[JAWS-Users] Adjust Win7 For Best Performance

2010-06-11 Thread David Ferrin
For many years, Microsoft has tried to make Windows look as silky and smooth as possible. But looking good soaks up system resources. If you can live without some of the visual bells and whistles, you can regain a bit of lost performance. Dig into Start, Control Panel, System And Security,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Adjust Win7 For Best Performance

2010-06-11 Thread Mike Barbara
Hi David; I thought there was to be no cross posting!? LOL - Original Message - From: David Ferrin ow...@jaws-users.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:03 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Adjust Win7 For Best Performance For many years, Microsoft has tried to

[JAWS-Users] skype talking

2010-06-11 Thread Patti
Hey Gang, How can you shut off skype talking without signing out of skype? Is there an edit field to make it longer before you hear who is on line, because it seems like an minute passes by and I go off line or some one comes on line? Patti Peoria Blind Center www.peoriablindcenter.org Here is

Re: [JAWS-Users] skype talking

2010-06-11 Thread Donnie Parrett
alt, control, shift and q Have a great day, unless you have made other plans. ~ To receive my Daily Devotion, Word Of Wisdom Daily Bible reading, please send an email to: donniedailydelights-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Then, reply to the confirmation email that you will receive from Yahoo

Re: [JAWS-Users] skype talking

2010-06-11 Thread Patti
Ok Donnie it works, but how can I get it just to shut off skype talking, not my skype. Patt alt, control, shift and q Have a great day, unless you have made other plans. ~ To receive my Daily Devotion, Word Of Wisdom Daily Bible reading, please send an email to:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Email Search

2010-06-11 Thread Steve
Two ways to search emails. The first way, as you know, is to open the folder where you want to start your search. Press control-shift-f to bring up the find message dialog. Specify your fields, e.g. who the message was from, relevant words in the subject field or relevant words in the

Re: [JAWS-Users] skype talking

2010-06-11 Thread Donnie Parrett
What works for me is to set my status to Offline. When I do that, Skype Talking does not work. At least, this is how it works for me. Have a great day, unless you have made other plans. ~ To receive my Daily Devotion, Word Of Wisdom Daily Bible reading, please send an email to:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Office 2007 vs. 2010

2010-06-11 Thread Steve
Accessibility is about the same, assuming you have the latest version of the screen-reader, from my limited playing with Office 2010 basic, and more experience with Office 2007 HomeStudent and Professional. In Office 2010, Outlook has instituted the ribbons that they hadn't put in on the 2007

Re: [JAWS-Users] Email Search

2010-06-11 Thread Patricia
Thanks. - Original Message - From: Steve k...@sbcglobal.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Email Search Two ways to search emails. The first way, as you know, is to open the folder where you want to start your

Re: [JAWS-Users] Where may I download voices for JAWS11 aside from the Free RealSpeak Solo voices?

2010-06-11 Thread Dujari, Prateek
But NextUp says all their voices only work with their other speech software such as Text Allowed etc, that you have to buy this other software, and that all their voices wont work independently with JAWS or for that matter any other screen reader I may have already. Would u pl send me a

Re: [JAWS-Users] skype talking

2010-06-11 Thread Patti
Thanks so much, that work so well. Patti Hello Patti; try the following; 1, ctrl+shift+alt+p=SkypeTalkingSettings. 2, now tab until you hear; When exiting SkypeTalking, also quit Skype by default the box is checked, uncheck the box with spacebar, now, you can exit skype talking, but your

Re: [JAWS-Users] Where may I download voices for JAWS11 asidefrom the Free RealSpeak Solo voices?

2010-06-11 Thread David Ferrin
Believe me when I tell you that the voices from next up specifically Mike and Chrystal which I personally own do work with JAWS. David Ferrin ow...@jaws-users.com - Original Message - From: Dujari, Prateek prateek.duj...@intel.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, June

[JAWS-Users] Question on job software with JAWS

2010-06-11 Thread Kate
I'm applying for a transcription job with Focus Forward and the software I need to download is called Express Scribe. Is anyone familiar with this and does it work with JAWS? thank you. Kate For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

Re: [JAWS-Users] Where may I download voices for JAWS11 asidefrom the Free RealSpeak Solo voices?

2010-06-11 Thread Tim Appleby
weard, I tried using those voices and they don't work too well, they ended up crashing my NVDA and it didn't work for my JAWS. Do you have any other suggestions? - Original Message - From: David Ferrin ow...@jaws-users.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010

Re: [JAWS-Users] Question on job software with JAWS

2010-06-11 Thread Jean Menzies
familiar with this and does it work with JAWS? thank you. Kate For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5190 (20100611) __ The message

Re: [JAWS-Users] Where may I download voices forJAWS11asidefrom the Free RealSpeak Solo voices?

2010-06-11 Thread David Ferrin
Well as to 64 bit compliant I have no information on at all. I got these voices 3 or 4 years ago I suppose and they do work here on both XP home and pro which I changed this system over to almost a year and a half ago. David Ferrin ow...@jaws-users.com - Original Message - From: Howard

[JAWS-Users] Jaws guide for Google

2010-06-11 Thread David Bailes
I've recently updated my guide to searching using Google to cover recent design changes. These include the restructuring of the search options, and the inclusion of landmarks in the results pages to aid navigation. The guide is available at: http://bit.ly/aUp36Q Any suggestions for

Re: [JAWS-Users] Where may I download voices for JAWS11asidefrom the Free RealSpeak Solo voices?

2010-06-11 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Howard, Just so I understand you- are you saying if I'm running 32 bit Windows7 and Jaws11, I can just go to nextup.com, ignore their repeated messages all over claiming the ATT natural voices they sell work only with their software, purchase my choice of ATT natural voices anyway, then after

Re: [JAWS-Users] Where may I download voicesfor JAWS11asidefrom the Free RealSpeak Solo voices?

2010-06-11 Thread Howard
hi: they use to but I am not sure anymore. I do know that their a capela boices only work with nextup products. howard wolcott -- From: Dujari, Prateek prateek.duj...@intel.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 3:36 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com

[JAWS-Users] Where should I install this ATT natural voice so it is detected and usable by JAWS?

2010-06-11 Thread Dujari, Prateek
Hello. So I found that NEXTUP.com does state that ATT voices purchased from them will work with JAWS. I just purchased and downloaded the executable of the voice from them. Nextup instructions state that when running the executable to install the voice on my PC, I must not change the default

Re: [JAWS-Users] Where should I install this ATT natural voice so it is detected and usable by JAWS?

2010-06-11 Thread David Ferrin
Just install the voice leaving everything at the default setting. Restart jaws and everything will be good to go. David Ferrin ow...@jaws-users.com - Original Message - From: Dujari, Prateek prateek.duj...@intel.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 4:27 PM

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws and Skype

2010-06-11 Thread Kieran Little
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Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws and Skype

2010-06-11 Thread Dale Leavens
Does anyone know why the developers of Skype don't use standard Windows controls so that all those accessibility problems just go away? I am sure it is all visually interesting but it also takes more work for the developers - Original Message - From: Kieran Little

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws guide for Google

2010-06-11 Thread Dale Leavens
This is an incidental question. Some time over the past several weeks the appearance of Google has changed on my computer. The list of pages at the bottom no longer shows witch of the pages I have visited or at least Jaws doesn't say so, there are a load of additional suggested related

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws guide for Google

2010-06-11 Thread Leonard Morris
To add to the Google mystery issue, my home page is Google. Lately, when I go to my homepage from the desktop Google displays its content in Tagalog which is the language of The Philippines. When I click on the English link everything appears correctly. However, as soon as I close the browser

[JAWS-Users] jaws lisencing question

2010-06-11 Thread Dyer Matthew on pc
Hi all, I Was looking at the jaws activation and it all look fermilier until after you select how you want to activate jaws. I selected internet and then next and instead of being greeted with a diakliog to enter uyour code you are presented with a form to enter things such as your city.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws guide for Google

2010-06-11 Thread tim
Its nothing you have done. You can blame google for that one. They put up a way to change the background to what every you would like or use 4 different ones of there choosing. They really broke the google page and it made the news here of all of the complaints about it to google. Google stated

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws guide for Google

2010-06-11 Thread Dale Leavens
Well, I sort of figured I hadn't done anything, and I thought that it was probably a google thing except that on my wife's computer we still have the old default google presentation. I want it back! Do you know if there is some way to get it back? Thanks. Dale leavens - Original Message