Hi Paulette, I'm not Chris, but ...
Narrator is the basic screen reader built into Windows. In terms of whether a tablet running Windows or an iPad is best for you, this will depend on what you want to do, and what budget you have. It doesn't sound like you'll have much of a learning curve if you're already familiar with both Windows and iOS. Keep in mind that the predominant input method for tablets is touch, and Window-Eyes doesn't support touch screens so you'll need an external keyboard if you go down the Windows route. If you don't want an external keyboard, then other Windows screen readers do offer touch support though not as good as Voiceover's on the iPad. If you go down the Windows route, be sure to get one running a full version of Windows and not something called RT. If you get a tablet running RT, you'll only be able to install apps from the Microsoft App Store so won't be able to install a screen reader. You can buy Windows tablets from Microsoft (the Surface and the Surface Pro), though there are cheaper ones from other manumanufacturers - the cheapest I know of is the HP Stream. The Dell Venue, Toshiba Encore 2 and one from Lenovo that I can't remember the name of are other options. Cheers, Ed -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+edward=edwardgreen.plus....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Paulette Vickery via Talk Sent: 29 July 2015 19:34 To: 'Chris Grabowski' <cgrabow...@aisquared.com>; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: RE: windows 10 Hi Chris, When you say, narrator, what narrator are you talking about? And when you talk about your tablet, which tablet are you using? I have an iPhone and am considering getting a tablet. I would like to get a tablet that uses Windows, because that is what I have on my computer, but I don't know which is better for a blind person to use, the iPad or a tablet that uses Windows? And, if I choose a tablet that uses Windows, do I have to get one from Microsoft? Thanks for your help with all of these questions. Paulette -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+paulette=evickery....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chris Grabowski via Talk Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 9:07 AM To: Kurlander Richard (750000); Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: RE: windows 10 There will be a time during the install where you'll need to use Narrator. After the system reboots just wait, say 20 minutes or longer. If you don't get speech, press windows-enter to load narrator. Use narrator to continue the setup process. When you are at the desktop Window-eyes may load or it may not. Yesterday on my tablet it didn't load. I had to load it manually. Fortunately I had narrator still giving me assistance. Once Window-eyes was running, I pressed windows-enter to turn off narrator. Chris Window-Eyes Product Support Ai Squared 725 Airport North Office Park Fort Wayne, IN 46825 (802) 362-3612 www.aisquared.com -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+cgrabowski=aisquared....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Kurlander Richard (750000) via Talk Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 8:21 AM To: talk@lists.window-eyes.com Subject: windows 10 Heard windows 10 is a free download for a year, so after the download do you just run it like anyother download and as long as we9.2 is installed you will hear what is going on? When I do it I will be updating from windows 8.1. _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/cgrabowski%40a isquared.com. 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