Hi Dennis, See if what you need is in this note from what's new: New Verbosity Options for the Virtual Cursor
When reading content using the Virtual Cursor, JAWS alerts you to the beginning and end of various elements such as lists, tables, and regions. With JAWS support for ARIA continuing to improve and web developers becoming more aware of accessible design, the amount of extra information provided by the Virtual Cursor can become overwhelming when you just want to focus on the page content. To make it easier to determine what is spoken, JAWS now offers three levels of verbosity for the Virtual Cursor, giving you control over how much detail you want to hear when reading various web content. The three levels are: list of 3 items . High - JAWS speaks the most information about elements on the page or inside a document. Everything is announced at this level. . Medium - This level is configured to provide the best user experience on most pages and documents and is the default verbosity level. . Low - JAWS speaks as little structural information as possible about the elements on a page or inside a document. list end To choose a verbosity level, do the following: list of 5 items 1. Press INSERT+F2, and select Settings Center. 2. In the Search edit box, type "web verbosity" without the quotes. 3. Press DOWN ARROW to move to "Verbosity Level" in the filtered search results in the tree view. 4. Press SPACEBAR to choose the level you want. 5. Press ENTER to save your change and close Settings Center. list end You can also choose a Virtual Cursor verbosity level to be active for a specific website. From the website where you want to use a different verbosity level, press INSERT+V to open Quick Settings, navigate to the Personalized Web Settings group, and press SPACEBAR on Verbosity Level to choose the verbosity level you want for the current site. Each verbosity level is preset to provide the most optimal experience. However, just like with speech verbosity, each level can be further customized to give only the information you want to hear. For example, you may want to continue using the default Medium verbosity level, but you may want JAWS to announce a couple more elements that are not spoken by default at this level. To customize a verbosity level, open Settings Center, expand the Web/HTML/PDFs group, expand the Reading group, and expand the Configure Verbosity Levels group. Next, press the SPACEBAR on the verbosity level you want to customize. A dialog box opens containing a tree view listing the structural elements that can be announced by the Virtual Cursor. Use the SPACEBAR to select or clear an element and then choose OK to save your changes. Take care. Mike. Go Dodgers! Sent from my iBarstool. Arguing with a woman is like reading a software license agreement. In the end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis Long To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2017 6:33 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws2018 help needed with customizing new web verbosity settings Hi, I am trying to customize the new web settings. I do an insert V I check what I want for the level. How do I change what is spoken under that level? Thanks for your help. 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/
