Re: Upgrade maybe?
- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:59:16 -0700
Hi,
this generous lister probably had to go to the Freedom Scientific site and
go to the Jaws Central link and get this himself, because that's where it
is, and that's where to check for information like this. Of course, if it
isn't so much the features you want to know, but just whether or not people
appreciate the upgraded program versions, that's different. But this
information is what to start with in order to know what's developed with the
program. If you don't know the URL of the company that makes Jaws, it's
http://www. freedomscientific.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "jim talley" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: Upgrade maybe?
Hi, here's the what's new topic for JAWS 9.
What's New in JAWS 9.0
JAWS Release 9.0 offers several new features and improvements. Read the
entire What's New or use the following list of links to jump directly to a
specific item. For a list of bug fixes, please visit the JAWS Headquarters'
What's New in JAWS 9.0 page at FreedomScientific.com.
Skip past list of features.
New Features and Improvements
Web Page Reading Control
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Support
Unicode Braille Tables Update
Braille Study Mode
Braille Study Mode: On-the-Fly Access using WhizWheels
Citrix Program Neighborhood
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
USB Thumb Drive Update
Talking Mouse Support
DAISY Book Addition
JAWS Startup Wizard Update
HTML Formatting Retained when Copying and Pasting
HTML Composition Support
State of NUM LOCK Key when JAWS Starts
Performing an Action Stated in a Balloon ToolTip
Newly Designed Adjust JAWS Options Dialog Box
Third Party Script Developers
Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003 Calendar
Windows Mobile Device Center Support
Internet Explorer New HTML Frame Update Notification
Foreign Language Detection in Forms Mode
New WHIZWHEEL Tracking
Better Performance with Microsoft Word
Bookmark Detection using Navigation Quick Keys in Microsoft Word
Braille Proofreading Indication in Microsoft Word
Braille Bullet Type Indication in Microsoft Word
Spelling Error Detection in Microsoft Word
Grammatical Error Detection in Microsoft Word
Speech and Sound Schemes in Microsoft Word
Unit of Measure in Microsoft Word
List Embedded Object Command in Microsoft Word
Split Button Announcement in Microsoft Office Programs
Gmail Support Improvements
Use Keyboard Layout Update
Laptop Layout Keystrokes Updated
Microsoft Excel Keystrokes Updated
Reading JAWS Version Information
New Commands for Yahoo! Instant Messenger 8.1
New Basic Training for JAWS 9.0
Web Page Reading Control
The Document Automatically Reads option is new. When it is turned on, JAWS
performs a Say All and automatically begins reading the Web page open in
your browser as usual. This mode is convenient when surfing the Web with
Windows Internet Explorer® or Mozilla Firefox®; however, there are many
times when you may prefer that JAWS just load the page and report the number
of links and headings without starting a Say All. Turning off this option
can be useful if you are working on Web pages with forms or using JAWS in
conjunction with MAGic. The default setting for this option is on.
To toggle this option on or off, press INSERT+V and then D until you
navigate to Document Automatically Reads. Next, press SPACEBAR to change the
option setting.
Note: If you would like to customize JAWS so that continuous reading is
disabled for specific Web pages, you can use Personalized Web Settings to
turn off this option. To do this, press SHIFT+INSERT+V, and then D until
you navigate to the Document Automatically Reads option. Next press SPACEBAR
to turn it off.
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Support
JAWS 9.0 supports Windows Internet Explorer® 8 Beta 1 release.
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Unicode Braille Tables Update
The Unicode braille tables in JAWS (JBT files) support multi-cell braille
characters. A multi-cell character is a braille character that requires more
than one braille cell on your braille display. This feature may be of
interest to individuals who use math, science, and language symbols.
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Braille Study Mode
Braille Study Mode is a training tool for teaching and learning braille. It
works exclusively with Freedom Scientific PAC Mate 20- and 40-cell braille
displays and FOCUS 40- and 80-cell braille displays. When enabled, JAWS will
announce the braille character in a display cell when you press the Cursor
Routing button immediately above that cell. When you press the Navrow button
(located behind the Cursor Routing button), JAWS will announce and spell the
braille word.
Braille Study Mode is off by default. To start it, do the following:
Make sure that a PAC Mate Portable Braille Display, FOCUS 40, or FOCUS 80
braille display is attached to your computer.
Do one of the following:
Press CTRL+INSERT+B to open the Adjust Braille Options dialog box, or
Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box.
Press S until Study Mode appears, and then press SPACEBAR to toggle Study
Mode on. Braille Study Mode remains on until toggled off or until JAWS is
restarted.
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Braille Study Mode: On-the-Fly Access using WhizWheels
When Braille Study Mode is off, you can always press the braille display's
left or right WhizWheel together with either a Cursor Routing or Navrow
button to briefly use Braille Study Mode functionality. This clever
operation gives you the same braille information without having to turn on
Braille Study Mode. To use Braille Study Mode on the fly, do one of the
following:
Press WHIZWHEEL+CURSOR ROUTING to make JAWS announce the braille character
in the display cell, or
Press WHIZWHEEL+NAVROW to make JAWS announce and spell the braille word.
Note: JAWS returns to normal operation after announcing the braille
character or word.
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WhizWheels
Citrix Program Neighborhood
JAWS 9.0 supports Citrix Program Neighborhood® 10.
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
JAWS 9.0 supports the creation and presentation of PowerPoint 2007 slide
shows.
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USB Thumb Drive Update
The updated USB thumb drive versions of JAWS 9.0 and MAGic 11.0 are now
available. You can now use both products together or individually on the
same thumb drive. In addition, the Video Intercept tool has been
consolidated to work with both screen reader and screen magnification
applications.
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Talking Mouse Support
The MAGic Mouse Echo feature is now available when running MAGic 11.0 and
JAWS 9.0 together. This means that JAWS reads text that you point to with
the mouse. To customize this feature, open the MAGic Speech menu and choose
Mouse Echo.
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DAISY Book Addition
A new DAISY book is available. It describes how to create accessible forms
in Microsoft Excel by using input messages and hyperlinks to provide useful
feedback to JAWS and MAGic users.
Return to list of features from DAISY Book Addition
JAWS Startup Wizard Update
The JAWS Startup Wizard is a helpful tool that contains a series of dialog
boxes. It lets you quickly configure some of the more commonly used JAWS
parameters. This can save time since you do not have to search multiple
menus and managers to customize your copy of JAWS.
The Startup Wizard automatically runs the first time you install a new
version of JAWS. However, you can always access it by selecting the Help
menu in the JAWS application window. The primary JAWS functions are
organized into the following groups in the wizard:
Training settings (which appear when using the JAWS program CD)
Speech settings
Run JAWS settings
Keyboard settings
Verbosity settings
Braille settings
Note: You must choose the Finish button in the wizard's last dialog box to
save and activate any changes. If you cancel or escape at any point in the
wizard, your changes will not be saved.
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HTML Formatting Retained when Copying and Pasting
JAWS 9.0 now properly copies the contents of a Web page to the virtual
buffer, and retains all the HTML formatting and markup when pasting the
information into an HTML formatted e-mail or Word document. This break
through in screen reading means that you can now copy and paste content and
retain its formatting, colors, and active hyperlinks, but does not include
any of the other JAWS messages, such as the number of items in a list, and
so on. What you paste is essentially the same rendering that a sighted user
would see. Plus, you have the added advantage of being able to use JAWS HTML
commands to read and navigate the Web content when pasted into an e-mail
message.
In addition, JAWS still provides a way to select, copy, and paste in the
traditional manner of stripping out the formatting if you choose. This
option is in the Virtual Cursor Options group in the new Adjust JAWS Option
dialog box (INSERT+V). You may also wish to take advantage of the
personalize settings option (INSERT+SHIFT+V) feature in JAWS to set up
certain behavior for specific URLs while leaving the default set with the
new solution that includes all the formatting.
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HTML Composition Support
JAWS 9.0 introduces new support for editing in HTML composition
environments, such as online text editors, Microsoft Outlook Express, and
Outlook 2003 (Outlook 2007 uses Microsoft Word), editing in Forms mode
(input type=text, textarea, elements with contenteditable=TRUE etc), and
editing in Adobe Flash edit fields.
This new support provides 100 percent accuracy when reading text; the
ability to use sound schemes to differentiate font, attribute, and color;
the ability to automatically switch languages when the language of the text
is correctly marked up; and the ability to hear information when the text is
marked up as a heading, link, list, table, and so on. For example, when
composing a new HTML message in Outlook Express or Outlook 2003, you can now
select text and format it as a heading (level 1 through 6), and JAWS will
announce that this text is a heading when reading back the composed message.
When using online editors, such as the sample at
http://www.rnib.org.uk/edtest/editor.htm, if you go into Forms mode in the
editable area, you can now use the ARROW keys to enter the table and use
table navigation keystrokes to navigate the table and hear row or column
changes and row or column headings. (Note that you will have to press the
RIGHT ARROW once and then the DOWN ARROW to navig
ate past the link in this editor.) You can also hear where headings are and
the text which belongs to a bulleted or auto numbered list.
JAWS now supports Adobe Flash edit fields. To take advantage of this new
Flash support, you must download the latest Adobe Flash Player update. With
the current release, you can navigate through existing edit field text, but,
if you enter new text, you must move away from the edit field and then
return to the field to navigate through the new text.
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State of NUM LOCK Key when JAWS Starts
JAWS uses the numeric keypad to perform numerous speech functions such as
Say All (INSERT+DOWN ARROW), Say Word (INSERT+NUM PAD 5), Say Line
(INSERT+UP ARROW), and so on. The NUM LOCK key is turned off by default so
that you can easily use these functions. However, you may have a job that
requires extensive use of the numeric keypad, in which case, you must always
turn on the NUM LOCK key after JAWS starts.
Starting with JAWS 9.0 you can control the initial state of the NUM LOCK key
when JAWS starts. This is only available in the Default.jcf file.
There are two ways to configure the state of the NUM LOCK key. You can find
this choice in the new Start Up Wizard and can modify at any time.
Alternatively, you may make this adjustment directly in the Configuration
Manager with the following steps:
From the JAWS application window, press ALT+U to open the Utilities menu.
Press C to open the Configuration Manager.
Press ALT+S to open the Set Options menu, and press K to open the Keyboard
Options dialog box.
Press M to jump directly to the Initial State of NUM LOCK Key option.
Use the ARROW Keys to select one of the following numeric keypad options:
Turn off at startup: This is the default value. When chosen, the NUM LOCK
key is off when JAWS starts.
Turn on at startup: The NUM LOCK key is on when JAWS starts.
Do not modify: JAWS uses the current NUM LOCK key setting.
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Performing an Action Stated in a Balloon ToolTip
A system tray balloon ToolTip is a way for applications to inform you that
an event has occurred or an action is required. Often these ToolTips state
that you need to “click here” to perform a certain task, such as downloading
updates for Windows. With JAWS 9.0, when such a message appears, you can now
press the JAWS left mouse button (NUM PAD SLASH) to immediately act on the
message before the ToolTip closes.
In JAWS 8.0 and earlier, to select a balloon ToolTip, you had to enable the
JAWS cursor and navigate to the ToolTip. Often the message would close
before you could find it. As you can see, it is much more efficient to use
the JAWS left mouse button.
Note: The INSERT+TAB keystroke speaks the current control, its ToolTip, and
tutor message. If you wait to act on a balloon ToolTip message, you can
press INSERT+TAB to hear if it is still open and available. If it is, press
NUM PAD SLASH to select the ToolTip. If you do not hear the ToolTip, then
the message has closed. At this point, you can press INSERT+F11 to see if
the application that caused the balloon ToolTip to appear is available in
the system tray.
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Newly Designed Adjust JAWS Options Dialog Box
The Adjust JAWS Verbosity list has been updated with the newly designed
Adjust JAWS Options tree view (INSERT+V). Instead of showing items in a list
format, the reorganized dialog box uses a logical tree menu format. This
grouping is sure to help new and experienced JAWS users understand the
relationship between various JAWS settings. At a minimum, the tree view
consists of the following expandable groups that are common to all
applications: General Options, Reading Options, Say All Options, Editing
Options, and Braille Options. Note that the Synthesizer command, which
temporarily turns speech on or off, also resides at the main group level.
Items that are specific to an application appear in their own group at the
top of the tree view. For example, if you press INSERT+V while in Internet
Explorer, the Internet Explorer Options group appears above the other
groups.
The tree view is expanded by default when you open it to allow for first
letter navigation, thus continuing the ease of use found in the original
Verbosity list design. If you would rather have it collapsed, press TAB to
navigate to the Expand Tree View check box and uncheck it; the change takes
effect immediately. You may also navigate through the tree view using the
RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW keys to expand and collapse groups. Use the UP
ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to move up and down in the tree.
JAWS 9.0 also includes built-in help messages for each item found in the
tree view. As you navigate items in the list, simply press TAB to move to
the Read-Only edit window at any time for a help description of the current
item.
For other examples of the new format, press SHIFT+INSERT+V to open
personalized setting for a Web page. This allows you to quickly access
settings that control how JAWS behaves on a specific Web page. Press
CTRL+INSERT+B, which allows you to open and quickly adjust braille options,
to see another case of the tree view format.
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Third Party Script Developers
In JAWS 9.0 or later, the INSERT+V command displays JAWS options in a tree
view format. If you create and provide JAWS scripts for others, you need to
modify or create a new script to take advantage of the tree view. For
scripting update instructions, select JAWS Script Verbosity Options to
download a self-extracting Word document.
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Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003 Calendar
The user interface for the Outlook Calendar offers challenges for Assistive
Technology products. In version 9, we have addressed these challenges and
provided access directly to the Outlook Calendar without the need of
providing a special interface to sit between Outlook and the screen reader.
You can create an appointment for a specific time slot by pressing ENTER on
the time slot.
When you navigate to an appointment, JAWS announces the appointment’s title,
time, busy status, and location.
JAWS announces time slots as you use the UP and DOWN ARROWS to move through
the current day.
You can use TAB and SHIFT+TAB to jump between appointments.
Use LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW to move between days.
When in Day View mode, JAWS announces the day, the date, and the number of
appointments scheduled.
In Work Week, Week, and Month View modes, JAWS announces the total number of
all day events and timed appointments within that range.
Press INSERT+A for a summary of event and appointment counts for the current
day, work week, week, or month.
Press INSERT+A twice to place a list of all events and appointments for that
range into the virtual viewer, where you can get an overall view of meetings
and appointments for that period. You can also copy this information to the
clipboard for further processing.
The new Calendar support also makes shared calendars on exchange servers
accessible.
The Calendar supports regional layouts to handle international date formats.
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Windows Mobile Device Center Support
In Windows Vista, ActiveSync has been replaced by the new Windows Mobile
Device Center. JAWS 9.0 is the first screen reader to offer full
accessibility with Windows Mobile Device Center found in Windows Vista.
Using JAWS, you can now easily establish partnerships, install new software,
manage what is synchronized, and manage media transfers without needing to
manually navigate these screens with the JAWS cursor.
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Internet Explorer New HTML Frame Update Notification
JAWS can now notify you when an HTML frame updates in Internet Explorer. The
new Frame Update Notification option lets you configure the way JAWS handles
HTML frame notification on various Web pages. It is located in both the
Adjust JAWS Options dialog box (INSERT+V) and the Personalized Settings
dialog box (INSERT+SHIFT+V) while in Internet Explorer.
Press the SPACEBAR to toggle to one of the following settings for the Frame
Update Notification option:
Off: When off, you are not notified of any frame updates.
Speak Frame Name: JAWS speaks the name of the most recently updated frame.
This is the default setting.
Move To Frame: JAWS moves the cursor to the beginning of the most recently
updated frame. JAWS also remembers your cursor location before the move; you
can move back to your original location by pressing SHIFT+M, the keystroke
for Move To Prior Frame. If you are in Forms mode when the frame updates and
you have set the Frame Update Notification to Move To Frame, JAWS will
instead speak the name of the most recently updated frame.
Changes made using the Adjust JAWS Options tree view (INSERT+V) apply the
setting for all Web pages. While this may be appropriate for the current Web
page you are viewing, it may not apply to other Web pages. In that case, use
the Personalized Setting dialog box (INSERT+SHIFT+V) to set the option for
an individual Web page.
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Foreign Language Detection in Forms Mode
If text in a form field of an appropriately-tagged HTML page appears in a
different language, JAWS is able to recognize and switch to that language
when speaking the text.
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New WHIZWHEEL Tracking
Functionality for Freedom Scientific’s WHIZWHEELS® has been expanded to
allow tracking of only the Braille cursor.
Pressing down on both wheels simultaneously switches from Track Focus mode
to Track Braille Cursor mode.
Use the left wheel to move up and down, just as traditionally one might use
the left hand to track line position on a Braille page. Use the right wheel
to pan left and right without wrapping to the next line – no more confusion
as to where the line starts and ends.
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Better Performance with Microsoft Word
Freedom Scientific has made significant performance increases with Microsoft
Word 2007, Word 2003, and Word XP by revising and updating the way JAWS
works with these applications. This includes the streamlining of scripts and
internal code, which results in enhanced responsiveness with total accuracy
when navigating and editing documents. Both Windows XP users and Windows
Vista users will enjoy this improvement in speed and accuracy without
missing out on the most powerful screen reading solution in both speech and
braille.
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Bookmark Detection using Navigation Quick Keys in Microsoft Word
With Navigation Quick Keys turned on (INSERT+Z), you can now use the B
keystroke to move to the next bookmark and the SHIFT+B keystroke to move to
the previous bookmark in a Word document. JAWS will announce if no bookmarks
are in the document. The INSERT+ALT+B keystroke opens a list of bookmarks.
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Braille Proofreading Indication in Microsoft Word
JAWS now has grammatical error and spelling error options available when
using braille to read Microsoft Word files. Once you turn on a specific
proofreading option, it remains enabled until you reset the option.
Note: When using braille, you must first enable the Active Follows Braille
option. It is located in the JAWS Options tree view under the Cursor Options
group in the Braille Options group. DOTS 7 and 8 will be raised under the
misspelled word.
To enable proofreading options, do the following:
Open a Word document.
Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options tree view.
Press the letter B until you hear JAWS say, "Braille proofreading
indication - No spelling or grammatical errors."
Press the SPACEBAR to toggle between the following options:
Spelling errors only
Grammatical errors only
Spelling and grammatical errors
No spelling or grammatical errors (default setting)
Close the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box.
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Braille Bullet Type Indication in Microsoft Word
The Bullet Type Indication feature was introduced in JAWS 8.0. It allows
JAWS to announce different bullet styles that appear in a Word document.
This same functionality is now available in braille so that bullet styles
can now be identified using either multi-cell symbols or an asterisk (*). By
default, the Braille Bullet Type Indication feature is off, which only uses
asterisks to symbolize bullets styles.
Note: When using braille, you must first enable the Active Follows Braille
option. It is located in the JAWS Options tree view under the Cursor Options
group in the Braille Options group.
To enable braille bullet type identification, do the following:
Open a Word document.
Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options tree view.
Press the letter B until you hear JAWS say, "Braille bullet type
indication - Off."
Press SPACEBAR to turn on this item. JAWS now uses multi-cell symbols to
show bullets.
Close the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box.
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Spelling Error Detection in Microsoft Word
In JAWS 9.0, Spelling Error Detection is a separate option that controls if
JAWS detects and announces misspelled words while reading through a Word
document. In previous JAWS releases, spelling detection was combined with
grammar error detection. Spelling Error Detection is off by default. If
braille is in use, the default is to mark spelling errors in braille.
Note: When using braille, you must first enable the Active Follows Braille
option. It is located in the JAWS Options tree view under the Cursor Options
group in the Braille Options group. DOTS 7 and 8 will be raised under the
misspelled word.
To change spelling detection options, do the following:
Open a Word document.
Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options tree view.
Press the letter S until JAWS announces “Spelling Error Detection – Off.”
Press the SPACEBAR to toggle between the following options:
On: Spell checking is enabled.
On + Count: JAWS announces the number of spelling errors per line.
Off: Spell checking is disabled (default setting)
Close the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box.
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Grammatical Error Detection in Microsoft Word
In JAWS 9.0, Grammatical Error Detection is a separate option that controls
if JAWS detects and announces grammatical errors while reading through a
Word document. In previous JAWS releases, grammar detection was combined
with spelling error detection. Grammatical Error Detection is off by
default. If braille is in use, the default is not to mark grammar errors in
braille.
To change grammatical detection options, do the following:
Open a Word document.
Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options tree view.
Press the letter G until JAWS announces “Grammatical Error Detection – Off.”
Press the SPACEBAR to toggle between the following options:
On: Grammar checking is enabled.
On + Count: JAWS announces the number of grammatical errors per line.
Off: Grammar checking is disabled (default setting)
Close the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box.
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Speech and Sound Schemes in Microsoft Word
Great strides have been made in Word’s responsiveness and accuracy when
using the Speech and Sounds Scheme Manager. This manager lets you create
reading rules, such as using different voices and sounds to indicate
formatting attributes, when reading a Word document. Refer to the Speech and
Sounds Scheme DAISY book tutorial on the Freedom Scientific Web site for
more information.
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Unit of Measure in Microsoft Word
JAWS can now report the PC Cursor position and other related measurements
using a unit of measure that you specify regardless of the Word document's
default measurement units. The Measurement Units feature allows you to
configure JAWS so that it reports the cursor position, tab stops, and
indents in a unit of measure to your liking. The default value for this
feature is in inches.
To change the preferred unit of measure, do the following:
Open a Word document.
Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options tree view.
Press the letter M until you hear JAWS say, "Measurement units - Set to
inches."
Press SPACEBAR to toggle between the following options:
Set to inches (default)
Set to pixels
Set to spaces
Set to points
Set to millimeters
Set to centimeters
Close the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box.
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List Embedded Object Command in Microsoft Word
In Word, the keystroke for the List Embedded Object command is now
CTRL+INSERT+SHIFT+G. In releases prior to JAWS 9.0, this keystroke was for
the List Graphics command.
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Split Button Announcement in Microsoft Office Programs
JAWS now identifies split buttons that are available under the Microsoft
Office Button. The Office Button is located in the upper-left corner of 2007
Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and
Access. For an example of split buttons using JAWS, do the following:
From a 2007 Microsoft Office program, press ALT+F to open the Office Button.
Press DOWN ARROW to navigate to the Print button. JAWS announces Print split
button.
Do one of the following:
Press ENTER to print or press SPACEBAR to open the Preview and Print pane.
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Gmail Support Improvements
Screen reader users currently get a message on the Gmail page that says, "If
you are using a screen reader, you may wish to switch to basic HTML for a
better experience." While you will still receive this message when running
JAWS 9.0, it is no longer necessary to follow those instructions as JAWS
works with the standard Gmail interface, which offers many enhancements over
their basic HTML page.
In JAWS versions prior to 9.0, it was necessary to switch Gmail to its basic
HTML interface or use the JAWS cursor to click the objects on the page that
were not standard links. These include Inbox, Sent, Compose Mail, Trash,
Create a Filter, and so on. With our new support for Gmail, these items show
up in the links list. You can also use the ARROW keys to move to these items
and either press ENTER to activate them or select the items with the routing
buttons on your braille display.
Additionally, prior to JAWS 9.0, you had no way to see some editing
attributes in the message edit window. For example, you had no way to see if
text was a heading or even if it was a table when in Forms mode. With our
new support for Web-based rich edit controls, you can add attributes to your
messages such as bold, italic, and underline by using standard JAWS commands
in this editor. Commands for similar Web-based editors may be different. At
this time JAWS does not speak the status of these controls when they are
activated, but you can use the command to get font information to see the
attributes. It is also possible to see formatting such as list items, both
bulleted and numbered lists, heading and level, and table information, even
in Forms mode with both speech and braille.
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Use Keyboard Layout Update
The Use Keyboard Layout function has been updated. The following options are
available: Desktop, Laptop, and Kinesis.
To configure the keyboard layout, do the following:
From the JAWS application window, press ALT+O to open the Options menu.
Press B to open the Basic Settings dialog box, and press L to select the Use
Keyboard Layout option.
Use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW keys to select one of the following options:
Desktop
Laptop
Kinesis
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Laptop Layout Keystrokes Updated
The Left Mouse Button Lock (CTRL+8) and the Right Mouse Button Lock (CTRL+9)
keystrokes, which are available when Laptop keyboard layout is selected,
have changed.
The new keystroke for Left Mouse Button Lock is CTRL+WINDOWS Key+8.
The new keystroke for Right Mouse Button Lock is CTRL+WINDOWS Key+9.
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Microsoft Excel Keystroke Updated
In Microsoft Excel, you can create a list of all cells in a worksheet that
contain a formula. The JAWS keystroke to list cells with formulas has
changed from CTRL+SHIFT+= (Equals sign) to INSERT+SHIFT+F.
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Reading JAWS Version Information
When JAWS 9.0 or later is running in the taskbar, you can use the UP or DOWN
ARROW keys to quickly and easily hear the JAWS version number. Do the
following to hear the JAWS version number.
Press INSERT+J to access the JAWS application window.
Press the UP or DOWN ARROW to hear JAWS read the application's version
number.
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New Commands for Yahoo! Instant Messenger 8.1
The following JAWS commands have been added for this application:
ALT+X, where X is 1, 2, 3,...,0, which allows you to review the last 10
Yahoo! IM messages. Note that ALT+1 opens the most recent message, and ALT+0
opens the 10th message.
ALT+NUMPAD 5 twice quickly opens a Web link that appears in a Yahoo! IM
message.
When having an IM conversation, TAB lets you switch between the typing
window and the message display pane located in the Instant Message dialog
box.
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New Basic Training for JAWS 9.0
The Basic Training for JAWS 9.0 was completely rewritten and recorded using
Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007. This new Basic Training in text and
narrated audio DAISY format is included on all program and demo JAWS CDs
beginning with JAWS 9.0. The new Basic Training will also be available as a
free download in either MP3 or DAISY format from the Freedom Scientific JAWS
Training Headquarters page. The Basic Training includes 9 hours of
instruction, including step-by-step instructions and sample practice
documents to help you make the most of your experience using JAWS 9.0.
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Hope this helps.
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You wrote:
Hi guys, I'm using Jaws 7.0 with Win XP home sp3 and am happy with this
arrangement thus far unless! well you know how it is,I think there is
something better out there.Can any of you tell me what advantage there is
between 7.0 and 9. 0? Your candid views will be appreciated.
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