[JAWS-Users] Form fields disappeared

2012-04-03 Thread Deanne Miller
Hi everyone: I was helping a friend update his antivirus on his laptop and discovered that, on many web sites, Jaws is not saying the edit field. On Google.com, for example, if I press the letter E, it will go to the place where the search field should be. Instead of saying search edit, though,

[JAWS-Users] Email with windows 7

2011-08-29 Thread Deanne Miller
Hello: Does anyone know if there is a JAWS friendly email client that will work with Windows 7? I am trying to help someone set up his Windows 7 computer, and he is insisting that he wants his email to be as easy to use as Windows Mail was with Vista. I can't find a JAWS friendly email client

[JAWS-Users] Email client and Windows 7

2011-07-18 Thread Deanne Miller
Hello: Does anyone know if there is an email program that will run on Windows 7 and that is compatible with JAWS? I'm helping a friend, or trying to help him, and tried installing Thunderbird, but I can't seem to figure out how it works. I'm not sure whether it's me or the program having issues

Re: [JAWS-Users] what has google done?

2010-11-10 Thread Deanne Miller
I have also noticed that Google is working much slower now. It may be due to the recent release of the Google Instant search feature. There is a link at the very top of the main Google search page that says something like, Screen reader users click here to turn off Google instant. I just went

[JAWS-Users] JAWS 12 and edit fields

2010-11-08 Thread Deanne Miller
I'm wondering whether anyone else has experienced this with JAWS 12: When I want to type in an edit field on the Internet--I'm using IE 8, it makes the sound to indicate that forms mode is on, but after I type my text, I find that the cursor is not focused anywhere near the text field I thought

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing case in MS Word 2007

2010-09-27 Thread Deanne Miller
Press Control A to select everything, then press Alt, H, and tab to Change case. Press Spacebar on Change Case, tab to Upper Case, and press Spacebar or Enter. That should change everything to upper case. To change it all to lower case, do the same thing, only press the button for lower case.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing case in MS Word 2007

2010-09-27 Thread Deanne Miller
: Deanne Miller jawsstude...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing case in MS Word 2007 Press Control A to select everything, then press Alt, H, and tab to Change case. Press Spacebar on Change Case, tab to Upper Case

Re: [JAWS-Users] Office 2010

2010-09-22 Thread Deanne Miller
I have been using office 2010 with JAWS 11 for about a month now and it is doing fine so far. There are some little quirks, especially in Outlook, but for the most part, I am able to access everything I need. The only thing I haven't been able to figure out is how to read an html message in

Re: [JAWS-Users] Blocked Senders List in Windows Mail

2010-09-18 Thread Deanne Miller
You can also right click or press the applications key on the message that came from the sender you want to block, arrow up to the junkmail submenu, right arrow to open it, and arrow down to either block sender, or block sender's domain. Hth, Deanne - Original Message - From: Rick

Re: [JAWS-Users] Help with Outlook 2010

2010-08-07 Thread Deanne Miller
07, 2010 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Help with Outlook 2010 Office 2010 support in jaws 11 was all done with the beta. Your going to need v12 before its fully supported. You could try custom highlight assign in the list of messages in the inbox. On 6 Aug 2010, at 15:59, Deanne

[JAWS-Users] Help with Outlook 2010

2010-08-06 Thread Deanne Miller
I just bought and installed Outlook 2010 and when I'm in the inbox, JAWS doesn't read the list of messages as I arrow through it. It will read the first one, and after that I have to use the say current line command to hear which message I am focused on. Is there some way to make JAWS read the

Re: [JAWS-Users] Help with Outlook 2010

2010-08-06 Thread Deanne Miller
for jaws 12. David Ferrin ow...@jaws-users.com - Original Message - From: Deanne Miller jawsstude...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 10:59 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Help with Outlook 2010 I just bought and installed Outlook 2010 and when I'm

Re: [JAWS-Users] Help with Outlook 2010

2010-08-06 Thread Deanne Miller
] On Behalf Of Deanne Miller Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 11:05 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Help with Outlook 2010 Thanks. I'm glad it's going to be released soon. Deanne - Original Message - From: David Ferrin ow...@jaws-users.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] Focus issue

2010-07-23 Thread Deanne Miller
. It is an absolute pain in the backside! Jewel - Original Message - From: Deanne Miller jawsstude...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 11:16 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Focus issue Sometimes when I'm writing an email, or writing in MS Word, the cursor

Re: [JAWS-Users] virus notice

2010-07-23 Thread Deanne Miller
I have read that it isn't that uncommon to have a virus attached to the software on a CD, sometimes even when you buy it from reputable manufacturers. There are always hackers trying to infect the servers/programs of software companies with malware. It's probably not a bad idea to have an

Re: [JAWS-Users] Focus issue

2010-07-23 Thread Deanne Miller
: Deanne Miller jawsstude...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 6:16 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] Focus issue Sometimes when I'm writing an email, or writing in MS Word, the cursor will jump and all of a sudden I'm typing in the middle of the previous sentence

Re: [JAWS-Users] Focus issue

2010-07-23 Thread Deanne Miller
, if a sighted person was to need to use my machine, I would have to enable it again wouldn't I as sighted people, generally, are lost if they haven't got access to mouse functions. Jewel - Original Message - From: Deanne Miller jawsstude...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com

[JAWS-Users] Focus issue

2010-07-22 Thread Deanne Miller
Sometimes when I'm writing an email, or writing in MS Word, the cursor will jump and all of a sudden I'm typing in the middle of the previous sentence or the previous paragraph. And I never know the cursor has moved until I review my text and find it all mixed up. It doesn't happen too often,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Focus issue

2010-07-22 Thread Deanne Miller
never have any problems keeping focus where I want it and everything works fine. I hope this helps. Your friend, Gena wild.flo...@sbcglobal.net -- From: Deanne Miller jawsstude...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 6:16 PM To: jaws-users

Re: [JAWS-Users] new jaws

2010-07-01 Thread Deanne Miller
Just to throw in my experience with this update: I updated my jaws 11 yesterday through the check for updates feature under the help menu. The update went smoothly, my computer restarted with no problem and seemed to be running well, so I shut it down for the night. This morning, when I

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 10 laptop right mouse click please

2010-07-01 Thread Deanne Miller
Usually, the right mouse button brings up the context menu for an item, so pressing the applications key is all you need to do. The applications key is usually located on the bottom row of keys, just to the left of the right control key. To actually do a right click from the keyboard, press

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws Update Issue

2010-07-01 Thread Deanne Miller
Rebooting had exactly the same result. I tried it twice. As far as the run command, I had no ability to use the keyboard because jaws wouldn't allow it. It would simply announce unknown function and then say what the key should do. I couldn't even shut jaws down. A sighted friend of mine came

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 10 laptop right mouse click please

2010-07-01 Thread Deanne Miller
that would be Caps and the number 8? HTH Larry Elliot GD (Guide Dog) -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Deanne Miller Sent: 01 July 2010 17:38 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS

Re: [JAWS-Users] LAPTOP KEYS WITH JAWS

2010-06-26 Thread Deanne Miller
new today because my insert key is the second key from the right across the top row. - Original Message - From: Deanne Miller jawsstude...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 4:54 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] LAPTOP KEYS WITH JAWS Some laptops have

Re: [JAWS-Users] LAPTOP KEYS WITH JAWS

2010-06-26 Thread Deanne Miller
by definition. But if I did not understand what you mean, kindly clarify your post here because it is really confusing to some. Thanks - Original Message - From: Deanne Miller jawsstude...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 5:23 AM Subject: Re

Re: [JAWS-Users] LAPTOP KEYS WITH JAWS

2010-06-24 Thread Deanne Miller
Some laptops have an insert key, often on the top row, second key from the right. Also, often there is a jaws key on the bottom row, second from the left, just to the right of the control key. If you hold down the jaws key, the nine keys, JKL, UIO, and 7 8 9, have the number pad functions.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Voice profiles?

2010-06-24 Thread Deanne Miller
Pete: Jaws will call it realspeak solo direct factory. If you tab, it will run your default realspeak voice for the application you are working in. I don't remember how to set which voice you want as your default realspeak voice, if you want to use eloquence as well, but I know it's in the