Re: [JAWS-Users] how to stop ie8 from being the default browser?

2017-08-02 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Go to Internet Options (for example from the Tools menu witting an IE window or by using the Control Panel) and, in the Programs tab, uncheck the option to check if Internet Explorer is the default browser. Then set Firefox as the default browser and you should have no more issues with this,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word 2016

2017-08-02 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Adrian, I didn't know that you could switch back to the previously present alignment by using the keystroke of the current one. For this case of centering, for example, I thought that if you needed to switch back to left you would have to press CTRL+L (or CTRL+Q if using Spanish Word, the

Re: [JAWS-Users] Trying to get firefox to download a form and feeling bemused

2017-08-14 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi! Since some versions ago, Firefox includes its own PDF viewer by default despite the possibility of using the Adobe's one if you want. As a result, when you open a PDF, you have to press the Download button to download it; this button is in the viewer's page, so you can quickly find it by

Re: [JAWS-Users] Pronunciation dictionary

2017-08-14 Thread Fernando Gregoire
In Spanish I do this by accentuating the vowel on the syllable that must be pronounced with a stronger tone. In Spanish this always works, because Spanish general accentuation rules are strict and well defined. In English this would seem harder because there are no accented vowels natively, but

Re: [JAWS-Users] how to activate the touch cursor

2017-08-12 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Denis, The way to enable and disable the Touch Cursor depends on your JAWS keyboard layout. If you're using Desktop keyboard, enable Touch Cursor by pressing SHIFT+NUMPAD PLUS, and Disable it by pressing the JAWS Cursor (NUMPAD MINUS) or the PC Cursor (NUMPAD PLUS) twice quickly. If you're

Re: [JAWS-Users] One Drive clarification

2017-08-12 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Tom, Windows 7 doesn't include a OneDrive app, so you'll have to download and install it. It had been included into the Windows Live Essentials suite, but probably now may be available separately. When installed, the first thing you'll be asked is to sign in, and you will be using the JAWS

Re: [JAWS-Users] stop jaws on at reboot

2017-07-13 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Press INSERT+J to open JAWS window or context menu, press ALT+O to go to Options and then choose Basics. Tab to the Automatically Start JAWS button and activate it with SPACEBAR, then configure the settings as you want. Note that changing options besides the combo box which specifies wetter or

Re: [JAWS-Users] burnning a CD with jaws

2017-07-17 Thread Fernando Gregoire
For burning operations just consisting on files copying, burning functionality built into Windows Explorer is accessible and enough; since Windows 7 you can also burn ISO images to actual media. When I need some additional features I use UltraISO. Many years ago always installed Nero, but

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws still disappearing

2017-07-17 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Miriam, I also had the problem of JAWS becoming unresponsive when I closed Word 2016 and very often when opening Winamp in Windows 10 64-bit. Usually the keystroke WINDOWS+INSERT+F4 that Tom suggested works. For those occasions when this doesn't work and it is difficult to kill JAWS processes

Re: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft Edge

2017-07-09 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Judy, Edge's accessibility layer has enhanced a little bit since Windows 10 build 10240, but it's still too far even from IE, even using Narrator. Specifically for JAWS, unlike NVDA JAWS does not provide Virtual Cursor Support in Edge's browsing area nor any UWP app using the Edge rendering

Re: [JAWS-Users] Restore point

2017-07-11 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Almost any program installation, including updates in many cases, create restore points. Since restore points are created by Windows, you can't disable creation of specific restore points, but only the entire System Restore functionality. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List

Re: [JAWS-Users] This app can't run on your pc?

2017-07-11 Thread Fernando Gregoire
I always have this problem on a computer where I use Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 32-bit builds when I try to download through the JAWS Check for Updates dialog. I always have to download the installer directly from Freedom Scientific's website.M Moreover, sometimes the setup package does not

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 18 and PDF?

2017-07-11 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi agree with you, George. When a document is a book or is a bit longer than a single short article, I prefer to use more advanced OCR programs like FineReader. In addition to copying text to Word, in Windows 10 from the Results Viewer window you can press CTRL+P and, in the Print dialog,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 18 and PDF?

2017-07-11 Thread Fernando Gregoire
The Convenient OCR feature is available since JAWS 13, and capability of recognizing PDF documents independently of screen resolution was added in JAWS 15. I don't remember, however, if Freedom Scientific release the update for fixing this functionality in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (not to be

Re: [JAWS-Users] paragraph marks / space marker in a document

2017-07-10 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Notepad and WordPad, even being Microsoft-produced, does not support these buildcards on find and replace operations. Surprisingly, Balabolka implements many of the Word special codes in these dialogs. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List

Re: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft Edge

2017-07-10 Thread Fernando Gregoire
I mostly agree. However, it's true that although you can still choose which Microsoft or non-Microsoft products to use, they're making change to non-microsoft alternatives harder than it was in the past, with no mention to the limitations imposed in Windows 10 S. Regarding Office accessibility,

Re: [JAWS-Users] paragraph marks / space marker in a document

2017-07-10 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Jorge, Most of the times, the paragraph marker character is not actually inserted in your document, but Word has the option to show these marks turned on. While these aren't printed by default, those markers may be useful to easily view on screen the exact position of line breaks and number

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to use Microsoft Speech Platform voices with jaws?

2017-07-08 Thread Fernando Gregoire
As far as I know, there's no specific JAWS synth driver for Microsoft Speech Platform. This is not however a problem, because since Windows 8.1 the standard SAPI 5 Microsoft voices are the ones used in Speech Platform. Moreover, in Windows 10 you can download not only full language packs, but

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS Not Reading Outlook Messages

2017-07-07 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Nancy, I don't know why, but in some computers the message area does not get the focus. To quickly workaround this without messing with the JAWS Cursor, press SHIFT+TAB to go to the Subject field and then TAB to force focus into the message. If after doing this the message is not spoken

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to indent the paragraph in MS word 2007?

2017-07-08 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Mohib, At least in Spanish, there are keystrokes for hanging the text in two different preset ways, specifically CTRL+F and CTRL+H. I say at least in Spanish, because unlike in other languages Microsoft localized a lot of the keyboard shortcuts in Office Spanish versions, and may not be the

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS issue with Outlook 2016

2017-07-07 Thread Fernando Gregoire
I never had this problem, but you could try one of these tips for getting focus into the dialog box: - Use JAWS KEY+F10 to open Window List, go to the name of the dialog that will be shown as Restored, and press ENTER. - If you have JAWS 15 or latter, use the Touch Cursor with Advanced

Re: [JAWS-Users] Check for update unavailable in jaws 18

2017-07-12 Thread Fernando Gregoire
an English non-Tandem build. Do I install the tandem build over the top of what I'm running? -Original Message- From: Fernando Gregoire Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 8:22 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Check for update unavailable in jaws 18 I think

Re: [JAWS-Users] This app can't run on your pc?

2017-07-12 Thread Fernando Gregoire
ys of installation. B > > -Original Message----- From: Fernando Gregoire > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:22 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] This app can't run on your pc? > > I always have this problem on a computer where I use Windows 10 Pro > Insider

Re: [JAWS-Users] Check for update unavailable in jaws 18

2017-07-12 Thread Fernando Gregoire
I think it could be for one or more of the following reasons: - You have JAWS installed in a language where Check for Updates feature is not available. As far as I know, the only languages besides English in which this feature is available are Dutch, French, French Canadian, German

Re: [JAWS-Users] Searching in Outlook

2017-07-14 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Wayne, Searching for lonely words is not a good idea when you're searching on all folders/mailboxes or in a folder where you have many messages. To use search accurately, after you tab to the Search Box or press CTRL+E to quickly focus it, use the Search tab on the ribbon (that tab is

Re: [JAWS-Users] updating jaws

2017-07-14 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Richard, As Judy told you, sometimes there are issues with the JAWS auto-update feature. However, since its convenience when working properly for you, I'll explain you how to use it. If you have JAWS set to check for updates automatically, when there is an update you'll get a dialog box

Re: [JAWS-Users] burnning a CD with jaws

2017-07-17 Thread Fernando Gregoire
: Monday, July 17, 2017 7:14 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] burnning a CD with jaws Could you explain how this works, for non-techie people like me lol i.e., program name, etc? -Original Message- From: Fernando Gregoire Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 1:33 PM

Re: [JAWS-Users] Searching in Outlook

2017-07-15 Thread Fernando Gregoire
sage- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 8:33 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Searching in Outlook Hi Wayne, Searching for lonely words is not a good idea when you're

Re: [JAWS-Users] How does one hover in JAWS?

2017-07-18 Thread Fernando Gregoire
If you're in a web-based e-mail service, it is the same as in a web page. Place the JAWS Virtual Cursor into the address line and press CTRL+INSERT+ENTER to simulate overring on that line. JAWS will announce you the line in which there were changes, if any. To go to that line, press the letter

Re: [JAWS-Users] Labeling buttons

2017-07-20 Thread Fernando Gregoire
JAWS call to this action Create Prompt. Ocasionally they also use the name custom labels, which is the one used consistently in Spanish. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Terry Chaney Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 3:44

Re: [JAWS-Users] sign in with jaws.

2017-07-20 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Instead of doing a restart it seems best to disable Quick Startup in the Power Options (in traditional Control Panel, not the new Power and Battery section on the Settings app), so Windows turns off your PC with a complete shutdown, in the way of Windows 7 and earlier, instead of what is

Re: [JAWS-Users] Searching in Outlook

2017-07-15 Thread Fernando Gregoire
: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2017 3:53 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Searching in Outlook Hi Adrian, Thank you for reminding me about the Advanced Search dialog opened by CTRL

Re: [JAWS-Users] how to automatically put jaws to sleep

2017-07-21 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Denis. When you are in the application in which you want JAWS to sleep, press INSERT+6. If there is no JCF file for that application, a dialog box will appear to confirm creation of a new one; leave the name as is and press ENTER; Settings Center will open. In Settings Center, press CTRL+E

Re: [JAWS-Users] Winamp taking forever to open.

2017-07-25 Thread Fernando Gregoire
In both 32 and 64-bit Windows 10, I often am having the same problem with latest versions of JAWS 18 and Winamp. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Judy Jones Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 4:34 PM To:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Notifications on my PC.

2017-07-25 Thread Fernando Gregoire
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Notifications on my PC. how would you configure what you mentioned in terms of older apps. -- From: "Fernando Gregoire" <fergregoir...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 4

Re: [JAWS-Users] Notifications on my PC.

2017-07-25 Thread Fernando Gregoire
To access Windows 10 notifications stored in the Action Center, you can press WINDOWS+A. For older traditional desktop apps, you can configure with a group policy that these apps shows classic balloons instead of the new notification toast. For notifications of these apps, which don't store in

Re: [JAWS-Users] Find & Find/Replace Have Changed in Word2010

2017-07-23 Thread Fernando Gregoire
I find that the Navigation Pane is more useful than the classic Find and Replace dialog when you don't need to use buildcards nor other advanced filtering methods. When you press CTRL+F, a task pane called Navigation Pane will appear; if you have the Office Sounds add-on installed, you'll ear

Re: [JAWS-Users] audio ducking

2017-07-27 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Early in prerelease builds and the officially released Creators Update, Microsoft changed the underlying logic for assistive technology to duck the volume of other apps while running, but Microsoft fixed the breaking via Windows Update. NVDA was already adapted in a way for audio ducking to work

Re: [JAWS-Users] Using Chat Windows with JAWS 18

2017-07-19 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Like two antivirus softwares, as any other screen reader, JAWS and Narrator can't be run together, unless you configure JAWS into Sleep Mode in the JCF for the chat application. Specifically, is the chat application Microsoft Skype for Business or Lync? If so, Dough Lee, which is the author of

Re: [JAWS-Users] Enable content

2017-07-19 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Internet Explorer allows (and allowed more easyly in prior versions) to edit web pages locally. That is possible in Firefox (and perhaps Chrome too) with the Developer Tools, but they're not so intuitive. In IE this is in the File menu, and in Firefox in Tools\Developer Tools. If you want to edit

Re: [JAWS-Users] sign in with jaws.

2017-07-19 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Sometimes it happens me on Windows 10 Insider Preview builds. Usually I resolve this by using Touch Cursor with Advanced Object Navigation Mode to find the Logon screen window and, beneat it, the Password edit box. When I find it, I press ENTER to route PC cursor as normal. 2017-07-19 0:54

Re: [JAWS-Users] demo jaws

2017-06-28 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Sugar, You might have a laptop whose WLAN adapter causes the Locking Code to change when you enable or disable Wi-Fi. JAWS interprets that fact as a hardware change, therefore it ask for activation again. If this is your problem, see the following Freedom Scientific's technical support

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws talking in spanish?

2017-06-30 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Sugar, Randy recommended you to turn off the JAWS Language Detection feature. This is one of the approaches you can use to fix this, and the one I use as a native Spanish speaker who prefer to read English as it is written instead of the way in which that language is pronounced, because as

Re: [JAWS-Users] Need To Re-enable Hyperlinks In Outlook E-mail

2017-07-03 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Tom, You say that your e-mail is in HTML format; you can easily check hyperlinks functionality by pressing CTRL+K. If this dialog box works, your problem is that the Auto-Format as You Type feature is not converting URLs into hyperlinks. To turn it back on so links are generated when pressing

Re: [JAWS-Users] Need To Re-enable Hyperlinks In Outlook E-mail

2017-07-03 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Monday, July 03, 2017 8:30 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Need To Re-enable Hyperlinks In Outlook E-mail Hi Tom, You say that your e-mail

Re: [JAWS-Users] a YouTube issue

2017-07-02 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi, There's a check box to turn automatic playing on or off. Find it with X, check if it's unchecked and tell us if this fixes your issue. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of jimrawls Sent: Sunday, July 2, 2017 3:47 AM

[JAWS-Users] make JAWS to speak control descriptions

2017-07-02 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi all, In older JAWS versions, perhaps until 9 or 10, I was able to configure the current verbosity level for it to speaks control descriptions. In current JAWS versions, however, even when I check that item to be spoken in my current verbosity level settings, control descriptions aren't

Re: [JAWS-Users] question about office 2016 and demo mode

2017-07-03 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi. Even when I know newer products well, I think that Office 2000 is the better Office old versions. Even when new versions have online help and tool tips on each control, you'll not find anything as convenient as the What's this? feature which provided help on each menu item and dialog control.

Re: [JAWS-Users] starting jaws manually

2017-07-03 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Mack, When you complete JAWS installation, after the Activation dialog, it opens the JAWS Startup Wizard. Amon other initial settings, you can specify wetter or not JAWS starts automatically on Logon screen and/or after you log in, as well as if JAWS will be displayed as a window on the

Re: [JAWS-Users] EPub publications

2017-07-01 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Gary, Epub format itself is very accessible to screen readers, because content is in HTML format and, unlike PDFs, there's a table of contents marked as such thing. However, although there are many Epub reading software, there are few accessible alternatives in Windows. You can use the Epub

Re: [JAWS-Users] MS Word Review

2017-07-01 Thread Fernando Gregoire
sing Word 2007 have the answer? -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2017 4:12 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MS Word Review Hi Wayne, You

Re: [JAWS-Users] MS Word Review

2017-07-01 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Wayne, You were explained many different ways to getting synonyms. Regarding word definitions, the Insights (Smart Lookup in other languages) feature is available since Word 2013, not in prior versions. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List

Re: [JAWS-Users] starting jaws 18 demo

2017-06-28 Thread Fernando Gregoire
to work, you'll need administrative privileges. Hope it fixes your issue! 2017-06-27 23:35 GMT-03:00 Judy <bunchkinb...@sbcglobal.net>: > Sorry, using Win 7. Judy > > > > -Original Message- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com]

Re: [JAWS-Users] CREATE A TABLE OF CONTENTS

2017-08-05 Thread Fernando Gregoire
First of all, avoid writing the whole content in capital letters. In addition to be blacklisted by spam filters because in Internet it is equal to scream, TTS engines interpret many words as acronims these are spelled. Regarding your specific topic about table of contents, if you marked section

Re: [JAWS-Users] CREATE A TABLE OF CONTENTS

2017-08-05 Thread Fernando Gregoire
the reader can jump to that section? Many sincere thanks! Vicky -Original Message- From: Fernando Gregoire Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2017 7:11 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] CREATE A TABLE OF CONTENTS First of all, avoid writing the whole content in capital

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

2017-08-04 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Thanks for your explanation, David. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Bailes Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2017 6:47 AM To: Jaws Users Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Audacity on Windows 10

Re: [JAWS-Users] Inquiry

2017-08-04 Thread Fernando Gregoire
When you say that the JAWS screen disappeared, it is because you have checked the Run JAWS from System Tray option in the Basic Settings dialog, which display JAWS as a background application icon on the system tray (right near the clock at the bottom of the screen) instead of as an opened

Re: [JAWS-Users] how to stop ie8 from being the default browser?

2017-08-04 Thread Fernando Gregoire
since when i try to make firefox the default browser it doesn't make the change even though i execute the alt+shift+d or press enter on the button to do so. very strange problem. thanks. Legend has it that on Wednesday 8/2/2017 09:47 PM, Fernando Gregoire said

Re: [JAWS-Users] Irregular text sizes in Word

2017-08-04 Thread Fernando Gregoire
As I understand you don’t want to normalize the format, but only change the font size at a relative level, that is, a certain number of points compared to the current different size of each document zone. To do this, select all the document (or the part you're interested in) and use the Enlarge

Re: [JAWS-Users] Saving online Adobe Document

2017-08-04 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Have you tried to press CTRL+SHIFT+S, which is the Adobe Reader hotkey for Save As, or CTRL+S, which is the browser native command for saving the current page? Alternatively, have you looked in the File menu (ALT+F)? -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List

Re: [JAWS-Users] black small squre bullets

2017-07-30 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Justin, In Word 2007 and newer, go to the Paragraph group in the Home tab. There find the Bullets option and press ALT+DOWN to drop down the button, and then tab to the desired bullet type. In Word 2003 and earlier, select the bullet type in the Bullets and Numbering dialog on the Format

Re: [JAWS-Users] To much info being read on web pages and email

2017-07-28 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi David, I understand the headaches of switching to a new screen reader. I had to change from Talks to Mobile Speak for Symbian in the past, and now I'll need to switch to a touch screen device. Situation in Windows is similar, not only because different keystrokes for special features you

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing forms mode behavior on selected web-sites

2017-07-31 Thread Fernando Gregoire
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing forms mode behavior on selected web-sites I do not believe so, never the less let's just say it has been around for a few years already. -Original Message- From: Fernando Gregoire Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 7:38 PM To: jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing forms mode behavior on selected web-sites

2017-07-31 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Was not in 15 instead? -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 5:52 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing forms mode behavior on selected web-sites

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing forms mode behavior on selected web-sites

2017-07-31 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Mike, The process of the Personalized Web Settings branch in Quick Settings that Adrian told is the one you must to take in order to change Forms Mode setting only for a specific website. Changes made in this branch are permanent and you even cannot choose the persistence level as for

Re: [JAWS-Users] Read Only Mode

2017-08-02 Thread Fernando Gregoire
If the file have the Read-Only attribute set in its properties, find the file in File Explorer, press ALT+ENTER to open the Properties dialog and uncheck the Read-Only checkbox. If the file was marked as final using the Word 2007 and latter feature for that, either press F6 to focus the Word

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing forms mode behavior on selected web-sites

2017-08-02 Thread Fernando Gregoire
rs] Changing forms mode behavior on selected > web-sites > > > I do not believe so, never the less let's just say it has been around for a > few years already. > > -Original Message- > From: Fernando Gregoire > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 7:38 PM > To: jaws-

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

2017-08-02 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi David, Thank you for the report. I experimented a crash the last time I used Audacity on Windows 10 Creators Update with JAWS, but I thought 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

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows 10 Outlook 210 notifications

2017-08-09 Thread Fernando Gregoire
applications with alt-tab. You bring JAWS up only when you want to with JAWS key+j. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Friday, August 04, 2017 8:15 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to open Word 2010's normal.dotm file?

2017-08-07 Thread Fernando Gregoire
to post these points is to alert people to JAWS' limitations when working in Word 2010. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 12:05 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to open Word 2010's normal.dotm file?

2017-08-06 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Adrian, Despite the fact that it is normal that JAWS does say anything when you save with CTRL+S if you correctly opened the template for editing (the more you might hear is the sound assigned to the Process Completed event if you have the Office Sounds add-in installed and you checked the

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to open Word 2010's normal.dotm file?

2017-08-07 Thread Fernando Gregoire
t; Any more ideas? > > -Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire > Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2017 4:16 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to open Word 2010's

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word 13 and Sounds/Schemes

2017-08-22 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Here's the easyest way: 1. In Word or other Office program, press ALT+F to open the File tab (or Backstage View) and then the letter T to open Options. 2. Go to the Advanced category. 3. Check the Provide Feedback with Sound option and press ENTER. 3. If you haven't installed the Office Sounds

Re: [JAWS-Users] getting office sounds for office 365

2017-08-18 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Jim, Unfortunately, these Microsoft instructions aren't working for me as right as it should. I have both 32 and 64-bit Office versions on different machines, and both were running the old Office Sounds add-in which users had to download and install manually. While in 32-bit the update worked

Re: [JAWS-Users] how to get jaws to read unlabeled graphics on a website

2017-08-18 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Denis, Although you can set this in Settings Center, if you only need to change the option for a specific website, I suggest you to change it in Quick Settings, either by setting the persistence level to Restore Option when Focus Change or by changing it in the Personalized Web Settings branch.

Re: [JAWS-Users] grammar checking software

2017-06-23 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Since version 12, JAWS has a feature called Text Analyzer, which Ammon the inconsistencies in text it detects, it is able to alert about extra spaces, missing question marks and other punctuation symbols. You can manually use layered keystrokes to jump through inconsistencies and get more

Re: [JAWS-Users] grammar checking software

2017-06-24 Thread Fernando Gregoire
IOS 10.3.3 > On Jun 24, 2017, at 12:02 AM, Fernando Gregoire <fergregoir...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Since version 12, JAWS has a feature called Text Analyzer, which Ammon the > inconsistencies in text it detects, it is able to alert about extra spaces, > missing question m

Re: [JAWS-Users] facebook

2017-06-25 Thread Fernando Gregoire
I usually find friends or people I am interested in by using first and last names. Often the first result is not the one I want, but in the desktop website the search box has auto-completion, which is accessible by pressing Down Arrow to drop down the list box, which in addition to listing

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS not copying text from a web-site.

2017-06-27 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Mike, Sometimes the verbosity settings prevent JAWS from saying messages like “Copied selection to clipboard,” but you say that the text is not actually copied. If sighted users can copy the text normally, try to press INSERT+3 before pressing CTRL+C. This prior command will pass the next

Re: [JAWS-Users] sound issue

2017-06-27 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Sugar, Regarding general Windows sounds like the one played when Outlook ask for permanently deletion of deleted items or the default beep which JAWS plays at the top of a document, you may have system sounds muted. In Windows 7, in the context menu for the volume icon, go to Open Volume

Re: [JAWS-Users] Using Adobe Acrobat DC

2017-06-27 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Scorpio, Sometimes when going to the next page in long documents, especially on slow computers, JAWS does not reactivate the Virtual Cursor and simply speaks the reading window as “AppPageView.” Since Adobe Reader supports using arrow keys and HOME/END to move between pages, if you try to

Re: [JAWS-Users] starting jaws 18 demo

2017-06-27 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi, Which Windows version are you using? Does the JAWS 18 desktop shortcut open the context menu of JAWS 14, or it simply doesn't start with no error messages? This might allow better suggestions. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com]

Re: [JAWS-Users] Strange issue with new type of Google Captcha

2017-09-11 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Christofer, I also wonder how this type of captcha detects a screen reader. I mainly use Firefox, browser in which when I check the I'm Not a Robot checkbox I am inmediately authorized in any site using this relatively new ReCaptcha format. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List

Re: [JAWS-Users] problem with jaws and windows 10

2017-09-22 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Perhaps you are running a somewhat older JAWS build. Try downloading the latest build for your JAWS version (16 or newer, because earlier ones aren't compatible with Windows 10 at all) to see if the problem is fixed. Hope it helps! 2017-09-22 8:47 GMT-03:00 : > My

Re: [JAWS-Users] arranging messages by date only in Outlook 2010

2017-09-18 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi, In the View tab, go to the Sort By option, and select by date. Additionally, in this menu of sorting criteria you can check the Show in Groups option to expand or collapse date ranges by pressing RIGHT or LEFT ARROW. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List

Re: [JAWS-Users] Question about windows overlay

2017-10-04 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Fred, I also have this always on top window on the JAWS Task List. I am sure this is JAWS-RELATED, because I could check it by pressing INSERT+Q after switching to this window from the JTL. I think this is for the Virtual Cursor image on the screen which was introduced a few JAWS 18 updates

Re: [JAWS-Users] Adding a web page to favorites with IE

2017-09-11 Thread Fernando Gregoire
e the only way to get > off that page is to close IE .. > > Laura > > > -Original Message- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire > Sent: Saturday, September 9, 2017 10:41 PM > To: jaws-users

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing pages in a pdf document

2017-09-09 Thread Fernando Gregoire
. Iam using adobe acrobat reader DC. Greg -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Saturday, September 9, 2017 12:46 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing pages in a pdf

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing pages in a PDF document

2017-09-09 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Saturday, September 9, 2017 12:46 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing pages in a pdf document Hi Greg, To go to the next or prior page, press CTRL+PAGE DOWN or CTRL+PAGE UP. To enter a specific page number, press CTRL+SHIFT+N, type

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing pages in a PDF document

2017-09-09 Thread Fernando Gregoire
n opening this submenu. Press enter. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2017 12:06 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing pages in a PDF docu

Re: [JAWS-Users] Adding a web page to favorites with IE

2017-09-09 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Laura, In that case, you probably are actually in a PDF document instead of a web page. I suppose that because CTRL+D is the hotkey for document properties in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing pages in a PDF document

2017-09-10 Thread Fernando Gregoire
ich I could read with jaws win no problem. Greg -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Saturday, September 9, 2017 11:06 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing pages in a PDF d

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing pages in a pdf document

2017-09-08 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Greg, To go to the next or prior page, press CTRL+PAGE DOWN or CTRL+PAGE UP. To enter a specific page number, press CTRL+SHIFT+N, type the number and press ENTER. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Greg Washington

Re: [JAWS-Users] Read Receipt on Outlook 2016

2017-09-08 Thread Fernando Gregoire
As far as I know, default setting for read receipts sending didn't changed. By default Outlook ask to send a read receipt in any version, but you can change this in Mail category of the Outlook Options found in the File menu. In this category there's a group of radio buttons that let to specify

Re: [JAWS-Users] Facebook notifications

2017-09-08 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Try to press the Notification Options button that appears after each notification, to see if there's a Remove This Notification or similar option. At least in the Facebook app for Android, you can hold a notification with your finger and, in the drop-down menu, choose this option I just

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing pages in a PDF document

2017-09-10 Thread Fernando Gregoire
nu is like mine, you will land on the "single page view" option on opening this submenu. Press enter. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2017 12:06 AM To: jaws-users-l

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing pages in a PDF document

2017-09-10 Thread Fernando Gregoire
view" option on opening this submenu. Press enter. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2017 12:06 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing pa

Re: [JAWS-Users] looking for a good CD ripper that works well with jaws.

2017-09-25 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Jim, If you have the Nero Package, no mater how old your version is, the ripping function in Nero Burning ROM is very accessible. If you're looking something open source, there's no better in terms of advanceness and accessibility than CDex. Windows Media Player is accessible for doing this,

Re: [JAWS-Users] creating shortcut for restarting jaws

2017-09-25 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi, JAWS itself has a keyboard shortcut which creates a memory dump in case you wish to send the error report to Freedom Scientific or contact Technical Support, kills all JAWS-related processes and then relaunches it. For cases in which this command doesn't work, I made a .cmd file that forces

Re: [JAWS-Users] creating shortcut for restarting jaws

2017-09-25 Thread Fernando Gregoire
-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire > Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 5:46 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] creating shortcut for restarting jaws > > Hi, > > JAWS itself has a keyboard shortcu

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