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JAI Tech-Tips
Table of Contents:
Adjusting the Display settings and other
Operating system settings
Adjusting Eudora and Outlook Express for your screen reader
WordPerfect 9: getting started and helpful hints
Adjusting Internet Explorer for your screen reader
Adjusting MS Word 9 for Assistive Technology
Setting up Text Bridge Millennium OCR
Windows Hotkeys
Application Window Keys
Adjustings MS Word 2000 for use with Jaws 4.0
Adjusting Windows NT for JAWS 4.0
Setup Windows XP with a screen reader
Adjusting the Display settings and
other Operating system settings
Set the following so that your screen reader will operate
properly in Windows 98 and Windows ME.
windows 98:
1. pull up the start menu (control+escape)
2. Press the letter s to open settings
3. Hit enter on control panel
4. Press the letter d until you get to display and hit enter
To move between pages, hold down the control key and press the tab key.
To uncheck items that are checked, use the spacebar.
background page: background none
screen saver page: screen saver none
appearance page: scheme windows standard;
If it is on windows standard, change the scheme to something else, apply
the change, change it back to windows standard and apply the change back
to windows standard
effects page: if you have a effects page, all items that are checked should
be unchecked
web page: view my desktop as a web page should be unchecked
settings page: color 256 colors; screen resolution: 800 by 600
1. Pull up the start menu (control+escape)
2. Press the letter s to enter the settings submenu
3. Arrow up or down to folder options and hit enter
From the three radio buttons, select Classic and press OK. This will allow
My Computer and other icons to display in the traditional Win95/NT fashion.
Also, check the accessibility option under ad/remove
programs
to get to accessibility checkbox, take the following steps.
1. go to control panel
2. go to add/remove programs
3. control tab to the windows settings page.
4. the first choice will be the accessibility checkbox.
if it is not 4.6 or 4.7, press the spacebar until it
reads 4.6 or 4.7 and tab to okay, input the win 98 Cd in the CD player
and hit enter.
This should update the accessibility option.
windows me:
From the Start Menu, select Settings.
Select Control Panel from the Settings menu.
When in the Control Panel, Select Display from the list of icons in the
Control Panel
Then select the Web Tab. Uncheck show web content on my active desktop.
On the Effects tab, make sure all options are unchecked.
Press OK.
As you navigate, you should see an increase in speed and navigability
with your screen reader.
While still in the control panel, select Folder Options.
From the three radio buttons, select Classic and press OK. This will allow
My Computer and other icons to display in the traditional Win95/NT fashion.
Adjusting Eudora and Outlook Express
for your screen reader
Eudora: helpful hints
To optimize Eudora’s performance with a screen reader you should
first make sure that all windows are maximized. It is also important to
turn off the preview pane, and turn on the Microsoft Viewer. To make these
selections, select Options from the Tools menu, and then move to the Viewing
Mail option in the
Listbox. Press the TAB key to move to the Use Microsoft’s Viewer
checkbox and ensure that it is checked. Then move to the Show Preview
Pane checkbox, and clear the checkbox. You should close Eudora and restart
it for these settings to take effect.
You can use F6 to modify the properties of both entries
in the address book and filters.
Outlook Express: helpful hints
After installing Outlook Express, it is recommended that you specify your
Inbox as the starting location of Outlook Express. To do this, open the
Options dialog under the Tools menu. Move to the General page and check
the box that reads, When starting, go directly to my Inbox folder. For
optimal functionality with a screen reader, it will be necessary for the
toolbar to be enabled.
To do this, make sure that the Toolbar menu item is checked under the
View menu. Text labels for the Toolbar also need to be turned on. Go to
the Layout dialog under the View menu. Check the box that reads Show Text
on toolbar buttons.
You can also disable the preview pane in this dialog
if desired. The Preview pane is used to view messages automatically as
you move up and down the message list. Uncheck Use preview pane to disable
this feature. If you want to leave the preview pane enabled, but do not
want messages to be marked as read automatically as they are updated in
the preview pane, go to the Options dialog under the Tools menu. Press
CTRL+TAB to the Read page and turn OFF the Message Is Read After Being
Previewed check box.
The body of a message in Outlook Express is displayed
just like a Web page.
WordPerfect 9: getting started and
helpful hints
Getting Started
To run WordPerfect 9 with your screen reader install
Service Pack 1. Visit the Corel home page, http://www.corel.com to download
this software. If you are using JAWS for Windows, then after installing
Service Pack 1, you will need to follow the steps below to install a special
registry key.
1. Start WordPerfect 9, and listen to the introductory
help message spoken by JAWS.
2. Press CTRL+SHIFT+INSERT+I to import the Registry
Key, and follow the installation instructions.
3. After the Registry Key has been installed, restart
WordPerfect 9.
There are no special installation or setup requirements
for running WordPerfect 8 with your screen reader. Simply start the program
using normal procedures. Refer to the product's online help system as
required, using ALT+H to select the software's built in help
Adjusting Internet Explorer for your
screen reader
Make sure that IE is installed properly on your system
and running
correctly. It is recommended that you do not install the Active
desktop component with IE. If you want to use the IE toolbar, you should
include text labels on the buttons. To do this go
to the Tools submenu under the View menu and check Text Labels. There
are several advanced options that should also be changed.
Open the Internet Options dialog under the View menu and go to the Advanced
page.
Under the Accessibility section, make sure the following
are checked:
Move system caret with focus/selection changes
Always expand all text for images
Under the Browsing section, make sure the following
are not checked:
Show channel bar at startup
Show friendly URLs
Use smooth scrolling
Enable page transitions
In the Accessibility dialog, make sure "Ignore colors specified on
Web pages" is checked. This dialog opens when you press
the Accessibility button in the General page of the Internet Options dialog.
Note: You may want to turn off some of the Multimedia
options to increase speed when loading pages.
Adjusting MS Word 9 for Assistive Technology
1. Press Alt plus V, arrow up to normal and press enter
to make sure it is checked.
2. Make sure that Windows are maximized by pressing Alt Spacebar X.
3. Make sure that zoom is set to 100 per cent.
4. Make sure that Wrap to Window is checked.
Follow the instructions below.
1. When in Word:
1. Press Alt plus T for tools, arrow up to options and press Enter.
2. Go to the view tab.
3. Shift Tab to Wrap to Window and make sure that is checked.
4. Tab to OK and press Enter.
Setting up Text Bridge Millennium OCR
1. After Text Bridge is installed, go to the program
sub menu, go to Text Bridge, and choose instant access. Then select what
word processor you want to scan to.
2. After Instant Access has been setup, a text bridge
option will now be on the file menu of the word processor you specified.
Just type alt f, and press the up arrow to select it.
3. Un-check retain page layout and pictures, if these
options are not needed, since the process will go faster. Secondly, if
you un-check page layout, then it de-columnizes it.
4. After the scanning and OCR is complete, Text Bridge
will transfer the file to the word processor. Sometimes the speech looses
focus, and you may have to type alt tab to get back to the document.
VII. "Windows Hotkeys"
link
Windows keyboard shortcuts:
Some short cuts require modifier keys: shift, control,
alt, or the Windows key.
General keyboard shortcut keys:
1. f1; access help for Windows or the active application
2. Shift f1, or Application key, or right mouse button; open the context
menu for the selected element
3. Control escape or Windows Logo key; open the startmenu
4. Escape; close the Startmenu; moves to start button
5. control escape, escape, tab; move to the taskbar
6. left and right arrows; select taskbar buttons
7. Alt tab; switch from 1 open application to another
8. Hold down alt and press tab repeatedly; move through all open applications
9. Left alt, left shift Print Screen; Turn high contrast mode on or off
(This function works if the shortcut key option is checked in the settings
or high contrast dialog box)
(Open the Control Panel, select Accessibility options, Select the display
tab, and select the settings button to get to this dialog box.)
Keys for Windows 95 keyboard only:
1. The Windows Logo key is referred to as the Windows
key.
2. Windows key; open the startmenu
3. Application key; open the context menu for the selected element
4. Windows M; minimize all applications and move to the Desktop
5. Windows D; Move to Desktop
6. Windows D; Move between Desktop and last applications on screen
(Active Desktop only)
7. Windows E; start Windows Explorer
8. Windows F; Open the Find All Files Window
9. Windows R; Open the Run dialog box
10. Windows Break; Open the System Properties dialog box
11. Windows Tab; Move to the taskbar
12. Windows Control F; Open the Find computer Window
Application Window Keys:
1. Alt; move to the menu bar
2. Alt f4; Close current application
3. Alt spacebar; Open the System menu
4. Escape; close a menu, or leave the menu bar
5. Control f4; Close current document Window in applications which let
you work with more then 1 document
6. Control f6; Move to next document Window
7. Alt hyphen; Open the document menu for the document Window
Desktop Keys:
1. control escape followed by alt m; Minimize all open
applications, and move to the Desktop
2. Arrow keys; select Icons on the Desktop
3. Tab; Move from 1 section on the Desktop to another
(Icons, Start button, Taskbar)
4. Left and right arrow; select buttons on the taskbar
5. F2; Rename the current item
6. F3; Open the find all files Window
7. Control C; Copy selected items to clipboard
8. Control X; Cut selected items to clipboard
9. Control V; Paste items from clipboard
10. Control Z; Cancel last action (Undo)
11. Alt Enter; Open the properties dialog box for the selected item
My Computer and Windows Explorer Keys:
1. Alt Enter; Open the properties dialog box for a
drive, file or folder
2. F2; Rename the current item
3. F3; Open the Find All Files Window
4. F5; Refresh the display
5. Spacebar; Select the current item
6. Control spacebar; De-select current item, if it is selected
7. Shift arrow keys; Select adjacent items in the direction of the arrow
8. Control arrow keys; Move between items without selecting
9. Control A; Select all items in the current folder
10. Home; Move to the top of the list
11. End; Move to the bottom of the list
12. Control C; Copy selected items to clipboard
13. Control X; Cut selected items to clipboard
14. Control V; Paste items from clipboard
15. Delete; Delete selected items
16. Shift delete; Delete selected items without sending them to the Recycle
Bin
Windows Explorer Specific Keys:
1. Tab; Move from the left pane to the right pane and
vice versa
2. Control G; Open the Go to folder dialog box where the name of a drive
or folder can be entered (Classic Desktop only)
3. Right arrow; Display the contents of the selected drive or folder in
the left pane
4. Left Arrow; Hide the contents of the selected drive or folder
5. F4; Open the Look-in drop down box only when Toolbar is active
Dialog Box Keys:
1. Tab; move forward from 1 element to another
2. Shift Tab; move backward from 1 element to another
3. F1; Help for the current element
4. Shift F1; Help for the current element
5. Control Tab; Move forward from 1 tab to another
6. Control Shift Tab; Move backward from 1 tab to another
7. Spacebar; Mark or un-mark a check box
8. Arrow keys; Select a radio button from a group, Select an item from
a list, or move between groups of elements
9. Alt down arrow; Open a drop down list box
10. Home; Move to the top of a list
11. End; Move to the bottom of a list
12. Enter; Activate the selected button; If no button is selected activate
the default button
13. Escape; Activate the cancel button
Open and Save As dialog box keys:
1. f5; Refresh the folder file list
2. Backspace; Move up to the previous folder level from the folder file
list
3. F4; Open the "Look In" or "Save In" drop down list
box
WordPad and Editing keys:
1. Control Home; Move to the beginning of a document
2. Control End; Move to the end of a document
3. Home; Move to the beginning of a line
4. End; Move to the end of a line
5. Control right arrow; move right 1 word
6. Control Left arrow; move Left 1 word
7. Control Shift Right Arrow; Select next word
8. Control Shift Left Arrow; Select previous word
9. Shift End; Select from the cursor to the end of the line
10. Shift Home; Select from the cursor to the beginning of the line
11. Control Shift End; Select from the cursor to the end of the document
12. Control Shift Home; Select from the cursor to the beginning of the
document
13. Control A; Select all text
14. Control I; Apply Italics to selected text
15. Control B; Apply Bold to selected text
16. Control U; Apply Underlined to selected text
17. Delete; Delete the current character or selection
18. Backspace; Delete the previous character or selection
19. Control Delete; Delete current word
20. Control backspace; Delete previous word
21. Control C; Copy selected text to clipboard
22. Control X; Cut selected text to clipboard
23. Control V; Paste text from clipboard
24. Control Z; Cancel last action (Undo)
25. Control N; Open the new dialog box
26. Control O; Open the Open dialog box
27. Control P; Open the print dialog box
28. Control S; Save current file
Go to MS Word, do control o for Open dialog box, and type alt 5 to create
a new folder.
Adjustings
MS Word 2000 for use with Jaws 4.0
You will need to make sure the following settings are
disabled:
Under the view menu (alt+v)
1. Enter the zoom dialog and make sure it's set to 100%
2. Arrow down to normal and hit enter on it to check it
3. Go to toolbars and make sure only formatting and standard are checked
You will need to perform the control+insert+f4 command
to make sure the
office assistant is not visible on the screen
Parent and child windows should be maximized:
parent window: alt+spacebar followed by the letter x
child window: alt+- "dash" followed by the letter x
Finally, you will need to keep the font size 12 point
or smaller to insure
proper tracking.
Adjusting Windows NT for JAWS 4.0
For optimal performance with Jaws, the system display
settings should be set
as follows.
1. Press Control plus Escape to open the Start Menu.
2. Press S for Settings. and press enter to open the Control Panel.
3. Press D twice for display and press enter.
4. Make sure that Background Wall Paper is set to none.
5. Press Control Plus Tab and make sure you have no screen saver.
6. Press Control Plus Tab to make sure appearance is set to Windows
Classic.
7. Press Control Plus Tab to "View My Desktop as a Web Page"
and make sure
that is not checked.
8. Press Control Plus Tab to Settings and make sure that the color pallet
is set to 256 colors. Make sure that your screen
resolution is set to 800 by 600 resolution.
You may also get a display driver not properly installed
error. Below is
the suggested solution.
Before installing Jaws, we suggest:
1. Having full administrative writes to the system.
2. Remove any remote access software. Examples: PC Anywhere, Remotely
Possible, Tim Buck Tu, ETC.
3. Turn off Remote Desktop Sharing.
4. Disable Net Meeting.
to find administrative services
go to control panel
administrative tools
component services select
services
look for net meeting and disable it.
5. Install Jaws.
6. If you still receive Jaws Driver not Properly Installed, run
c:\jaws40\setjv /r
This will remove the Jaws video driver.
7. reboot.
8. run
c:\jaws40\setjv
9. Reboot
10. With Jaws running correctly, then reinstall the remote access software
and enable Net Meeting.
Setup Windows XP with a screen reader
1. Press Control plus Escape
or Windows Key to open the Start Menu.
2. Press S for Settings and Enter on Control Panel.
3. Press the letter D till you hear display and press
Enter.
4. on the Themes Page:
Windows XP should be set to modified by default.
To change press alt plus down arrow to open
5. Control Tab to the Desktop Tab
Set background to bliss
Set position stretch
6. Press Control Tab to Screen Saver
Set to none]
7. Control Tab to Appearance Tab
Set to Windows Classic Style
Color Scheme Windows Standard
Font Size Normal
8. Tab to OK and press Enter
Suggestions for setting up folders in Windows XP
1. Hold down the Windows key and press the letter M
to get to the desktop.
2. Press M for my computer and press Enter.
3. Press Alt plus t and down arrow to Folder Options
and press Enter.
4. When on the general tab, set tasks to use Windows
Classic Folders.
Set to Open folders in the same Window.
5. Tab to OK and press Enter.
Make sure that IE 5.5 or 6 is installed properly on
your system and running correctly. There are several advanced options
that should also be changed.
Open the Internet Options dialog under the View menu
and go to the Advanced page.
Under the Accessibility section, make sure the following
are checked:
Move system caret with focus/selection changes
Always expand all text for images
Under the Browsing section, make sure the following
are not checked:
Show channel bar at startup
Show friendly URLs
Use smooth scrolling
Enable page transitions
In the Accessibility dialog, make sure "Ignore
colors specified on Webpages" is checked. This dialog opens when
you press
the Accessibility button in the General page of the Internet Options dialog.
Note: You may want to turn off some of the Multimedia
options to increase
speed when loading pages.
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