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Cheat Sheet - JAWS

Internet Explorer
JAWS Instruction Sheet

From the help section of Freedom Scientific's Job Access With Speech program.

INTRODUCTION

Internet Explorer 5.5 is a web browser that connects a computer to information that is available through the Internet. Internet Explorer not only acts as a browser to display data, but it also helps you find, incorporate, and interact with that data.

In this document references are made to the JAWS cursor. To activate the JAWS cursor you will press the (MINUS KEY) on the numeric keypad on the right side of the keyboard. In most cases, this gives the user more control when navigating the screen.

JAWS uses the numeric keypad to navigate the screen. This means actions that require the use of the up and down arrow keys, end, home and page up and page down are performed on the numeric keypad. Please note, the Numeric keypad+(any key) instruction is used to direct the user to use the (+any key) on the numeric keypad.

THE BASICS

CHANGING VOICE SPEED

INSERT+J Opens the JAWS window
RIGHT ARROW Opens options menu
V Opens voices menu
ENTER Opens global adjustment
TAB Press TAB key once to go to the speech rate. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to adjust the speech rate. ENTER sets the speech rate and returns you to your previous location

NAVIGATION

The following commands allow the user to move Line by Line, Word by Word, Letter by Letter, and to explore Spelling. To do this, you must have the JAWS cursor on.

Turn on JAWS Cursor NUMPAD +MINUS Key Turns on the JAWS cursor allows you to read word and letter at a time.
Spell Word INSERT +NUMPAD+5 Holding the (INSERT) key down and pressing the (5 key on the Number Pad) key twice quickly, spells the word the cursor is on.
Line Up UP ARROW Moves up a line at a time and reads the line.
Line Down DOWN ARROW Moves down a line at a time and reads the line.
Word Left CTRL+LEFT ARROW Moves JAWS cursor one word to the left.
Word Right CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Moves JAWS cursor one word to the right.
Letter Left LEFT ARROW Moves JAWS cursor one letter to the left.
Letter Right RIGHT ARROW Moves JAWS cursor one letter to the right.

JAWS AND WEB PAGES

WEB BASICS

Go Back ALT+LEFT ARROW Loads the previously opened Web page and announces it.
Go Forward ALT+RIGHT ARROW This loads the next opened Web page and announces it.
Say Selected Link INSERT+TAB Says the focused link or control. If in a dialog, speaks the current control. If in a Web page, announces the link or control with focus.
Move to Next Link TAB Moves to the next link or control in the page. If you are in a dialog, moves to the next control. If in a Web page, moves to the next link or control. Pressing (ENTER) will open that link.
Move to Prior Link SHIFT+TAB Moves to the prior link or control in the page. If in a dialog, moves to the prior control. If in a Web page, moves to the prior link or control. Pressing (ENTER) will open the link.
Address Bar INSERT+A Sends the JAWS cursor to the Address field and reads its contents. You can then use NUMPAD +SLASH to highlight the current address. At that point, typing in a new address will replace the current address.

JAWS-SPECIFIC INTERNET EXPLORER KEYSTROKES

Say All INSERT+DOWN ARROW Reads all the text on the screen.
Read Current Screen CTRL+INSERT+DOWN ARROW Reads the body of the page from the top with the JAWS cursor. This script reads the visible body of the current page with the JAWS cursor.
Read Next Screen CTRL+PAGE DOWN This brings up the next screen and starts reading from the top with the JAWS cursor. You can stop reading by pressing CTRL and then begin again from the same place by pressing INSERT+DOWN ARROW.
Read Prior Screen CTRL+PAGE UP This brings up the prior screen and starts reading from the top with the JAWS cursor.
Reformat Document INSERT+F5 Reformats multiple column pages to be more readable with speech. Rearranges multiple column pages to read in a linear fashion. Internet Explorer columns are read one after another.
Stop Speech CTRL

INTERNET EXPLORER TABLES CAN BE NAVIGATED USING JFW KEYSTROKES

Using JAWS to navigate tables

Say Cell ALT+CTRL+NUMERIC KEYPAD 5 Reads the row and column coordinates, followed by the cell contents and then the appropriate row and column headings.
Next Cell ALT+CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Moves the focus to the next cell in the same row and then announces the column heading followed by cell contents and then the column number.
Note: If there is no cell to the right in the current row the user is told, "end of row" and then reads the current cell content again.
Prior Cell ALT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW Moves the focus to the previous cell in the same row and then announces the column heading followed by cell contents and then the column number.
Note: If there is no cell to the left in the current row the user is told, "beginning of row" and then reads the current cell content again.
Down Cell ALT+CTRL+DOWN ARROW Moves the focus to the cell below the current cell and reads the row heading followed by cell contents and then the row number.
Note: If there is no row beneath the current row the user is told, "bottom of column" and then reads the current cell content again.
Up Cell ALT+CTRL+UP ARROW Moves the focus to the cell above the current cell and then announces the row heading followed by cell contents and then the row number.
Note: If there is no cell above the user is told, "bottom of column" and then reads the current cell content again.
First Cell in Table ALT+CTRL+HOME Moves to first cell in current table and reads row and column coordinates followed by contents of the cell.
Last Cell in Table ALT+CTRL+END Moves to the last cell in current table and reads row and column coordinates followed by contents of the cell.

LOOKING FOR A LINK?

List of Links INSERT+F7 Brings up a dialog containing a list of the links present in the page. Brings up a JFW (JAWS for Windows) dialog containing all the links present on the page. You can then select a link by using the Arrow keys or the first letter of the link. Press (ENTER) to open the selected link.

WEB PAGES WITH FRAMES

Note: Navigating some script-activating combo boxes can prove challenging. If you are having trouble locating a desired item with the Arrow keys, try scrolling using the ALT+UP/DOWN ARROW keys.

Note: The JAWS cursor is left ON once this script is performed.

Next Frame CTRL+TAB Focuses and reads the next frame in the html order.
Prior Frame CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Focuses and reads the previous frame in the HTML order.
Select a Frame INSERT+F9 Brings up a dialog containing a list of the frames present in the page. Select a frame from the list and press ENTER. The focus will move to the frame you selected and speak its content.

COMPLETING A FORM?

First Input Field CTRL+INSERT+HOME Moves to the first input field on the page and speaks it. If no form field is found, reports "Input Field Not Found."

NEED TO SEE THE TOOLBAR?

The Toolbar is a series of buttons at the top of the screen that perform actions within Internet Explorer such as: Forward, Back, Print, History, etc.

Tool Bar INSERT+F8 Lets you access the toolbar. This script brings up a dialog box, which contains every button in a list that appears on the toolbar. The buttons on the toolbar can be highlighted by using the left and right arrow keys, then press ENTER to select.
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