Flor, On my laptop, I use external speakers, so are you saying, I would still hear sounds through them? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Flor Lynch" <florl...@iol.ie> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unmuting with JAWS 14
On one theory, you would still had headphone sounds, if the speakers referred to external speakers. Some systems do operaqe like that. ----- Original Message ----- From: "david" <davidwhitehead1...@cogeco.ca> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 5:10 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unmuting with JAWS 14 > hello there; > > the real give away in that dialog box is; > mute speakers button, > obviously, doing this, you will definitely have no sounds at all. > I have never try the mute system sounds, so I don't know. > > > -----Original Message----- >>From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] >>On > Behalf Of Flor Lynch > Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 11:01 AM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unmuting with JAWS 14 > > I have now answered my question, and David got it right. I'm not sure > what the system sounds Mute really refers to, but it isn't the overall > thing I had envisaged. (There are, of course, different tab controls > in > that dialogue.) > > ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Flor Lynch" <florl...@iol.ie> > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 12:51 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unmuting with JAWS 14 > > >> But, which sounds was muted in the first place? Again. Anbd to >> clarify. When I tab once into the volume dialogue after typing sndvol >> , on my Toshiba laptop using Windows7 there is the Mute Speakers >> Button. The Mute System Sounds button is four tab key presses further >> on than that. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "david" <davidwhitehead1...@cogeco.ca> >> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> >> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 12:00 PM >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unmuting with JAWS 14 >> >> >>> Hello there; >>> >>> >>> If your using windows 7, >>> >>> 1, after you've booted the computer, >>> Wait a little bit for desktop to load. >>> >>> 2, now press, >>> Windows+r=run, >>> Type in: >>> sndvol >>> Press enter, >>> Tab once, press the spacebar, >>> This should unmute the sound. >>> >>> >>> >>> If you wish to put a shortcut to: >>> Sndvol.exe, on your desktop try the following; >>> >>> >>> >>> 1, go to desktop, >>> Windows key+m, >>> >>> 2, press the keystroke, >>> Ctrl+spacebar, >>> To unselect all icons. >>> >>> 3, press the applications key, and down arrow and enter on, New sub >>> menu. >>> >>> 4, now arrow and enter on, >>> New shortcut. >>> >>> 5, >>> Now type the following in the edit box, >>> sndvol.exe >>> 6, tab next, press enter. >>> You will see/hear; >>> sndvol.exe >>> your asked to give the shortcut a name, you can leave the >>> sndvol.exe, >>> or you >>> could name it for example; volume. >>> Tab finish press enter. >>> >>> Now, if you would like a hot-key, >>> >>> 1, desktop, >>> Press the letter "s" until you hear, >>> Sndvol.exe >>> Or the letter "v" if you've named the shortcut volume, >>> >>> 2, now press alt+enter to bring up the properties, >>> >>> 3, tab until you hear; >>> Shortcut key none, >>> Here you could type s, or what ever letter you wish, Now press >>> enter. >>> Now you have a shortcut with a hot-key. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>>>From: JAWS-Users-List >>>>[mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] >>>>On >>> Behalf Of Flor Lynch >>> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 10:03 PM >>> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unmuting with JAWS 14 >>> >>> That's the mute speakers button, by pressing the tab key once. The >>> Mute >>> System Sounds button is four tab further on than that, so you'd >>> press >>> the tab key five times to get to it. >>> >>> An easier command to type, is: from the Start (search box edit); >>> sndvol >>> . >>> (You may remember sndvol32.exe on older Windows 32-bit systems.) You >>> get >>> straight to the dialogue box, typing less, that way. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Ryan West" <westr...@charter.net> >>> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> >>> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 11:52 PM >>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unmuting with JAWS 14 >>> >>> >>>> Hello Joni, >>>> >>>> If you are running windows seven you can: >>>> 1. press start button >>>> 2. type in adjust system volume and press enter. >>>> 3. tab once and press spacebar to unmute >>>> >>>> I hope this helps. You can mute it the first time you try this and >>>> the next time it will unmute the computer. If you do this a few >>>> times >>>> you will get comfortable in doing these steps. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, Ryan West >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>From: Joni Colver >>>> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 3:57 PM >>>> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >>>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unmuting with JAWS 14 >>>> >>>> I am just using a vanilla USB Hp desktop keyboard. I have muted >>>> twice >>>> and >>>> rebooting the first time did not undue the deed. I had to get my >>>> husband to >>>> unmute with the mouse. >>>> >>>> So, if I have not invoked mute with the JAWS key spacebar s >>>> sequence >>>> then >>>> using that will not unmute? Does that key combo just mute JAWS and >>>> not >>>> system sounds? >>>> >>>> I am afraid of muting again and not being able to undo it >>>> independently if I >>>> am the only one at home at the time. >>>> >>>> Joni >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>From: Flor Lynch >>>> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 5:33 PM >>>> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >>>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unmuting with JAWS 14 >>>> >>>> That's fine for JAWS itself, but when the computer is sound-muted >>>> JAWS >>>> will be silent anyway. >>>> >>>> Joni, what model and make of keyboard are you using? is it a >>>> laptop - >>>> with an Fn key? Or with a Bluetooth keyboard? Maybe you're using >>>> the >>>> F3 >>>> key, with Fn mode enabled? (I know that On some keyboards, when the >>>> Fn >>>> mode is on the F4 key can do different things depending on >>>> proprietary >>>> stuff, wireless, or what-not.) >>>> >>>> >>>> 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/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> 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/ >>> >> >> >> 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/ > > > 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
