Hi All, I would like to thank david for getting the download links, & what I did was add what's new in this release to them.
32 Bit: http://jaws18.vfo.digital/253067BAST/J18.0.2530enu-x86.exe 64 Bit: http://jaws18.vfo.digital/253067BAST/J18.0.2530enu-x64.exe Enhancements in JAWS 18.0.2530 (February 2017) The following is a list of improvements made between the JAWS 18 January 2017 release and the February 2017 update. To download the latest release, visit the Downloads web page. New Support for ElBraille Applications This update adds JAWS scripts for Keyboard Editor and ElNotes, applications included specifically on the new ElBraille, a Windows 10 Notetaker from Elita Group. The ElBraille is a Windows 10 computer in the shape and size of a traditional notetaker, and is designed for users who are blind or deaf-blind and want to stay connected at school, work, or home as well as on the go. The twenty-first century, take anywhere replacement for the dedicated notetaker, ElBraille combines the power and flexibility of a modern mainstream computer running the Windows 10 operating system with JAWS and a braille display with a full braille keyboard to offer a fully accessible compact computer. JAWS provides the best screen reader experience with either Eloquence speech output or the highly responsive and life-like Vocalizer Expressive Compact voices as well as full braille output. Type text into documents or perform JAWS and Windows commands right from the braille display's keyboard using the JAWS BrailleIn feature. Run any Windows application such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook. Use FSReader to read DAISY books from sources such as Bookshare.org or browse the internet with Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. ElBraille also includes a set of specially designed apps for performing popular actions such as the creation of voice or text notes, listening to audio content, and more. The ElNotes application developed by Elita Group is designed to create, store, and manage text and voice notes on the ElBraille Notetaker. ElNotes allows a user to quickly create text and voice notes using a set of special keystrokes and then export them to TXT or MP3 files respectively, if needed. These files are saved to a user-specified folder and then are available to be read and listened to using other ElBraille applications. The ElBraille Keyboard Editor is designed for adding, modifying, and removing keystrokes using ElBraille buttons and Focus 14 Blue keys. Users can assign a keystroke to launch an application, simulate a QWERTY keyboard shortcut, or perform a JAWS script. Amazon Kindle App Support JAWS now supports reading books in Amazon's Kindle for PC app version 1.19 and later. This enables users to access books purchased through the Amazon Kindle store right on their Windows PC using both speech and braille. Books can be navigated using all standard reading commands including reading by character, word, line, paragraph, and continuously with Say All. As JAWS reads, pages turn automatically so you can enjoy a book without interruption. JAWS can only access Kindle books that support Enhanced Typesetting. The product details for the book on the Amazon web site indicates if Enhanced Typesetting is enabled. This exposes the necessary information to screen readers and provides access to the book content. Tip: Pressing CTRL+HOME or CTRL+END while reading a Kindle book moves to the top or bottom of the current page instead of the top or bottom of the document as in other applications. To move to the beginning or end of the book, you can use the Go to Location dialog box which is accessed using the Kindle command CTRL+G. Google Docs Improvements To improve the user experience with Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Drive, the Virtual Cursor is now turned off by default when focus is in any of these applications. Since these are basically programs running inside a browser window with their own sets of keystrokes, turning off the Virtual Cursor makes it much easier to interact and provides an environment that feels more like a standard application. In some situations, the Virtual Cursor will be automatically turned on when it is needed to review information. For example, pressing CTRL+SLASH in Google Docs opens a page listing available Google shortcut keys. When the page opens, the Virtual Cursor is automatically turned on so you can review the keystrokes. When you press ESC to close the keyboard shortcuts page and return focus to the document, the Virtual Cursor is turned off again. The very first time you open a Google Docs file, you will need to turn on Google's screen reader support and Braille Support before you can read and edit documents using JAWS. You will only need to do this once as both settings will remain on for all future documents. To enable screen reader support, press ALT+CTRL+Z. You should hear the announcement "Screen reader support enabled." To enable braille support, Press ALT+SHIFT+A for the Accessibility menu, open the Settings submenu, and press ENTER on Enable Braille Support. This setting must be enabled even if you do not use a refreshable braille display. In addition, some other key improvements include: list of 7 items . Pressing INSERT+F1 in Google Docs or Google Sheets now displays some basic help including useful keystrokes. . Pressing INSERT+C in Google Sheets now announces the current cell coordinates. . Support for bulleted and numbered lists. . You can now use the INSERT+B command to read the contents of web dialog boxes in Google Docs such as Spell Checker or Preferences. . The JAWS table navigation commands (CTRL+ALT+ARROW keys) now work as expected in Firefox and Chrome when reading tables in Google documents. . Addressed an issue where Say All would stop unexpectedly when reading in Google Docs with Chrome. . When navigating by line over headings in a document in Google Docs, resolved an issue where the contents of the Chrome address bar were being spoken prior to the heading text. list end JAWS list of 7 items . When both JAWS and ZoomText are running, resolved issues with the CAPS LOCK key not always working as expected in the desktop keyboard layout when used with other keys to perform commands or when pressing it twice quickly to turn caps lock on or off. . Added Landmarks as an available navigation type for the Touch Cursor (SHIFT+NUM PAD PLUS). To cycle through the different navigation types, use PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN. Landmarks are used in several Windows 10 apps including Weather for improved navigation. . Updated the JAWS UIA Script API to support the latest properties and values added by Microsoft. The JAWS UIA Script API gives scripters direct access to Microsoft's UIA (User Interface Automation) infrastructure through the JAWS Script language. See the Enhancements in Scripting page for more information. . Resolved a customer reported issue with the UPS Tracking Research IT lookup source not returning any results. . Addressed an issue where the INSERT+B command to read dialog boxes in tab order was not working as expected in the Microsoft OneDrive Sync dialog box. . The Mouse Echo Toggle key on the MAGic Large Print Keyboard now turns JAWS Mouse Echo on or off if JAWS is running by itself without MAGic. . During a JAWS Tandem session, if a User Account Control dialog box is displayed on a Windows 10 target system, resolved an issue where the Tandem video would freeze until the connection was closed and restarted. Also improved the screen refresh rate when changing the focus on a Windows 10 target system. list end Microsoft Office Note: We have been working very closely with Microsoft to improve the accessibility of Office 2016 (Office 365). Many of the following improvements were able to be made due to changes Microsoft implemented directly in Office. If you find that a particular fix is not working in your current version of Office, some of the changes documented below will not work as described until the next Office update scheduled to be released shortly. list of 15 items . When using the JAWS Command Search feature in Word to search for commands specific to Track Changes, addressed a reported issue where not all keystrokes were being displayed. . You can now read and edit headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, and comments in Word 2016. . While navigating tables in Word 2013 and 2016, resolved an issue where JAWS was not automatically announcing column and row headers. . Added support for the Smart Lookup and Researcher panes in Office 2016. . Resolved an issue where JAWS was not indicating links in Office dialog boxes. . When searching for text in a Word document, addressed a reported issue where JAWS was not always reading the sentence containing the match when moving to the next result in the Navigation pane. . Resolved a customer reported issue in Word where JAWS was speaking the entire line as you typed and was also inserting characters in other parts of the document after using CTRL+UP ARROW or CTRL+DOWN ARROW to move by paragraph. . Resolved an issue reported by customers in Spain where closing Word 2007 with unsaved documents was sometimes causing problems with navigation and focus when multiple windows were open. . JAWS now announces position information, such as "4 of 10", in Outlook 2016 message lists when using the Say Line command (INSERT+UP ARROW). . Improved both speech and braille support for Data Validation combo boxes in Excel. These are accessed by pressing ALT+DOWN ARROW from the current cell. . JAWS now reads autocomplete suggestions in Excel 2016 for functions when entering a formula. . If an image on a slide in PowerPoint 2016 is selected, resolved an issue where no alt text was being displayed in braille, only the text "no selection." . Improved JAWS support for the Notes pane in PowerPoint 2016, especially when editing notes attached to a SmartArt graphic. . JAWS now detects SmartArt graphics during a slideshow in PowerPoint 2016. . Resolved an issue with Microsoft Project where JAWS was double speaking values in tables. list end Web Browsers list of 12 items . Added support for the ARIA 1.1 colspan and rowspan properties as well as the new "feed" role. . Added support for the new values that can be assigned to the haspopup property in ARIA 1.1. For instance, depending on the value of ARIA-haspopup, you might hear JAWS say "has popup", "has popup menu", "has popup listbox", "has popup grid", "has popup tree", or "has popup dialog." . Added support for the ARIA-roledescription property in Internet Explorer. . Addressed an issue reported by the SSA where JAWS was not announcing levels when opening or closing treeview items in Internet Explorer. . Addressed a customer reported issue with JAWS not reading buttons as expected on the Amazon web site. . Addressed reported issues where JAWS was not always working properly with tables contained inside of a layout table using the ARIA role="presentation" property. . The Custom Label utility, which enables users to assign custom text labels to HTML elements on web pages, can now be used in Google Chrome. This utility is available from the Run JAWS Manager dialog box (INSERT+F2). . Improved JAWS reading in table cells containing large amounts of text when Document Presentation is set to Screen Layout. . Resolved issues where JAWS was speaking extraneous information while navigating in certain ARIA combo boxes. . Addressed an issue with Chrome where the Say To Cursor and Say From Cursor commands (INSERT+HOME and INSERT+PAGE UP) were reading the entire line in edit fields instead of the specific text. . Resolved a customer reported issue where JAWS was not speaking the correct text when tabbing through links in a Navigation region in Firefox. . Resolved an issue where navigating menus in Internet Explorer and Firefox using Focus Blue Braille display keys was not working as expected. list end Windows Mail list of 2 items . When closing a message in the Windows 10 mail app which returns focus to the message list, JAWS no longer incorrectly says "not selected" for the current message. . The JAWS commands for navigating tables now work in tables inserted into a new email message. Take care. Mike Sent from my iBarstool. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
