Thanks for that suggestion. I have used the desktop keyboard layout on my old laptop since it has a nice full keyboard with the separate numpad. But on this new one I will give the laptop keyboard layout a try. Greg Washington
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Lee Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 11:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Problems using function keys on a new computer I have that problem too on my hp mini netbook. but I found out that on laptops the jaws keyboard layout the jaws(insert) key is the caps lock maybe you did not know that. -----Original Message----- From: Greg Washington Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 9:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] Problems using function keys on a new computer I just bought a Toshiba Satellite C55-A5355 Windows 7 15.6-Inch Laptop. I discovered to my dismay that in order to use the function keys on the top row of the keyboard you have to press the "function" key which is located left of the spacebar between the control key and the windows key. Needless to say it is quite awkward if not impossible to hold down that key+jaws key+a function key to use many jaws specific keystrokes. Before I investigate returning the computer does anyone have any suggestions on how to make the function key always be set so that the keys on the function key row at the top of the keyboard always work as function keys so I just have to press the Jaws key plus the function key I need, for example Jawskey+f10 to bring up the list of running programs? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Greg Washington For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
