Thanks so much! This is exactly what I need. I appreciate the instructions!
On 4/21/14, david <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello there; > > > > do you know the keystroke which mutes the sound? > if my memory serves me right, the keystroke is; > function key+f6. > > you may want to get someone to show you, or, you can; > > Why don't you just create a shortcut to system sounds on your desktop, All > you would need to do is, use the sndvol.exe shortcut, Tab once press the > spacebar, and you would have sound again. > > 1, go to desktop, > Windows key+m, > > 2, press the keystroke, > Ctrl+spacebar, > To unselect all icons. > > 3, press the applications key, and down arrow and enter on, New sub menu. > Or, you could; > Press applications key, "w"=new, "s"=create-shortcut. > > 4, now arrow and enter on, > New shortcut. > > 5, Now type the following in the edit box, sndvol.exe > > 6, tab next, press enter. > You will see/hear; > Create Shortcut > What would you like to name the shortcut? > Type a name for this shortcut: > SndVol.exe > Tab finish press enter. > > Now, if you would like a hot-key, > > 1, desktop, > Press the letter "s" until you hear, > sndvol.exe > 2, now press alt+enter to bring up the properties, > > 3, tab until you hear; > Shortcut key none, > Here you could type "v"=volume or what ever letter you wish, Now press > enter. > Now when you use the icon sndvol.exe, or, use the hotkey, You just tab one > time, and press the spacebar, this will unmute the sound. > > > Hope this helps. > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Tammy Freitag > Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 11:41 PM > To: jaws-users-list > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Volume of the computer, help > > Ok, I didn't ask the right question earlier. Maybe I can get it right > this time. I accidently mute the volume on my HP laptop running > Windows 8. Is there a way to rescue myself when I do this? I'm not > sure how it happens, but it is getting to be a major pain. I'm > running Jaws 14 and this computer does have a touch pad on it. > Thanks for the time and info! > > -- > Independence is yours . Are you willing to reach for it? > Tammy > > 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/ > -- Independence is yours . Are you willing to reach for it? Tammy For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
