Gena,
Some laptops don't have the button like the HP/Compaqs do. So, you need to
go into the control panel to do it. Windows 7 also has the option, under
hardware in the control panel as I recall.
----- Original Message -----
From: "wild.flower" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Focus issue
Josh,
I don't know if there is a way to turn the touch pad off in settings but,
there should be a very small button at the center top edge of the touch
pad that will turn it off until or unless you push that little button
again. HTH
Your friend,
Gena
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From: "Josh" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 10:38 PM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Focus issue
Speaking of the mouse pad on laptops is there a way to turn this feature
off in settings? If I can turn it off then I can see if maybe I am the
cause of Jaws jumping around.
----- Original Message -----
From: "wild.flower" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Focus issue
I have had this happen to me off and on with the past few versions of
JAWS. For me it is not a JAWS issue. I use a laptop and there is a touch
pad for visual users to use to move the mouse around. There is also a
small button just above that touch pad that turns this touch pad on and
off. If I do not have the mouse touch pad turned off and I accidentally
touch the pad while typing, browsing or anything else the cursor will
jump focus and screw me all up and put me in a place I don't want to be.
I found that as long as I keep the mouse touch pad turned off, I never
have any problems keeping focus where I want it and everything works
fine. I hope this helps.
Your friend,
Gena
[email protected]
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From: "Deanne Miller" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 6:16 PM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Focus issue
Sometimes when I'm writing an email, or writing in MS Word, the cursor
will jump and all of a sudden I'm typing in the middle of the previous
sentence or the previous paragraph. And I never know the cursor has
moved until I review my text and find it all mixed up. It doesn't
happen too often, but I can never figure out what makes the cursor jump
like that. Has anyone else experienced this and, if so, is there any
way to keep it from happening?
Thanks for any help,
Deanne
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