[jaws-uk] useful keys.doc

Useful keystrokes for JAWS, Windows, Microsoft word, Internet Explorer and 
Outlook Express

The following is a brief summary of the most useful keystrokes for all the 
applications mentioned above.

JAWS keys
Insert-h hotkey help (gives JAWS specific keys)
Insert-w Windows help (keyboard shortcuts available in Windows)
Insert-f1 short application help - takes you in to the full JFW help system if 
help has been written for the particular application).
 Press escape to exit this help screen.  

JAWS reading keys
Numpad-5 read current character, spell phonetically if hit twice quickly
Insert-numpad 5 read current word, spell word if hit twice quickly
Insert-numpad 8 read current line
Insert-numpad 3 read status line
Insert-tab re-read last prompt or current list item
Insert-shift-numpad 2 Speak selected text.
 
Windows Keys

Minimise all running programs and get to the desktop, Left Windows-m

When on the desktop use arrow keys or first letter of required program.

Go to start menu, use left windows
Move between running programs alt-tab 
Go to Windows Explorer left-windows-E

Word Keys

Use cursor keys to  navigate round document.
Left/right arrow, left/right 1 character.
up/down 1 line, Up/down arrow.
left/right one word, Control left/right arrow
up/down 1 paragraph, Control up/down arrow.
up/down one screen, Page up/page down.
Up/down one page, control-pageup/page down.

Note that using the shift key with all arrow keys will move the cursor and 
select text as well.  For example, shift left arrow moves the cursor one 
character to the left and selects it.
select from cursor to start of line, Shift-home.
select from cursor to end of line.  Shift-end
select from cursor to end of document, shift-control-end.
Select from cursor to beginning of document, shift-control-home 



Select all text - control-a
Copy selected text to clipboard - control-c
Cut text to clipboard, control-x
Paste text from clipboard, control-v
Save current file control-s (will do save as if file has not been saved before).
Save file with new name or different location, alt-f followed by a
Open a file, control-o.  Type filename or press shift-tab to go to list of 
files.
Switch between open files in Wordcontrol-f6 in Office 97, alt-tab in Office 2000

Change font size, shift-control-p Note that when in this box pressing shift-tab 
will take you to the list of fonts you can use.

Left align text control-l
Right align text, control-r
Fully justify text, control-j (both margins are straight).
Embolden text, control-b
Italicise text, control-I
Underline text, control-u

Note that if, for example, bold text is on then pressing control b again will 
turn it off.  This applies to italics and underline as well.

Spell check f7
Use alt-c to change, alt-G to ignore all, alt-I to ignore a single occurance.  
Press alt-s or tab once to get to the suggestions, select word, and press alt-c

Creating a document template

To create a template based on a document do the following:

First create the document.  You should save this as a document in the normal 
way.  Secondly, resave the document using the Save As option in Files.  In the 
File Types section change the file types box to "Document Template".  You can 
do this when you first open the Save As box by pressing Tab once and arrowing 
down the file types list.  Make sure you give the new template a useful name 
such as "Patient Records form, shopping list etc.

To open a new document based on this template, use alt f followed by N for New. 
 In this box you can choose the template on which you wish to base your file.
        

Internet Explorer commands

JAWS and Internet Explorer

The list below gives some of the most common keystrokes used for Jaws for 
Windows running with Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.  The PC curser becomes the 
Virtual Curser and you can move around with it as though it was a word 
processor.  Links have the word Link before them and they are placed on a 
separate line.

Insert-f8 brings up a list of buttons on the tool bar.
Insert-f7 brings up a list of links on the page.
Insert-f9 brings up a list of frames.
Enter/Return turns on forms mode, effectively this just turns off the Virtual 
Curser while you are filling in the form.  This turns the virtual curser on 
again when a new page is loaded, or the forms mode is turned off with 
Numpad-plus
Alt-down Arrow opens a combo box (also called a drop down box) on a web form.


Open a web page, control-o (this brings up a dialog box a bit like the open box 
in Microsoft Word).
Remember you don't need to close webpages .

You can save a web page with the "save as" option in the file menu.

Go back one page alt-left arrow
Go forward one page alt-right arrow

Go to address bar and select whole address, alt-d (this is useful when copying 
the current address in to some ware else 

Move through links, use tab to move forward and shift-tab to move backwards.

Add to favourites use alt-a followed by enter on add to favourites option.  
Press tab once, type in the name of the favourite and press enter.  Your 
favourites always appear in the favourites menu, accessible with alt-a from 
within Internet Explorer.

Change colour or font 
Go to the tools menu and choose Internet Options.  In the general tab, choose 
accessibility options.  Make sure that ignore fonts on page and ignore colours 
on page are both checked.  Then choose the colour button or the fonts button.

Outlook Express

Note that most reading keys and the method of navigating in messages is the 
same as that used in Internet Explorer.

When not in a message use tab to move from the address list, the folder list 
and the message list.
Read a message by pressing return on it.

Delete a message, control-d
Start a new message, control-n.  You will be placed in the to field.  Fill this 
in and press tab.  When you get to the message field you will have to press 
shift-tab to go back to the other fields.

Reply to a message, control-r.  The to and subject fields will be automatically 
filled in and you are placed in the message field.

Forward a message, control-f.  The subject field and message field are filled 
in and you are placed in the to field.

Send message, alt-s.  Message will be placed in the outbox to be sent later.
Send and receive all messages, control-m
To attach a file to a message, press insert-I to bring up the insert menu and 
press enter to choose the first option, which is file.  Note that you must do 
this while in the message that you are creating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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