That is strange. I've never had a problem with schemes. Once, however, I thought they were not working because, for example, the computer didn't say"bold" or "italics" or "underlined." Rather, the voice simply changed pitch -- or so it seemed. The proofreading scheme, at least should say "cap" on a word that starts with a capital letter. That is one sure way to know whether the scheme is working. To know which voice signifies what attribute, there is a "help" toggle When you go into the schemes dialog, Jaws plus alt plus S, hit home. That will take you to the top of the list of schemes. There you will find a help mode toggle which will, in effect, say the attribute before the voice changes. It is called training mode so that once you get used to what voice signifies what attribute, you can turn off the help mode. Then, the voice change will be a sufficient clue by itself, without the extra chatter. So, you might try that, i.e., turning on the help mode, as a kind of trouble-shooting effort. If you are still hearing no annunciations of font or attribute changes, you probably need to have a chat with someone at Freedom Scientific. ________________________________ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of kimsan Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 10:37 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: working with schemes Hello: How come none of the schemes are working for me when activating them? Example, proof reading(atributes and font info). . When I read a document, it just reads normally. Thanks. ############################################################################################################# ANY FEDERAL TAX ADVICE CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE SHOULD NOT BE USED OR REFERRED TO IN THE PROMOTING, MARKETING OR RECOMMENDING OF ANY ENTITY, INVESTMENT PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT, AND SUCH ADVICE IS NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED, BY A TAXPAYER FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING PENALTIES UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ############################################################################################################# This E-mail message is confidential, is intended only for the named recipient(s) above and may contain information that is privileged, attorney work product or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender at 402-346-6000 and delete this E-mail message. Thank you. #############################################################################################################