Pressing Shift 5 times to turn on Sticky Keys is a Microsoft function, not a function of any of the screen readers. Having sticky keys turned on will only help with executing 1 key activation after you press Control, Alt or Shift. I do not remember Sticky Keys working with the Insert key, but it has been a while since I have worked with Sticky Keys. If Sticky Keys does work with the Insert key, it will only help with using the Insert+F12 to get the date. It will not keep the Insert key activated in order to press the F12 twice as needed to get JAWS to say both the time and date.
Annette -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of John O'Regan Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2017 3:40 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] How can I lock the JAWS key? Dear List, Imagine you had one hand and you could only press one key at a time. In NVDA, you could turn on Sticky Keys by pressing Shift 5 times and then lock the NVDA key by pressing it twice. This would enable you to press F12 twice quickly to hear the date (and not the time). Is it possible to do the same in JAWS? And yes, I know all about Settings Centre > Default > User > Insert Key Mode. It doesn't work. And don't tell me to use my thumb and forefinger. I want to know if it's possible to make JAWS speak the date by pressing only one key at a time. TIA! John 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/
