HI. What I'm finding is that control shift and numpad arrow keys will select text, but the JAWS command to do the same thing, Shift plus the Jaws Key and numpad arrow keys, won't work, on this keyboard.
I prefer to continue using the JAWS commands since they are so ingrained in the way I've been editing text for years. It's more difficult to use the control key and lift up my finger from the JAWS key for me, actually. It slows me down. JAWS added the feature for a reason, and I'm trying to discover how I can get this keyboard to let me use it. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Feist Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Blind-Computing] Can't select text by word with Logitech keyboard Hi. My Logitech MK-300 wireless keyboard was wearing out, so I bought a new one: the Logitech MK-320. I'm having a problem when it comes to selecting text by word. I hold down shift + JAWS key + numpad right arrow to select the word but it doesn't move. It just sits there. I can, however, select by character with shift + numpad right arrow no problem. But that takes forever when I'm trying to select a block of text. I did a little experiment, and I tried selecting a word with Shift + JAWS key + the actual right arrow key located to the left of the numpad and that worked. Too bad that finger combination is so awkward. So, for some reason, the arrows on the numpad don't work when I attempt to select a word. I don't know if this is something that the keyboard has a conflict with or what. Perhaps there's a button that I need to press to allow the numpad to work properly with JAWS, I'm not sure. The reason I suspect that might not be the case is because every great once in a while, it will actually go through and allow me to at least select one word, but that's it. This is rather annoying as I am editing, copying, or cutting text. I'm not sure what to try. Anyone have any ideas on why this might be happening? I plugged the old Logitech keyboard back in to compare, and it works just fine as before, not having a problem selecting text. Then I plugged the new keyboard back in and it still won't select text by word. Very odd. It's almost the exact same keyboard, just a newer model, so I don't know what's going on. By the way, this occurs with both the left arrow as well as the right arrow on the numpad. I'm using JAWS 11 and Windows 7 home edition. I hope some of you computer people can navigate me through these waters because I'm lost on what to do. Thank you. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected]
