Re: What is the JAWS key
- From: chevelle33@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 20:38:43 +0000
Hi Fran. When you get your laptop here are a few things. If you select laptop
from the basics menu in Jaws then you can use the caps lock as your jaws key.
On my laptop I do hae it set to laptop, but I don't need to use the caps lock
too much because my jaws key is on the bottom row of my keyboard. The only time
I use the caps lock is when I need to route the jaws to pc cursor with cap
locks plus the key to the right of the p letter. Also some laptops have what is
called a function key. Not to be confused with thef keys. You can use this
function in combination with other letter keys to perform some things. For
example pressing this function key and the letter p will activate the pc cursor
or if you are on the internet this will turn off forms mode. Another example is
function key plus the semicolon key is the jaws cursor. Hope this helps.
> Hi all, and thanks for being so understanding about my "silly" question. I
> use the insert key all the time but I didn't know it was also called the
> JAWS key, when used in conjunction with JAWS functions.
>
> David, it's interesting I can change the JAWS key in keyboard manager. I'll
> need to use a laptop soon and I may not like where the JAWS key is placed.
> I'm curious: what determines which key is set to be a JAWS key in different
> laptop keyboards?
>
> Thanks a lot to all!!
>
> Fran
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:55 PM
> Subject: Re: What is the JAWS key
>
>
> > The jaws key is the key that is used in conjunction with other keys to
> > perform jaws functions for instance, if you are using a desktop keyboard,
> it
> > will default to the insuert key on the numpad which is the largest key on
> > the numeric keypad. Some times, it is specifically set up for this key
> > although there is another insert key on your keyboard. If you are using a
> > laptop, it may be the caps lock key instead of the insert key on the
> numeric
> > keypad or its twin on the six pack. If you turn on jaws keyboard help
> with
> > jawskey+1 on the numbers row, you can figure out which key functions as
> the
> > jaws key. if insert+1 does not work, try capslock+1. On some laptops,
> you
> > can set another laptop mode which will cause the jaws key to be the right
> > shift key I think. There are still other keyboards that allow you to have
> a
> > different jaws keya nd that is why it is called the jaws key. We used to
> > see it refered to in instructional materials as the insert key but that
> was
> > changed due to its alternate placement on different keyboards. Now,
> having
> > said all this, if you don't like the jaws key you have, it is possible to
> > change it in keyboard manager.
> >
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