Hi, No, I think I remember that there is a key which will toggle the speech on and off. I do not want to quit JAWS and I am aware of the cntrl key with will (in theory) cause JAWS to cease speaking the current text. I simply want to silence JAWS until I want it to speak again. Cy, The Anasazi.. _____ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of G.W. Cox Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 3:09 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: silencing JAWS Could you mean the control key? ----- Original Message ----- From: Cy <mailto:cyselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxx> Selfridge To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:42 PM Subject: silencing JAWS Hi, I can not recall the toggle to silence JAWS. Thanks, Cy, The Anasazi.