hello friends About Jaws •What is JAWS?
JAWS stands for "Job Access for Windows and Speech." It is a screen reader program created by Freedom Scientific, which allows people who are blind to gain access to information on their computers. •How do JAWS users access the information on their computers? JAWS provides access in two different ways: speech and Braille. JAWS uses an internal speech software program called Eloquence, along with the computer's sound card. JAWS also provides support for refreshable Braille displays and additional speech software options such as the AT&T natural voices. •How many different versions of JAWS are available with each release? Two. The standard version is for use with Windows XP Home/ME/98. The professional version supports Windows XP Professional, Home, and Media Center Editions/2000/ME/98. •How much does JAWS cost? The standard version costs $895. The professional version costs $1,095. If you purchase a software maintenance agreement (SMA), it could save you money; purchasing them separately from the version of JAWS you want will cost you $50 more than if you purchase the SMA at the same time as your JAWS software. •How might a Freedom Scientific Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA) benefit me? If you purchase the SMA, you are eligible for two consecutive software upgrades to JAWS on CD-ROM, or you can download the upgrades from the Freedom Scientific website. Having the SMA could save you up to 50%. only U.S. customers can purchase the SMA. Back to top of page Getting Started with JAWS •I am blind. Can I install JAWS on my computer without sighted assistance? Yes. The JAWS CD-ROM comes with its own built-in speech engine, allowing someone without sight to easily install JAWS on their computer by following the voiced instructions. •Can I use standard Windows commands with JAWS? Yes. Examples of standard Windows keys would include: -- Left Arrow/right arrow: Moves the cursor left or right one character; JAWS speaks that character. -- Shift+Left or Right Arrow: selects that character. JAWS says that character, along with the word "selected." -- Alt+F4: closes a window. -- Ctrl+o: opens a file. •What training materials are available for JAWS? JAWS provides a variety of different training materials to help people learn how to use JAWS. First, JAWS comes with a cassette tape that helps novice JAWS users install the software on their computer. With JAWS Version 8, training materials are available in DAISY format. The demo version of FS-Reader automatically comes with JAWS version 8. With FS-Reader, new JAWS users can listen as people from Freedom Scientific demonstrate how to navigate their computer screen with JAWS. They can also read along in Braille what the Freedom Scientific trainers say. It is just like listening to cassettes in previous versions of JAWS, only you may read along as well. Finally, the Online Help Topics as well as application-specific help is still available for those who wish to read detailed documentation and explore JAWS keystrokes on their own. •Is there a way to search Help Topics for a specific topic? Yes. Follow these steps: 1. Open JAWS Help Topics by pressing F1 when the JAWS window has focus. 2. Press Alt+s to search. 3. Type the word you want to search for in the edit field. 4. Tab once to List Topics. 5. Tab once to hear your search results. You will generally see a variety of results. 6. Press F6 on the topic you want to read about. •How do I access the DAISY training materials in JAWS? Go into JAWS Help, select training materials, scroll through the list of topics and press F6. A read-only window then opens and you are automatically in FS-Reader. •Is FS-Reader easy to use? Yes. Here are some commands for navigating through these documents in FS-Reader by listening: -- Play/Pause: Ctrl+p -- Stop: Ctrl+s -- Rewind: Comma -- Fast Forward: Period -- Increase Rate of Speed: Ctrl+Page Up -- Decrease Rate of Speed: Ctrl+Page Down -- Switch to Normal Speed: Ctrl+Shift+n •How do I exit JAWS? With your window focus on JAWS, press Alt+F4; then press Enter to exit JAWS. You can also go into the JAWS Options menu by pressing the Alt key, pressing your Down-Arrow key once until you hear JAWS say "Basics" and select Exit by pressing your Up- or Down-arrow key until you hear that option and then press Enter. •How do I restart JAWS? Press Insert+ctrl+j, or press Windows Logo Key+r, type "jaws8" without the quotes, and press Enter. •What is the Options Menu? The Options Menu contains all of your basic settings, located in submenus, that you need to get started using JAWS. You will find four submenus: Basics, Voices, Braille and Exit. Press Enter to access the changes you can make; press the Spacebar to check or uncheck the boxes that allow you to make changes to your settings. In the Basics Menu the first option allows you to control how much information JAWS says regarding how to get access to help. This is known as a tutor message, and you can adjust how much information you get with this option. When Tutor Messages are turned on, here is one example of what you would hear: "Desktop, list view. Not selected My Computer. Use the arrow keys to move to items." Access Key is the second option, and it tells you about the hot keys available to easily navigate through, for instance, dialog boxes. JAWS startup setting, the third option in the Basics Menu, allows the computer to start JAWS automatically during boot up, or opens JAWS when a user who has selected JAWS in their personal settings logs onto the computer. Show Virtual Viewer is the next option. The Virtual Viewer is how JAWS users view web pages and read application-sensitive help messages. You can also copy, append copy and paste blocks of text from the internet or other Windows-based programs into the Virtual Viewer. By default, this feature is turned on. The fifth option in the Basics menu, called Keyboard Layout, lets you use either laptop or desktop commands, depending on which type of computer you are using. Windows System Parameters are best left at their defaults. There is rarely a need to change these settings and JAWS functions best this way. •How do I save settings after adjusting them in the Basics (or any other) menu? Simply pressing Enter on the OK button will save the settings for you that you have modified. Pressing the cancel button or the Escape key will cancel these settings. best regards robinaugastin my skype idy robin.ccb To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. 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