Category: JAWS
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A quick easy way to adjust the volume
Have you ever wanted to quickly & easily adjust your jaws volume on the fly? Well now, with this handy dandy keyboard shortcut I just discovered, you can! To adjust […]
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Suspending quick navigation keys
The following was taken directly from the jaws message center. I had no idea this feature even existed: In JAWS, you can temporarily suspend the use of Navigation Quick Keys […]
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Knowing where you are on the wonderful worldwideweb
Have you ever been browsing a website & came across a text field where you wanted to enter data or maybe even filling out a form to sign-up for an […]
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A Quick & easy way to check laptop battery status
This post describes an easy way for jaws users to obtain laptop battery information.
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“Marking the Spot: Navigating the Digital World with JAWS Place markers”
In this post, readers will learn about the value of using place markerswhich have been part of the JAWS screen-reader, since version 5.,
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An easy way to navigate through messages in Outlook
Recently, I was going through my email, when I discovered that there is a much easier way to quickly navigate between messages rather than pressing escape to exit your current […]
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An easy way to change the volume of running apps
Have you ever ben listening to music or a podcast, while you work on your computer using either JAWS or NVDA & wished you could change the volume quickly? Well […]
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A super easy way to restart jaws
Here’s a quick tip for those of you who use the Jaws screen-reader. To quickly restart jaws from anywhere, simply press Alt+Windows +F9. (This does require Leasey from Hartgen Consultancy.) […]
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If Jaws won’t increase speech rate while reading, what do I do?
Recently, while working on this Lenovo Yoga laptop, I was reading something & wanted to increase the speaking rate of jaws permanently. I remember being taught that the command to […]
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How do I send a tab from one device to another?
Recently, I was working in my web browser on my computer & needed to leave to go somewhere. But, I didn’t want to lose what I was looking at. So, […]