Re: desk top icons
- From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:47:18 -0400
I did it!!! Debbie, if Bill Gates ever needs a computer whiz I hope he has
your number, you are brilliant! Thanks to all, Judith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbie Scales" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: desk top icons
> Judi, try the following.
> Minimize to your desktop and find the jaws 7.0 icon.
> Press control C to copy it.
> Tab once and you should be on your start button.
> Press and hold down the shift key and press f10.
> That is shift f10. Or use the windows application key.
> Or right mouse button.
> Whatever you do usually to bring up a context menu.
> The first item on the context menu should be open.
> Enter on open.
> This should open the start menu folder.
> You should see programs, possibly followed by some of the items on your
> start menu. Don't open the programs folder.
> Just press control V to paste the shortcut you copied into the start menu
> folder.
> Now go to your start menu and see if you have Jaws 7.0 on the start menu.
> Debbie
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 12:41 PM
> Subject: Re: desk top icons
>
>
> I just pressed the window key and arrowed down. No, Jaws is not there.
> However, jaws is programmed to begin at start up and is in my programs
file.
> Isn't this strange? Thanks, Judi
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Debbie Scales" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 11:24 AM
> Subject: Re: desk top icons
>
>
> > No Judi, it's not your fault, smile. Often times when someone helps set
up
> a
> > computer they go ahead and place Jaws on the start menu without really
> > explaining what it is they did.
> > So windows key plus the letter J does work to start Jaws.
> > Now do you still have jaws on your start menu? Because if you do we can
> > just change the target path to point to jaws 7.0 and not 5.0 anymore.
> > Debbie
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 11:02 AM
> > Subject: Re: desk top icons
> >
> >
> > I guess its so frustrating that I'm grasping at straws. It must have
been
> > ages ago when someone taught me that if I wanted to invoke the jaws hot
> key
> > I should press the windows key and then the letter J. Like I said, I
was
> > grasping at straws. Judi
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Debbie Scales" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 10:32 AM
> > Subject: Re: desk top icons
> >
> >
> > > Judi, why would you press the windows key first?
> > > When you assign a shortcut keystroke such as control shift J, the
> > keystroke
> > > works from anywhere. You don't have to go the the start menu first.
> > > Just try pressing your keystroke.
> > > Debbie
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 11:22 PM
> > > Subject: Re: desk top icons
> > >
> > >
> > > Debbie, I just tried downloading this program but the installation
> wizard
> > > couldn't complete the installation. You hit it on the head, I'm
> hopefully
> > > upgrading soon. Also, you are right. I am working on windows 98 and
> the
> > > icon is on the desktop. The one question I have is this. If jaws
> doesn't
> > > come up at some point should I press the windows key and then the
> > keystroke?
> > > I assigned control plus shift plus j. Thanks, Judi
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Debbie Scales" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:36 PM
> > > Subject: Re: desk top icons
> > >
> > >
> > > > No Judi told me that she does have a jaws 7.0 icon on her desktop.
As
> > she
> > > > said in her message, I put a shortcut into the desk top (icon).
> > > > But it's not working. I believe that she may have that shortcut
> > assigned
> > > to
> > > > something else or another version of Jaws.
> > > > I would get hot key detective from the programs page at JFWLite and
> run
> > > it.
> > > > it will show you all the shortcut keys you have assigned on your
> system.
> > > It
> > > > only reliably works with windows 98 though, but I think that is the
> > > machine
> > > > Judi is talking about as she is still in the process of upgrading to
> XP.
> > > > Debbie
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Patricia" <bcsarah.fan@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:14 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: desk top icons
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > right. I gave her other ways of loading JAWS, but should have
> mentioned
> > > > another way of finding the shortcut.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: info.rczenterprise@xxxxxxxxx
> > > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 9:11 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: desk top icons
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Patricia, inthis case, she cannot find Jaws 7.0 in her Desktop.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Roden
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Patricia
> > > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 9:24 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: desk top icons
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I would suggest going to the desktop icon, or whichever shortcut
> you
> > > > used to attach the keystroke (which is also located in program
files)
> do
> > > an
> > > > alt-enter on the shortcut, and delete the key that is assigned, or
try
> > > > assigning another one for the time being and then quit JAWS and see
if
> > > that
> > > > works. it's happened to me once or twice and tha'ts solved my
problem.
> > or,
> > > > if worse comes to worse, which isn't even all that bad, you could do
a
> > > > repair on JAWS. in the cases that I've done a repair I haven't lost
> any
> > of
> > > > my previously defined settings, and the problem had usually be
fixed.
> > what
> > > > it should do in theory is take away the shortcut key and allow you
to
> do
> > > it
> > > > over again. also, if this doesn't work, maybe make it so that JAWS
is
> > the
> > > > only J icon on your desktop, so all you would have to do is windows
> key
> > m,
> > > > and then j, and then enter. or if JAWS is the only j in your
programs
> > menu
> > > > you could do start menu, j for jaws 7.0, j for the actual
application,
> > and
> > > > then enter. there are many ways of loading JAWS besides using a
> shorcut
> > > key,
> > > > but I hope the shortcut key does work for you.
> > > >
> > > > these are my meager suggestions.
> > > >
> > > > Patricia
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Judith Bron
> > > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 8:40 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: desk top icons
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Rodin, My version is Jaws 7. Yesterday I put a shortcut into
> the
> > > desk
> > > > top but the problem is it doesn't work. Oftentimes, when I boot up
or
> > my
> > > > husband dumps jaws so he can work on the machine, this shortcut
which
> I
> > > > assigned as control shift j, doesn't work when I hit it. Any
> > suggestions
> > > > as to how I can get jaws back with this shortcut? Thanks, Judith
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: info.rczenterprise@xxxxxxxxx
> > > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 1:55 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: desk top icons
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Judith@, I've saw your posted very long time. May I know
what
> > > > version of Jaws you want to create a short cut key? May I know also
> if
> > > the
> > > > version of Jaws you are trying to create a short cut is in your
> desktop?
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Roden
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Judith Bron
> > > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 6:24 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: desk top icons
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I quickly went into the programs file and according to
that
> I
> > > only
> > > > have jaws 7.0 running on the computer. Judith
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Dave Hutchins
> > > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1:19 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: desk top icons
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Judith,
> > > > You could do that, then go into your control panel and
> make
> > > sure
> > > > you only have one version of jaws. Dave
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Judith Bron
> > > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 4:40 PM
> > > > Subject: desk top icons
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have two jaws icons on my desk top. One is simply
> > "jaws"
> > > > and the other is jaws 7.0. Since both icons have the shortcut or
> hotkey
> > > > combination of control/alt/j should I delete the one that is simply
> > > "jaws"?
> > > > Thanks, Judith
> > > >
> > > >
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