Re: JAWS and Windows Live Mail
- From: "The Elf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 22:58:09 -0800
hi,
not sure if you got what you needed, and am a few days behind here at the
moment but I'll give these references for the benifit of anyone who wants them!
below is the contents of a tutorial on WLM that a fellow named ryan did for
folks: and at the end of it he gives the information on an audio tutorial that
several folks have said has been useful:
From: "RyanAndCaptain" <ryanandcaptain@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <W7Starter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [W7Starter] Tutorial for installing and using Windows Live Mail
Hello,
Just thought I'd compose a little tutorial for those new to Windows Live
Mail. This process will take you from downloading and installing to setting
up WLM. Hopefully Windows Live Mail will meet your email needs too as it has
for me.
Using Windows Live Mail on Windows7
Note: the file you will need to install Windows Live Mail is called
wlsetup-web.exe. You can download it from Microsoft here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=00ed0c6b-152f-49eb-88c8-278267802f57&displaylang=en
Installation of the Windows Live Mail email client contained within Windows
Live Essentials:
1. Hit enter on the wlsetup-web.exe file to begin the installation. You
might have to wait about a minute or so as the configuration of the
installation is being performed.
2. Once the installer finally opens select the programs you want to install,
and then click Next. You will actually have to uncheck items as all of the
Windows Live Essentials will be checked, and if you only want to install the
mail component then you have to down arrow through all the choices making
sure to press spacebar on the components you do not want. You will know they
are unchecked because as you arrow through these items once again you will
not be given their checked or unchecked status. The only thing you should
hear that is checked is Mail. Tab to next and hit enter.
3. Sit back and relax, or do other things on your computer while you wait.
You can use your screen reader's hotkey to read the title bar to determine
the percentage of the installation remaining. The whole installation will
take about 5 minutes.
4. When the installation is complete you'll be informed that you can find
your new programs in the Windows Live folder on the Windows Start menu. You
will also be given a choice of installing 3 other things. I forgot what
these items were, but I unchecked all 3 of these things without negative
repercussions. Tab to next and hit enter.
5. The final screen will ask you if you want a Windows Live ID. I did not
choose to do this, so I tabbed to close and hit enter to complete the
Windows Live Mail installation. Here is what you will be asked in this last
screen:
"Do you have a Windows Live ID?
To get the most from your new programs, use your Windows Live ID to sign in.
If you use Hotmail, Messenger, or Xbox LIVE, you already have a Windows Live
ID. If not, it only takes a minute to sign up."
Note: for more information on Windows Live ID go here:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/what-is-a-windows-live-id
6. You can now go to your start menu and up arrow until you come across
Windows Live Mail and hit enter to launch it.
Since this is a new installation of Windows Live Mail you will now begin the
process of adding an email account, so let's tab through the next 3 screens
and dialogues making sure to enter the correct information requested of you.
7. In the first screen you will be asked for your Email address given to you
by your ISP or otherwise E.G.: Anyone@xxxxxxxxxx You will also be asked for
your Email account password so make sure you have this available.
8. In the second page of this Add account wizard, if you have chosen to
manually configure your ISP and server information, you might want to call
your ISP for help as this is pretty technical information being requested of
you. I will add that some internet service providers may not help you with
this process. I chose to complete the install on my own and pretty much kept
everything the way it was presented and essentially took the defaults with
the exception that I specified my incoming and outgoing server information.
I entered in the edit fields: incoming: pop.charter.net and out:
smtp.charter.net
9. The third page of this account creation wizard will give you this notice:
"You have successfully entered in the information required to set up your
account.
Finish Cancel"
10. Close Windows Live mail and relaunch it. You will probably get a message
asking you if you want to make Windows Live Mail your new default email
client. Choose yes.
11. I would now go into the Windows Live Mail options and make my personal
configuration changes such as choosing to send/receive email as plain text
and so forth. To do this press alt T for tools then up arrow to Options and
hit enter. There are several tabs here with lots of configuration
possibilities so go through each of them beginning with the general tab.
12. Try sending yourself a test message to make sure all your settings are
correct.
13. If this applies to you, make sure you go to All programs and look for
the Microsoft Outlook entry and use your windows applications key to find
properties and hit enter. You want to remove any hotkey you've associated
with Outlook as you will no longer use it. I would then go back to the All
programs menu and find my way over to the windows Live Essentials entry, hit
right arrow to open it up, then down arrow to select Windows Live Mail. You
can now use your windows applications key and hit enter on properties to
assign a hotkey to quickly launch Windows Live Mail. If you lose focus
simply alt tab and you should be on the properties sheet again.
14. At this point I would give the following Podcast a listen. Hopefully the
podcast will not put you to sleep too as its dull and monotonous but useful
for new Windows Live Mail users.
http://www.accessibleworld.org/category/site-categories/tek-talk-archives?page=1
Look for this text: Tek Talk presents Gene Asner, March 15, 2010 by Gene
Asner
15. Feel free to write this W7Starters list in the event you have any
problems with the installation or use of Windows Live Mail.
Ryan
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----- Original Message -----
From: Jerome Silverbush
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:40 AM
Subject: JAWS and Windows Live Mail
Windows Live Mail which comes Windows 7 is very hard to use with Jaws 12. A
few of the old shortcuts lie control n to write a new email work, but for
example, it seems impossible to get to your address book. Is there a web site
that gives some USEFUL keyboard shortcuts to access Windows Live Mail?
Jerome Silverbush
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