[JAWS-Users] popping sounds in eloquence

2009-06-21 Thread Andrew Head
Hi all, Until recently I had my voice rate of eloquence set at 50 percent. However, I plan to slowly speed it up so I can eventually understand it at 100 percent. However, one little thing, I had it at 80, but decided for now that was too fast and slowed it down to 75. but at both speeds I hear

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word formatting question

2009-06-21 Thread Barry G
Hi Vicki - are you creating the carat character using shift+num row 6 and then entering the letter m directly after it - that works every time for me. What version of Word are you using? ATB, Barry G - Original Message - From: Vicki vwher...@comcast.net To:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word formatting question

2009-06-21 Thread Barry G
Hi Flor, interestingly, that works for me as well as the carat+m. And thanks for the clue about the special item in the search menu! ATB, Barry G - Original Message - From: Flor Lynch florl...@iol.ie To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 1:47 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [JAWS-Users] anti spyware

2009-06-21 Thread shikher goyal
hello i'm sharing my today's experience. i scanned with super anti spyware and it did not find any thread but after uninstalling it and with spyware doctor, it found 1 infection. i changed program because my lapi was not working well. regards shikhar skype: shikago09 On 6/18/09, lali

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word count short Cut Key

2009-06-21 Thread Flor Lynch
I see. In versions below 2007, alt-t takes you into tools. Alt-r, w doesn't bring up word Count up to office XP. Not sure about 2003. - Original Message - From: Justin Williams justin.willia...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 2:09 AM Subject:

Re: [JAWS-Users] regarding mailing list

2009-06-21 Thread shikher goyal
very thanks Sir also any online resources related to commerce stream? e-mail: skype: shikago09 gmail: shikag...@gmail.com regards shikhar On 6/17/09, Rick Justice ricjust...@jaws-users.com wrote: Another source is under the e-mail lists heading at:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word formatting question

2009-06-21 Thread Vicki
I am. I use XP Office Pro, I guess that is 2002 on my desktop and 2003 on my netbook. I'm not sure what version these documents were created in. I don't know if that makes a difference. Someone suggested ^K and I haven't tried that yet. - Original Message - From: Barry G

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word formatting question

2009-06-21 Thread Barry G
I tried the carat k and that also works, so best of luck!! All the best, Barry G - Original Message - From: Vicki vwher...@comcast.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Word formatting question I am. I use XP Office Pro,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word formatting question

2009-06-21 Thread Flor Lynch
here's a relevant extraction from word's Help: Finding text or other items. Turn on all punctuation to hear everything in the symbols. In order for all this to work, in the find Replace Dialogue tab to: and turn on More button with spacebar; turn on formatting with spacebar; and activate

Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8

2009-06-21 Thread Kate Walsh
Thanks for letting me know that it doesn't work with JAWS 8.0. How do I get to the control panel and is the add remove button easy to find? Thanks in advance. - Original Message - From: Gerald Levy bwaylimi...@verizon.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 20,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word formatting question

2009-06-21 Thread Vicki
This is great. I do a lot of editing and it will help me out a lot. I'm sure others will benefit too. Thanks to you and everyone who helped me out. Vicki - Original Message - From: Flor Lynch florl...@iol.ie To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:20 AM

Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8

2009-06-21 Thread Gerald Levy
To access the Control Panel, press the Windows keythen C. Once on the Control Panel, press A repeatedly until you land on Add or Remove Programs and hit Enter. Wait a few seconds for an alphabetical list of all your installed programs to come up. Then arrow down this list until you reach

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word formatting question - correction to end of excerpt

2009-06-21 Thread Flor Lynch
here's a relevant extraction from word's Help: Finding text or other items. Turn on all punctuation to hear everything in the symbols. In order for all this to work, in the find Replace Dialogue tab to: and turn on More button with spacebar; turn on formatting with spacebar; and activate the

Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8

2009-06-21 Thread soner çoban
We the blind community is weird, while people go forward with technology, we can offer down grading as a solution. - Original Message - From: Kate Walsh cwalsh1...@verizon.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 6:28 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8

Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8

2009-06-21 Thread Kate Walsh
When I press the windows key and than c it says for files or folders and there is nothing for control panel. - Original Message - From: Gerald Levy bwaylimi...@verizon.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8 To

Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8

2009-06-21 Thread Holger Fiallo
press start and the s for setting. you hear control p Kind Regard Holger Fiallo - Original Message - From: Kate Walsh cwalsh1...@verizon.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8 When I press the windows key and than

Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8

2009-06-21 Thread Kate Walsh
I want to thank everyone for their help. I finally am back to using ie 7. Thanks again. Kate - Original Message - From: Holger Fiallo holgerfia...@comcast.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8 press start and the s

Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8

2009-06-21 Thread Albert Cutolo
Try doing the following. Hit the windows key s, it should say settings then hit the enter key then hit the c key. it should then say control pannel,then hit the enter key. - Original Message - From: Kate Walsh cwalsh1...@verizon.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday,

Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8

2009-06-21 Thread Flor Lynch
there are some problems though if we haven't kept updating our assistive technology as well. LOL - Original Message - From: soner çoban soner.b...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8 We the blind community

Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8

2009-06-21 Thread John Justice
Hi there, Kate. If you are using Windows XP, it's quite easy. 1. Press the Windows key to reach the Start menu. 2. Press S for Settings. 3. Press C for Control Panel. 4. When Control Panel opens, press A for Add/Remove Programs. 5. Arrow down the list until you hear Internet Explorer 8

Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8

2009-06-21 Thread Kate Walsh
John, Thanks for the steps but I already took care of restoring ie 7. Have a good day. Kate - Original Message - From: John Justice john_just...@verizon.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] I E 8 Hi there, Kate. If you

Re: [JAWS-Users] popping sounds in eloquence

2009-06-21 Thread Sarah Alawami
Yep unfortunately that's the way it is. I don't know why it happens but it does. It also drives me nuts. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Head Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 11:23 PM To:

[JAWS-Users] downlgading to earlier apps

2009-06-21 Thread Leonard Morris
Soner said, We the blind community is weird, while people go forward with technology, we can offer down grading as a solution. I find this statement to be nonsense. For example, many sighted people I know hate Vista and have gone back to using XP. Also, many sighted and blind people see know

[JAWS-Users] style sheet and web page problems

2009-06-21 Thread Marvin Hunkin
HI. doing a web project. and just modifying it on my hard disk. the following problems i have in internet explorer 8 include: 1. my table not showing up. 2. my styles in the style sheet not showing up. can any one help. a blind web site developer using a screen reader. will paste the content of

[JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread beccajfan
Hi, I have a question. My laptop recently broke, and I am trying to get a new one. I have relized that most stuf is going towards windows vista, but I have heard horror stories about jaws and windows vista. I have also heard some bad stuff from a few sighted people about windows vista. However,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread Derek Roberts
Hi, I've been using vista for the past year and a half and it's been great. There's some stuff to get used to, sure, but you get that with any new version of windows. Some people just have it worse than others, not sure why. Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread Aiden Gardiner
If you want jaws to work with vista and you haven't got a compattible authorisation disk, just enter the number manually, then once authorised, i'd personally recommend doing a check for updates in the jjaws help menu. This will bring you up to the latest build of jaws 10. The version of jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread Mark
Hi I am running vista home addition on my HP laptop and JAWS 10. I love vista. It took a little adjusting to figure out how to find what I want compared to XP but over all I am pleased with the operating system. God bless, Mark -- Currently in Pendleton, Eastern Oregon Regional At

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread northstar1950
hmmm, vista isn't the bear people let it to be, i have a vist home basic dell laptop inspiron 1525 and haven't had any trouble at all, it just takes a bit to get used to the differences in the operating system, but everything works just fine. Legend has it that on Sunday 6/21/2009 07:37 PM,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread beccajfan
Thanks, everybody for your help. So why do I hear all this bad stuff then if Vista is fine. I have heard stories that vista crashes all the time, and that you are always getting errors and that Vista was like the worst opperating system and they never should have switched from xp. I am just

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread Mark
Hi In order for JAWS to do the upgrades you will probably need a current SMA agreement with Freedom Scientific. Personally I have been blessed with very few of the issues that people complain about with vista. That being said I have heard my share of vista bashing and don't understand what

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread beccajfan
Well, I can't afford a current sma. So, will the version I have work fine? Sarah - Original Message - From: Mark torgersonena...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 8:53 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws? Hi In order for JAWS

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread Mark
Hi Sarah, That is something I do not know. I believe your best bet is to contact Freedom Scientific and ask them. It seems to me that I didn't have to change any thing in my JAWS when switching from XP to VISTA. So, there is some hope. Smile. God bless, Mark -- Currently in Pendleton,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread John Melia
your jaws will work with vista do you have home edition or professional addition of jaws if you have professional addition it will work with every brand of vista. now you can always down grade to xp do you have your old disk of xp and the serial number with it? your good to go. - Original

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread beccajfan
Thanks. I was going to contact them anyway. Sarah - Original Message - From: Mark torgersonena...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws? Hi Sarah, That is something I do not know. I

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread Aiden Gardiner
The check for updates feature merely gives you the next build of the same version, so for example, the latest build of jaws 10 right now is 10.0.1154, which is free to upgrade to because it is still jaws 10. The version of jaws you have seems to be the original release of jaws 10, so yes, it

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread beccajfan
Well, I don't have any brand of vista. I am looking in to computers. I think the one I was looking at had home basic. My broken laptop has windows xp home on it, but my computer that I have to do my internship on (that I am not supposed to use for personal playing around) has Xp professional on

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread beccajfan
Cool thanks! I am going to run update on my internship computer! I didn't know that information. God Bless, Sarah - Original Message - From: Aiden Gardiner aiden.gardiner@googlemail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 9:31 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread Aiden Gardiner
Your assumption would be correct. Aiden - Original Message - From: beccajfan beccaj...@tconl.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 3:33 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws? Well, I don't have any brand of vista. I am looking in to

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread beccajfan
Okay, I tried that update thing on my computer that I am not supposed to play around on and it says Jaws setup package error. The jaws setup package could not install the required component jaws patch. The program will now exit. Sarah - Original Message - From: beccajfan

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread Simon
no its not jaws setup package you have to go to where it says check for updates in the help section when you do a insert j. - Original Message - From: beccajfan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 10:43 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread beccajfan
I did, and that's the error I recieved. It says my files might be corrupt or something to do a repair. Will try that. Sarah - Original Message - From: Simon simonwo...@bell.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread beccajfan
Okay, got the update to work. Thanks. Sarah - Original Message - From: Simon simonwo...@bell.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws? no its not jaws setup package you have to go to where it says

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread Dale Leavens
I have had Vista since last August and twice now it has gone down with a corrupt operating system failure. Unfortunately that wipes Jaws too and although there is a recovery feature available on the Lenovo computers you need to access it through the BIOS which doesn't talk even when an

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread beccajfan
Wow! See, those are the kidns of stories I have heard about. I had a sighted person tell me that vista crashed all the time on him. When doesn windows7 come out? That is what I am scaredc about. I mean I like xp and haven't had any problems, and I agree that you have to move with the

[JAWS-Users] No Speech

2009-06-21 Thread Patricia Dunbar
Hello, We seem to have encountered once again Allen Dunbar has managed somehow to not have any speech on his computer again... I was smart this time and saved the instructions from the time before and have tried the Run command typing the, sndvol32 and enter, but still nothing.. Now is

[JAWS-Users] website fonts

2009-06-21 Thread Marvin Hunkin
hi. just looked at my fonts. need the following fonts: arial, helvitica, sans-serif and verdana. do not have these fonts for windows vista. think that was the problem, why not saying the name. can you help? where do i get these free fonts from? cheers Marvin. E-Mail: startrekc...@gmail.com Msn:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Vista and Jaws?

2009-06-21 Thread Aiden Gardiner
Windows 7 is apparently shipping in october. don't worry about vista, i've had my vista laptop running solid for a number of weeks without any reboots apart from the odd one or two to allow the completion of a windows update, but other than that, it's ran like a champ for me ever since I got it

[JAWS-Users] Info on capacity of dvd with jaws 9

2009-06-21 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Hello Listers, From within windows explorer, the cd/dvd drive selected and having navigated to the properties menu, we are unable to view the correct info regarding capacity and used space, on a brand new dvd. About 3 gig's data files were written to the dvd, but both the capacity and free