Jaws 7 is coming
- From: Fayaz Pasha <fayazjpasha@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jaws for windows <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:51:40 -0700 (PDT)
Jaws 7 is going to be released by the end of
September.It includes support
for Mozilla Firefox and MSN Messenger 7 and 7.5
Some of the new features are given below.
JAWS Features
FSClipboard
FSClipboard extends the functionality of the Windows
Clipboard. When you use
the Windows Copy (CTRL+C) or Cut (CTRL+X) commands to
place text on the
Clipboard, it replaces any text already there. When
using the FSClipboard
feature, text that you copy is added to any text that
you have previously
copied to the Clipboard. This allows you to continue
adding text to the
Clipboard until you are ready to paste it into a
document.
To add text to the Clipboard, select it using the text
selection commands,
and then press WINDOWS Key+C. The text is appended to
the end of any text
already on the Clipboard. To paste all the text that
you have placed on the
Clipboard so far, use the Windows Paste command
(CTRL+V). The text is
inserted into your document at the current location of
the cursor. Each
block of text that you copied is separated by a blank
line.
Improved Menu Reading
JAWS now relies on Microsoft Active Accessibility
(MSAA) information when
reading menus. This allows for greater accuracy when
reading menu items,
which is useful for users who like to customize the
Windows system colors.
HTML, PDF, and the Internet
Document Presentation Mode
Document Presentation Mode allows you to read tables
by row, just as they
are presented on the screen. With this feature, you
can change how JAWS
structures HTML pages and other virtual documents
(such as PDF documents) in
the virtual buffer. If you select "Simple Layout,"
each cell in the
table is
displayed on a separate line. This is the default
layout, and the behavior
should be familiar to users of JAWS 6.20 and earlier.
If you select "Screen
Layout," pages are rendered in the virtual buffer in a
way that is more
similar to what a sighted user sees on the screen. All
items in a single
table row are displayed on the same line, and each
column is separated by a
vertical bar. This helps you better understand the
overall table design as
well as the relationship between table cells in each
row.
To switch to Screen Layout mode temporarily, press
INSERT+V. Alternatively,
you can change this option for the current Web site by
pressing
INSERT+SHIFT+V. Select "Document Presentation" and
press the SPACEBAR
to
choose "Screen Layout." You can permanently change
this setting on the
Misc
tab of the HTML Options dialog in Configuration
Manager.
This new feature is especially useful for copying and
pasting table
information from virtual documents. Because all text
in the row appears on
the same line, you can easily select all the text in
every cell in a row
with SHIFT+DOWN ARROW. Alternatively, you can press F8
to select the entire
table (if you are at the beginning). When you copy and
paste the row(s) or
table into another document, the text of each cell is
separated by a
vertical bar to preserve readability. You can even use
the enhanced
functionality of FSClipboard to copy non-contiguous
rows or rows from
different tables and then paste them all into another
document.
Support for Mozilla Firefox
JAWS now supports the Mozilla Firefox Web browser
(version 1.5 beta or
later). Firefox is a free browser that you can
download from
www.GetFireFox.com.
As of the JAWS 7.0 release,
Firefox is in the process of
public beta testing. A final version has not yet been
released. Even if
Mozilla releases Firefox from beta testing, the
current level of support for
JAWS 7.0 remains under development. Freedom Scientific
is continuing to work
with its beta team and IBM to complete full access to
all the functionality
and features of this exciting new accessible Web
browser. While the majority
of this support is in place now, not everything is
complete and we will not
be able to provide Technical Support for this program
as a result.
Freedom Scientific's goal is to make all of the
features and useful tools
available in Internet Explorer available for Firefox
as well. You'll be able
to use navigation quick keys, PlaceMarkers, custom
labels, lists of HTML
elements, and more.
Support for MSN Messenger 7.0 and 7.5
JAWS now supports MSN Messenger 7.0 and 7.5. A number
of the keystrokes
available in previous versions have been removed or
changed. For a complete
list of current keystrokes, see the JAWS Help for MSN
Messenger. In
addition, you can now access a list of verbosity
options for MSN Messenger
by pressing INSERT+V. These options allow you to
enable or disable the
typing sound, typing announcement, automatic message
reading, announcement
of contacts that sign in, and whether JAWS speaks the
name of a contact when
you receive a message.
In addition, JAWS 7.0 features a new MSN Messenger
dictionary file that
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.
Enhanced Features for Adobe Acrobat and Reader
Freedom Scientific has been working closely with Adobe
to make PDF files
more accessible to JAWS users. When reading PDF files
with JAWS and Adobe
Acrobat or Reader, you will experience increased
responsiveness and improved
accuracy. JAWS can also better read font information
and switch to the
appropriate synthesizer language when necessary.
Navigation in complex
tables has also been improved. In addition, you can
now select text using
the Virtual Cursor. You can then press the APPLICATION
Key to access a
context menu containing commands applicable to the
selected text.
Furthermore, the same great features available in
Internet Explorer are now
available in virtual PDF documents. You can navigate
using the same commands
you use for Web pages, including using Navigation
Quick Keys to jump to
different document elements. Features like
PlaceMarkers, custom labels, and
the custom summary are fully supported. You can even
press INSERT+V to
access the same verbosity options available in
Internet Explorer.
Support for Yahoo! Messenger
JAWS now supports Yahoo! Messenger version 7.0. Yahoo!
Messenger is a
collaboration tool that allows you to stay in touch
with your friends and
co-workers in a variety of ways. With Yahoo! Messenger
you can send mobile
phone text messages (SMS), place PC-to-PC and
PC-to-phone calls, use
traditional instant messaging, and more. You can
download the program from
http://messenger.yahoo.com.
New Keystroke for Activating Mouse Overs
The keystroke for activating mouse overs on Web pages
has been changed to
INSERT+CTRL+ENTER. This was done to avoid a conflict
with the Firefox
keystroke, CTRL+ENTER.
Microsoft Word
Navigation Quick Keys
Navigation Quick Keys for Word provide you with an
easy and efficient way to
move through a document. You can quickly move the
insertion point to a
number of different page elements, including headings,
tables, form fields,
pages, sections, and more, with a simple keystroke.
This feature is similar
to the navigation quick keys in Internet Explorer, but
is especially
designed to help you navigate Word documents.
Navigation Quick Keys are automatically enabled while
you are reading with
the Say All command. If you want to use this feature
when not performing the
Say All command, press INSERT+Z. Then, use the
keystrokes in the Word
Navigation Quick Keys table to move the insertion
point to the next or
previous page element of the given type. To turn off
Navigation Quick Keys
again, press ENTER. JAWS also turns off Navigation
Quick Keys if you switch
to another document or program.
Note: While Navigation Quick Keys are enabled, you
cannot type text into the
document. In addition, you can only use the TAB key to
move to the next form
field or table cell.
Table of Word Navigation Quick Keys
Announce Accented Characters
If Typing Echo is set to characters, JAWS now
announces accented characters
(such as à, é, î, and many others) and special
characters (such as ¿, ¡, and
ß) as you type them. For more information on how to
type accented characters
in Word, refer to the Microsoft Word online help.
Hear Nested List Levels
JAWS can now automatically announce the nesting level
of paragraphs
formatted as bulleted or numbered lists. Level one
paragraphs are at the
highest level. Level two paragraphs are nested below
level one paragraphs,
and so on. To enable this option, press INSERT+V in
Word, select "Announce
List Nest Level," and press the SPACEBAR to choose
"On."
New Functionality for INSERT+T
In addition to announcing the name of the current
document, pressing
INSERT+T now announces the current document view (such
as normal, page
layout, outline, and so on).
Hide Custom Labels for Form Fields
JAWS 6.0 introduced the ability to assign custom
labels to form fields in
Word documents. Now you can temporarily hide your
custom labels and use the
original labels instead. Press INSERT+V, select "Use
Custom Labels,"
and
then press the SPACEBAR to choose "Off." The next time
you move to a
form
field with a custom label, JAWS reads the original
label instead (if one is
available).
New Keystroke for Selecting a Hyperlink in Word
The keystroke for selecting a hyperlink in Word has
been changed from
INSERT+F8 to INSERT+F7. This change makes the
keystroke for this command
consistent for all Microsoft Office programs.
Indicate Bullet Types
When you move to a paragraph formatted as a bulleted
list, JAWS now
indicates the type of bullet used to create that list.
JAWS can identify ten
of the most common bullet types, including picture
bullets. If you want to
hear specific information about images used as picture
bullets, turn on the
"Borders & Pictures" verbosity option. If you do not
want JAWS to
indicate
the type of bullet, press INSERT+V, select "Bullet
Type Indication,"
and
press the SPACEBAR to choose "Off."
More Support for Non Uniform Tables
JAWS can now properly detect and navigate non uniform
tables with cells that
span one or more rows. In addition, JAWS 7.0 features
a new verbosity option
that can provide you with detailed information about
complex tables that can
help you get oriented. This option is enabled by
default. To disable this
option, press INSERT+V, select "Table Description,"
and press the
SPACEBAR
to choose "Off." This setting is retained even after
you quit Word.
New Focus Shortcut for Left Alignment of Paragraphs
The Focus braille display shortcut for left aligning
the current paragraph
has been changed to LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3 to avoid
conflicting with another
shortcut.
More Information when Selecting Cells
When you select cells with Excel's selection commands,
JAWS now indicates
the range of cells that you have selected. For
example, if you are in cell
A1 and then select cells B1 and C1 with SHIFT+RIGHT
ARROW, JAWS says
"Select
C1."
Microsoft Excel
Create Custom Summaries in Excel
The Custom Summary feature allows you to create a
snapshot of important data
from a worksheet, such as monthly totals, grand
totals, and so on. You
define which cells appear in the custom summary by
assigning labels to them.
The summary then displays the contents of all the
specified cells. The
summary contains links, allowing you to move quickly
to any of the cells. If
the worksheet's data changes after the custom summary
is created, the same
summary can be used to obtain the new information.
Use CTRL+INSERT+TAB to assign a label to the current
cell. Once you have
assigned labels to all cells you want to include in
the summary, you press
CTRL+INSERT+SHIFT+TAB to view the summary. JAWS
displays summary information
for all worksheets that have custom summary labels
assigned.
Easy Creation of Excel Formulas that Reference
Different Workbooks or
Worksheets
When you create a formula in Excel, you can navigate
to and select a cell or
range of cells in another workbook or worksheet in
order to use that data as
part of the formula. When you create a formula this
way, JAWS now makes it
easier to navigate to the cells containing the data
you want to include by
announcing the name of the active worksheet/workbook.
In addition, you can
now press CTRL+NUM PAD 5 when creating a formula to
hear the coordinates of
the last cell you navigated to.
Define Row and Column Titles for Worksheets with
Multiple Regions
The ability to use names in Excel to define row and
column titles has been
extended to worksheets that have multiple regions. You
can now use names to
define unique row and column titles for each region on
your spreadsheet. In
addition, JAWS can now detect if the active worksheet
contains multiple
regions. If it does, then multiple region support is
automatically enabled
in the Excel verbosity options.
New Keystroke for Setting Monitor Cells
The keystroke for setting monitor cells in Excel has
been changed from
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+1 through 0 to INSERT+SHIFT+1 through
0. This keystroke is
easier for most users to press.
New Keystroke for Selecting a Hyperlink in Excel
The keystroke for selecting a hyperlink in Excel has
been changed from
CTRL+SHIFT+H to INSERT+F7. This change makes the
keystroke for this command
consistent for all Microsoft Office programs.
Phonetic Cell Coordinates in Excel
You can now press INSERT+C three times to hear the
coordinates of the active
cell announced phonetically.
More Information About Input Messages
Input messages can be used to create forms in Excel.
When you move to a cell
with an input message, JAWS now announces the
following information:
? The type of input (drop-down, date, time, and so
on).
? Any restrictions relating to the input that is
expected (for example, time
input between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM).
? Tutor help appropriate to the type of input
expected.
? Appropriate screen-sensitive help for the type of
input expected.
JAWS also provides this information in Braille, if you
have a Braille
display.
Review Detailed Information About Cell Appearance
You can now press INSERT+TAB twice while in a cell to
display detailed
information regarding the visual appearance of that
cell in the Virtual
Viewer. JAWS displays the width of the column, the
height of the cell if
greater than one line, whether the text has been
shrunk or rotated, the
cell's vertical and horizontal alignment, font
information, the presence of
any inverted negative numbers and their color, the
indentation level, and
the number format.
Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express
Disable Announcement of Header Fields
You can now turn off the automatic announcement of the
From and Subject
fields when you open a message in Outlook Express. To
change this setting,
press INSERT+V, select "Announce Header Fields with
Message," and use
the
SPACEBAR to choose either "Yes" or "No."
Disable Automatic Message Reading in Outlook Express
In JAWS 6.20 and later, JAWS no longer reads the
entire message
automatically when you open it in Outlook. In JAWS
7.0, this feature has
been extended to Outlook Express as well. If you want
JAWS to automatically
read the message body after reading the subject, press
INSERT+V, select
"Read Messages Automatically," and press the SPACEBAR
to choose
"Yes."
Read and Move to the BCC Edit Box
You can now press ALT+6 to read the BCC field while
composing a message in
Outlook. Press this keystroke twice quickly to move
the cursor to the BCC
field.
Disable Information Bar Announcement
In JAWS 6.10, a new feature was added that
automatically announced the
content of the Outlook information bar. If you want to
turn this feature
off, you can now press INSERT+V, select "Announce
Information Bar
Messages,"
and press the SPACEBAR to choose "No."
Message Flag Announcement
If this option is on, JAWS announces when the
currently selected message has
one of Outlook's message status flags, such as
Important, Business, Follow
up, Personal, and so on. Turn this option off if you
do not want those flags
announced. This option is only available in Outlook
2002 or later.
source:
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