Re: Adobe reader
- From: "Terrill Reynolds" <terrill1@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:08:53 -0400
Don't know if this will help or not but below is 2 links from FS on adobe
reader. Below that is
excerpts from the jaws help. below the jaws help is excerpts from acrobat help.
Freedom Scientific Accessibility Tips and Links
http://www.freedomscientific.com/training/training_Adobe_Online_Resources.asp#skip
PDF Files and JAWS
http://www.freedomscientific.com/training/training_PDF_and_Adobe_Reader_7.asp
Moving through Forms
With the Virtual Cursor on, press CTRL+INSERT+HOME to move to the first form
field. To move to the
next form field, press F. To move to the previous form
field, press SHIFT+F. To move to the last form field, press CTRL+INSERT+END.
Press INSERT+F5 to get a list of form fields on a page. Select an item from
this list and press
ENTER to move to a specific field. JAWS automatically activates
Forms Mode for the item, allowing to enter information or make a selection.
You can also use the following Navigation Quick Keys to move to specific types
of form controls on
the page:
list of 4 items
• Press C to move to the next combo box.
• Press E to move to the next edit box.
• Press R to move to the next radio button.
• Press X to move to the next check box.
list end
Hold down SHIFT before pressing a Navigation Quick Key to move to the previous
form control of that
type. In addition, if you hold down INSERT+CTRL and
then press one of these keys, JAWS displays a list of all form controls of that
type that are on the
page. Select a form control from the list and press
ENTER to move to it.
TAB Order
Authors of web pages can specify the TAB order for form controls by using the
"Tabindex" HTML
attribute. JAWS moves through the controls in this specified
order when you press TAB or SHIFT+TAB to move through the form. If the
"Tabindex" attribute is not
assigned to all fields, JAWS first moves through the
items with a "Tabindex" assigned, then moves through the other form fields and
links in the order
they appear on the page.
Forms Mode
To make changes to form controls, move the Virtual Cursor to a form control,
and press ENTER to
switch to Forms Mode. JAWS says, "Forms Mode On," the information
and the name of the control. When you press ENTER to go into Forms Mode, the PC
cursor is activated
on the current control. If the control is an edit field,
the cursor is placed at the top of the field. If the control is a check box,
the state of the check
box is toggled. If the control is a radio button that
is not checked, it is checked.
To navigate within an edit field while in Forms Mode, use the arrow keys as you
normally would. To
move to the next form field while in Forms Mode, press
TAB. To move to the previous field, press SHIFT+TAB.
Tip: If Forms Mode is on and you use the Say Line (INSERT+UP ARROW) or Say All
(INSERT+DOWN ARROW)
commands in an edit box, JAWS reads all the text on the
current line. This may include text that is not inside the edit box, such as a
label or description.
To exit Forms Mode, press NUM PAD PLUS. If the Forms Mode Auto Off setting is
enabled, then JAWS
automatically exits Forms Mode when the page content is
updated. This setting is enabled by default.
Check Boxes and Radio Buttons
To check a check box or radio button without entering Forms Mode, press
SPACEBAR or NUM PAD SLASH
when the Virtual Cursor is on the item. If you are on
a checkbox, the state of the checkbox is toggled. If you are on a radio button
that is unchecked,
the radio button is checked.
Combo Boxes
If you enter Forms Mode in a Combo box, the first item is selected. To change
the selection, press
UP or DOWN ARROW.
Tip: In some forms, changing the selection in a combo box opens a new page
automatically. To work
with these combo boxes, press ALT+DOWN ARROW to open the
list of choices, Then move to an item and press ENTER to make your selection.
Multiple Selection
To make multiple selections in a list box, press TAB to move into the list box.
Press SHIFT+F8 to
move into Multi-Select mode. Use UP and DOWN ARROW to
move through the list, and press SPACEBAR to make your selections. Press
SHIFT+F8 again when you are
finished.
Form Control Prompts
JAWS attempts to associate each form field with a textual prompt. JAWS can
identify when a prompt is
specifically associated with a control, and speaks
the correct prompt when you move to that control. If no prompt is specifically
associated with a
control, JAWS attempts to identify text positioned near
the control as the prompt. This is most accurate when the text is directly
above or to the left of
the form control.
Label Element
JAWS reads this label when you move to the associated form field.
Fieldset and Legend Elements
The "Fieldset" element is used to group form controls in the same way as a
group box groups controls
within a dialog box. The "Legend" element gives these
groups of controls a name. JAWS reads the legend as you move to each form
control within the
"Fieldset" with TAB, SHIFT+TAB, or form control specific navigation
commands such as F.
If you do not wish to hear the "fieldset" legend information, disable it in
Configuration Manager,
Verbosity Options. Select the button for the verbosity
level you are using. In the Speech Output Types list, move to the Control Group
Name check box and
press SPACEBAR to clear the check mark. Select Ok to
accept your changes, select Ok again, then save the open configuration file to
save your settings.
For more information, refer to
Verbosity Options.
Authoring Considerations
Some Forms are not written with accessibility in mind, and JAWS cannot obtain
enough information to
read the form controls properly. If JAWS
does not read form controls correctly while you are in Forms Mode, reading the
form with the Virtual
Cursor may provide additional helpful information.
Press ENTER to turn Forms Mode on and fill in a form field. Then press NUM PAD
PLUS to exit Forms
Mode and continue reading the form with the Virtual Cursor.
About completing Adobe PDF forms
Adobe PDF forms can be static or interactive. Static PDF forms must be printed
in order
to be filled in, while interactive PDF forms contain form fields you can fill
in on-screen. A PDF
form is made interactive if its creator sets up the document with appropriate
form
fields and properties in Adobe Designer, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Acrobat
Content
Server, or even Adobe® GoLive® CS.
You can print a PDF form or export the form data to a separate file. Exporting
form data
allows you to save the existing data, or to transport it with an alternative
method such as
email. If you are filling out a PDF form from inside a web browser, you may be
able to
submit the form through the web.
Completing Adobe PDF forms
If a PDF form contains interactive form fields, you can fill in the form with
the Basic
toolbar's Hand tool. When you place the Hand tool pointer over an interactive
form field,
the pointer icon changes from the Hand icon to the Pointing Hand icon , the
Pointing Hand Plus icon , the Arrow icon , or the I-beam icon . If the form
fields
aren't interactive, the Hand icon doesn't change; instead, you can print a
noninteractive
PDF form and fill it out by hand.
Some text fields are dynamic, which means they automatically resize to
accommodate the amount of data you enter, and can span across pages. (See
About form fields that span multiple pages
and About typing in forms with barcodes.)
To fill out an interactive PDF form:
1. Select the Hand tool .
2. If you want to make form fields easier to identify in the PDF file, do any
of the following
in the Document Message Bar:
l To display a light blue color in the background of all form fields, select
Highlight Fields.
l To display a red outline around all form fields that you're required to fill,
select Highlight
Required Fields. (This option appears only if the PDF form contains required
fields.)
3. Position the pointer inside a form field, and click. The I-beam pointer
allows you to type
text; the Arrow icon lets you select an item in a list box; the Pointing Finger
icon or
the Pointing Hand Plus icon lets you select a button, a check box, a radio
button, or an
item from a list.
4. After entering text or making a selection, do any of the following:
l Press Tab or Shift+Tab to accept the form field change and go to the next or
previous field.
l Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) to accept the text form field change
and
deselect the current field. If the current field is a check box, pressing Enter
or Return turns
the check box on or off. In a multiline text form field, pressing Enter or
Return creates a
paragraph return in the same form field. You can use Enter on the keypad to
accept the
change.
l Press the Up or Left arrow key to select the previous radio button in a group
of radio
buttons, or press the Down or Right arrow key to select the next radio button.
l Press Esc to reject the form field change and deselect the current form
field. If you are in
Full Screen mode, pressing Esc a second time causes you to exit Full Screen
mode.
5. Once you have filled in the appropriate form fields, do one of the following:
l Click the submit form button, if one exists. Clicking this button sends the
form data to a
database across the web or over your company intranet.
l Choose File > Save As, and rename the file to save the form with the data you
entered.
l Export the form data. (See
Exporting form data.) l Print the form. (See
Printing Adobe PDF documents.) For information about how to fill in a digital
signature form field,
see
Signing Adobe PDF documents. To clear a form in a browser:
Do one of the following:
l Select the reset form button, if one exists. You cannot undo this action.
l Quit the browser, and start again.
Clicking the web browser's Reload or Refresh button or the Go Back button, or
following
a link in a browser window, may not clear a form.
To clear unsaved form entries in Acrobat:
Choose File > Revert.
Related Subtopics:
Completing fields automatically About form fields that span multiple pages
About typing in forms
with barcodes Spell-checking text in forms
HTH
Warmest Regards,
Terrill Reynolds
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terrill1@xxxxxxxx
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----- Original Message -----
From: "tcivi31" <tcivi31@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Jaws List" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 4:40 PM
Subject: Adobe reader
I am attempting to fill out a passport application in PDF format. Using Jaws
version 8.0.423 and Adobe reader version 8.1.
It will not work at all. Adobe Reader starts and when you tell it to start
processing it stalls and doesn't come up with the document.
I also have the demonstration version of Window Eyes version 6.1 which works
pretty well. Once I get things started using WE I can switch to Jaws but
when I get to an edit field an press enter Jaws says forms mode and lets me
type in my last name but I can't get to the next field except to leave forms
mode and arrow to the next form field and hit enter again but then it won't
let me type in the field even though Jaws says forms mode.
It says this is a secure document, is there some secret here?
Tom
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