Hi Kimsan,
I realize that the subject line needs to be changed, so I will answer your
questions and then let's take any follow-up off list.
The selection mode that you are put in when you use F8 in Word works
regardless of if you are in print view, draft view, web view or outline
view. JAWS doesn't support full page view.
In Word there would have to be punctuation marks at the end of sentences
before Word would recognize a structure as a sentence. Also, in AutoCorrect
if the writing style setting shows that there should be two spaces after a
punctuation then Word will likely not recognize a sentence unless two spaces
follow the end of sentence punctuation marks. You can check your writing
style settings by using the office button with alt+F then pressing the
letter "I" for Word options, and use down arrow through the category list to
the "proofing" category. Use tab key across the page and you will find the
writing style being used and a button for settings. Press spacebar on the
button. use tab to where you hear the word "required" and use down arrow in
the list. You might hear a line about the number of spaces and not hear the
number. Route JAWS to PC and read the line if that happens and you will
hear the number of spaces required for being between sentences.
I have noticed that JAWS will sometimes say "paragraph" twice and not say
"sentence" if there is only one sentence in a paragraph. Another thing I
have noticed in a couple of the views is that JAWS will just say "word" when
you select a word at the beginning of a sentence. At least that can happen
with a short word like "I" at the beginning of the sentence. However, if
you use the "say all selected text" command you will hear the word that was
selected. Again, that only happens in a couple of the views.
When you use F8 you go into select mode. Your navigating keys then can also
be used to select and deselect without the use of the shift key. Also as
pressing F8 selects, if you use shift+F8 you will start to deselect.
Take care.
Brian Lee
[email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kimsan" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] how to shutdown vista
Hi brian,
Would you be able to provide an answer concerning the text selection mode?
I'm using word 07. If you don't know what I am referencing here was my
email.
I have a question concerning text selection mode in word.
If memory serves me correctly, when pressing the function key eight, it
will take you into text selection mode and you can select word, sentence,
paragraph or document.
So, my question are as follows.
1.. In order to use this am I needing to have it set at printview?
(or does that matter)
2.. Does the "sentence" need to have periods or some sort of punctuation?
I asked this because I was at another computer today, I believe it was
an IBM laptop and when I did function key eight, it said, word, paragraph
and document.
How come there wasn't an option for sentence?
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