The World Wide Web has a lot to offer. On any given day, at any given moment you can connect to the web and find interesting articles about any subject, you can buy almost anything and you can visit nearly every country. With Internet Explorer Mobile, you can download files, post to a listserv, access multimedia files, and even share resources and ideas with people who are located at opposite ends of the world.
To open Internet Explorer, go to the Start Menu (F4) and press I. When Internet Explorer opens, the PAC Mate Omni begins reading your home page. To silence speech, press DOTS 6-8. Your initial home page is a default page, which has links to Internet Explorer Mobile's Online Help and links to various resources on FreedomScientific.com. To move about links on a page, press DOTS 4-5 CHORD or DOTS 1-2 CHORD and to open a page, press DOT 8 on the link.
If you know the web address of the site, then press G to go directly to the address bar and type in the address. When you are done press DOT 8.
Appendix A lists the PAC Mate Omni commands available for Internet Explorer Mobile. Many of these commands are layered so you can press the second command repeatedly without re-pressing the initial command.
The PAC Mate Omni can provide information about the structure and organization of web pages. Tables, headings, and alternate text for images are announced. This information helps you locate what you need quickly and take full advantage of web features.
When you open a web page, the PAC Mate Omni announces the presence of frames, links, and headings then begins speaking the text on the screen. Reading and moving through web based text uses the same reading commands as those used for text in a document. For more information on moving and reading text, please see PAC Mate Omni Basics, Working with Text.
Note: If you start reading before a page completely loads, some of the page may not be available.
Links allow you to move from one portion of a document to another or from one document to another. When reading a web page with the Virtual Cursor, the PAC Mate Omni places each link on its own line, even if Internet Explorer visually presents the link on a line with other text or additional links.
When you move to a link with the Virtual Cursor, the PAC Mate Omni announces the type of link and the text of the link. The PAC Mate Omni announces the type of link as follows:
The PAC Mate Omni announces when a graphic is used as part of a link. Image Map Links are also announced. Image map links are part of an image. A small section of the image is mapped out to represent a "hot spot" that is normally clicked with the mouse. The PAC Mate Omni moves to image map links the same way it does to other links.
The PAC Mate Omni provides configuration settings for links, so you can determine what information and how much information you wish to hear:
To change these settings temporarily, press H CHORD, V. To change them permanently, press F4, S to open the Settings dialog box, and change the HTML settings as appropriate.
Use the Links List dialog box to quickly locate and select links on a web page. Press H CHORD, L to open the Links List. Press UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW, or the first letter of a link's text to move through the list of links, and press DOT 8 to open a link. You can also move through the controls in this dialog box by pressing DOTS 4-5 CHORD. There are buttons to move to the location of a link on the page or to open a link. Additionally, There are radio button groups to filter and sort the links that display in the list.
Once you have selected a link, Press ENTER on the Activate Link button to open the selected link. Press ENTER on the Move to Link button to have the cursor moved to that particular link on the page. You can then press ENTER to open the link or continue reading the Web page.
IN HTML, headings are used to indicate the start of sections and subsections of a page so that the relationship between information within sections and subsections is clear when reading the page. When viewing all headings on a page, if the headings are used properly, the hierarchy of the heading levels indicates how the page is structured. This makes it easier to find information and understand the relationships within the information. To view a table with all the commands that allow you to navigate by headings, go to Appendix A.
The PAC Mate Omni recognizes headings at levels 1 through 6 and announces them as you move through the page or read using Say All. Press H to move to the next heading, or press DOTS 1-2-5-7 to move to the prior heading. To move to the first heading on the page, press H CHORD, UP ARROW. To move to the last heading, press H CHORD, DOWN ARROW.
The Headings List dialog box, H CHORD, H, lists headings on the current page and indicates the heading level. Press UP or DOWN ARROW to move through the list and press DOT 8 to move to the location of the selected heading on the web page.
press DOT 8 on the Move to Heading button to move to the location of the selected heading on the web page. Additionally, one set of radio buttons allow you to sort the headings list alphabetically or in tab order while another set lets you display the headings of a particular level. For example, you could choose to only list the level two headings on a page. The default is to show all headings.
Headings are announced as you navigate through a web page, but if you want, you can turn this announcement off. To temporarily turn off heading announcement, press H CHORD, V to open the Verbosity dialog box and move to Indicate Headings. Press SPACEBAR to turn off this setting.
To permanently change this setting:
The HTML heading navigation features are extremely useful on pages that use headings as they are intended. However, many web pages are written that do not properly use headings. The heading navigation features may not be as useful on these pages.
The PAC Mate Omni provides commands that allow you to move within tables. In addition, when you use table navigation commands you can get information about the position of table cells and the structure of tables on a page.
When you move through a web page, the PAC Mate Omni announces the start of tables, and the number of columns and rows, and reads the summary, if a summary is available.
A table summary provides information about the purpose of the table. If a summary is provided, the PAC Mate Omni says, "Summary," and reads the summary text.
When you navigate tables using standard reading commands, the PAC Mate Omni reads the cells in order from left to right and behaves as if each table cell begins on a new line. The PAC Mate Omni does not identify table headers or provide information about table structure when you navigate in this manner.
To hear information about the current table cell, press H CHORD, C. The PAC Mate Omni announces the row and column position, the current row and column headers, and the contents of the cell.
When you move to the next or prior cell in the same row using table navigation commands such as DOT 8+RIGHT ARROW or DOT 8+LEFT ARROW, the PAC Mate Omni reads the column header, the data in the cell, and the column number.
To move to the cell above or below the current cell, press DOT 8+UP ARROW or DOT 8+DOWN ARROW. The PAC Mate Omni reads the row header, the data in the cell, and the row number.
Note: The PAC Mate Omni does not identify row or column headers when you navigate tables using standard reading commands with the Virtual Cursor or when using Say All.
HTML forms on web pages allow you to enter information and send it to another computer. Examples of forms include shopping carts, feedback forms, and web-based e-mail and bulletin boards.
Forms are collections of controls such as check boxes, combo boxes, edit fields, and radio buttons. Use the following commands to move through form fields on a web page.
Press F to move to the next form control on a page or press DOTS 1-2-4-7 to move to the previous form control. To move to the first form control, press DOT 7+UP ARROW or to move to the last form control, press DOT 7+DOWN ARROW.
To enter text into a form field, move the Virtual Cursor to a form field, and press DOT 8 to switch to Forms Mode. The PAC Mate Omni says, "Forms Mode On," the information and the name of the control you are on. When you press DOT 8 to go into Forms Mode, the PC cursor is activated on the current control. If the field is an edit field, the cursor is placed at the top of the field.
To navigate within an edit field while in Forms Mode, use the UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT ARROW as you normally would. To move to the next form field while in Forms Mode, press DOTS 4-5 CHORD. To move to the previous field, press DOTS 1-2 CHORD.
To exit Forms Mode, press X CHORD.
To check a check box or radio button on a form, press DOT 8 when the Virtual Cursor is on the item. If you are on a check box, the state of the check box is toggled. If you are on a radio button that is unchecked, the radio button is checked, however, if it was already checked, it remains unchanged.
If you enter Forms Mode in a Combo box, the first item is selected. To change the selection, press LEFT or RIGHT ARROW.
Tip: In some forms, changing the selection in a combo box opens a new page automatically. To work with these combo boxes, press DOT 7+DOWN ARROW to open the list of choices. Then move to an item and press DOT 8 to make your selection.
The PAC Mate Omni attempts to associate each form field with a textual prompt. The PAC Mate Omni can identify when a prompt is specifically associated with a control, and speaks the correct prompt when you move to that control. If no prompt is specifically associated with a control, the PAC Mate Omni attempts to identify text positioned near the control as the prompt. This is most accurate when the text is directly to the left or right of the form control.
Forms on some web pages are not written with accessibility in mind, and the PAC Mate Omni cannot obtain enough information to read the form controls properly. If the PAC Mate Omni does not read form controls correctly while you are in Forms Mode, reading the form with the Virtual Cursor may provide additional helpful information. press ENTER to turn Forms Mode on and fill in a form field. Then press X CHORD to exit Forms Mode and continue reading the form with the Virtual Cursor.
Frames allow more than one document to be displayed on a web page at the same time. The frames on a page may be arranged vertically, horizontally, or mixed so that, for example, one frame appears on top with two frames side by side below it. In this way, frames provide structure visually on a page and allow text on one portion of the page, such as a listing of navigation links, to remain the same while another portion changes.
You move through a page containing frames just as you would any other Web page. As you Navigate, the PAC Mate Omni announces the beginning and end of frames, reading the frame title if one is available. If no frame title is available, the PAC Mate Omni reads the frame name.
If you want another web page as your home page, press G to move to the Address Bar and type in the address of the page. When you are done, press DOT 8 to go to that page.
Next, press F4+F5 to open the menu, and press DOT 8 on Tools. With the Tools Menu open, press DOT 8 on Options. The first controls in the Options dialog box are two buttons, one labeled Use Current and one labeled Use Default. To have the web page currently opened as your home page, press DOT 8 on the Use Current button.
Internet Explorer Mobile supports the security protocols used by secure pages. When accessing a secure page, you can send personal information safely. To determine if a page is secure, press F4+F5, press DOT 8 on Tools, and select Properties.
To change security settings, press F4+F5, move to Tools, and press DOT 8 . Go to Options and press DOTS 1-2 CHORD to move to the General tab, then press the RIGHT ARROW to move to the Security page.
Cookies contain information about your identity and preferences so that a page can tailor information to your needs. To prevent Internet Explorer Mobile from accepting cookies, use the SPACEBAR to uncheck the Allow cookies check box. Press DOT 8 on the Clear Cookies button to erase any cookies currently stored on your PAC Mate Omni.
In ActiveSync on your PC, press ALT+T to open the Tools Menu and press ENTER on Options. In the Options dialog box list view, move to Favorites and place a check in the box.
In Internet Explorer on your PC, save or move favorite links to the Mobile Favorites subfolder in the Favorites list.
Connect your PAC Mate Omni to your PC. If synchronization does not start automatically, in ActiveSync on your PC, press ALT+F and press ENTER on Synchronize.
Note: If you add or delete a favorite link in the Mobile Favorites folder on your PAC Mate Omni, the next time you synchronize, the same change is made on the PC.
If favorite pages are not synchronized using a schedule for synchronization, in Internet Explorer on your PC, go to Tools (ALT+T) and select Synchronize.
On the PAC Mate Omni, press F4+F5, move to Favorites, and press DOT 8.
Use the cursor cross to select the page that you want to view and press DOT 8.
Note: If you get a message that the page is not available, you must download the page to your PAC Mate Omni through synchronization or connect to the Internet.
To stop pictures from downloading, which saves memory as well as making the page open faster, press F4+F5, press DOT 8 on View, move to Show Pictures, and press DOT 8. If you do not hear JAWS say "checked", this option is disabled and pictures are not downloaded when a Web page is displayed.
Note: This option is off by default so you should not need to change it.
Go to the page you want to add. press F4+F5 and press DOT 8 to open the Favorites page. Press DOTS 5-6 CHORD to move from the Open page to the Add/Delete page. Press DOTS 4-5 CHORD to move to the Add button and press DOT 8. If you do not want to change the default name of your new favorite or save it in a different folder, press DOT 8 on the Add button again.
Note: To add a new folder, go to the Add/Delete page, press DOT 8 on the New Folder button. Enter a name for the folder, and press DOT 8 on the Add button.
To delete a link, the steps are the same except that you first select the link that you want to delete in the Add/Delete page, then move to the Delete button and press DOT 8. The link is then deleted.
Note: Only the link to the page is deleted, not the page content stored on your PAC Mate Omni. To delete the page itself, press F4+F5 move to Tools, and press DOT 8. Select Options. Press DOTS 5-6 CHORD to move to the Memory tab and press DOT 8 on the Delete Files button.