I've noticed that for some reason JAWS14 at work and JAWS16 at home are reading new line and paragraph marks in word. I have found that this is turned on in the JAWS Verbosity Settings for some reason. Do the following to see if it is turned on in your situation and what to do to turn it off:
Insert+v to open the JAWS verbosity settings dialog box. You can either use your down arrow to move through all of the options, or if your version of JAWS offers an edit box, type in new. This will allow you to navigate to the "New Line and Paragraph reading setting. I think this is under editing. Once you find it, if it is not set to off, then press the spacebar to move through the various settings. You want it set to off if you never want to hear these items announced. Press Enter when you are done to save and close the dialog box. HTH Annette -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Patti Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 5:15 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] paragraph markers Hey John, No it didn't change anything, because jaws is still saying paragraph markers when I arrow down through a document. Patti Patti, The commands are a toggle and do not speak on my computer either. But did the document you were reading now after using the shift control 8 combination, stop saying paragraph mark? that caused you the problem of announcing every paragraph mark as you read the document? John -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Patti Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 9:31 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] paragraph markers I did both of these, and they didn't say anything. So I don't know if it worked. Patti Patti, Think this will help you. Word turn spaces paragraph characters on off Key stroke Shift plus control plus letter H This is a toggle 2. to turn off paragraphs marker Shift plus control plus number 8 on numbers row John in sunny southwest florida -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Patti Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 10:33 PM To: 'jaws users' Subject: [JAWS-Users] paragraph markers Hey Gang, Can you please tell me how to turn off the paragraph markers in MS word 2010, running windows7, and jaws 15? Thanks for any help. Patti --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com 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/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com 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/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com 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/
