[access-uk] Re: Windows Live Messenger
- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 19:50:42 +0100
Hi, hope this helps. Windows Live Messenger Helpful Hints
There are two ways to launch Windows Live Messenger. You can start the
program from the System Tray, or from the Start menu. If you start Windows
Live Messenger from the Start menu, after the program launches, you may need
to select Sign In from either the Sign In screen or the File menu to begin
sending message threads.
To start Windows Live Messenger from the System Tray, press INSERT+F11 to
display the applications currently running. Use the arrow keys to move to
Windows Live Messenger Service. Press the TAB key to move to the Right
Single Click button and then press ENTER. Next a context menu is displayed.
Press UP or DOWN ARROW to move to Open, and press ENTER to open the Windows
Live Messenger Service application window. If you are not signed on, you
must select Sign On either from the Sign In screen, or from the File menu.
Once you have signed on, use ALT+A to open the Action menu. From within the
Action menu, you can choose to send an instant message thread, or perform
other actions with Windows Live Messenger.
Reading Messages
When the conversation window is open, JAWS automatically reads incoming
message threads. JAWS also provides commands that allow you to review
previous message threads. Press ALT+1 through 0 to read the ten most recent
message threads (ALT+1 reads the most recent thread). Press the keystroke
twice to display the message thread text in the JAWS Virtual Viewer. This
command is useful when you want to copy to the Clipboard an e-mail address,
phone number, Web site URL, or other piece of information that someone has
sent to you.
For more information about these commands, refer to JAWS Commands for
Windows Live Instant Messenger.
Windows Live Messenger Notifications
Windows Live Messenger displays notification message threads to indicate
when a contact has signed on and to inform you when a new Hot Mail e-mail
message thread has been received.
JAWS reads these notifications when they appear, even if you are working in
another application. To hear the name of the contact who signed in most
recently, press CTRL+SCROLL LOCK+F12. JAWS says the name of the contact
followed by the time the contact signed in.
If you are working in another window, Windows Live Messenger plays a sound
to alert you that someone is sending you an instant message. To switch to
this "urgent conversation," press WINDOWS Key+0. You are moved to a button
for that conversation's minimized window. Press the SPACEBAR to open the
window, and JAWS reads the most recent message in the conversation window.
Typing Notification
A clicking sound is heard while the contact is typing. To toggle this sound,
press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options dialog, and enable the Typing
Sounder option. JAWS can also announce when the contact is typing a message
thread. You can toggle this setting in the Adjust JAWS Options dialog as
well.
Tip: You can press CTRL+SHIFT+S to check the incoming status.
Conversation Hot Keys
Conversation hot keys allow you to move quickly to a conversation window
from any other open window, including the windows for other programs. To
assign a conversation to a hot key, press CTRL+WINDOWS Key+1 through 5. To
move to a conversation which has been assigned, press WINDOWS Key+1 through
5.
Emoticons
Emoticons are combinations of characters that resemble graphics when
rotated. JAWS provides a list of common emoticons for use with Windows Live
Messenger. JAWS also uses this list to interpret emoticons in the Message
Thread window and reads them as part of the incoming message thread.
To open the list of emoticons, press CTRL+SHIFT+M. To move through the list,
press UP or DOWN ARROW. To insert the selected emoticon into your
conversation, press ENTER. To select from a Messenger-provided list of
emoticons, use ALT+M to activate that menu.
Windows Live Messenger Dictionary
The Windows Live Messenger dictionary file contains definitions for a number
of abbreviations commonly used during online conversations. When you
encounter these abbreviations, JAWS reads the corresponding definition
instead. For example, if you read the abbreviation "LOL," JAWS says, "Laugh
out loud." Other abbreviations that JAWS recognizes include IMO (in my
opinion), BRB (be right back), BTW (by the way), HTH (hope this helps), and
many more.
Windows Live Messenger Options
Press INSERT+V while in Windows Live Messenger to access the following
verbosity options. Use the arrow keys to select the option you want to
change and then press the SPACEBAR to cycle through the available choices.
Item
Description
Typing Sounder
Select "Enabled" if you want a typing sound to play whenever the person you
are exchanging messages with is typing.
Typing Announcement
Select "Enabled" if you want JAWS to announce the name of the contact
currently typing a message.
Speak Contacts Name with Message
Select "Enabled" if you want JAWS to announce the name of a contact when he
or she sends a message.
Automatically Speak Incoming Messages
Select "Enabled" if you want JAWS to automatically start reading messages
that you receive.
Announce Contacts Signing In
Select "Enabled" if you want JAWS to automatically announce the names of
any contacts that sign in.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mandy Palmer" <Mandy.Palmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Access-Uk@Freelists. Org" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 6:58 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Windows Live Messenger
Hi is there anyone that can help me with Windows live messenger, I have
used
skype but there are some friends on windows live and I am finding it very
difficult to navigate around without knowing the keystrokes. The friend
that set it up for me is sighted and obviously doesn't need the
keystrokes,
so we came to a dead stop. Is there a list for Windows Live, or is
somebody
going to be very kind and tell me an idiot's way of using the thing.
Mandy
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