Geno, Mike B came up with the right word, "theme," and he might have the exact answer to your current question. Meanwhile, here's how to get to "themes" in win7:
Press the Windows key to get to start menu. You will hear, search box edit, Type, "theme" (without the quotation marks). You will hear, "Theme," or "Change the theme." Press enter. You land in the list of themes, which you navigate with the up and down arrows. I don't know if the theme you first land on is the one your computer is using. I can only tell you that I'm using standard Windows 7, and when I go to that list, focus lands on that theme. However, it is the first item, so it could land there anyway. In your case, if you land on "classic," you'll know that this is why you can't get to the desktop with alt-tab. Note that the standard theme is the default unless you change it. You might want to ask the person who helped you if he selected a theme other than standard. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Geno9802 Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2016 4:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] Question on Desk-top and Icons Adrian Ok in this Standard, and Classic/old XP where do I find to check this. It sounds to me you are saying Standard. MR. David F. Set up my computer when I purchased it. So not sure. So if you could tell me where to look and what to do would be great. Geno, Portland, ME. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2016 3:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Question on Desk-top and Icons Hi, Geno. I know you have Win7, 64-bit, as do I. However, do you recall if you've switched between a standard Windows 7 layout or one that mimics the old XP layout, which I think Win7 calls "classic"? I ask because I vaguely recall that the desktop doesn't show up in the classic layout. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Geno9802 Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2016 2:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] Question on Desk-top and Icons Mike, I will try to explain a little better. I use to turn on my computer, per normal each morning. After doing my password and open the Desk-top Icons use to be easy to go to what-ever Icon I wanted. Or if, example, done working in Medical documents for my son, Outlook open, Internet open for the Portal. Of course ALT-Tab back and forth and of course the Desk-top Icons are usable. Now If I close out for Back up for "My Computer Works," Company or do a VIA computer to computer work with them, I am closing all programs I have open. It is at this time there is no jaws use on the Desk-top, for Jaws to function. So have to do the Windows key and Letter, M-Mike key-stroke and bingo it is there. I guess in my 66 and soon to be 67 I like the Idea of when closing out of all the programs, that the Desk-top Icons are "Visible," to the Jaws instead of doing Windows key and the Key Letter M as in Mike. I had this ability till I up-graded Aslogic Defrag and Aslogic Register cleaner. Now I had "My Computer Works," Company take a look at during my every two Months tune up with them, yesterday and he said nothing he could see with the installation in up dating either one. In fact of checking the Aslogic, register, which he noted some times that program chan change things, he seen no fault there. I just know I had the Desk-top Icons available to me till I up-dated both Aslogic programs. Does this make it a little easier what I am wanting back? Geno, Portland, ME. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike B Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2016 1:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Question on Desk-top and Icons Hi Geno, Are you wanting to be able to Alt + Tab to the desktop instead of using the Windows key + M keystroke? Take care. Mike Sent from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! ----- Original Message ----- From: Geno9802 To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2016 4:57 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Question on Desk-top and Icons This is in Portland, ME. The question is some how on this Tower of mine, did a up-date with Aslogic and managed to mess up the Desk-top Icons, for Jaws to read them. Unles doing windows and Letter M as in Mike. So this is a Windows 7 machine and running the latest of registered Jaws 17. Any help in getting my Icons back all the time instead of doing Windows plus M as in Mike would be greatly appreciated. Need instructions where to go and what to do, thank-you in advance. Geno -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mauricio Molina Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 9:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] having trouble installing jaws 17 on windows 7 64 bit Try pressing Alt+Tab to locate a Windows Security dialog. It is possible you are being asked if you want to allow the operation. This is not the User Account dialog (UAC), but I have seen this when first installing JAWS for the first time on some computers. Mauricio -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Amaro Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 4:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] having trouble installing jaws 17 on windows 7 64 bit Hello Listers, My friend has a computer running windows 7 64 bit. I am trying to install jaws 17. 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