[real-eyes] Re: 5 Wonderful JAWS Tips
- From: Tim Sears <tufftimsears@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 06:26:04 -0700 (PDT)
thanks for sharing.
--- Reginald George <sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The following information is shamelessly borrowed
> from the latest Freedom Scientific Newsletter. It
> contains much of what I use to train folks to get
> the most productivity from using JAWS on the
> internet and, the last tip I wasn't even aware of.
> Using the N key in E-mails is helpful for skipping
> lots of addresses as well. Please don't forget to
> use insert H and insert W to help you remember all
> those important program hot keys in Internet
> Explorer and Outlook. Enjoy! Please consider
> passing this on to those you think might benifit
> from this information.
>
> Reg
>
> From the Training Department:
> Five Tips for Navigating Web Pages with JAWS
>
> We've all been there, right? You're browsing the Web
> with JAWS, looking for the perfect birthday present
> for Aunt Mable or researching some last minute
> information for a school report, and you just can't
> seem to find information that you know is on a Web
> page. You stumble around, scrolling through the
> page, and it seems as if there are a million links,
> graphics, and advertisements - but none of it is
> useful to you. These five tips may help you find
> what
> you are looking for on those huge and cluttered Web
> pages.
> Listen Carefully to JAWS when a New Page Loads
> We all get "Control key happy" sometimes, and we
> just want to press it to make JAWS hush up. However,
> when a Web page finishes loading, JAWS will announce
> information about the page that can be very useful.
> JAWS will always announce the number of links on a
> page, and will also announce the number of frames
> and headings, if they exist. This gives us some idea
> of the size of the page.
> .
> H is for "Heading"
> Sometimes Web page designers use headings to
> separate pages into sections. You can use JAWS to
> quickly read the headings on a page. This may help
> you to
> find the content you are looking for - or at least
> get an idea of how the page is organized. Press H to
> make JAWS cycle through and read all the headings
> on a page. You can also bring up a list of all
> headings by pressing INSERT+F6. You can navigate to
> the heading you want to move to and then press
> ENTER.
> If the page is laid out with a logical hierarchy of
> headings, this can be a really easy way to find what
> you are looking for.
>
> Putting the N Back in Navigation
> Many pages contain large navigation menus with links
> designed to help users quickly move to different
> pages on a site. Listening to these links every time
> you visit a new page on a site can become very
> tiring and can take up valuable time. Fortunately,
> JAWS allows you to quickly jump past a group of
> links
> by pressing the letter N. Each time you press N,
> JAWS moves to the next block of text that is not a
> link. The default behavior of JAWS is to look for a
> block of text that is at least 25 characters long
> that is not a link. This length can be changed in
> the HTML Options section of the Configuration
> Manager.
> For example, if you were searching for a CD on
> www.amazon.com,
> you could press the N key several times to move to
> the search results, instead of scrolling down with
> the arrow keys through hundreds of links. This
> technique
> is effective on any page with lots of links that you
> want to quickly move past.
>
> Let the JAWS Find Work for You
> Why should you have to scroll down through an entire
> Web page just to find a certain word or phrase? The
> JAWS Find can do that for you. Press CTRL+F to
> open the JAWS Find dialog box, and type in the word
> or phrase you want to locate on the page. Press
> ENTER, and let JAWS do the work. If JAWS finds the
> text you searched for, you will immediately be taken
> to that spot on the page. You can then press F3 or
> SHIFT+F3 to cycle forward or backward through other
> instances of your search string on the page. Using
> the example of finding a CD on amazon.com again, if
> you've selected a CD and land on the page with the
> CD information and track listing, you could use the
> JAWS Find to move directly to the track list rather
> than trying to find it on your own. You could simply
> search for "1" because it's safe to assume that the
> number one will be in front of the first track name.
> This quick trick can save tons of time.
>
> Ever Heard of INSERT+F3?
> This keystroke often gets lost in the shuffle, and
> can be quite handy. Pressing INSERT+F3 brings up the
> Virtual HTML Features dialog box. This is a list
> of all the different page elements you would find on
> a Web page. Pressing ENTER on any of the items in
> the list will display a list of those particular
> items found on the page. To view a list of tables on
> a page, just choose "Tables list" in the dialog box.
> To view a list of paragraphs, choose "Paragraphs
> list." To view a list of form fields, choose "Form
> fields list." All of these lists can be activated
> through other keystrokes but with the INSERT + F3,
> you don't need to remember all those other
> keystrokes.
>
> Remember, when dealing with Web pages, be patient,
> persistent, and try and find patterns to help you
> find the information you are seeking. You'll also
> find
> additional tips and techniques for navigating Web
> pages with JAWS on Freedom Scientific's
> Surf's Up
> Web page.
>
>
http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/Surfs_Up/_Surfs_Up_Start_Here.htm
>
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