Jaws help-PDF Forms
- From: "john R. Vaughn" <jrvaughn44@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:23:55 -0500
Here is the help file from FS on PDF documents and forms. You can get to
Jaws help for any program supported by Jaws. To do this, while in the
program like Adobe, open the program, then hold down the jaws/insert key
and tap the F1 key twice. You will be in the list view and should be on the
program you currently have opened. enter on the item and use the F6 key to
go to the article and read with jaws navigation keys. There are usally
links from within help to such things as getting started, helpful hints and
jaws keys for the program. That is what I did and here is the resulting
pages. You can also go to this help topic and get a list of jaws keys for
using Adobe. good luck.
John in sunny florida
Adobe reader and reading PDF
Adobe Acrobat and Reader
Adobe Acrobat allows you to create documents in the Portable Document
Format, or PDF. Many people use PDF documents to exchange information,
because once a document is formatted in this way, its content and appearance
are preserved. No one can change the document. To view or print PDF files,
you can use Adobe Reader, which is available free of charge on the Internet.
JAWS allows you to hear PDF files, primarily through use of the Virtual
Cursor.
In order to take advantage of the many useful JAWS features designed for
Adobe Acrobat/Reader, it is important that the PDF files are properly
created and tagged by the document author. For information on creating
accessible PDF documents, visit the Adobe
<http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/index.html> Accessibility page or the
Freedom Scientific Accessibility and Usability
<http://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/accessibility.asp> page.
Acrobat/Reader Helpful Hints
Most PDF documents created in Adobe Acrobat are now accessible to JAWS. Use
Adobe Acrobat or Reader to view and hear JAWS read these documents to you.
Periodically you may encounter a poorly structured PDF file, which JAWS
cannot access.
Virtual Features
When reading PDF documents, JAWS uses the Virtual Cursor just as it does in
HTML documents. This means that you can use the same features you use to
navigate Web pages when reading PDF documents. Useful features include
Navigation Quick Keys, lists of tables, links, headings, and other elements,
PlaceMarkers, HTML options, and many others.
The following topics contain information about JAWS HTML features that are
also available in PDF documents:
Navigation
<mk:@MSITStore:C:\Program%20Files\Freedom%20Scientific\JAWS\11.0\Help\enu\po
papps.CHM::/internet/internet_explorer_5/qk_nav_ie.htm> Quick Keys
Links
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papps.CHM::/internet/internet_explorer_5/links_ie.htm>
Headings
<mk:@MSITStore:C:\Program%20Files\Freedom%20Scientific\JAWS\11.0\Help\enu\po
papps.CHM::/internet/internet_explorer_5/headings_ie.htm>
Images
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papps.CHM::/internet/internet_explorer_5/images_ie.htm>
Lists
<mk:@MSITStore:C:\Program%20Files\Freedom%20Scientific\JAWS\11.0\Help\enu\po
papps.CHM::/internet/internet_explorer_5/lists_ie.htm>
Forms
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papps.CHM::/internet/internet_explorer_5/forms_ie.htm>
Tables
<mk:@MSITStore:C:\Program%20Files\Freedom%20Scientific\JAWS\11.0\Help\enu\po
papps.CHM::/internet/internet_explorer_5/tables_ie.htm>
Elements
<mk:@MSITStore:C:\Program%20Files\Freedom%20Scientific\JAWS\11.0\Help\enu\po
papps.CHM::/internet/internet_explorer_5/elements_ie.htm>
PlaceMarkers
<mk:@MSITStore:C:\Program%20Files\Freedom%20Scientific\JAWS\11.0\Help\enu\po
papps.CHM::/internet/internet_explorer_5/placemarkers.htm>
<mk:@MSITStore:C:\Program%20Files\Freedom%20Scientific\JAWS\11.0\Help\enu\po
papps.CHM::/internet/internet_explorer_5/verbosity_ie.htm> HTML Options
<braille.chm::/focus/focus_ie_cmd.htm> Focus Commands for Web Pages
For a list of many HTML keystrokes that you can also use when navigating PDF
documents, see JAWS
<mk:@MSITStore:C:\Program%20Files\Freedom%20Scientific\JAWS\11.0\Help\enu\po
papps.CHM::/internet/internet_explorer_5/JAWS_specific_keystrokes_ie5.htm>
Commands for HTML.
Authoring Considerations
The accessibility of a PDF file depends on how the document was authored.
While JAWS makes PDF documents far more accessible than ever before, some
files may still not read properly. Information on authoring accessible PDF
documents is available at http://access.adobe.com <http://access.adobe.com/>
.
Content Delivery
If you find that PDF documents load too slowly, you can adjust the content
delivery size of the document to load one page at a time, rather than
loading the entire document all at once. To adjust your content delivery,
open the Preferences dialog using CTRL+K, and then select the Reader page.
On the Reader page, go to Content Delivery. Here you can set the minimum
document size for loading a page at a time.
PDF Files on the Internet
JAWS supports PDF reading even when the file is opened within Internet
Explorer. However, you may prefer to display PDF files opened from web pages
with Acrobat or Reader. To configure Acrobat or Reader to open PDF files
accessed from web pages:
1. Press CTRL+K to open the Preferences dialog. When the dialog opens,
you are placed in a list box containing several different selections.
2. Press I until the Internet page opens.
3. Press ALT+D to move to and clear the Display PDF in Browser check
box.
4. Press ENTER to accept the change and close the dialog.
PDF Forms
Auto Forms Mode, which is on by default, is a helpful feature when
navigating a form's edit fields using either TAB or ARROW Keys. This means
that it is not necessary to press ENTER to go into Forms Mode before typing
text in an edit field. Also, you do not have to press ESC or NUM PAD PLUS to
exit Forms Mode. This makes it far more intuitive and easy to interact with
form fields without having to do these extra keystrokes. When you move to an
edit field, you hear a sound indicating you can type at that moment without
having to first press ENTER. When you exit the field, Forms Mode turns off
and will let you easily continue to navigate in virtual mode again. If you
do not want to take advantage of Auto Forms Mode in a PDF form, you can turn
it off by pressing INSERT+V and then changing the Auto Forms Mode option to
off.
Creating Custom Labels
You can create custom labels for PDF form fields. JAWS announces this label
when you move to or read the form field. This custom label replaces the
label assigned by the document author (if any). For more information on
creating custom labels for PDF forms, refer to Custom
<mk:@MSITStore:C:\Program%20Files\Freedom%20Scientific\JAWS\11.0\Help\enu\po
papps.CHM::/internet/internet_explorer_5/Custom_Labels.htm> Labels.
Working with Text
Press INSERT+F if you want to hear the font and size of the text at the
current location of the Virtual Cursor. Press this keystroke twice to
display the information in the Virtual Viewer.
You can select text in a PDF document using the Virtual Cursor just as you
can in HTML documents. For a list of text selection commands, see Windows
<jfw.chm::/keystrokes/standard_windows_keystrokes/windows_keystrokes_for_wor
king_with_text.htm> Keystrokes for Working with Text. After you have
selected some text, press the APPLICATION Key to display a context menu
containing additional commands that you can perform on the selection (such
as copying it to the Clipboard).
Tables
JAWS announces the start and end of tables as well as the number of columns
and rows contained within each table. JAWS Table specific commands work
within tables in PDF documents. For more information about using table
specific commands, refer to Keystrokes
<jfw.chm::/keystrokes/jaws_keystrokes/keystrokes_for_working_in_tables.htm>
for Working in Tables.
You can use the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box (INSERT+V) to change how JAWS
announces tables in PDF documents. The following options are available:
* Lists Identify Start and End - This option controls whether or not
JAWS identifies lists using start and end markings in the virtual cursor.
When a list is identified this way, you see the following at its beginning:
list of x items (nesting level y), where x is the number of items in the
list and y is the level deep. There is not always a nesting level, but only
when there is a list within a list. The end marking is List end, or List End
nesting level y.
* Table Show Start and End - This option controls whether or not JAWS
shows start and end markings for tables in the virtual cursor. The start
marking shows as follows: table with x columns and y rows, where x is the
number of columns and y is the number of rows. The end marking is shown as
follows: table end. If this option is off, you can still use Table
navigation commands within tables, or quick navigation table commands to
find tables.
* Layout Tables - If this option is off, JAWS only detects data
tables. If this option is on, JAWS detects all tables including navigation
bars that appear st the top, bottom, or side of the Web page.
* Table Titles Announcement - This option controls which titles JAWS
announces as you navigate using Table commands within tables. Only the
relevant title is read as you navigate the table. For example, as you move
by row, only the row header is announced as it changes. The same is true
when navigating by column. JAWS can say the row, title, or both row and
title. If you select Off, no titles are announced.
* Cell Coordinates Announcement - This options controls whether or not
cell coordinates are announced when table navigation is used. When on, table
cell coordinates are announced after the cell content.
Braille and PDF Files
JAWS now supports Structured Mode Braille when pressing TAB to move through
links and/or form fields in PDF documents.
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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Farfar Carlson
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 9:45 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Bulk] PDF Forms
Well, first I think you need Adobe Acrobat, and not just Adobe Reader? I
could be wrong on that . Also I think Adobe 9 now supports a new level of
forms editing and if that is the version you received, you may need to
upgrade.
Other than stimulating conversation and conjecture, I can't help more with
your question.
Dave
Created in the Audio Recording and Mixing Studios, San Jose, California
----- Original Message -----
From: jerry <mailto:jandymartin@xxxxxxxxx> martin
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 05:44
Subject: [Bulk] PDF Forms
I am using JAWS 11 with Windows Vista. What would be the step by step
process for filling out a downloaded PDF form? Thanks. Jerry
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