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What's New in JAWS 10 Public Beta with JAWS Tandem!

Thank you for participating in the JAWS 10 English public beta test. This page 
provides all the necessary details that you need to know. Please take a few
moments to review this information and take advantage of the beta report link 
to provide Freedom Scientific your feedback during the public beta. Choose

Download JAWS 10
 to go directly to the public beta download links. 

Please note that while the final release of JAWS 10 will be a Software 
Maintenance Agreement (SMA) upgrade, this public beta version will run for 
anyone
with a JAWS license that provides access to JAWS 9. You can verify your ILM 
authorization by going to 
www.fsactivate.com
, choosing the Continue Product Activation button, and then choosing the link 
labeled "Verify the number of activation keys available for your Freedom 
Scientific
product." On this page, enter your serial number to find out if your license is 
current and what release version is allowed.

For those who do not have a JAWS 9 or later license, you can still install the 
public beta version and run it using 40-Minute Demo mode.

This public beta version will expire later this year. To use JAWS without 
interruption, you must continue to update to later versions of the public beta
and then to the final release. Please use the Check for Updates feature in the 
Help menu each week to be sure that you have the most current software.

Note: It is not necessary to remove earlier versions of JAWS, for example JAWS 
9, to install JAWS 10. Previous versions will continue to function with JAWS
10 installed, just as each new major release of JAWS has in the past. You can 
install the current public beta release over previous beta versions using
either the Check for Updates function in the Help menu or the download links at 
the bottom of this page.

Technical Support During the Public Beta

While in public beta, general technical support of JAWS 10 is not available 
using our direct support phone lines or e-mail. We request that you send 
feedback
directly to Freedom Scientific using the 
Beta Report Form
 Web page. Please bookmark the report page in your Web browser so that you can 
easily locate it if you need technical assistance. Also, please submit one
problem per report.

JAWS 10 Features

JAWS Release 10 offers several new features and improvements as described on 
this page. To learn more, read the entire What's New, or, if you are a JAWS
user, press INSERT+F6 to open a list of headings and then jump directly to a 
specific item. Note that JAWS 10 supports 32-bit versions of Windows Vista,
Windows XP, Windows 2008 Server, and Windows 2003 Server operating systems. 
Windows 2000 users need to continue using JAWS 9.

JAWS Tandem - Listen to the September FSCast for an Overview

JAWS TandemT lets you access another JAWS computer so that you can provide 
hands-on technical support, write and distribute scripts from a distance, and
conduct remote JAWS training. It consists of a controller system, used by 
support personnel, distributors, dealers, consultants, and trainers, and a 
target
system, which is a customer's computer and JAWS application.

A connection, also known as an online meeting between two systems, can take 
place using the Internet or over a local network. The Internet meeting process
is called a Tandem Center session, while the local network method is called a 
Tandem Direct session. In a Tandem Center session, JAWS Tandem running as
a controller is a subscription service; JAWS Tandem running as a target is 
free. (With the initial release of JAWS 10, controller functionality is being
offered for free for a limited time.) In a Tandem Direct session, a one-time 
activation fee is required.

You can find JAWS Tandem controls under the Utilities menu of the JAWS 
application window. For information and procedures describing how to use this 
feature,
refer to the Quick Start Guide in the JAWS Tandem submenu or the new JAWS 
Tandem book and topics in the JAWS help file located in the Help submenu.

Note: If you would like to learn more about JAWS Tandem, listen to the list of 
Frequently Asked Questions for JAWS Tandem
 or listen to the 
September 2008 FSCast
 for more about this exciting new feature.

iTunes 8 Support

JAWS now provides access to iTunes® 8, including support for the iTunes Store. 
Using the virtual cursor, you can browse and search the store for all content,
including music, movies, TV shows, and educational content. Purchasing 
individual tracks or full albums is now accessible.

JAWS 9 and JAWS 8 users can refer to 
Technical Support Notice - Which JAWS releases support iTunes 8?
 for a brief set of instructions describing how to configure JAWS for use with 
iTunes 8.

New JAWS 10 Features Demonstrated in Two Different FSCasts

Listen to Eric Damery, Product Manager for JAWS, and Jonathan Mosen, Vice 
President of Blindness Hardware Product Development, discuss the latest JAWS 10
enhancements in the 
August 2008 FSCast
 and the 
September 2008 FSCast
. In the September FSCast, you will be able to learn specifically about Tandem 
and the new iTunes 8 support.

Surf's Up! Surfing the Internet with JAWS

Surf's Up!
, the Freedom Scientific Web page that explains how to surf the Web with JAWS, 
has been updated to help instructors and students take advantage of the new
JAWS 10 features that are mentioned on this page. Pay particular attention to 
the Forms page. It gives great details for using the new Auto Forms Mode
function.

Auto Forms Mode

Note: As a result of many requests from public and private beta testers, we 
have added the ability to set Auto Forms Mode on or off based on the Web page.
This choice is now found in the Personalized Settings dialog box accessed with 
command INSERT+SHIFT+V. This lets customers take advantage of this great
new feature on most pages they browse, but also turns it off if they have sites 
where they would rather remain in control of Forms Mode manually.

Traditionally, Forms Mode in JAWS has been activated manually when you needed 
to type text into edit fields or select combo box values on Web pages and
Adobe Acrobat forms. By default, JAWS is in Virtual Mode which allows you to 
use Navigation Quick Keys such as F for next form field or E for next edit
box. When you need to interact with a form in order to type in text, you must 
manually turn on Forms Mode using the ENTER key. You can toggle off Forms
Mode using ESC or the NUM PAD PLUS key.

Auto Forms Mode will automatically turn on Forms Mode when you move into combo 
box controls using TAB, or edit fields using either TAB or ARROW Keys. This
makes if far more intuitive and easy to interact with form fields found on web 
pages without having to do these extra keystrokes. When you press ARROW
Keys or TAB to move to an edit field, you will hear a sound indicating you can 
type at that moment without having to first press ENTER. When you exit the
control using an ARROW Key, Forms Mode turns off and will let you easily 
continue to navigate in virtual mode again. This functionality can be very 
useful
for new and sighted JAWS users in training environments but even long time JAWS 
users will quickly adapt to this new method with a little practice. By
default, Auto Forms Mode is on. There are two ways to turn it off. First, you 
can press INSERT+V and then change the Auto Forms Mode option to off. Second,
you can use the new Forms Mode Options dialog located in Configuration Manager.

RealSpeak Solo Direct Synthesizers

JAWS 10 supports RealSpeakT Solo Direct synthesizers from Nuance® 
Communications. These new synthesizers work exclusively with Freedom Scientific 
products.
To listen to samples or download these synthesizers, go to the 
RealSpeak Solo Direct Voices for Freedom Scientific Products
 Web page.

Another way to open this page is to use the new RealSpeak Solo Direct link 
available in the JAWS application window. The link is in Web Resources under
the Help menu.

Dictionary Manager Tree View

The Dictionary Manager lets you change the way JAWS speaks words, phrases, 
abbreviations, or symbols to avoid any mispronunciation. In JAWS 10, the 
Dictionary
manager has been expanded so that you can create rules applying to specific 
languages, synthesizers, or voices. Once the rule is created, it is added to
the top of the Dictionary Entries list. It is identified by language, for 
example, English, and can be expanded into a tree view to show other 
restrictions
that apply to the rule. To open the Dictionary Manager in any application, 
press INSERT+D.

Navigation Quick Key Manager

Navigation Quick Keys are convenient keystrokes that let you quickly move 
around Web pages, PDF files, Word documents, and Outlook e-mail messages. 
Beginning
with JAWS 10, you can now change the keystroke assigned to a quick key with any 
unassigned letter or number using the Navigation Quick Key Manager. This
gives you the flexibility of assigning a character that is easy for you to 
remember. Any changes that you make are immediately applied to the new quick
key assignment. To open a Navigation Quick Key Manager from within an 
application, press INSERT+F2, N, and then ENTER.

Voice Profiles

The Global Voices and Individual Voices profiles in JAWS have been updated to 
closely match functionality available in MAGic 11 and later. These profiles
let you create and save speech rate, pitch, synthesizer, language, punctuation 
level, and other speech options. Use the Default and Application radio buttons
to apply the voice settings as new JAWS default values or as voice settings to 
a specific application. For more information about these items, open the
JAWS Help file, select the Using JAWS book from the Table of Contents pane, and 
then open the Voice Settings book.

To open the dialog box for either voice profile, choose Options (ALT+O) from 
the JAWS application window, select Voices (V), and then select Global 
Adjustment
(G) or Individual Voice Adjustment (I). To change voice profiles on the fly, 
press INSERT+CTRL+S to open the Select a Voice Profile dialog box, and then
select a profile from the list.

Language Menu Changes

The Synthesizer Language and Change Synthesizer commands have been removed from 
the Language menu in the JAWS application window and been replaced by the
Voice Profiles command. This new command lets you select and instantly switch 
to another synthesizer and voice combination that you set up as a voice profile.
For more about voice profiles, open the JAWS Help file, and refer to the Global 
Voices or Individual Voices topics. These topics are found in Voice Settings
in the Using JAWS book.

Unified English Braille or Contracted English Braille Setup

JAWS can now provide contracted braille using either Contracted English 
Braille, formerly known as grade 2 braille, as defined in translation rules from
the Braille Authority of North America (BANA), or Unified English Braille (UEB) 
as provided by the International Council on English Braille (ICEB). Using
Braille Options in the Configuration Manager, you can configure JAWS for either 
method using two new radio buttons: Contracted English Braille (default)
and Unified English Braille. The braille translation method can be set up with 
or without a braille display attached to your system so that it is ready
for use when you select the Enable Translator check box.

Reply Directly to Sender on Mailing Lists

The Reply Directly to Sender command, a JAWS command that you can use with 
Microsoft Outlook, is fully functional in JAWS 10. If you subscribe to a mailing
list, this useful command lets you reply directly to the sender's e-mail 
address from the open e-mail message instead of the entire mailing list address.
The keystroke for this command is INSERT+SHIFT+R.

Downloading Freedom Scientific DAISY Books with FSReader Demo

Starting with JAWS 10, you can use FSReader Demo to download DAISY books 
directly from the Freedom Scientific Web site. The advantage of this feature 
over
earlier JAWS releases is that you no longer need the product CD to install any 
of the DAISY books.

You can also use the Check for Updates command to quickly select and download 
DAISY books. From the Help menu in the JAWS application window, choose Check
for Updates, select any DAISY book from the list, and then choose the Install 
button.

Basic Training Updated for JAWS 10

The JAWS 10 Basic Training has been revised and includes the latest information 
about the new JAWS 10 features. The training is available in both text and
audio DAISY format as well as individual MP3 modules. For more information, 
visit the 
Freedom Scientific Training Headquarters.

Startup Wizard Change for Say All

The Use SAPI 5 During Say All check box has been removed from the JAWS Startup 
Wizard. The wizard opens at the end of the installation process, or can be
opened from the Help menu of the JAWS application window.

To select a SAPI 5 or RealSpeak Direct Solo synthesizer and voice for Say All, 
use the Say All controls in the Global Voices or Individual Voices dialog
box.

ARIA Live Region Support

JAWS 10 can announce updates to live regions of Web pages when using Firefox 3 
and later. Live region support will be available in Internet Explorer 8 when
it is officially released. The dynamic section of a Web page that receives 
constant updates, such as news headlines, business information, and weather
updates, is known as a live region. By default, JAWS announces updates for Web 
pages containing ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) Live Region
markup. Web content creators add specific ARIA tags to their pages to mark 
regions as "live." To stop JAWS from announcing updates, use the Announce Live
Region Updates option to temporarily turn off this functionality. Just press 
INSERT+V while running your Web browser, navigate to this option, and then
press SPACEBAR.

ARIA Landmark Support

The keystroke for Select a Mouse Over Element has changed from 
INSERT+CTRL+SEMICOLON to INSERT+WINDOWS Key+SEMICOLON.

The INSERT+CTRL+SEMICOLON keystroke now supports the function Select a 
Landmark. Landmarks are ARIA tags that define the structure of a Web page. This 
functionality
provides useful information to a JAWS user when he or she navigates pages that 
support ARIA landmark tags. Web content creators add these tags to their
pages. JAWS 10 and later can announce Web page landmarks when using Firefox 3 
and later. Landmark support will be available in Internet Explorer 8 when
it is officially released.

Finally, the SEMICOLON and SHIFT+SEMICOLON keystrokes no longer represent Move 
to Next Mouse Over Element and Move to Previous Mouse Over Element. These
keystrokes now stand for Move to Next Landmark and Move to Previous Landmark.

Windows Media Player 11

JAWS 10 supports Windows Media Player 11. For example, to hear the name of the 
track that is playing, press INSERT+CTRL+T. Also, while navigating a playlist,
JAWS announces the track that is playing. Use auto playlist, a Windows Media 
Player feature that is fully functional with JAWS 10, to create, edit, and
save playlists. Finally, with JAWS 10, the Windows Media Player user interface 
is much more intuitive when using sliders and toggle buttons to control
items such as volume, crossfading, shuffle, and repeat.

Microsoft Access 2007

JAWS 10 supports Access 2007. A great deal of work has been done to make sure 
that Access 2007 users find the out of the box experience working very well
for both speech and braille output. JAWS now provides the proper information as 
you navigate with F6, enter and exit tables, or use Access wizards and
dialogs.

Better Performance with Microsoft Outlook Calendar

Significant performance improvements have been made to the calendar in 
Microsoft Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003. Script developers will appreciate the 
streamlining
of scripts and internal code. This all leads to enhanced responsiveness, easier 
script localization, and better handling of date and time announcements.

AudibleManager Scripts

The scripts for AudibleManager, a program that lets you listen to audio books 
purchased from Audible.com, have been updated. The obsolete keystroke CTRL+1
has been removed; problems with JAWS not speaking correctly when you select or 
cancel the selection of text while in the Library list view have been corrected;
terminology referring to mobile devices has been updated; and an issue 
preventing you from moving out of the list view of the File Import dialog box 
has
been fixed.

Run JAWS Without Speech

The Run JAWS Without Speech check box has been added to Basic Settings. It is 
located in the Advanced Options dialog box by choosing Options (ALT+O) from
the JAWS application window, selecting Basic (B), and then selecting the 
Advanced button (D) in the Basic Settings dialog box.

Script Manager Changes

The SelectASynthesizer script (INSERT+CTRL+S) has been changed to the 
SelectAVoiceProfile script. Its purpose is to allow you to switch from one 
voice profile
to another. Previously, the keystroke would let you temporarily change the 
speech synthesizer on the fly. It now lets you select the voice profile from
anywhere in Windows. Once you select a profile from the Select a Voice Profile 
dialog box, it will become your start up voice profile.

The SelectALanguage script (WINDOWS Key+CTRL+L) has been removed.

New Keystroke for Reading Clipboard Contents

You can now read the contents of the clipboard at anytime by pressing WINDOWS 
Key+INSERT+X. This feature was adopted from MAGic where it was first introduced.

New HTML Table Keystrokes

When in a table on a Web page, you can move between and read columns by 
pressing WINDOWS Key+LEFT ARROW, which reads the previous column, and by 
pressing
WINDOWS Key+RIGHT ARROW, which reads the contents of the next column.

JAWS Remote Access Reminder

As a reminder, JAWS also has a Remote Access feature. It lets you connect to 
another computer to access files and run programs just as if you are in front
of and using the remote computer's keyboard. This is not new JAWS functionality 
and should not be confused with JAWS Tandem. JAWS Tandem allows you, from
the controller computer, to run the target computer while the target user is 
also on the computer and listening to all activity. With JAWS Remote Access,
no one at the remote computer can see or hear your activity. Refer to the 
Remote Access book and topics in the JAWS help file for more information.

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Enhancements in JAWS 10.0.419 (October 13, 2008)

The following reported items were addressed in this update. All enhancements 
since the initial public beta release are included in the update.

AOL Instant Messenger
list of 1 items
. Pressing ESC now closes the AIM message window during an IM conversation. 
Previously, the window would not close and JAWS would announce Virtual Cursor.

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Lotus Notes
list of 1 items
. After opening an e-mail message with Lotus Notes 6.5.4, if you happen to 
toggle the ALT key by accident, you no longer lose access to the Virtual Buffer.
In a previous release, you would have to press ALT+TAB to restore the Virtual 
Buffer. 
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Microsoft Access
list of 1 items
. When using the ARROW keys to move through the Folder view of the Open dialog 
box, JAWS no longer repeats "Folder view, list view" for each item in the
list box. Folder view, list view is only announced once when focus enters the 
list box. 
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
list of 3 items
. An issue reported during the public beta has been resolved where JAWS would 
hang when loading specific pages from the Dell Web site. This problem was
introduced earlier in a JAWS 10 beta release. 
. JAWS no longer suddenly exits Auto Forms Mode when you move from one combo 
box to another on a Web page. 
. When using the Links List dialog box on the Elance Web site, Internet 
Explorer no longer crashes when the link labeled Next is selected. 
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Microsoft Outlook
list of 8 items
. The responsiveness of JAWS has been improved when using Outlook. 
. In Outlook, Outlook Express, and Windows Mail, when a message opens, JAWS 
will announce links and frames, when this option is turned on, after all header
fields are spoken as expected. Previously, when a message opened using JAWS 10, 
you would hear the number of links and frames spoken after the From field
is announced, but before the message's Subject field. 
. If you turn off the option Message Header Field with Message Announcement in 
Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2003, an e-mail's message header is not announced
when you perform a Say All. This is how it works in Outlook Express. 
. When you create an appointment that spans multiple time slots in Outlook 
Calendar, JAWS now correctly reads and announces the appointment as you navigate
into and out of the appointment time-slots. 
. JAWS successfully opens any link that appears in the List Links dialog box 
when in an Outlook e-mail message. 
. When replying to an e-mail message in Outlook Express, you can now type in 
the message body edit field without having to close and restart your reply.

. Pressing ESC when you are composing an e-mail message with Outlook Express 
will now let you close the message. Previously, JAWS would announce Virtual
PC, and the message would remain open. 
. Braille and speech are now synchronized when navigating items in the Outlook 
Address Book. Previously, the braille display would sometimes move ahead
and speech would fall behind when reading the contents of the Address Book. 
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Microsoft Word
list of 2 items
. If your Word document contains style changes, for example, when moving from 
normal text to a heading and then back to normal text, JAWS will now announce
the style changes. Previously when you had style changes turned on, JAWS would 
report the style change on the line before or after the changed item. 
. If you change the current Word scheme so that a sound is played when you move 
to a heading in a Word document, JAWS will play the sound if you navigate
using the Navigation Quick Key H or UP and DOWN ARROW keys. Word schemes are 
changed and created using the Speech and Sounds Manager in Configuration 
Manager.
Previously, sounds did not play when using Navigation Quick Keys. 
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Mozilla Firefox
list of 3 items
. The SHIFT+PERIOD and SHIFT+COMMA keystrokes now correctly move focus to the 
end of a current list, table, or element and to the beginning of a list, table,
or element when using Firefox. 
. When Firefox 3 is set as your default Web browser, and you select links in 
the Web Resources submenu of the JAWS application window, these links now open
using the Firefox browser. Earlier, Internet Explorer would open as the default 
browser despite your Firefox settings. 
. JAWS no longer suddenly exits Auto Forms Mode when you move from one combo 
box to another on a Web page. 
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Windows Vista
list of 1 items
. When using Windows Vista, JAWS will now announce the state of check boxes 
when you select or clear programs and features in the Programs and Features
dialog box. This is located in the Windows Vista Control Panel. 
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Yahoo! Messenger
list of 1 items
. Yahoo! Messenger scripts were modified for use with Yahoo! Messenger versions 
7, 8, and 9. 
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Enhancements in JAWS 10.0.396 (September 25, 2008)

The following reported items were addressed in this update. All enhancements 
since the initial public beta release are included in the update.

JAWS
list of 1 items
. Improvements have been made to the responsiveness of JAWS when using it with 
Citrix, Terminal Services, and Remote Desktop. 
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FSReader
list of 2 items
. When specific text that you are searching for in a DAISY book is found, JAWS 
now reads the entire line of text by performing a Say Line command. 
. Braille now tracks correctly with the audio narration when reading a DAISY 
book with FSReader. 
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JAVA
list of 1 items
. Fixed a reported issue where JAWS would stop reading controls correctly while 
tabbing around in the Java application after running for a short period
of time in the application. 
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Microsoft Access
list of 6 items
. When using the TAB key to move through an Access 2007 database, JAWS 
correctly announces button labels instead of just saying button. 
. While running JAWS with Microsoft Access 2007, Access no longer freezes when 
you try to create a new table in Design View. 
. After typing text into a database, it can now be read using the Say Line 
command, INSERT+UP ARROW. 
. Pressing INSERT+H for Access 2007 hot key help now shows all JAWS hot keys 
that are applicable to Access 2007. 
. When you use the BACKSPACE key to delete text in Design View, JAWS now 
announces the deleted character instead of saying blank. 
. When you use the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW keys to edit text in any cell containing 
data, JAWS now announces characters as you navigate through the characters.

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Microsoft Excel
list of 2 items
. JAWS no longer looses speech after you use the AutoFit Selection option to 
adjust a spreadsheet's column width. Previously, you had to press ALT+TAB to
move away from and return to the spreadsheet. 
. JAWS correctly announces the selected font and style options in the Font 
dialog box. 
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
list of 5 items
. As a result of many requests from public and private beta testers, we have 
added the ability to set Auto Forms Mode on or off based on the Web page. This
choice is now found in the Personalized Settings dialog box accessed with 
command INSERT+SHIFT+V. This lets customers take advantage of this great new
feature on most pages they browse, but also turns it off if they have sites 
where they would rather remain in control of Forms Mode manually. 
. Auto Forms Mode now works correctly when moving from one field to the next on 
the Web page myt-mobile.com. 
. Now when navigating tables on a Web page, JAWS will announce when you are in 
a table and using table navigation commands to move about the table. 
. When you open an iGoogle Web page, JAWS now places focus directly into the 
Search edit field. 
. JAWS now provides feedback when using the Navigation Quick Key F to move to 
the next form field on a Web page. Previously, it was necessary to press 
INSERT+ESC
before JAWS recognized the Navigation Quick Key. 
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Microsoft Outlook
list of 7 items
. The Outlook auto complete feature works correctly when you add e-mail address 
to the CC: edit field. Previously, when you used the UP or DOWN ARROW keys
to scroll through the e-mail address list, JAWS would announce the current 
address in the list and then repeat all e-mail address in the CC: edit field.
JAWS now only announces the address that has focus in the address list. 
. If multiple e-mail addresses appear in the To: edit field, JAWS now announces 
each e-mail address instead of saying blank as you use INSERT+LEFT ARROW
or INSERT+RIGHT ARROW to move from one address to the next. 
. JAWS now announces characters that are typed into the subject field of the 
Meeting Request dialog box instead of saying blank. 
. When you change the way e-mail messages are viewed and arranged in Outlook, 
JAWS no longer loses focus in the Outlook window. 
. When an all day event is created using Outlook Calendar, JAWS will now 
announce all meeting information such as subject, location, start date, and end
date. 
. When you open the context menu, by pressing the Applications key, in the 
message body of a new message window, you can now select an item from the menu
without losing focus. 
. JAWS will announce if an e-mail message has an attachment in Outlook 2007 
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Microsoft PowerPoint
list of 1 items
. Now when you press the UP and DOWN ARROW keys while focus is in the slide 
area view of PowerPoint, JAWS now reads slide numbers and titles. 
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Microsoft Word
list of 8 items
. With the release of JAWS 10, we added the ability to announce how many 
objects are contained in a Microsoft Word document when it opens. In public beta
2, we have addressed a reported problem where JAWS would appear to hang when 
opening documents containing a large number of objects. The example we were
provided with was the Sound Forge manual which is 300 pages with over 1397 
objects. This has now been resolved. JAWS still tells you the number objects,
the document successfully loads, and it still has the same responsiveness as it 
did in JAWS 9. 
. JAWS now correctly announces the column and row position, along with the 
words uniform table, when you enter a Word table. Previously, JAWS would 
announce
"uniform table, blank" and not include column and row position. 
. When you press F11 while in a Word document that has fields, the insertion 
point is in the correct location in the field. 
. Now when using Word 2007, the braille display cursor and the on screen cursor 
track in the same location of the document. 
. When a Word document contains forms, the INSERT+CTRL+HOME keystroke moves 
focus to the first form field and now announces that focus is in the field.

. If a Word 2007 document has Track Changes turned on, and you insert a comment 
or revision into the document, JAWS no longer has its focus stuck on and
repeating the contents of the Review Ribbon when you try to move through the 
file. Previously when this happened, you were forced to press ALT+TAB several
times to regain focus in the document's text. 
. When the Indicate Tables check box that appears in Text Processing options of 
Configuration Manager is selected or cleared, JAWS now honors that choice
for detecting tables in a Word document. 
. Previously in Word 2007, the INSERT+UP ARROW and INSERT+NUM PAD 5 keystrokes 
would not announce highlighted items in the Ribbon bar. This issue has been
resolved. 
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Mozilla Firefox 
list of 10 items
. JAWS correctly announces Firefox hot keys while moving between different 
controls and fields in the Options dialog box. 
. JAWS announces and identifies bullet lists with both speech and braille when 
reading Web pages with Firefox. 
. Improvements have been made to the way JAWS announces when the ARIA Live 
Region of a Web page updates while you are running Firefox 3. Previously, JAWS
would get stuck on some pages. 
. If Firefox is the first application to be launched which uses the virtual 
cursor, the virtual cursor now works when using subsequent applications, such
as Outlook, and reading documents or e-mail messages. 
. JAWS may not report the same number of links as Internet Explorer, but it 
does correctly provide all the links on a Web page when running Firefox. 
. JAWS no longer announces question marks when you type non-Latin characters 
into a Web page's edit fields. 
. JAWS now speaks the correct alert message in Firefox and no longer lags 
behind by one message. 
. JAWS can now activate buttons that submit complicated forms, for example, 
www.mapquest.com. 
. JAWS can now easily activate clickable items on Web pages using Firefox, for 
example, www.minorleaguebaseball.com. 
. Multi-line edits now are now easily read by JAWS, and JAWS also announces 
"contains text" when you move to any of these fields and the field contains
text. 
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Download JAWS 10

The following briefly describes how to download and install the JAWS 10 public 
beta release.

list of 3 items
1. Select the appropriate FTP or HTTP download link that appears at the end of 
this procedure. 
2. When the dialog box opens, choose Save and select a location where you can 
easily find the downloaded executable file. 
3. Run the executable and follow the talking installer. 
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list of 2 items
. JAWS 10.0.419 - October 2008 English (72.6 MB - FTP download).
. JAWS 10.0.419 - October 2008 English (72.6 MB - HTTP download). 
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Check for Updates

To check for updates after installing the public beta release, do the following:

list of 3 items
1. Press INSERT+J to open the JAWS application window. 
2. Press ALT+H to open the Help menu. 
3. Press P to select Check for Updates. The update feature determines if you 
have the most current release. If you do not, select one or more items from
the list and then select INSTALL to begin the update. All enhancements since 
the initial public beta release are included in the update. 
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