To find out/customize the keyboard shortcuts available in TextAloud, go to Options > Shortcut Setup; to view/customize the global hotkeys available in the program (which apply to any application, whether it be TextAloud or not, which is currently in focus, as long as TextAloud is running), go to Options > Hotkey Setup. Two places which discuss how to work with these two dialogs are the TextAloud Options > Other Setup Dialogs > Hotkey Setup and TextAloud Options > Other Setup Dialogs > Shortcut Setup topics in TextAloud Help (from the menu bar, select Help > Contents) and the "Hotkey Reference" and "Customizing Shortcut Keys" topics in the TextAloud User's Manual (this manual is available in several formats; to reach the main download page, from which you can select/download your preferred format, select Help > Online Manual from the TextAloud window); the manual is available in MS Word, PDF, HTML, and as a series of audio files read by NeoSpeech Kate. Also, provided that you have the Access Key option, found under Options > Basics in the JAWS window, set to either "Speak All" or "Speak Menus Only", you'll also hear access keys spoken when you arrow through the menus, so this should help you master even more shortcuts (i.e., the corresponding access keys for menu items which you use frequently). Finally, NextUp has also compiled a general Quick Start Guide for using the program (i.e., it's not specifically a shortcut reference, but rather a quick introduction to some of the program's main features), and that is available via either Help > Quick Start Guide from within the TextAloud window or Start > All Programs > TextAloud > Quick Start Guide (selecting this option using either method causes a Web page containing the Quick Start Guide to open in your default Web browser). HTH, Maria Skype: MariaKristic AIM: MCKristic Email/MSN: maria6289@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Google Talk: Maria.Kristic@xxxxxxxxx Yahoo Messenger: mariakristic@xxxxxxxxx _____ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hank & Patty Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:13 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: TextAloud helpful user guide with jfw7 Hello I have just started using the text to speech program TextAloud 2.2 with jfw7 to convert numerous text files into mp3 format. Is there possibly a quick start reference guide out there that I can get a hold of that tells different jfw7 keystrokes or short cut keys for using jfw7 with the program TextAloud 2.2? and if so, could someone who may know please let me know from what site I can get this TextAloud reference guide? If someone can please help me out with this, I would be very much appreciative. Thanks. TextAloud 2.2 user Hank Merchant Jr.