dear friends Internet Browsing •What is Forms Mode?
Forms mode allows the user to type in an edit field on a website. Enter Forms Mode by pressing the Enter key on the edit field. Press the Numpad Plus-key to turn Forms Mode off temporarily, or press Enter to submit your form when you are done typing text into the edit field. •What are some features of JAWS in Internet Explorer that can make navigating the web easier? JAWS provides many useful commands, including: -- Ctrl+o: Takes you to the Open Dialog where you type your web address in Internet Explorer; Ctrl+l takes you to the Open Dialog in Firefox. -- Links List Dialog, Insert+F7: In Internet Explorer and Firefox, provides a list of only the links on a web page. Use your up- or down-arrow keys to navigate through the links list. You can also press the first letter of a link, and JAWS will take you to all the links that begin with that letter. Pressing Enter on the link of your choice takes you out of the dialog and to that link. -- Headings List dialog, insert+f6: In Internet Explorer and Firefox, extracts the headings on a web page and tells you what heading level each heading is--1 through 6 and reads the heading title. Pressing Enter on the heading you want takes you directly to that heading, and JAWS will begin reading from there. -- Forms List Dialog, Insert+F5: Provides a list of all the Form fields such as edit fields, search buttons and radio buttons on a web page. Pressing Enter on a form activates Forms Mode so that you can input text, check or uncheck radio buttons or activate the search button. This option is available in Internet Explorer and Firefox. -- Next non-link, n: Skips over the remaining links and takes you to the first instance of text in Internet Explorer and Firefox. -- List Frames, Insert+F9: lists all the frames on a website in both Internet Explorer and Firefox. -- Jump to Next Frame, m: skips to the next frame on a web page in both Internet Explorer and Firefox. -- Skip to next list, l: skips over the list you are reading and takes you to the next list for both Internet Explorer and Firefox. -- Auto Language Detection: In the Internet settings in Jaws, Eloquence will start reading in the language the web page is written in, depending on if the page is coded correctly. JAWS language support is for Castilian Spanish, French, British English, American English, German and Italian, among others. •Can JAWS read tables easily? JAWS has two different ways of reading a table: Simple Layout Mode and Screen Layout Mode. Simple Layout mode, the default option, reads tables the same as in all prior versions of JAWS, and Screen Layout Mode lets you view tables the way a sighted person would see them. To change from Simple layout to Screen Layout Mode: 1. While in Internet Explorer, press Insert+V to bring up the JAWS Verbosity settings. 2. Press the Down-Arrow key once, and you will hear "Document presentation Simple layout." 3. Press Spacebar to toggle between Simple layout and Screen Layout. Other useful commands are: -- Jump to next table: t. -- Jump to cell within current table: Control+j; Windows logo key+j in Firefox. -- Return to Previous Cell in Table: Ctrl+Shift+j; Shift+Windows Logo Key in Firefox. -- Table List: Ctrl+insert+r lists the tables on a web page; works for Explorer and Firefox. •Is there a voice alias that can help me navigate the web easier? Yes. The "Web Rentacrowd" alias is excellent for web navigation, and it works the same way in both Internet Explorer and Firefox. Remember, if you don't like the voices used, you can change them. Please see the question "How can I change voices in the Voice Alias Dialog". •Can JAWS read PDF files? Yes, with JAWS Version 5 or later, and Adobe Acrobat Version 6 or later, provided that the documents are authored correctly, most PDF files are accessable to a JAWS user. A list is being compiled for people who author PDF documents. A partial list can be found under the JAWS Help Topic, "JAWS and Adobe Acrobat Reader." •Why are there duplicate settings in the JAWS Verbosity Menu and the Configuration Manager? If you make adjustments in the verbosity menu, Insert, they are temporary; if made in the Configuration Manager, those adjustments apply to all websites until you adjust another setting. Back to top of page Access with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel •Can JAWS tell me about the appearance of a document? Yes. You can use the following helpful voice aliases (for more information, please see the Voice Aliases questions "What is the Voice Alias Dialog" and "How do I modify a voice"): All Caps, Quotation Voice and Italic Voice. In the Sounds and Schemes manager (please see the question about the Sounds and Schemes Manager), there are schemes that speak when there are different fonts and colors. Also, useful navigational commands in MS Word are: -- Say Character formatting: Insert+F (pressed twice quickly tells you the insertion format) -- Adjust point Size: Ctrl+Shift+P -- Say Font Color: Insert+5 -- Say Line and Column: Insert+Delete -- Describe Border of Text: Alt+Shift+B •Is there an easy way to correct spelling mistakes with Microsoft Word? Here are some useful spell check and editing commands: -- Read Misspelled Word and Suggestion in spell check: Insert+F7 -- Announce Footnotes or Endnotes: Alt+Shift+E -- List Hyperlinks: Insert+F8 -- List Spelling Errors: Ctrl+Shift+L -- List Revisions: Ctrl+Shift+V -- List Grammatical Errors: Ctrl+Shift+G •What is the JAWS skim reading feature for Microsoft Word? The skim reading feature of JAWS allows you to only read the first line, word or sentence of each paragraph in a document. You can also create a custom summary to search for particular phrases. To open the Skim Reading Dialog: 1. Press Insert+F2 and select Skim Reading Dialog box from the list of choices--or 2. Press Ctrl+Insert+Down Arrow. As you Tab through the options, you will notice that you can scan by line or sentence. The Scanning Indicator checkbox, if checked, will have JAWS sound tones to indicate that it has skimmed through text and did not find what you specified in 20 units of text. Uncheck the check box if you don't want to hear the tones. Choose Start Skim Reading will cause JAWS to start the process. •How do I start reading a document without continuously pressing the Down Arrow key? Press Insert+Down Arrow if you are at the top of a document. JAWS will begin reading from the point of your cursor to the end of the document. •What are some navigational keystrokes for Microsoft Excel? There are many helpful keystrokes that help make nagigating Excel easier. -- Ctrl+Shift+C lists current cells in a column. -- Alt+Shift+C reads the column title. -- Insert+Numpad Enter reads the columntotal. -- Ctrl+Shift+R lists the cells in the current row. -- Insert+Delete reads the row total -- Alt+Shift+R says the row title. -- Ctrl+Shift+Apostraphe lists the cells with comments. -- Alt+Shift+Apostraphe reads the comments. -- Ctrl+Shift+S lists theworksheets. -- Alt+Shift+V says the range of cells that are visible in the active window. -- Alt+Shift+H reads a hyperlink. -- Insert+F says the cell's font and atributes. -- Ctrl+F2 says the current formula. -- Insert+F7 reads spelling errors and suggestions. -- Alt+Page up moves to the prior screen and spreadsheet, while Alt+Page down moves to the next screen andspreadsheet. -- Ctrl+Page down moves to the next sheet, while Ctrl+Page up moves to the previous sheet. -- Ctrl+Down arrow, Ctrl+up arrow, Ctrl+Left Arrow and Ctrl+right arrow move the cursor to the edge of the current data region. -- Ctrl+Spacebar selects the current column. -- Ctrl+Shift+H selects a hyperlink. -- Ctrl+Shift+8 selects the current region. -- Shift+spacebar selects the row. -- Ctrl+Shift+o slects the objects on a worksheet. -- Shift+Backspace collapses the selection to the current cell. 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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