Try Insert+B to read the dialog. Thanks, Dennis Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry White, MBA To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 11:26 AM Subject: JAWS and Properties screens Hello Everyone! I am new to this list and hope this isn't a stupid question. I can't get JAWS to read a Properties screen for me! If I browse to a file by double clicking the My Computer icon, then right-click on the file, then click on "Properties", JAWS will not read the entire screen for me. I have tried TAB (which just goes over the checkable options like 'hidden'), CTR+TAB (with no effect), and even tried the JAWS cursor by pressing the "-" sign on the num pad. The JAWS cursor will read the name of the file, but if I move down to try the rest of the screen it gets stuck on the task bar. All I can do at this point is press the "+" on the num pad to go back to regular JAWS. I have JAWS v9 and Windows XP. What am I doing wrong? Thanks so much for your help! Jerry White