If you look at the script in globalCommands.py for NVDA + 2, you can see the code for doing this programmatically. However, it is a global setting that affects all applications, whereas sleep mode is set separately for each application. On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Shane Pastrovich < stormwatcher77@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yes. You can press NVDA and the 2 key to toggle on and off the speaking > of typed characters. I hope this helps. > > Shane > On 5/27/2013 1:29 PM, Kyle Borah wrote: > > I was wondering, I know that the sleep function is something that can be > turned on and off via an app module. Is the speek typed character the same > way? like the sleep function.**** > > >