Re: Using thesorus and Jaws 5.10

  • From: "Robert Hebert" <roberthebert@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 15:40:24 -0700

I was referring to the thesaurus that comes with word 2003. Sorry, I don't know 
of any others so someone else will have to help in that regard if they know. 
You 
might try a Google search for thesauruses--I would imagine there might be one 
or 
two out there somewhere.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Britt" <swimmer953@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: Using thesorus and Jaws 5.10


> Where can I go to download this thesaurus? Is it free? If not, how much does
> it cost?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Hebert" <roberthebert@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 11:48 PM
> Subject: Using thesorus and Jaws 5.10
>
>
>> I showed a friend how to use the thesaurus on her machine.
>> She uses windows XP/SP-2 just as I do.
>> She uses jaws 4.51 and I use jaws 5.10.
>> I type in a word such as "talk" then make sure my cursor is on a letter in
> the
>> word and press shift F-7.
>> When I do this all that happens is that jaws will repeat the word on which
> my
>> cursor is positioned while my friend's speech goes into the thesaurus
> directly.
>> I am able to use the thesaurus by rooting the jaws cursor to the PC cursor
> then
>> arrowing down and the choices will be read to me but my friend is put
> directly
>> in the thesaurus, and can simply arrow through the choices with her PC
> cursor
>> and select one if she wishes.
>>
>> Question?  Does anyone know what might be wrong with my settings that the
>> thesaurus is not displayed as in my friend's case.
>> Much appreciated for any suggestions that might help me here--this must be
>> something quite simple but I have not stumbled on the solution yet.
>>
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