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What's New in JAWS 9.0 Public Beta

JAWS 9.0 Features

JAWS Startup Wizard Update
HTML Formatting Retained when Selecting, Copying, and Pasting
State of NUM LOCK Key when JAWS Starts
Performing an Action Stated in a Balloon ToolTip
Newly Designed Adjust JAWS Options Dialog Box
Third Party Script Developers
Outlook 2007 Calendar
Windows Mobile Device Center Support
Foreign Language Detection in Forms Mode
New WhizWheel Tracking
Better Performance with Microsoft Word
Bookmark Detection using Navigation Quick Keys in Microsoft Word
Braille Proofreading Indication in Microsoft Word
Braille Bullet Type Indication in Microsoft Word
Speech and Sound Schemes in Microsoft Word
Unit of Measure in Microsoft Word
List Embedded Object Command in Microsoft Word
Split Button Announcement in Microsoft Office Programs
Gmail Interface Support
Laptop Layout Keystrokes Update
New Commands for Yahoo! Instant Messenger 8.1
New Basic Training for JAWS 9.0
JAWS Startup Wizard Update

The JAWS Startup Wizard is a helpful tool that contains a series of dialog boxes. It lets you quickly configure some of the more commonly used JAWS parameters. This can save time since you do not have to search multiple menus and managers to customize your copy of JAWS.

The Startup Wizard automatically runs the first time you install a new version of JAWS. However, you can always access it by selecting the Help menu in the JAWS application window. The primary JAWS functions are organized into the following groups in the wizard:
Training settings
Speech settings
Run JAWS settings
Keyboard settings
Verbosity settings
Braille settings
Note: You must choose the Finish button in the wizard's last dialog box to save and activate any changes. If you cancel or escape at any point in the wizard, your changes will not be saved.


HTML Formatting Retained when Selecting, Copying, and Pasting

JAWS 9.0 will now properly copy the contents of a Web page to the virtual buffer, and retain all the HTML formatting and markup when pasting the information into an HTML formatted e-mail or Word document.  This break through in screen reading means that you can now copy and paste content and retain its formatting, colors, and active hyperlinks, but does not include any of the other JAWS messages, such as the number of items in a list, and so on. What you paste is essentially the same rendering that a sighted user would see. Plus, you have the added advantage of being able to use JAWS HTML commands to read and navigate the Web content when pasted into an e-mail message.

In addition, JAWS still provides a way to select copy and paste in the traditional manner of stripping out the formatting if you choose. You will find this option to toggle in the new Adjust JAWS Option dialog box (INSERT+V). You may also wish to take advantage of the personalize settings option (INSERT+SHIFT+V) feature in JAWS to set up certain behavior for specific URLs while leaving the default set with the new solution that includes all the formatting.


State of NUM LOCK Key when JAWS Starts

JAWS uses the numeric keypad to perform numerous speech functions such as Say All (INSERT+DOWN ARROW), Say Word (INSERT+NUM PAD 5), Say Line (INSERT+UP ARROW), and so on. The NUM LOCK key is turned off by default so that you can easily use these functions. However, you may have a job that requires extensive use of the numeric keypad, in which case, you must always turn on the NUM LOCK key after JAWS starts.

Starting with JAWS 9.0 you can control the initial state of the NUM LOCK key when JAWS starts. This is only available in the Default.jcf file.

There are two ways to configure the state of the NUM LOCK key. You can find this choice in the new Start Up Wizard and can modify at any time.  Alternatively, you may make this adjustment directly in the Configuration Manager with the following steps:
From the JAWS application window, press ALT+U to open the Utilities menu.
Press C to open the Configuration Manager.
Press ALT+S to open the Set Options menu, and press K to open the Keyboard Options dialog box.
Press M to jump directly to the Initial State of NUM LOCK Key option.
Use the ARROW Keys to select one of the following numeric keypad options:


Turn off at startup:  This is the default value.  When chosen, the NUM LOCK key is off when JAWS starts.
Turn on at startup:  The NUM LOCK key is on when JAWS starts.
Do not modify:  JAWS uses the current NUM LOCK key setting.


Performing an Action Stated in a Balloon ToolTip

A system tray balloon ToolTip is a way for applications to inform you that an event has occurred or an action is required. Often these ToolTips state that you need to click here to perform a certain task, such as downloading updates for Windows. With JAWS 9.0, when such a message appears, you can now press the JAWS left mouse button (NUM PAD SLASH) to immediately act on the message before the ToolTip closes.

In JAWS 8.0 and earlier, to select a balloon ToolTip, you had to enable the JAWS cursor and navigate to the ToolTip. Often the message would close before you could find it. As you can see, it is much more efficient to use the JAWS left mouse button.


Newly Designed Adjust JAWS Options Dialog Box

The Adjust JAWS Verbosity list has been updated with the newly designed Adjust JAWS Options tree view (INSERT+V). Instead of showing items in a list format, the reorganized dialog box uses a logical tree view format. This grouping is sure to help new and experienced JAWS users understand the relationship between various JAWS settings. At a minimum, the tree view consists of the following expandable groups that are common to all applications: General Options, Reading Options, Say All Options, Editing Options, and Braille Options. Note that the Synthesizer command, which temporarily turns speech on or off, also resides at the main group level.

Items that are specific to an application appear in their own group at the top of the tree view. For example, if you press INSERT+V while in Internet Explorer, the Internet Explorer Options group appears above the other groups.

The tree view is expanded by default when you open it to allow for first letter navigation, thus continuing the ease of use found in the original Verbosity list design. If you would rather have it collapsed, press TAB to navigate to the Expand Tree View on Open check box and uncheck it. You may also navigate through the tree view using the RIGHT ARROW and LEFT ARROW keys to expand and collapse groups. Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to move up and down in the tree.

JAWS 9.0 also now includes built-in help messages for each item found in the tree view. As you navigate items in the list, simply press TAB to move to the Read-Only edit window at any time for a help description of the current item.

For other examples of the new format, press SHIFT+INSERT+V to open personalized setting for a Web page. This allows you to quickly access settings that control how JAWS behaves on a specific Web page.  Press CTRL+INSERT+B, which allows you to open and quickly adjust braille options, to see another case of the tree view format.


Third Party Script Developers

In JAWS 9.0 or later, the INSERT+V command displays JAWS options in a tree view format. If you create and provide JAWS scripts for others, you need to modify or create a new script to take advantage of the tree view.  For scripting update instructions, select JAWS Script Verbosity Options to download a self-extracting Word document.


Outlook 2007 Calendar

The user interface for the Outlook 2007 Calendar offers challenges for Assistive Technology products. In JAWS 9.0, we have addressed these challenges and provided access directly to the Outlook 2007 Calendar without the need of providing a special interface to sit between Outlook and the screen reader.
You can create an appointment for a specific time slot by pressing ENTER on the time slot.
When you navigate to an appointment, JAWS announces the appointments title, time, busy status, and location.
JAWS announces time slots as you use the UP and DOWN ARROWS to move through the current day.
You can use TAB and SHIFT+TAB to jump between appointments.
Use LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW to move between days.
When in Day View mode, JAWS announces the day, the date, and the number of appointments scheduled.
In Work Week, Week, and Month View modes, JAWS announces the total number of all day events and timed appointments within that range.
Press INSERT+A for a summary of event and appointment counts for the current day, work week, week, or month.
Press INSERT+A twice to place a list of all events and appointments for that range into the virtual viewer, where you can get an overall view of meetings and appointments for that period. You can also copy this information to the clipboard for further processing.
The new Calendar support also makes shared calendars on exchange servers accessible.
The Calendar supports regional layouts to handle international date formats.


Windows Mobile Device Center Support

In Windows Vista, ActiveSync has been replaced with this the new Windows Mobile Device Center. JAWS 9.0 is the first screen reader to offer full accessibility with Windows Mobile Device Center found in Windows Vista. Using JAWS, you can now easily establish partnerships, install new software, manage what is synchronized, and manage media transfers without needing to manually navigate these screens with the JAWS cursor.


Foreign Language Detection in Forms Mode

If text in a form field of an appropriately-tagged HTML page appears in a different language, JAWS is able to recognize and switch to that language when speaking the text.


New WhizWheel Tracking

Functionality for Freedom Scientifics WHIZWHEELS has been expanded to allow tracking of only the Braille cursor.
Pressing down on both wheels simultaneously switches from Track Focus mode to Track Braille Cursor mode.
Use the left wheel to move up and down, just as traditionally one might use the left hand to track line position on a braille page.  Use the right wheel to pan left and right without wrapping to the next line  no more confusion as to where the line starts and ends.


Better Performance with Microsoft Word

Freedom Scientific has made significant performance increases with Microsoft Word 2007, Word 2003, and Word XP by revising and updating the way JAWS works with these applications. This includes the streamlining of scripts and internal code, which results in enhanced responsiveness with total accuracy when navigating and editing documents. Both Windows XP users and Windows Vista users will enjoy this improvement in speed and accuracy without missing out on the most powerful screen reading solution in both speech and braille.


Bookmark Detection using Navigation Quick Keys in Microsoft Word

With Navigation Quick Keys turned on (INSERT+Z), you can now use the B keystroke to move to the next bookmark and the SHIFT+B keystroke to move to the previous bookmark in a Word document. JAWS will announce if no bookmarks are in the document.


Braille Proofreading Indication in Microsoft Word

JAWS now has grammatical error and spelling error options available when using braille to read Microsoft Word files. Once you turn on a specific proofreading option, it remains enabled until you reset the option.
Note: When using braille, you must first enable the Active Follows Braille option. It is located in the JAWS Options tree view under the Cursor Options group in the Braille Options group. DOTS 7 and 8 will be raised under the misspelled word.

To enable proofreading options, do the following:
Open a Word document.
Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options tree view.
Press the letter B until you hear JAWS say, "Braille proofreading indication - Spelling errors."
Press the SPACEBAR to toggle between the following options:


Spelling errors only
Grammatical errors only
Spelling and grammatical errors
No spelling or grammatical errors (default setting)
Close the Adjust JAWS Options tree view.


Braille Bullet Type Indication in Microsoft Word

The Bullet Type Indication feature was introduced in JAWS 8.0. It allows JAWS to announce different bullet styles that appear in a Word document. This same functionality is now available in braille so that bullet styles can now be identified using either multi-cell symbols or an asterisk (*). By default, the Braille Bullet Type Indication feature is off, which only uses asterisks to symbolize bullets styles.
Note: When using braille, you must first enable the Active Follows Braille option. It is located in the JAWS Options tree view under the Cursor Options group in the Braille Options group.

To enable braille bullet type identification, do the following:
Open a Word document.
Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options tree view.
Press the letter B until you hear JAWS say, "Braille bullet type indication - Off."
Press SPACEBAR to turn on this item. JAWS now uses multi-cell symbols to show bullets.
Close the Adjust JAWS Options tree view.


Spelling Error Detection in Microsoft Word

In JAWS 9.0, Spelling Error Detection is a separate option that controls if JAWS detects and announces misspelled words while reading through a Word document. In previous JAWS releases, spelling detection was combined with grammar error detection. Spelling Error Detection is off by default. If braille is in use, the default is to mark spelling errors in braille.
Note: When using braille, you must first enable the Active Follows Braille option. It is located in the JAWS Options tree view under the Cursor Options group in the Braille Options group. DOTS 7 and 8 will be raised under the misspelled word.

To change spelling detection options, do the following:
Open a Word document.
Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options tree view.
Press the letter S until JAWS announces Spelling Error Detection  Off.
Press the SPACEBAR to toggle between the following options:


On: Spell checking is enabled.
On + Count: JAWS announces the number of spelling errors per line.
Off: Spell checking is disabled (default setting)
Close the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box.


Grammatical Error Detection in Microsoft Word

In JAWS 9.0, Grammatical Error Detection is a separate option that controls if JAWS detects and announces grammatical errors while reading through a Word document. In previous JAWS releases, grammar detection was combined with spelling error detection. Grammatical Error Detection is off by default. If braille is in use, the default is not to mark grammar errors in braille.

To change grammatical detection options, do the following:
Open a Word document.
Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options tree view.
Press the letter G until JAWS announces Grammatical Error Detection  Off.
Press the SPACEBAR to toggle between the following options:


On: Grammar checking is enabled.
On + Count: JAWS announces the number of grammatical errors per line.
Off: Grammar checking is disabled (default setting)
Close the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box.


Speech and Sound Schemes in Microsoft Word

Great strides have been made in Words responsiveness and accuracy when using the Speech and Sounds Scheme Manager. This manager lets you create reading rules, such as using different voices and sounds to indicate formatting attributes, when reading a Word document. Refer to the Speech and Sounds Scheme DAISY book tutorial on the Freedom Scientific Web site for more information.


Unit of Measure in Microsoft Word

JAWS can now report the PC cursor position and other related measurements using a unit of measure that you specify regardless of the Word document's default measurement units. The Measurement Units feature allows you to configure JAWS so that it reports the cursor position, tab stops, and indents in a unit of measure to your liking. The default value for this feature is in inches.

To change the preferred unit of measure, do the following:
Open a Word document.
Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Options tree view.
Press the letter M until you hear JAWS say, "Measurement units - Set to inches."
Press SPACEBAR to toggle between the following options:


Set to inches (default)
Set to pixels
Set to spaces
Set to points
Set to millimeters
Set to centimeters
Close the Adjust JAWS Options tree view.


List Embedded Object Command in Microsoft Word

In Word, the keystroke for the List Embedded Object command is now CTRL+INSERT+SHIFT+G. In releases prior to JAWS 9.0, this keystroke was for the List Graphics command.


Split Button Announcement in Microsoft Office Programs

JAWS now identifies split buttons, in both speech and braille, that are available under the Microsoft Office Button. The Office Button is located in the upper-left corner of Microsoft Office 2007programs such as Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access. For an example of split buttons using JAWS, do the following:
From a Microsoft Office 2007 program, press ALT+F to open the Office Button.
Press DOWN ARROW to navigate to the Print button. JAWS announces Print split button.
Do one of the following:
Press ENTER to print or press SPACEBAR to open the Preview and Print pane.


Gmail Interface Support

JAWS now supports the Gmail interface, which means that it is no longer necessary to revert to the basic HTML interface. While this is still in development, it will allow you to locate objects on the screen, such as Compose Mail, and then press ENTER. Previously, it was necessary to use the JAWS Cursor to select these items.

To activate an item, do the following:
Log on to your Gmail account.
Move to an item, such as Compose Mail, and press ENTER.
If there are more items on a single line, similar to what you see with the Settings menu, you must use the ARROW keys to navigate to the items and then press ENTER.
Note: Currently it is not possible to use the routing buttons on your braille display to click the items but this will be resolved before release.


Laptop Layout Keystrokes Update

The Left Mouse Button Lock (CTRL+8) and the Right Mouse Button Lock (CTRL+9) keystrokes, which are available when Laptop keyboard layout is selected, have changed.

The new keystroke for Left Mouse Button Lock is CTRL+WINDOWS Key+8.

The new keystroke for Right Mouse Button Lock is CTRL+WINDOWS Key+9.


New Commands for Yahoo! Instant Messenger 8.1

The following JAWS commands have been added for Yahoo! Instant Messenger 8.1:
ALT+X, where X is 1, 2, 3,...,0, which allows you to review the last 10 Yahoo! IM messages. Note that ALT+1 opens the most recent message, and ALT+0 opens the 10th message.
ALT+NUMPAD 5 twice quickly opens a Web link that appears in a Yahoo! IM message.
When having an IM conversation, TAB lets you switch between the typing window and the message display pane located in the Instant Message dialog box.


New Basic Training for JAWS 9.0

The Basic Training for JAWS 9.0 is being completely rewritten and recorded using Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007. This new Basic Training, in text and narrated audio DAISY format, will be included on all program and demo JAWS CDs beginning with JAWS 9.0. The new Basic Training will also be available as a free download in either MP3 or DAISY format from the Freedom Scientific JAWS Training Headquarters page when the final JAWS 9.0 release is posted. The Basic Training will include over 7 hours of instruction, including step-by-step instructions and sample practice documents to help you make the most of your experience using JAWS 9.0.

Update Enhancements Included as of Build 9.0.353 (4 October 2007)

First of all, congratulations to AOL for releasing AIM 6.5 on October 3, 2007. JAWS 9.0 users are all set and ready to use the new 6.5 version, so please be certain to give it a try!

Thanks to all the public beta testers who identified issues in our initial release and reported them so well using the Beta Report form on this page. As a result, many of the items were resolved and have been included in this first update on October 4th. Others are still under investigation, and we will be looking forward to posting more updates soon.
Note: To ensure that you have the latest public beta release, first download and install the JAWS 9.0 public beta release. The beta download link appears at the bottom of this page. Once it is installed, use the automated update feature to install the latest updates.
Resolved the reported issue where JAWS would begin to fail in reading many items like the List of System Tray items (INSERT+F11) after coming out of Hibernation or Standby mode.
Resolved a reported problem with the Microsoft Outlook 2007 Inbox. JAWS would sometimes fail to speak the item you landed on when moving rapidly across entries with similar attributes such as Unread.
Resolved an issue reported in Outlook Express where selecting text in reverse order using CTRL+HOME, would not display the expected results in braille until doing a screen refresh.
Resolved a problem reported in Microsoft Word and Outlook 2007 where text could be skipped during a Say All when preceded immediately by a period followed by a comma.
Resolved reported problems associated with reading by sentence in Word and Outlook 2007 where sentences could be repeated.
Resolved an issue in Outlook 2003 and Outlook XP when moving and reading by Paragraph with CTRL+DOWN ARROW or CTRL+UP ARROW when in Compose mode of an e-mail.
Resolved an issue where JAWS was reporting the section and page number in Word 2007 and Outlook 2007 when landing on a blank document or e-mail.
Addressed a long standing issue where JAWS would sometimes fail to announce Copy, Cut, or Append to Clipboard. Once in this state, the only way to get it to properly report the message was to restart JAWS.
Changed the behavior in the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box (INSERT+V) in Word and Outlook 2007 so that if the user changes or toggles the item "Say All, using Line, Sentence, or Paragraph," JAWS now makes the change persistent across JAWS sessions.
Resolved several reported problems in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007.
Resolved a reported problem in Outlook 2007 where JAWS was not automatically reading e-mail when the Messages Automatically Read option was enabled using the Adjust JAWS Option dialog box (INSERT+V), if you were moving forward or backward through mail messages using CTRL+PERIOD or CTRL+COMMA.
Resolved a reported issue in Outlook 2007 when using the Say All command (INSERT+DOWN ARROW), while in a composition window of an e-mail message, could leave Navigation Quick Keys on after stopping the Say All.
Resolved reported issue in Outlook 2007, Outlook 2003, and Outlook XP where users were not able to activate links in Plain Text messages.
Resolved an issue reported where reading the table of contents in Word documents could fail once moving away from the table of contents and then returning to it.
Resolved a reported problem of Say All only reading the top line of the Read-only Help window in the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box (INSERT+V) if you activated the dialog box while in Word 2007 or Outlook 2007.
Note: Users of Outlook 2007 will hear a message about an unknown function call if they press INSERT+V while focused on Outlook 2007 in build 9.0.353. This is being resolved for the next post and should not hinder the use of the software at this point.
Resolved an issue in Word forms, where JAWS was reading the F1 automatic Help messages prior to reading the status bar help text. This will now be reversed.
Added option in the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box (INSERT+V) for Word to give users the ability to disable F1 automatic Help messages.
Updated INSERT+F1 context-sensitive help and INSERT+H Hotkey help in new Outlook 2007 Calendar support.
Resolved a reported issue where using the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW in the Outlook 2007 Calendar while in Month View was sluggish.
Resolved an issue reported where pressing ENTER twice, in a multiline edit field in Internet Explorer while in forms mode, would result in messages happening if you then type a number, as if Navigation Quick Keys had been turned on.
Added help text for the "Information Bar Messages Announcement" item found in the Adjust JAWS Options dialog box (INSERT+V) while in Outlook.
Note: Users of Outlook 2007 will hear a message about an unknown function call if they press INSERT+V while focused on Outlook 2007 in build 9.0.353. This is being resolved for the next post and should not hinder the use of the software at this point.

Enhancements in JAWS Version 9.0.348 (1 October 2007)

The following enhancements are some of the many items reported by users that are addressed in this update.
JAWS
The Skim Reading feature correctly reports and maintains modified color and text attributes.
JAWS now allows the mapping of Unicode characters to multiple-cell braille entities.
When a ToolTip appears, pressing INSERT+TAB announces the ToolTip and flashes the ToolTip in braille.
If you issue the Say All command (INSERT+DOWN ARROW) while in a dialog box, JAWS will announce the current line just like the Say Line command (INSERT+UP ARROW). Previously if you performed a Say All in a dialog box, JAWS was silent. If you want to hear the entire contents of a dialog box, you can still use the INSERT+B command.
The ZIP directory's Browse button, which appears in the General Options dialog box of the Settings Packager, is correctly announced by JAWS.
The access key for the Startup Wizard, located under the Help command, is now the letter Z instead of the letter S.
Adobe Flash Player
While in Forms mode, JAWS 9.0 has 100 percent accuracy when editing or reviewing text typed into a Flash movie edit control. To take advantage of this new Flash support, you must download the latest Flash Player beta software.
Adobe Reader
When navigating through tables in an Adobe Reader document, JAWS announces when you enter a nested table. JAWS also states the nesting level, the number of columns, and the number of rows in the nested table.
Eudora E-mail
Certain mail messages that users submitted to Freedom Scientific caused Eudora to unload or crash while running with JAWS 8.0. This has been fixed in JAWS 9.0.
JAWS scripts for Eudora have been modified so that JAWS automatically starts reading when a message is opened. The scripts also allow the use of the new Options tree view format (INSERT+V).
FSReader
JAWS now correctly identifies URL links that appear in DAISY books when reading with FSReader.
When conducting a Find in a DAISY text book, JAWS now reads the line automatically when it lands on the line where the word is located as expected.
Microsoft Excel
When using the JAWS Cursor in Microsoft Excel, cursor movement now behaves normally. For example, if you issue the CTRL+HOME or the CTRL+END commands, the JAWS Cursor moves to the top or bottom of the worksheet.
JAWS now announces when a region of a worksheet is selected when using the CTRL+SHIFT+8 command.
The Virtual Viewer now closes when you press ESC in Excel.
When using the JAWS Cursor to navigate a context menu, JAWS correctly announces each item in the menu.
When using the Laptop keyboard layout, the CAPS LOCK+UP ARROW keystroke correctly speaks the current line, and the CAPS LOCK+UP ARROW keystroke pressed twice quickly correctly spells the current line.
JAWS now correctly speaks the help message when Formula mode is activated.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
JAWS announces the row and column headings when moving between columns (CTRL+ALT+RIGHT ARROW or CTRL+ALT+LEFT ARROW) in a table.
Microsoft Office
In Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Access, the AdjustJAWSVerbosity script has been replaced by the AdjustJAWSOptions script (INSERT+V).
When you press F6 to move from one pane to the next in a Microsoft Office 2007 application, JAWS correctly announces the name of the pane. This did not always happen in JAWS 8.0.
JAWS can navigate Office 2007 floating toolbars, for example, the Apply Styles dialog box (CTRL+SHIFT+S). Press F6 to navigate between panes, and use the TAB and ARROW Keys to move within a pane.
JAWS now announces the status of ribbon buttons in Office 2007 applications. For example, if the Bold button is selected in Word 2007, JAWS says, Bold button pressed.
JAWS now reads text entered into the Search Help edit box when you press F1 in an Office 2007 application. JAWS also reads the history in the edit box when you press the UP or DOWN ARROW keys.
The Office Assistant is no longer available in Office 2007. As a result, the Close Office Assistant keystroke (CTRL+INSERT+F4) is only valid for Office 2003 and earlier applications.
Microsoft Outlook
When in the body of a Microsoft Outlook 2007 message, the Say Active Cursor and Position command (ALT+DELETE) now reports the correct cursor information.
In Outlook XP, the Say Character Phonetically command (NUMPAD 5 twice quickly) now speaks characters phonetically. This was an issue in JAWS 8.0.
When composing an HTML formatted e-mail using Outlook 2003, JAWS can announce the formatting used in the message, for example, Heading 1, Normal style, and so on. To enable this feature, press INSERT+V, and then choose On for the Style Changes option that is nested in the Formatting group of the Microsoft Outlook Options group.
JAWS recognizes capital letters in e-mail addresses.
JAWS correctly announces the controls of the Rules Wizard dialog box in Outlook.
When in a new e-mail message, INSERT+H displays the correct Hot Key Help message when in the cursor is in a header field.
The problem reported regarding empty Virtual buffers when replying to an e-mail message has been fixed.
JAWS correctly reads all button labels in the Account Settings dialog box.
JAWS now reads the static text in the Opening Mail Attachment dialog box that appears when opening an attachment.
Information bar messages in Outlook 2007 are announced by JAWS.
Resolved reported issue of JAWS not reading list items that appear in the Custom View Organizer dialog box in Outlook 2007.
JAWS now accurately speaks and brailles the labels for all fields in the Create a New Contact dialog box in Outlook 2007.
Microsoft Word
When using Navigation Quick Keys in a table (INSERT+Z, T), the > and < keys will move you forward out of a table or backward out of a table.
Windows Explorer
When navigating through a tree view in the Folder Options dialog box, JAWS correctly announces items in the tree view.
Windows Live Messenger
In Windows Live Messenger, JAWS now reads all contact information available in the Contacts menu.
The status of check boxes in the Create a Group dialog box are announced when you navigate to a check box or toggle its setting using the SPACEBAR.
Windows Vista
JAWS correctly reads and navigates the Move File dialog box when cutting and pasting files in Windows Vista.

