Yes, I was already aware of those,I was giving others an alternative. Rick Justice
Tomorrow's another day, another way! and if tomorrow never comes, problem solved! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scorpio" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 11:17 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Starting Narrator in Windows 7 Hi Rick, In Windows 8, 8.1 and 10, one can simply press Windows Key+enter to start Narrator. With Windows XP, Vista and 7, one can simply press alt+U to bring up the Ease of Access Centre, and if it starts talking, you can press alt+N to start Narrator. If the dialog box does not talk, the alt+N keystroke will begin the Narrator application also. More likely than not, the Ease Of Access Centre may not speak upon launching, but as soon as I press Windows Key+U, I wait a few seconds, then follow it up with alt+N to begin Narrator. If your computer is an older model, it may take several seconds to a minute before Narrator actually starts speaking, however, if you pressed the shortcuts correctly, Narrator will come up. Also, when using the shortcut keys of Windows Key+enter to start Narrator, pressing it again will turn it off, as it is a toggle shortcut, meaning you can use it to turn it on and off. Also, Windows Key+escape will turn Narrator off. Hope this helps. Scorpio -----Original Message----- From: Rick Justice Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 11:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] Starting Narrator in Windows 7 Narrator can be started quickly when Jaws stops talking for some reason. Simply create a shortcut on the Desktop for Narrator, that can be launched from the desktop or via a shortcut key. The file path to Narrator in Windows XP, Vista and 7 is as follows: C:\Windows\System32\Narrator.exe I suspect the file path is the same in Windows 8 & 10. Once you have located the file, simply press the applications key then select the "Send to" menu, and finally select Desktop create shortcut. This will place a shortcut on the desktop, and you can assign a keystroke from the properties of the shortcut. Alternatively, you can de-select all items on the desktop, by pressing the combination of the spacebar and the control key, and then press the applications key, and select shortcut from the New sub-menu,and copy the above file path into the target field of the shortcut, and then tab to the okay button and press the spacebar. I haven't checked the jaws-users website, but it is possible that Dave already has a shortcut for Narrator there. HTH, Rick Justice Tomorrow's another day, another way! and if tomorrow never comes, problem solved! 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/
