Selecting to the start or end

2014-09-29 Thread David Bailes
Hi Kimsan, thanks for raising the fact that ctrl+shift+home/end works in a list. It made me go back to microsoft's documentation to check it out. The brief answer is that in most cases you can use either shift+home/end or ctrl+shift+home/end. However, there are some minor differences between

Re: [JAWS-Users] Selecting to the start or end

2014-09-29 Thread David Bailes
Hi, just to add that there is in fact a third difference, which I probably didn't make clear: 3. If the initial item is unselected, then if there are any selected items between that item and the end of the list and you press ctrl+shift+end, then the focus moves to the end of the list, and those

[JAWS-Users] Selecting to the start or end

2014-09-27 Thread David Bailes
I think there is confusion between the two cases of lists and documents. In the case of a list, where multiple items can be selected, to select from the current item to the start of the list, press shift+home. Similarly to select from the current item to the end, press shift+end. In the case of

Re: [JAWS-Users] need a good tutorial for W8.1 using jaws.

2014-09-20 Thread David Bailes
Hi Jim, there are some guides to some areas of windows 8.1 on this web page - they are after the windows 8.1 heading: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/jaws-guides/ David. original message: I will have a new computer using W8.1 in about 3 weeks, and want to know if there is a good tutorial for it, using

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows 8 and Jaws 14

2014-08-27 Thread David Bailes
Hi Naomi, this could be the problem: https://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD2503B90001R01.htm Note that the instructions for accessing hwsetup are for windows 7 and previous. In windows 8.1 you should be able to search for it from the start screen. That is, press windows key to move to the start

Re: [JAWS-Users] help please

2014-06-05 Thread David Bailes
Hi, the following web page says that you can turn on narrator in vista by pressing windows key + u to open the access centre, followed by alt + n. http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/guides/speak_text/computer/win/vista/ I haven't checked this, as I no longer have access to a computer running

Re: [JAWS-Users] moving large amounts of files to another folder

2014-06-04 Thread David Bailes
Hi Judy Tallie, to select roughly half the files in a folder: 1. select a file roughly half way down the list of files. 2. press shift + home. This selects all the files from the originally selected file to the first file. (alternatively use shift + end to select all the files from he

Re: [JAWS-Users] burning cd's on windows 8.1

2014-05-20 Thread David Bailes
Hi Ron, just to add that as well as the command available on the ribbon described by Brian, you can also just select the .iso file, open its context menu, and choose Burn disc image. David. original message: Hi all, I just moved to windows 8.1 over the weekend. Today I was interested in

Re: [JAWS-Users] Question: Rewinding in Windows Media Player?

2014-02-01 Thread David Bailes
Hi Alexandra, In Windows vista and later you can do the following - not sure about xp. Tab to the seek slider. Pressing LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW moves the playback backward or forward by one twentieth of the length of the track. If you add SHIFT or CTRL to these keystrokes, then the distance

Re: [JAWS-Users] Question: Rewinding in Windows Media Player?

2014-02-01 Thread David Bailes
Sorry, I replied to the wrong list. Still waking up. David. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

[JAWS-Users] Jaws guides for Windows 8.1

2014-01-23 Thread David Bailes
I've written some guides for Windows 8.1, and they are available after the windows 8.1 heading on this page: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/jaws-guides/ Alternatively, the links to the individual guides are as follows: Start screen: http://goo.gl/VDCpOA Search pane: http://goo.gl/4XZKni Taskbar:

[JAWS-Users] Individual links for windows 8.1 guides

2014-01-23 Thread David Bailes
google's shortened links to the guides which I used have been classed as spam, so here are the full links to the individual guides: Start screen: http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Start-Screen-8p1-Guide.html Search pane:

Re: [JAWS-Users] In Windows 8.1, how do I map a network drive using JAWS and the keyboard?

2013-12-12 Thread David Bailes
Hi Mike, 1. press windows key + e to open file explorer, with this pc as the current location. 2. press shift+tab to move to the tree view. This pc should be already selected. 3. open its context menu, and choose map network drive. The dialog opens. David. original message: Hi What are the

Re: [JAWS-Users] Accessing JAWS settings in Windows 8

2013-11-07 Thread David Bailes
Hi Mike, on windows 8 or 8.1, one way of getting to the settings stuff is to: 1. press windows key to go to the start screen. 2. type in Jaws. 3. Arrow down till you get to utilities - Jaws 14 or 15, and press enter. 4. File explorer opens at a folder which contains shortcuts to settings and so

Re: [JAWS-Users] WLM

2013-11-04 Thread David Bailes
Hi Rich, there's a guide to windows live mail 2011 for jaws users, which is available at: http://goo.gl/mnHqJ The 2012 version of the program is almost identical. David. original message: I'm forced to use Windows live Mail on a Win7 machine for now. How do I get to Address book/contacts? How do

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 15 and live mail

2013-10-29 Thread David Bailes
Hi Graham, with the virtual ribbon on, then alt+f doesn't open the file menu here either (it appears on the screen, but jaws doesn't read it, or navigate it). There's a similar problem with wordpad - the menu opens, but if you arrow down a few commands Jaws gets stuck. David. original

[JAWS-Users] Touch cursor and start screen

2013-10-16 Thread David Bailes
In jaws 15, the touch cursor provides much better navigation of the start screen than the pc cursor. However, there's a problem. Although you can route the touch cursor to the focus, you can't route the pc cursor to the touch cursor. So, for example, if I want to unpin an item from the start

Re: [JAWS-Users] Touch cursor and start screen

2013-10-16 Thread David Bailes
Hi, please ignore my message about the touch cursor. If you're using the touch cursor on the start screen, then pressing the application key opens the context menu of the current item, David. original message: In jaws 15, the touch cursor provides much better navigation of the start screen

Re: [JAWS-Users] WINDOWS 8, MY THANKS TO THE AUTHOR

2013-10-07 Thread David Bailes
Hi John thanks for the positive feedback. If you want a text version, then you could download a guide, and then open it with word. The easiest way of downloading, is to go to the jaws guide web page, move to a link to a guide, open its context menu, and choose save target as, or something

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows 8

2013-09-27 Thread David Bailes
Hi Nicole, To show/hide file extensions in file explorer: 1. press alt to move to the name of the active tab in the ribbon. 2. press right arrow until you get to the name of the view tab. 3. press tab to move through the controls on the view tab until you get to the file name extensions check

[JAWS-Users] Windows defender on Windows 8

2013-09-04 Thread David Bailes
Hi Dwight, On windows 8, unfortunately windows defender doesn't appear in the notification area, making it harder to check its status. However, if it's running and it detects problems, then I think you'll get notifications about this. You can open windows defender by pressing windows key to go

Re: [JAWS-Users] Wildcard Searches Once More

2013-07-31 Thread David Bailes
Hi Virgil, If you search in windows explorer in windows 7, then you can use wildcard characters. You can use the search box, to search the current location: 1. press ctrl+e to move to the search box. 2. type in your search terms, for example draft*.* 3. tab to the items view which displays the

Re: [JAWS-Users] windows media player

2013-07-30 Thread David Bailes
Hi Steven, I  assume you mean windows media player 12 on windows 7. In windows media player, if you open the context menu of a track, then open the add to sub menu, then a number of play lists are shown on this sub menu. Unfortunately, only the last eight of so playlists which have been created

Re: [JAWS-Users] folder or file path, windows explorer

2013-07-11 Thread David Bailes
Hi Pablo, in windows 7, to copy the path of a fle or folder to the clipboard: 1. select it in either the items view or the tree view. 2. press shift + application key to open its extended context menu. Alternatively you can press shift + f10. 3. Choose copy as path.   David.   original message:

Re: [JAWS-Users] my computer in win 8

2013-06-27 Thread David Bailes
Hi Steven, yes, in windows 8 the shortcut windows key + E will open File Explorer, with the Computer folder as the current location. If you want any more information on File Explorer on windows 8, see the following guide for Jaws users: http://goo.gl/6oSse   David.   original message: Will

Re: [JAWS-Users] Transfering Emails From An XP Machine To A Windows 7 Machine

2013-06-22 Thread David Bailes
Hi Donnie, details of importing messages and contacts into windows live mail can be found in the importing and exporting messages and contacts section of this guide to windows live mail 2011: http://goo.gl/mnHqJ Note that the current version of this program is windows live mail 2012, but the

Re: [JAWS-Users] Transfering Emails From An XP Machine To A Windows 7 Machine

2013-06-22 Thread David Bailes
Hi Donnie, details of how to export messages in outlook express to a backup folder can be found on the following page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/270670 On this page, see the instructions following: Step 1: Copy message files to a backup folder.   Others on the list may be able to provide

Re: [JAWS-Users] R: how do you set up the BCC field in outlook 2003?

2013-06-21 Thread David Bailes
Hi John, I think that in a new message window, the shortcut alt + b shows/hides the bcc edit box in many of microsofts email programs. Unfortunately I don't have a copy of outlook to check this, but you could give it a try. David. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:

Re: [JAWS-Users] windows 8 windows key

2013-06-03 Thread David Bailes
Hi Lenny, Although there's no search box on the windows 8 start screen, if you start typing, then a search pane automatically appears, and your text is entered into a search box in this search pane. Jaws then automatically reads the first search result, just like it does in windows 7 or vista.

Re: [JAWS-Users] windows 8download folder

2013-06-03 Thread David Bailes
Hi Teressa, just to clarify the use of windows key + q. This keystroke is primarily used for searching within an active window 8 style app. For example, if the news app is open, then if you press windows key + q, type in some search terms and press enter, then the contents of the news app is

Re: [JAWS-Users] Audacity

2013-04-16 Thread David Bailes
Hi Nicole, here's the link to jaws guide to audacity: http://goo.gl/bZIXh If you have any problems using audacity, there's an audacity4blind mailing list - details in the help section of the introduction of the guide. David.     original message: What's the link to download the information for

Re: [JAWS-Users] WLM12 and attachments

2013-03-29 Thread David Bailes
Hi Lisa, as Ann has already said, unfortunately you need to manually label the graphic, because this hasn't been done in the Jaws script for the program - I've no idea why not. If you need any more details, then it's covered in the guide. Go to the customizing windows live mail section, and

Re: [JAWS-Users] IE10 Download Sounds

2013-03-29 Thread David Bailes
Hi Rose, you can change it to a different sound if you want. 1. Open the sound dialog from the control panel. 2. Move to the sounds page. 3. Tab to the tree view and select Notification bar. 4. tab to the sounds combo box. By default it's set to windows information bar.wav. Change it to something

Re: [JAWS-Users] Setting up rules in WLM 2012

2013-03-27 Thread David Bailes
HI Lisa, Windows live mail 2012 is nearly identical to windows live mail 2011, so you can use the guide to the 2011 version for setting up mail rules.   David.   original message: Hi, I'm using JAWS 14 Professional and am trying to find a better email client than Thunderbird so am currently

Re: [JAWS-Users] shutdown for windows eight

2013-03-22 Thread David Bailes
Hi David, unfortunately I'm unaware of where to find all the shortcuts for windows 8. I looked the up the shutdown shortcut in the windows 8 inside out book, which I don't think contains many others. In fact it didn't have the correct shortcut, as it was changed in windows 8 rtm, and I had to

Re: [JAWS-Users] shutdown for windows eight

2013-03-22 Thread David Bailes
Hi David, you can send stuff to the desktop in windows 8, it just takes more steps. For programs, if you search from the start screen, open its context menu and choose open file location, you can create a shortcut from there. For details see the additional tasks section of this guide to the

Re: [JAWS-Users] shutdown for windows eight

2013-03-22 Thread David Bailes
Hi David, just a quick post script. In both windows 7 and 8, an alternative to putting shortcuts to control panel items on the desktop is to make use of jump lists. Pin the control panel to the task bar, then in its jump list, pin the items which you use regularly. You can use first letter

Re: [JAWS-Users] shutdown for windows eight

2013-03-21 Thread David Bailes
Hi, if you want a shortcut for shutdown in windows 8, you could use the following text: shutdown /s /hybrid /t 0 Note that including /hybrid is so that you get a fast start following the shutdown and this is specific to windows 8, and /t 0 means that the shutdown is immediate, whereas the

Re: [JAWS-Users] nvda for google

2013-03-21 Thread David Bailes
Hi Karen, the problem is that Jaws reads one of these radio buttons as not checked, even if it is both visibly checked and the behaviour of google search indicates it is checked. NVDA has the same problem. The following works on this computer: 1. move to the first option, only when my computer

Re: [JAWS-Users] google settings in IE10

2013-03-20 Thread David Bailes
Hi Karen, on the settings page, if you move to the radio buttons, then press enter to go into forms mode, then you can use up and down arrow keys to select the option you want.   David.     original message: I turned on my computer this morning to find that IE10 had been installed. Now, I keep

[JAWS-Users] Jaws guides for the Start screen, Search pane and taskbar on Windows 8

2013-02-11 Thread David Bailes
I've written guides for the following three areas of Windows 8: Start screen guide: http://goo.gl/Kepxd Search pane guide: http://goo.gl/wnKaZ Taskbar guide, which covers the taskbar buttons and the notification area: http://goo.gl/LnNCP David. For answers to frequently asked questions about

[JAWS-Users] Jaws guides for Start screen, Search pane, and taskbar on Windows 8

2013-02-11 Thread David Bailes
I posted some links to some guides earlier today, but unfortunately the shortened links aren't working. This is a repeat of the post with full links. I've written guides for the following three areas of Windows 8: Start screen guide:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Any Windows 8 Mailing list for JAWS users?

2013-02-09 Thread David Bailes
Hi, concerning audio tutorials about windows 8, freedom scientific are giving a free webinar on Feb 13, and these webinars are archived. http://www.freedomscientific.com/training/Free-Webinars.asp David. original message: Hey gang, Well I've taken the plunge and have upgraded my OS to Windows

[JAWS-Users] jaws guide to file explorer on windows 8

2013-01-22 Thread David Bailes
I'm not sure if I formatted the link correctly in my previous post. This is a repeat, in case I didn't. I've written a guide to File Explorer on Windows 8. The File Explorer program is equivalent to Windows Explorer on previous versions of Windows. The guide is available here:

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws guide to file explorer on windows 8

2013-01-22 Thread David Bailes
Hi Prateek, The guide in the message is only for windows 8, but there's a similar guide for windows explorer on windows 7 available at: http://goo.gl/QbX8F David. original message: Does this guide also apply to file explorer in Windows7? Prateek For answers to frequently asked questions

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