[bksvol-discuss] Re: proofreaders using speech
- From: Chanelle Hill <chanellemh@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:41:41 -0500
Thank you, Monica. I had gone into the configuration manager, but I
didn't look far enough into the speech and sounds manager. I think I
will do much more proofreading in Word now that I have this
information.
Chanelle
On 4/9/09, Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Chanelle and Nancy. Would you like an easier way to see font changes as
> you proofread books? If so, the JAWS speech manager can help you do this.
> Here's how to do it. Open Word. Now press the JAWS key which is the insert
> key along with the number 6 key on the row of number that goes across the
> top of your keyboard. They're right below the function keys. This will open
> the JAWS Configuration Manager. You'll hear that you are in the Microsoft
> Word.jcf file. Press alt s for the settings menu and then the letter m for
> the speech and sounds manager. Now you will find yourself in a list box.
> Press the up arrow until you hear JAWS talking about proofreading attributes
> with font info. There are other proofreading attributes sound schemes, but
> this one is a nice balance between learning about font changes without being
> bombarded with too much information. Once you've found the scheme you want.
> Press shift tab a few times until you get to the ok button. Press enter.
> Press control s to save your settings. Then close the Configuration Manager.
>
> From now on, Word will tell you about things like font changes as you read.
> If you ever want to change it back, just repeat these steps but change it
> back to the Classic Word scheme.
>
> Monica Willyard
> "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
>
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>
> Dear Nancy,
> Smart tags are placed over names, dates, and other types of data in
> Microsoft Word which allow one to perform certain actions. That's the
> gist of it from Microsoft Word's help file. For example, if a smart
> tag is placed over a person's name, clicking on it will bring up
> options to add it to your Microsoft Outlook contacts list or copy
> information from Outlook such as an address to Word. I personally have
> never used smart tags and don't think they are necessary for
> proofreading. Maybe others on this list have different ideas? There
> are options to configure so that Jaws will not speak them. In the
> Microsoft Word options dialogue, there is a view tab. the smart tags
> option is a checkbox. In the Jaws verbosity menu in Microsoft Word,
> there is an item called smart tags. Pressing space bar toggles it
> between on and off. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you need
> more detailed instructions.
> When I proofread, I standardize all paragraphs in the book to be
> indented by 0.5 inches. I think this is the standard, but maybe others
> do it differently. I actually use a combination of Word and my
> BrailleNote to proofread. One disadvantage of Word for me is that font
> changes and italics marks are not announced when I read line by line.
> Pressing insert f on certain blocks of text will give me the
> information, but it would be harder to catch errors or text that is
> underlined or italicized.
> A few weeks ago, someone posted to this list a solution for getting
> Jaws to speak page breaks in Word by creating an entry in the Jaws
> dictionary. Please let me know if you would like more information on
> this. I have not been proofreading long myself, but these are some
> things I have learned. Being on this list has been extremely helpful,
> and I am always eager to learn more.
>
> Chanelle
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