At the risk of being redundant, I stand by my claim that installing JAWS
from the CD (at least for JAWS 8 and9) does, in fact, automatically create
the shortcut key Alt-Control-J. This shortcut key cannot be accessed from
the Properties page of the JAWS desktop icon, and in fact, is almost
impossible to delete accidentally, because it is stored in a different file
than the user-assigned shortcut keys. Many programs automatically create
shortcut keys when they are installed, including MS Word (Alt-Control-W) and
Open Book (Alt-Control-O). The only easy way to determine the actual origin
of a particular shortcut key is to check it using a utility like Hot Key
Detective or Shortcut Key Explorer, both of which are available on the JAWS
Users programs page. You might even be surprised to discover that you have
"hidden" shortcut keys on your computer that you didn't realize existed.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] shortcut key for starting JAWS
The JAWS install does not automatically create a shortcut hot key. The
desktop shortcut is created, but no hot key. You need to do this
yourself as described below. The only thing that I have found is that
if you do this using JAWS, the hot key wil not stick. The only way I
have been able to do this for JAWS is to do it using another screen
reader.
Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 4:59 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] shortcut key for starting JAWS
If you installed JAWS from the CD, it is automatically assigned the
shortcut
key Alt-Control-J. If this keystroke combination doesn't work for you,
you
can create your own JAWS shortcut key by following these steps:
1. Launch the Desktop by pressing Windows key-M.
2. Press J repeatedly until you land on the JAWS icon.
3. Press Alt-Enter to bring up the JAWS Properties page.
4. Tab to the Shortcut key field, and type in the shortcut key
combination
of your choice, like Alt-Control-J or whatever other combination you
prefer.
5. Tab to Apply button, hit Space, then tab around again to the Okay
button
and hit Space. That's it. Now, when you press Alt-Control-J or
whatever
shortcut key you assigned, JAWS will be launched. HTH.
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janelle Vacanti" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] shortcut key for starting JAWS
Do you know how I can make one?
---- Flor Lynch <[email protected]> wrote:
There is no given shortcut key, so you make your own.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janelle Vacanti" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:20 AM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] shortcut key for starting JAWS
> Hi All,
> Does anybody know of a shortcut key that will start JAWS? I know
that
> NVDA's is Control plus Alt plus N.
>
>
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>
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