JAWS for Windows 4.5
Public Beta Features and Enhancements
New
in JAWS with Internet Explorer
Expanded
Help for Internet Explorer
Content Refreshing
Quick and Easy Navigation on Web Pages
Navigation Quick Keys in Say All
Non-Uniform Tables in HTML
HTML Tables in Braille
Move to Next or Prior HTML Element
Step Out of Element
Select Entire HTML Element with a Single
Command
Moving to Non-Link Text
More Information on Format and Structure Bring
the Web to Life
New
in General
Support for Macromedia Flash MX
Control the Spelling Rate
Spell by Line
Spell Phonetically
New Options for Announcing Capitalization
New Table Navigation Commands
Easier Customization for MSAA Applications
New
in Braille
Enhanced Focus Whiz Wheel Support
All New M20 and M40 Command Assignments
New
in Popular Applications Support
Autotext in Word
All New Support for Winamp
All New Support for MSN Messenger
Updated Support for Eudora
List
of Authorized Serial Numbers
New
in JAWS with Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer
is a browser that allows you to connect to the Internet via the World
Wide Web or your local intranet. Internet Explorer doesn't just display
information. It helps you find information and interact with other people
using message boards, Web-based email, shopping carts, and much more.
Its support of Macromedia Flash MX makes audio and video a part of the
experience you get with Internet Explorer.
JAWS gives you quick
access to the information you need in a logical format. JAWS also provides
more information about the structure and organization of web pages than
ever before. Tables, lists, headings, and alternate text for images are
all announced. The information comes right from the HTML used to create
the page. HTML 4.0 is designed with accessibility in mind, and JAWS supports
more of the built in HTML accessibility features than any other screen
reader.
With the Virtual Cursor,
read web pages using standard JAWS reading commands, tab through links
and easily follow them, go back, display lists of links or headings to
quickly find and move to what you need, and easily move to and fill out
web based forms.
Expanded
Help for Internet Explorer
The expanded help
for using JAWS with Internet Explorer 5 and 6 provides more information
than ever before. Over ten pages of helpful hints provide comprehensive
information about JAWS commands, how JAWS responds to web pages, and using
JAWS to access features of Internet Explorer. New and advanced users alike
will find that accessing the Internet is easier and more enjoyable with
the understanding gained from the easy-to-read help topics.
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Content
Refreshing
JAWS announces "Page
will refresh in X minutes," when you open a page that is set to automatically
refresh. Some web pages are configured to automatically refresh, or reload,
every so often. When this happens, JAWS starts over reading from the top
of the page. This makes it very difficult to read these pages. Now, set
JAWS to prevent these pages from reloading. Use the Adjust JAWS Verbosity
Options dialog, INSERT+V, to set this option temporarily, or change it
permanently in Configuration Manager, HTML Options.
Active Content, web
content provided by ActiveX controls, applets, and Flash animations, can
also be set to automatically refresh. You can also set JAWS to suppress
refreshes of active content - temporarily in the Adjust JAWS Verbosity
dialog, and permanently in Configuration Manager, HTML Options.
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Quick
and Easy Navigation On Web Pages
For users of Internet
Explorer and HTML Help, we have provided very easy single key navigation
commands. Not only will you find the commands easy to use, but they are
simple to remember. It's all at your finger tips with JAWS 4.5. With the
new Navigation Quick Commands, you can press a letter and move directly
to tables, headings, or lists.
Description Command
Next Visited Link V
Next Heading H
Next Heading At Level 1 through 6
Next Paragraph P
Next Form Control F
Next List L
Next Table T
Next Non-Link Text N
Next Same Type Element S
Next Different Type Element D
Step Past Element E
Read Current Row R
Read Row To Cell LEFT SHIFT
+ R
Read Row From Cell RIGHT
SHIFT + R
Read Current Column C
Read Column To Cell LEFT SHIFT + C
Read Column From Cell RIGHT
SHIFT + C
Add SHIFT to the commands
for Move To Next Heading, Paragraph, List, etc., to move to the prior
item.
New commands also
allow you to read by row in a table. Press WINDOWS KEY+DOWN ARROW to read
the next row, or WINDOWS KEY+UP ARROW to read the prior row.
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Navigation
Quick Keys in Say All
Many of the new Navigation
Quick Keys are also available when you are using Say All on a web page.
Press the letter or number to move to the next heading, paragraph, list,
form field, etc., and JAWS will skip ahead and keep right on reading from
the new location. If you go past where you intended to and need to back
up, no problem, just add SHIFT to the letter or number and it will rewind.
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Non-Uniform
Tables in HTML
In a non-uniform
table, when the number of columns changes from row to row, JAWS announces
the number of columns in the new row. This information is only announced
when you are using the next/prior row commands, WINDOWS KEY+DOWN or UP
ARROW, or the table specific navigation commands, ALT+CTRL+UP or DOWN
ARROW.
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HTML
Tables and Braille
JAWS allows you to
determine how much information is displayed on your refreshable Braille
display for tables in web pages. There are three settings in the Adjust
Braille Options dialog, CTRL+INSERT+B, to configure what information JAWS
displays in Braille. Set JAWS to display the current cell, row, or column;
and control the display of table titles and coordinates.
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Move
to Next or Prior HTML Element
HTML elements are
like the features in a word processor that tell the web browser how to
display information. The type of element determines how something is displayed
and what it is. Paragraphs, headings, tables, lists, and links are all
examples of HTML elements.
Some elements are
used hierarchically, representing the relationship of information on the
page. For example, a table is made up of several elements which signal
the beginning of the table, define a table row, place information inside
a cell within a row, etc.
JAWS 4.5 provides
commands to move to the next or prior HTML element. Move either to the
next or prior instance of the same type element, or to the next or prior
instance of a different element. For example, use the Next Different Element
command, D, to move past a list.
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Step
Out of Element
JAWS 4.5 lets you
step out of an element, such as a table or list, so you can move around
more quickly. Press E to step past the current table, list, or other element.
Press SHIFT+E to step before the current table, list, or other element.
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Select
Entire HTML Element with a Single Command
Now you can select
an entire part of a web page. select an entire table, or select an entire
list. To select an entire list, move to the line that reads, "List
with x items," and press F8. The list is selected and ready to be
copied to the clipboard. To select an entire table, move to the line that
reads, "Table with x columns and y rows," and press F8.
Note: What is selected
is based on where the Virtual Cursor is located, so it is important to
move to the beginning line of a list or table if you want to select the
entire list or table. For example, if the Virtual Cursor is on a list
item, rather than at the top of the list, only that list item is selected.
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Moving
to Non-Link Text
JAWS provides a feature
to move to text that is not part of a link, which makes it easy to skip
over navigation links. Now, press N to move to next non-linked text. Press
SHIFT+N to move to the previous instance of text that is not part of a
link.
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More
Information on Format and Structure Bring the Web to Life
HTML structures and
presents information on web pages. Now JAWS gives you even more of this
information so you know how web pages are organized. JAWS tells you when
you enter a list, table, heading, or long quotation, so you know how the
text you are reading relates to the page as a whole.
- JAWS now reports
font information within web pages when you press INSERT+F. JAWS also
announces text attribute information if you have enabled Speak Format
and Attribute Changes in Configuration Manager or the Adjust JAWS Verbosity
dialog.
- JAWS now announces
the beginning and end of lists, the number of items in each list, the
nesting level of lists, and reads the correct symbol before each list
item.
- JAWS announces
when long quotations, marked with the HTML "Blockquote" element
are entered and exited. If the "Cite" attribute is used to
specify the web address of the source of the quotation, JAWS also announces
the citation.
- Now you can set
JAWS to announce the start and end of all tables. Tables are often used
to layout a page, visually positioning text and graphics for best effect.
By default, JAWS ignores many layout tables so you don't hear lots of
extra information. Now, when you need that information, set JAWS to
read it all. Set this option temporarily in the Adjust JAWS Verbosity
dialog, INSERT+V, or permanently in Configuration Manager, HTML Options.
If you write HTML and
want to know how it is used on the page you are reading, or if you need
more information to help you understand the layout of the page or the purpose
of an element, press INSERT+SHIFT+F1 to obtain HTML element information.
This includes the assigned attributes and their values for the current element
and the element directly above it in the HTML page hierarchy. For example,
if you use this command while an image within a link is highlighted, JAWS
provides all information on both the image and the link.
Press CTRL+INSERT+SHIFT+F1
to receive detailed HTML element information. This includes the assigned
attributes and their values for the current element and the elements directly
above it in the HTML page hierarchy. For example, if you use this command
while within a table, you receive information for the table data cell,
the table row, the table, the body of the HTML page, and the HTML document
element.
This information comes
directly from the HTML source code for the web page, and is very useful.
For example, on a page with a series of graphical links, where the graphics
are labeled with alternate text of "Image One," "Image
Two," and "Image Three," these commands would provide more
information about each graphical link, including the name of the pages
to which each link leads, that could help you determine what is on each
page.
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New
in General
Support
for Macromedia Flash MX
Flash animations
are presented as part of web pages, and JAWS announces when you enter
and exit the animation. These animations make your web experience interactive
by displaying content that changes, like sports scores. Edit fields in
Flash animations allow you to interact with the Web. JAWS now reads information
from Macromedia Flash animations as easily as any other part of a web
page. Select links, activate buttons, and type within edit fields just
like on any web page. With JAWS, you aren't just reading static web pages.
You are interacting with the global Internet community!
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Control
the Spelling Rate
JAWS now allows you
to specify the rate at which words are spelled. In the JAWS application
window, Options, Voices, Global Adjustment, there is a "Spelling
Decrement" edit field. Specify the amount you want the speech rate
to decrease when spelling words. This setting allows you to use a slower
rate when proofreading, resulting in greater accuracy.
Spell
by Line
JAWS has provided
the command to spell words for many years, making it easy to verify words.
Now, you can spell entire lines. press and hold INSERT, then press UP
ARROW twice quickly to spell the current line. Punctuation is also announced.
Press and hold INSERT and press HOME twice quickly to spell from the beginning
of the line, or INSERT+PAGE UP twice quickly to spell to the end of the
line. Spelling by line can eliminate the need for reading by word or character.
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Spell
Phonetically
Now you can set JAWS
to provide phonetic representations for each character in a word or line
as you spell it. For example, "JAWS" would be spelled "Juliet
Alpha Whiskey Sierra." Set this option temporarily in the Adjust
JAWS Verbosity dialog, INSERT+V, or permanently in Configuration Manager,
Text Processing Options.
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New
Options for Announcing Capitalization
Now you can select
to have a change in the speech pitch level indicate capital letters, or
to have JAWS announce "cap" for single capital letters and "all
caps" for capitalized words. This information is provided when JAWS
is reading by character or when a word or line is spelled. Change this
option in Configuration Manager, Text Processing Options.
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New
Table Navigation Commands
JAWS 4.5 provides
many new standard commands for moving within and reading tables within
many applications. Move to the beginning or end of a row, move to the
top or bottom of a column, or read by row or column.
Description Command
Table Navigation Commands
Say Current Cell ALT+CTRL+NUM
PAD 5
Cell To Right ALT+CTRL+RIGHT
ARROW
Cell To Left ALT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Cell Below ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Cell Above ALT+CTRL+UP ARROW
First Cell ALT+CTRL+HOME
Last Cell ALT+CTRL+END
First Cell In Column ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+UP
ARROW
Last Cell In Column ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN
ARROW
First Cell In Row ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Last Cell In Row ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT
ARROW
Table Reading
Commands
Read Current Row INSERT+SHIFT+UP
ARROW
Read From Start Of Row INSERT+SHIFT+HOME
Read To End Of Row INSERT+SHIFT+PAGE
UP
Read Current Column INSERT+SHIFT+NUM PAD 5
Read From Top Of Column INSERT+SHIFT+END
Read To Bottom Of Column INSERT+SHIFT+PAGE
DOWN
These new table commands
work in many applications: Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, HTML Help,
Outlook Express, and even in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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Easier
Customization for MSAA Applications
Now it's easier to
have JAWS use MSAA (Microsoft Active Accessibility) for controls within
applications that support it. Use the Window Class Reassign dialog to
set JAWS to use MSAA for a specified type of control. MSAA allows JAWS
to provide information about the controls such as their type, name, location,
and state.
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New
in Braille
Enhanced
Focus Whiz Wheel Support
The Focus Whiz Wheels
are used to quickly move through files, dialogs, lists, and menus, providing
the functionality you need while you work. In a file, move by line, sentence,
or paragraph. In a dialog, move between the available controls, and even
interact with them. In a menu, move up and down through the menu items.
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All
New M20 and M40 Command Assignments
We have updated the
JAWS command assignments for the Freedom Scientific M20 and M40 notetakers.
The commands are now based on the Focus Braille display command assignments,
and even include the Whiz Wheel enhancements we made for the Focus!
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New
in Popular Applications Support
Autotext
in Word
Autotext entries
allow you to type the first four characters of a word or phrase, and if
there is a Word Autotext match, just press ENTER to accept it. Now JAWS
announces when an Autotext entry is displayed in Word.
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New Support for Winamp
Now, listen to audio
clips in a variety of formats. JAWS now includes comprehensive support
for Winamp which gives you the ability to create your own playlists and
even adjust the sound of music to fit your tastes. You can even stop a
song or a book, mark your place, and start listening at that place later.
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New Support for MSN Messenger
Keep in touch with
friends and family. Share files and chat using text messages or MSN Messenger's
voice chat feature. JAWS now includes comprehensive support for MSN Messenger.
To read the most recent message in a conversation, press GRAVE ACCENT.
To read messages prior to this, press GRAVE ACCENT multiple times quickly.
Press CTRL+1 through 5 TO assign a conversation to a channel so that you
can move quickly to it from another window.
Now you can even insert
facial expressions or actions into your conversations. Press CTRL+SHIFT+M
to open a list containing descriptions of emoticons, combinations of characters
which form images. Select an expression and press ENTER to insert the
emoticon in your conversation.
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Updated
Support for Eudora
Many features within
Eudora have been added and enhanced. There are seven new items in the
Adjust JAWS Verbosity dialog, INSERT+V. These items allow you to set default
options for how JAWS behaves in certain situations. All of these settings
are saved to a special file when the verbosity dialog is closed, and the
choices are used in all future sessions of Eudora.
New functionality
has been added for Eudora's Find Messages dialog, opened with CTRL+F.
In addition to pressing F6 to move to the list of search results, you
can now press SHIFT+F6 to move to the Mailboxes treeview to select which
mailboxes are included in your search. Move through the listed mailboxes
with UP or DOWN ARROW, and press SPACEBAR to check or clear selection
of a mailbox.
Press ALT+F6 to hear
how many mailboxes are selected or how many search matches were found.
From the body of a
message, you can now press CTRL+SHIFT+H to read and edit the attachments
list.
Press ALT+CTRL+INSERT+DOWN
ARROW to skip past the headers in a message and start reading the message.
This is useful if you have moved to the top of the message window.
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