Hello list,
In reading a book for school, the website informed me that one can
purchase an accessible version of it from Kobo. Has anyone had
experience with this using JAWS16 and a braille display? If so, how
did you read the particular book?
Thank you in advance for any responses
For answers to
Hello Ron,
Control w closes the active window such as when you are in a program
and have focus on a webpage in Internet Explorer/Firefox or an email
composition window in Outlook for example.
Since you say in your message that you would like an easier means of
getting to the date/time without havi
Hi,
I am not sure why you would be pressing insert q.
To read a word document use arrow keys or to say all, press insert down arrow.
For powerpoint, you have to have the slide show in active view by
pressing f5 first. Then use arrow keys to read the first slide. To
read subsequent slides, use page
Hello,
I am using JAWS17 latest update with Windows10 64bit and I am
attempting to leave a shared folder on Dropbox. When I follow the
steps on the site of logging into Dropbox, finding the sharing link
and then pressing enter on the shared folder options next to the
folder, I can not locate a butt
Hello Kevin,
Yes, it is the protected mode which is preventing you from reading the
document. To remove the protected mode on a per document basis:
1. Open the document that is in protected mode and when you hear JAWS
announce this document is in protected mode press the f6 key on your
keyboard. Y
Hi,
Technical Support states that the hot key not starting JAWS is a
documented issue and they are working on it. I am also having the
issue you describe with starting JAWS on Windows10.
Another means of restarting JAWS after turning it off for now is to go
to the run menu with windows plus r and p
Hello,
How does one remove JAWS on windows10? It seems that there is no
uninstall option in the utilities or program group.
Thank you in advance for any responses
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Hi Wayne,
What about pressing control a (select all) and then pressing control
shift n to put these all in the normal style? Would that work?
On 2/27/16, wayne smith wrote:
> I am using a loaner machine and it is running MS Word 2013. Each line is
> appearing as a heading. I used to be able to
Hello all,
In JAWS18, is it possible for a person using the home edition license
to be a controller for a person who is using the professional edition
of JAWS? Thinking that this was not an issue and that I would not know
which license they were using unless I asked, I attempted to assist a
friend
Hello,
I am running the latest JAWS 18 update on a Windows10 pc and I am not
having any issues with Internet Explorer11 reloading. I just installed
Firefox on here a few weeks ago with the latest version 50 update
applied and have not had issues with this browser yet. I would attempt
to delete your
Hello Bill,
Since your email came in with the speaking of IE subject, I assume
that you are attempting to port your Internet addresses ie bookmarks
from Internet Explorer on your older machine to Internet Explorer on
your new laptop.
To do this, first make sure that you have a USB flash drive conne
Hello,
Just a slight correction; with this office365 subscription, one is not
compelled to store their files online although they can do so if they
choose. The purpose of the subscription is to be able to get the
office versions at a more reasonable cost. The only item that is
online is the downloa
Hello Mark,
You might try downloading the Windows Live Essentials suite which
contains Windows Live Movie Maker. I did some research into this to
see if it can still be downloaded for Windows10 and there is an
article here which states that it can even though it might be for a
prior version of Wind
Hello Kimsan,
The public folder has been removed for Dropbox accounts created after
October 4 2012 and will be phased out for current accounts created
before that date in 2017.
I am linking you to the help article that discusses the change :
https://www.dropbox.com/help/16
they advise sharing a lin
Hello there,
Try pressing alt+n. This keystroke should bring focus to the
notification bar in Internet Explorer and allow you to read it.
I hope this helps
On 1/5/17, Gene Warner wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> One of the more irritating aspects of Microsoft's decision to replace
> dialogs with a notificat
Hello,
I am attempting to remove myself from a shared folder that I am not
the owner of in Google Drive that has been shared with me using
JAWS18. I was able to remove it from my Google Drive using the remove
option from the menu but I still am unable to remove it from the
shared with me area and I
I noticed it the other day when attempting to look up a tracking
number so I just went to their site and found the information there. I
definitely think there is something wrong since this look up source
states that there were no results found.
On 2/9/17, Kimsan wrote:
> Never thought I'd be so
Hello,
I am using the Google Chrome browser and when I am in a web form such
as composing an email in gmail, I notice that misspellings in
messages are announced. Is there a means of obtaining spelling
suggestions for the misspelled word? Also, how would one disable this
feature? I am using JAWS18
Hello Arianna,
I did not have an issue with the Reuters look-up source timing out but
I did notice that the response time was slightly longer and not as
quick as one of the other sources (CNET) would have been.
The only solution I can recommend is that you try restarting JAWS or
your computer to se
Hello,
I am attempting to read through school lecture notes in PowerPoint2016
with JAWS18. I notice that when opening the file for the first time
and pressing f5 to bring the slide show into view that I am taken
between slides when I use my arrow keys to attempt to read the slide
text. It is onl
Hello Keith,
In my experience, the wordpress site at www.wordpress.com is an
accessible means for setting up a blog. When I set up a blog on this
site, I noticed that I was only able to place textual information on
it. If you would like to integrate video, it is doable, but requires
some advanced
Hello,
I am attempting to have a different first page in my document where
page 2 will be page 1 etc. with Jaws18 and Word2016. How do I go about
doing this? I tried the steps in the article from Microsoft for
inserting a page number and then I pressed alt q to search for
different first page and p
Hello Dacia,
When you initially open the Powerpoint, hold down alt with w then
press d. This should display the PowerPoint slide show and allow you
to navigate it.
To navigate simply use your arrow keys and to move to the next slide
use the page down key. To move to the previous slide press the pag
Hi,
Just a slight correction; it is v for visited links.
On 6/7/17, David Ferrin wrote:
> U for un-visited links, and L for visited links.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: David Pearson
> Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 2:04 PM
> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
> Subject: [JAWS-Users] Mo
Hello Vicki,
Office365 personal allows one to only install a copy of office on one
PC and one mobile device or tablet, while the home version allows for
installing on five computers or mobile devices. On the personal, you
get 1 TB of onedrive storage for you. On the home version each person
gets 1
Hi,
Could you give us some more information such as what will you be using
this display for? Will you be using it with your computer for reading
documents/text or solely with a mobile device where you are on the go
often?
In my opinion, I would say that if you are reading documents and
information
Hello George,
That's correct; in the JAWS2018 build prior to build 42 released
yesterday auto-fill in Outlook2016 Office365 was broken. This is when
one enters an address in the to or cc fields and suggestions are
announced by JAWS for the address entered.
To resolve this issue, one should download
:
> So is this build new?
>
> -Original Message-
> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
> Behalf Of Shai
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 2:33 PM
> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Outlook a
Hello,
I am using the latest version of JAWS2018 on a Windows10 machine
running the fall creator's update (1709). Upon listening to a few
YouTube videos yesterday in Internet Explorer, I notice that the
YouTube audio was not lowered when JAWS was speaking despite the fact
that this is checked in th
Hello,
I am looking for a mechanical USB desktop keyboard that works well
with JAWS2018 and Windows10. Such a keyboard is useful for an
environment where one types for prolonged periods.
Would anyone happen to have any suggestions?
Thank you in advance for any responses
For answers to frequently a
Hello,
The most effective means I have found for confirming whether the
screen shade is on or off is to go into the quick settings menu with
an insert plus v or capslock plus v if you are using the laptop layout
and in the search field type shade. Next, down arrow once and JAWS
should state whether
Hello,
What is an accessible fax service for receiving and sending faxes
using JAWS2018? I had heard that at one time E-Fax was an accessible
option but I am not sure whether this is the case any longer or if
there are other services which would be more useable.
Thank you in advance for any respons
Hello,
I am not sure about the o quick key for navigation in getting to
articles. What is this for? This is indicated in today's JAWS update.
Thinking that it was for sites that contained news content, I tried it
there and JAWS stated that there were no articles.
Thank you in advance for any respon
Hello,
I am attempting to create an email signature in Outlook2013 with
JAWS2018 however, I am noticing that the edit field for adding text to
the signature is not being announced by JAWS. The one time I did get
the edit field announced, JAWS would not speak the characters I typed.
Has anyone had s
Hello Janie,
When the message with the attachment is open, try pressing insert with
a to bring the attachment into view or tabbing to the attachment
itself and pressing shift with f10 or the applications key on it. I am
thinking that this should bring up a context menu where one of the
options will
Hello,
What issue are you having with the DecTalk external synthesizer and
JAWS? I am using a DecTalk external synthesizer and I am not having
any issue with it. The machine is using Windows10 1803 and the latest
version of JAWS 2018.
Do you have a braille display by chance? I noticed that sometime
Hello,
Go into the settings Center with an insert or capslock plus the number
6 on the numbers row and press ctrl shift d for the default file.
Next, type labels into the settings center and you should fild key
labels. Press the f6 key and then the space bar on the manage key
labels... button. The
Hello,
Is the file in word's protected view? If it is, you will need to get
the file out of protected view. To do so, press f6 to get to the area
this file is in protected view then tab to and press the spacebar on
the button that states allow editing.
Hope that helps
On 4/30/15, Holger Fiallo wr
Hello all,
I am using JAWS16.0.2339 on a windows7 machine with Word2013. When I
enable the active cursor follows braille display setting and uncheck
the option of braille display follows active cursor, there seems to be
an issue where the type is upside down. For example, if one types test
into a d
Hello,
Are you sure that the pdf is being processed? I have noticed that
sometimes when I press enter on a link or open a pdf file that JAWS
will state pdf is being processed when I have the pc cursor active but
when I route the JAWS cursor to the PC cursor and press the up and
down arrows that the
Hello Dacia,
Once you have installed the Dropbox program and signed into your
account, the program creates a folder in the user directory ie
c:\users\yourusername\dropbox. If you would like to access the program
itself to change settings, it should be in your system tray JAWS key
plus f11.
Hope
Hi,
I am also using one of these units and I think that this might be a
bug. What happens when you unload JAWS, put the computer to sleep,
wake it up and turn JAWS back on? Do you get speech from the DecTalk
USB then? Also, I notice that capital letters are announced at a
higher pitch when one back
Hi,
Also make sure that all USB devices such as hard drives and the like
are disconnected before turning on the computer.
On 6/21/15, petras wrote:
> Hi, my computer cooling fan is on, however the computer wont even
> turn on. When I do a restart, all I get is a squealing noise and
> the hard dr
Only way that I would know of is to uninstall JAWS without removing
shared components and reinstall again, making sure that you install
the version that you would like before this one.
On 6/22/15, Lenny McHugh wrote:
> Is there a way to undo the recent update?
>
>
> ---
>
> Please visit my web p
Hi, Yes FreedomScientific is open today.
On 7/17/15, petras wrote:
> Hi, I need a jaws license. I went to the national federation of
> the blind conference and I ordered a license. I got the jaws
> home use one. But I was supposed to get an email by Monday with
> my autheorization code. They
Hi,
To take a document out of protected view, first begin by pressing f6
to obtain JAWS focus on that window. Next, tab to the button that
states enable editing and press the space bar.
On 7/19/15, Christina Stolze wrote:
> I believe it is f2. Good luck.
> Christina
>
> -Original Message--
Hi,
Has any one tried installing it with Windows7? Also, is it true that
one need uninstall JAWS before installing windows10? The
FreedomScientific site states that one does not need to do this;
however, the get windows10 status report states differently. I know
that JAWS will need to be reinstalle
Hi, how did you get signed into Cortana with IE? I have IE set as my
default in the default programs; however, when I want to sign in to my
Microsoft account to use it, the Edge browser opens. All other links
and sites act as they should.
On 8/5/15, Merv Keck wrote:
> Hi,
> I use Cortana on two
Hello,
I am using a computer with JAWS16.0.4350 and Windows Vista 32 bit.
Recently, I have had to reinstall JAWS on this machine and I keep
receiving an error that the JAWS Mirror display driver is not properly
installed. I have already attempted to uninstall JAWS and to perform a
JAWS repair; howe
Hi,
The keystroke for a word find is control f. Control h is for the find
replace dialogue which will allow for replacing a piece of text.
On 8/25/15, leonard morris wrote:
> I think the correct keystroke to find a word is ctrl h.
> On 8/26/2015 2:53 AM, Karen Schrade wrote:
>> I've got word 201
Hello Wayne,
Yes, when you are in the document that you would like to check on
press alt insert s. This will take you to the select a skeme dialogue
box which you down arrow through. One of the skemes is proofreading
with attributes. Press enter on this skeme. Now when you come to text
which is di
Hi Kimber,
While having the message open try pressing JAWS key plus a or tab and
shift tab to find the attachments list and down arrowto the attachment
you want and press enter. If not, I would read through the text of
the email. It could be a link to a file on a service like Dropbox or
Google Dri
Hello,
When trying to add a website to a folder other than favorites in the
latest JAWS17 update with Windows10 and Internet Explorer11, I
notice that JAWS does not announce folder name combo box when tabbing
across the add to favorites area.
To duplicate this issue try the following: when on a w
Hello,
I am attempting to add a Google calendar of my own to Outlook2013
using JAWS17 in order to keep track of appointments. In doing some
research, I was able to find that this is possible by logging in to
the Google calendar website, choosing a calendar and going to settings
for that calendar t
Hello John,
I just tried the Ootunes page that was linked in your email using
JAWS17 and Windows10 using Internet Explorer 11. I was able to
navigate this page and the form fields on it without any issue. I
would imagine that it would work fine also with JAWS16. What
difficulty are you experiencing
Hi Tom,
You should be good with IE11 and JAWS17. IE11 is the current version.
On 6/15/16, Tom wrote:
> I bought a refurbished HP Netbook yesterday from a PC repair shop, and it
> has IE 11 on it. does jaws 17 work ok on IE 11? it runs win 7
> For answers to frequently asked questions about this
Hi,
I am looking to trim or isolate part of an mp3 file for making a ring
tone. Is there a JAWS accessible means of doing this?
I would be using JAWS 17 on Windows10.
Thank you in advance for any responses
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Hi Wayne,
Are you working on this document on a desktop or laptop? Does this
behavior happen in other places besides word? If this document is
being composed on a desktop computer and a mouse is connected, I would
try removing the mouse temporarily to see if this behavior subsides or
place it in a
Hello Vicki,
If you go into Adobe Reader without a document open and open the
accessibility set up assistant under the edit menu, there is an option
that allows for customizing accessibility for screen readers. One of
the options on step 4 of 4 of this multi-page screen is display
documents in the
Hello,
Outlook web app in the web browser is mostly accessible. One item
thanks to an article I read which assisted me was to hide the reading
pane. You can read this article at
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Use-Outlook-Web-App-email-with-a-screen-reader-d039e28a-3238-4214-bdb0-3a2533a7d
Hello Jim,
Yes, this works for me too. Although I use Outlook2013 here, I found
that the Mail app in Windows10 is nice since it syncs with my Google
contacts. I can just type in the few letters of the person's name or
address and press enter. JAWS will then insert it for me.
On 10/27/16, buckeye...
Hello,
I know that Jonathan did an FScastin which he demonstrated some of the
new Vocalizer voices; however, I was wondering if there was a means of
listening to a sample of the different voices on the FreedomScientific
website? They use to provide a sample page where one can listen to
these voices
Hello Andy,
This also seems to happen with Jaws15 and internet explorer11 on a
windows7 64 bit machine.
On 11/3/14, Baracco, Andrew W wrote:
> Yes, this happens with JAWS 16 and IE 11.
>
> Andy
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.co
Hello all,
I am using the latest update to JAWS16 on a windows7 64 bit machine.
When I pan my braille display in a Microsoft Word document or compose
a new email in Outlook2013, I notice that the speech announces the
sentences that I am panning past. In Internet Explorer or an existing
email messag
Hello,
Has anyone tried out the DecTalk Access32 software available from
Maxiaids with JAWS16 on a windows7 64 bit machine? I am considering
this synthesizer; however, I want to know if it works.
Thanks in advance for any responses
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h
Hello LeDon,
No, latest build of JAWS 16 for all systems 64/32 is 16.0.1925.
On 2/13/15, LeDon wrote:
> Is this the latest jaws build?
>
>
>
> J16.0.1516ENU-64bit
>
> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
>
For answers to frequently as
Hi,
I have not had the issue with rereading lines when down arrowing but I
have had the typing issue where it seems that JAWS is causing a
problem with my typing on a Lenovo laptop with windows7 64 bit. This
has happened in Outlook2013 messages when composing a new message or
in Word documents when
Hello,
Yes I did experience this just now when trying it on a document. I
also noticed that turning on the navigation quick keys in Word and
pressing the p key has the same affect.
On 4/9/15, r...@q.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just installed the latest Jaws on my Windows 7 computer. In MS Word 2013
Hi Teresa,
Have you tried pressing f5 when you go into the powerpoint? This should bring
up the powerpoint slide show and you should be able to page up and page down to
move between the
slides. To read the associated content on the slide, use the up and down
arrows. This works here using Powe
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Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to read slides in powerpoint 2013
I just tried f, but nothing happens. If I use the arrows I go to the different
slides, but can't read the text.
Thanks all the same.
Teresa Arroyo
-Mensaje original-
From: Shai
Sent: S
Hello Richard,
One item that you may want to try is logging in to the list enterface
with the email address that you are subscribed with and enabling the
option of receiving acknowledgement mail when you send an email to the
list.
To log in to this enterface visit the Jaws-Users list info page that
Hi,
No trouble here. If it is scrolling to the top, you might want to try
changing your Jaws settings to refresh every 60 seconds or to suppress all
refreshes in the settings center.
Shai
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Hi,
Actually if one inputs their gmail address in when they are setting up their
account in outlook 2010, outlook will configure the correct imap and smtp
server settings for gmail. If one would like to configure their gmail via
pop, this will have to be done manually which the gmail help descr
Hi,
Try doing a windows e and after you have reached the c drive doing a left or
a right arrow to try and find those devices. Perhaps you have a view enabled
that does not list the devices in a list.
If you still can not locate those devices perhaps try disconnecting any USB
hub you may be using a
Hi,
I would like to find out if anyone has tips for answering and hanging up a
call and muting and unmuting the mike with a program called oovoo? This is a
program that is similar to Skype and allows for video chat with others. We
are using it for conferences in a class I am taking so any tips wou
Hi,
I am not noticing this here with Internet Explorer 11 and Jaws15 on
windows7. When you have lost focus, have you tried using shift tab instead
of alt tab? Although it would rap around to the bottom of the page, it
should return you to the web page itself without having to alt tab.
-Origi
Hello all,
I have noticed that on outlook.com on the web that I am unable to check the
box next to individual messages using the space bar or pressing enter on the
check box. This seems to occur in all folders inbox, sent, junk deleted and
drafts. I am however able to select all messages by chec
Hi,
Is Kaspersky antivirus2013 accessible with Jaws 14? If not, what are some
antivirus programs that people on here recommend that work well with Jaws?
Thanks in advance for any responses
Shai
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know, is has anybody been able to find this option
and get it enabled? Or is there even such an option in word2007?
Any help with this would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Shai Wolman
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Hi Joanne, have you tried the audo graphics labeler (control insert g) to
see if perhaps this graphic could be labeled so that you can see what it is?
Within a word document, do a control insert g and see if it labels the
graphic.
Sincerely,
Shai Wolman
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From
Hi Paul, I am currently using this combination that you speak of.
What I have found is to disable the top and bottom edge alert in the
verbosity settings dialogue box while in word.
To do this, do an insert plus v and press t until you get to top and bottom
edge alert and if jaws says on press th
s and it will download the email once, but when I send a message
to myself or when some one sends a message to me, it does not download and I
can only view the messages over the web.
Any help with this would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Shai Wolman
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http://www
Hi, yes I do have my email client configured properly; I configured it
according to the pop configurations for outlook express found on google's
pop configuration page.
I should mention that it did tell me that my preferences have been saved.
Sincerely,
Shai Wolman
- Original Me
Hi Frederick, I am using windows mail.
Sincerely,
Shai Wolman
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From: "Frederick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws 8.0.2173 and enabling pop access with gmail
> Hi
> Which E-mail
that you want to enter the user name for and tab to properties and you
should see it on the general tab.
As for not being able to send mail, you need to be a little more specific,
what errors are you getting if any and what is happening when you do try to
send mail?
Sincerely,
Shai Wolman
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