CONTENTS

Introduction to Configuration Manager
The Configuration Manager Window
File Menu Overview cm
Set Options Menu Overview
View menu Overview
Help Menu Overview
User Options Dialog
HTML Options Dialog
Text Processing dialog
Customize Punctuation Dialog
Braille Dot Patterns Dialog
Braille Marking Dialog
Cursor Settings Dialog
Defining Structured Mode
Flash Messages Dialog
Overview of Speech and Sounds Manager and Voice Aliases
Speech and Sounds Manager Dialog
Edit Scheme Dialog
Voice Aliases
Verbosity Options
Verbosity Levels
Verbosity Preferences
Application Specific or Global Changes
Verbosity Options Dialog
Beginner Preferences Dialog
Intermediate Preferences Dialog
Advanced Preferences Dialog
Speech Output Types
Detailed Description of Speech Output Types
Say All Options Dialog
Say All Voice Aliases
Window Classes Dialog
Graphics and Symbols Dialog
Cursor Options Dialog
Keyboard Options Dialog
Braille Options Dialog
Synthesizer Options Dialog
Custom Highlight Options Dialog
Custom Highlight Colors
Assigning Custom Highlight Colors
Advanced Options Dialog

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Introduction to Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager allows you to modify many settings that determine what
information JAWS reads, and how much of it is read. Configuration Manager
provides access to many settings that determine how JAWS functions with
Windows and your programs.

Configuration Manager Files


Shared Files

Opening Configuration Manager


Saving Files


The Configuration Manager Window


Configuration Manager Files

Configuration Manager stores settings in files with a .jcf extension. The full
Configuration Manager file name is determined by the application to which the
settings will apply. For example, the executable file that runs Word is
Microsoft Word.exe so the Configuration Manager settings file for Word is
Microsoft Word.jcf.

One of the most powerful features of JAWS is that settings can be applied
globally or on an application specific level. Application specific settings
are saved using the application name with the .jcf extension, such as
Microsoft Word.jcf. Global settings are saved in the Default.jcf file.
Application specific settings can override global settings, so if you change a
setting in Default.jcf and some of your programs do not reflect this change,
make the change in the .jcf files for those programs as well.

Shared Files

JAWS allows you to have both user and shared versions of the configuration
files. JAWS applies the settings in user configuration files only when a
particular user is logged on to the computer. The settings in shared files
apply to all users on the computer or network. This allows system
administrators to configure JAWS for all users on a network or computer. If a
user creates a modified version of a shared file, those settings override the
shared settings while that user is logged on the computer.

When you choose the Open command on the File menu, you can select "Shared
Configurations" in the Look In list box to find a shared file that you want to
view or modify. JAWS stores shared configuration files in Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\X (where X is the
JAWS version number)\Settings\Enu.

Tip: You can quickly view user and shared files by using the shortcuts in the
Explore JAWS folder located in the JAWS program group.

Opening Configuration Manager

Configuration Manager is opened from the Utilities menu of the JAWS
application window. You can also open Configuration Manager from the Run JAWS
Manager Dialog. To do this, press INSERT+F2, select Configuration Manager from
the list, and press ENTER.

When you open Configuration Manager by pressing INSERT+F2, the .jcf file that
is opened is determined by which program has focus when you press INSERT+F2.
For example, to open the .jcf file for Word (Microsoft Word.jcf), make Word
the active window, and press INSERT+F2 to select configuration Manager and
open it.

Once in Configuration Manager, press CTRL+SHIFT+D to open the default.jcf
file. To open other configuration files, use the Open command on the File
menu.

Saving Files

Configuration Manager .jcf files must be saved before changes made to them
will take effect. To save your changes to a configuration file, press CTRL+S
or open the File menu and choose Save. JAWS saves your configuration files in
Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\X
(where X is the JAWS version number)\Settings\Enu (where User Name is the name
associated with your user account).

Tip: If you save a shared configuration file, JAWS saves the modified file in
your user settings folder.


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The Configuration Manager Window

This topic provides a detailed description of the options available in the
Configuration Manager window. When open, the Configuration Manager window
displays the following menus:

File


Set Options


View


Help


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File Menu Overview cm

File Menu Overview

This topic describes the commands on the File menu in the Configuration
Manager window.

New

The New menu item allows you to create a new .jcf file. The settings in this
file will match those in the current Default.jcf file. CTRL+N performs the
same function. After you choose this command, type a name for the
configuration file and press ENTER.

Open

The Open menu item allows you to access a dialog box from which you can open
.jcf files. CTRL+O performs the same function. The list of files contains both
shared and user files located in the JAWS settings folders. To copy a settings
file from another location into your user settings folder, choose the Import
button.

Save

The Save menu item allows you to save changes you have made to .jcf files. If
a new, previously unsaved file is open when the Save option is selected, a
standard Save As dialog is displayed so you can name the file. CTRL+S performs
the same function.

Open Default File

The Open Default File menu item allows you to open Default.jcf. CTRL+SHIFT+D
performs the same function.

Recent Files List

The last four .jcf files to have been opened are listed under the File menu.

Exit

The Exit menu item closes configuration Manager. If you make changes to the
currently open .jcf file, and do not save your changes, a dialog is displayed
prompting you to save the file. Select yes to save and close Configuration
Manager; select No to close Configuration Manager without saving changes; and
select Cancel to stay in Configuration Manager.


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Set Options Menu Overview

This topic describes the menu items found in the Set Options menu of the
Configuration Manager window.

User Options

This menu item allows you to access the User Options dialog, which contains
general settings for how JAWS reacts to changes in the information displayed
on the screen. For more information, please see User Options Dialog.

HTML Options

This menu item allows you to access the HTML Options dialog, which contains
settings for determining how JAWS works in HTML documents. For more
information, please see HTML Options Dialog.

Text Processing

This menu item allows you to access the Text Processing dialog, which contains
settings for determining how JAWS reads text. For more information, please see
Text Processing Dialog.

Customize Punctuation Dialog

This menu item allows you to access the Customize Punctuation dialog. This
dialog lets you control when and how JAWS speaks each punctuation symbol. For
more information, please see Customize Punctuation Dialog.

Speech and Sounds Manager

this menu item allows you to access the Speech and Sounds Manager dialog,
which controls how JAWS informs you of many changes and items within the
Windows environment. For more information, please see Speech and Sounds
Manager Dialog.

Voice Aliases

This menu item allows you to access the Voice Aliases dialog, where you can
add, modify, or delete voice aliases. Voice aliases allow you to create
combinations of voice, rate and pitch, and attach these aliases to rules in
the Speech and Sounds Manager. For more information, please see Voice Aliases.

Verbosity Options

This menu item allows you to access the Verbosity Options dialog, which
contains settings for determining how much information JAWS will speak. For
more information, please see Verbosity Options Dialog.

Say All Options

This menu item allows you to set preferences for how the Say All command
(INSERT+DOWN ARROW) works. For more information, please see Say All Options
Dialog.

Say All Voice Aliases

This menu item lets you access the Say All Voice Aliases dialog. You can
modify existing aliases used by the Say All command. For more information, see
Say All Voice Aliases.

Window Classes

This menu item allows you to access the Windows Classes dialog, which allows
you to assign standard class labels to windows and controls so JAWS can more
readily access them. For more information, please see Window Classes Dialog.


Graphics and Symbols

This menu item allows you to access the Graphics and Symbols dialog, which
contains settings for determining how JAWS responds to graphics and graphical
symbols. For more information, please see Graphics and Symbols Dialog.


Cursor Options

This menu item allows you to access the Cursor Options dialog, which contains
settings that determine how JAWS reacts to system cursors and carets. For more
information, please see Cursor Options Dialog.


Keyboard Options

This menu item allows you to access the Keyboard Options dialog, which
contains settings for keyboard key names and other general keyboard settings.
For more information, please see Keyboard Options Dialog.


Braille Options

This menu item allows you to access the Braille Options dialog, which contains
settings for determining how JAWS works with installed Braille displays. For
more information, please see Braille Options Dialog.


Synthesizer Options

This menu item allows you to access the Synthesizer Options dialog, which
contains settings for determining how JAWS works with installed software and
hardware speech synthesizers. For more information, please see Synthesizer
Options Dialog.


Custom Highlight Options

This menu item allows you to access the Custom Highlight Options dialog, which
contains settings for determining how JAWS works with Custom Highlights that
have been assigned for an application. For more information, please see Custom
Highlight Options dialog.

Advanced Options

This menu item allows you to access the Advanced Options dialog, which
contains various advanced settings. For more information, please see Advanced
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View menu Overview

View Menu Overview

This topic describes the menu items found in the View menu of the
Configuration Manager window.

Toolbar

This menu item allows you to hide or display the toolbar. The toolbar contains
the following buttons: New, Open, Save, About, and Help.

Status Bar

This menu item allows you to hide or display the status bar.

Display Full Path

This menu item allows you to toggle between displaying only the file name, or
the entire path of files open in Configuration Manager. This information
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Help Menu Overview

This topic describes the menu items found in the Help menu of the
Configuration Manager window.

Help Topics

This menu item allows you to access Configuration Manager specific help
information.

About Configuration Manager

This menu item allows you to access a dialog containing version and copyright
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User Options Dialog

This dialog is found within Configuration Manager, under the Set Options menu.

Announce Progress Bar Updates

Programs often use progress bars to show the status of a process, such as an
installation. Select an interval in this list to determine how often JAWS
announces the state of progress bars during a process. Select "Announce All"
if you want JAWS to read progress bars each time they change. Select "Off" if
you do not want JAWS to announce progress bar information.

Tip: To hear the name and status of a progress bar at any time, press
INSERT+TAB.

Show Virtual Viewer On Screen

Use this check box to specify if the Virtual Viewer is visually displayed on
the screen when INSERT+F1 and other helpful messages are accessed. It may be
helpful in training environments to show the Virtual Viewer. However, in a
presentation application like PowerPoint, it might disrupt your presentation
to display the Virtual Viewer. JAWS functions the same in these messages
whether or not the Virtual Viewer is displayed.

Typing Echo

This group box allows you to select to have the information you type echoed in
one of several ways. The default is to echo your typing by character. Set your
preferences by selecting one of four radio buttons:

Off: Select this option if you do not wish to hear typing echoed.
Characters: Each character you type is echoed.
Words: Each word you type is echoed after pressing SPACEBAR or ENTER.
Characters and Words: Characters are echoed as you type them and words are
echoed after you press SPACEBAR or ENTER.

Screen Echo

This Group box allows you to select what information is echoed as it changes
on the screen.

Echo No Text: Changes to displayed text are not echoed.
Echo Highlighted Text: Changes to highlighted text are echoed.
Echo All Text: Changes to any displayed text are echoed.

Typing Interrupt

When this checkbox is checked, pressing typing keys such as letters and
numbers interrupts speech. This option is checked by default.

Key Repeat

When this checkbox is checked, a key that is held down is repeated. This
checkbox is cleared by default.

INSERT Key Mode

When this checkbox is checked, the INSERT key functions as a sticky key. Any
key pressed immediately after pressing the INSERT key is treated as if it were
pressed in combination with the INSERT key. This checkbox is cleared by
default.

OK

When you select this button, any changes you have made are accepted, and you
are returned to the Configuration Manager window. You must save the .jcf file
for changes to be saved.

Cancel

When you select this button, any changes you have made are discarded, and you
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HTML Options Dialog

This dialog is found within Configuration Manager, under the Set Options menu.
It contains several pages of options to help you set JAWS to read web pages
and HTML documents in the way that works best for you.

Text Page
Graphics Page
Links Page
Lists and Tables Page
Headings and Frames Page
Misc Page

Text Page

Skip Past Repeated Text on New Pages

If this checkbox is checked, JAWS skips past repeated text often found on
multiple pages within the same web site. The Virtual PC cursor is placed at
the beginning of new text on each page. This check box is checked by default.

Indicate Block Quotations

If this check box is checked, 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, the
citation is also announced. Block quotes are visually represented by
increasing the left and right margins, so the text is indented relative to the
rest of the text. Some web pages use the "blockquote" element for formatting
rather than to specify a long quotation. This check box is checked by default.

Expand Abbreviations

When Expand Abbreviations is checked, if a title attribute is present for an
abbreviation, JAWS reads the title text instead of the on screen text. By
default, JAWS reads the on screen text.

Expand Acronyms

When Expand Acronyms is checked, if a title attribute is present for an
acronym, JAWS reads the title text instead of the on screen text. By default,
JAWS reads the on screen text.

Text Block Length

When you press INSERT+ENTER for MoveToNext NonLinkText, JAWS looks for a block
of text - not part of a link - equal to or greater than the number of
characters specified in this edit box. The default value is 25.

Lines Per Page

This setting determines how many lines the Virtual PC cursor moves when
pressing PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN. The default value is 24.

Maximum Line Length

This setting determines how many characters the Virtual PC cursor treats as
one line of text. The default value is 150.

Document Presentation Mode Maximum Line Length

This setting determines how long a single line will be when viewing an HTML
page in Document Presentation Mode. This can help you read lengthy tables
easier because all the content from each row in the table can fit on a single
line. The increased line length stops JAWS from rendering rows across multiple
lines. If you switch to Simple Layout mode, JAWS will render the page using
the normal maximum line length.

The default line length in Document Presentation Mode is 400 characters, which
is enough to fit most table rows on one line.

Graphics Page

Graphic Verbosity

This series of radio buttons allows you to specify how you would like JAWS to
announce graphics within HTML documents. The following options are available:

No Graphics: Graphics are not announced.
Tagged Graphics: Graphics that have Alternate text specified within the HTML
document are announced. JAWS states "graphic" and then reads the Alternate
text. This is the default option.
All Graphics: All graphics are announced.

Graphics Options

This series of radio buttons determines what information JAWS announces when
graphics are encountered on web pages. JAWS gathers the information from the
HTML "IMG" element's attributes, such as Alt, Title, or Src. Specify which
information JAWS should first look for, indicate to use the information that
is longest, or specify a custom search order JAWS uses when looking for
information. If no other information is found, JAWS uses the information from
the Src attribute, which includes the graphic file name.

Use Title: When this option is selected, JAWS first looks for and speaks
information provided by the HTML Title attribute. If no Title attribute is
found, JAWS looks for Alt attribute information and speaks it. Title text is
not displayed on the screen.
Use Alt Attribute: When this option is selected, JAWS first looks for and
speaks information provided by the HTML Alt attribute. If no Alt attribute is
found, JAWS looks for Title attribute information and speaks it. Alt text is
not displayed on the screen. This is the default option.
Use On Mouse Over Tooltip: When this option is selected, JAWS looks for
"OnMouseOver quoted text," Alt text, then Title text. JAWS speaks the first
information found. "OnMouseOver" attributes are often used to run script
functions to display tooltips containing useful information. "OnMouseOver
quoted text" is text provided through a function in the "OnMouseOver" HTML
attribute, in the form of: OnMouseOver="myfunction('information about
graphic')". If more complex script code is referenced in the "OnMouseOver"
attribute, the information is ignored.
Use Longest: The longest string of information is spoken for each graphic.
Custom Search String: This option allows you to specify the order in which
JAWS searches for information about graphics. Once this option is selected,
the Define Graphic Option Search Order edit field is enabled, and is used to
specify the custom search order.

Graphical Link Last Resort

These radio buttons determine how JAWS should announce graphical links if no
alt tags or other identifying information is available. By default, JAWS
speaks the image source information, which includes the file name of the
image.

Links Page

Say Link Type

If this check box is checked, JAWS announces the type of links encountered
when navigating through HTML documents. This check box is checked by default.

Identify Same Page Links

If this check box is checked, JAWS announces when links point to other
locations on the same page by stating "same page link." This check box is
checked by default.

Text Link Options

This series of radio buttons determines what information JAWS speaks when a
text-based link is encountered. The following options are available:

Use Title: When this option is selected, JAWS first looks for and speaks
information provided by the HTML Title attribute. This text is not displayed
on the screen. If no Title text is found, JAWS reads the on screen text.
Use Screen Text: JAWS reads the on screen text. This is the default option.
Use On Mouse Over Tooltip: When this option is selected, JAWS looks for
"OnMouseOver quoted text" and speaks it. "OnMouseOver" attributes are often
used to run script functions to display tooltips containing useful
information. If no OnMouseOver quoted text is found, JAWS speaks the on screen
text for the link. "OnMouseOver quoted text" is text provided through a
function in the "OnMouseOver" HTML attribute, in the form of:
OnMouseOver="myfunction('information about link')". If more complex script
code is referenced in the "OnMouseOver" attribute, the information is ignored.
Use Longest: JAWS speaks the longest string of information for each link.
Custom Search String: This option allows you to specify the order in which
JAWS searches for information about links. Once this option is selected, the
Define Text Link Search Order edit field is enabled, and is used to specify
the custom search order.

Image Map Link Verbosity

Sections of images are often mapped out by coordinates and used as links. This
series of radio buttons determines which image map links are announced. The
following options are available:

No Image Map Links: Image map links are not announced.
Tagged Image Map Links: Image map links that have Alternate text specified
within the HTML document are announced.
All Image Map Links: All image map links are announced. This is the default
option.

Graphical Link Verbosity

Graphics are often used as links. This series of radio buttons determines
which graphical links are announced. The following options are available:

No Graphical Links: Graphical links are not announced.
Tagged Graphical Links: Graphical links that have Alternate text specified
within the HTML document are announced.
All Graphical Links: All graphical links are announced. This is the default
option.

Lists and Tables Page

Indicate Lists

If this check box is checked, the start and end of numbered and bulletted
lists are announced. The number or bullet (or other symbol) associated with
each list item is also spoken when this setting is enabled. This check box is
checked by default.

Indicate ColSpan for Braille

This option is only applicable if you select "Screen Layout" in the Document
Presentation Mode combo box on the Misc tab in the HTML Options dialog box. If
you select this check box, JAWS inserts one vertical bar per column span
between table cells. This can help you read HTML tables with cells that span
multiple columns. For example, if a table cell spans two columns, the contents
of that cell will be followed by two vertical bars on your braille display.
This provides you with a better representation of the visual layout of HTML
tables. This check box is selected by default.

Detect Table Type

JAWS can be set to detect only data tables, or to detect all tables, including
tables used to format the layout of the page. The nesting level of each table
is also announced. Tables are often used to provide page layout formatting, so
setting this option to All Tables can provide a lot of information on some
pages. The default setting is Data Tables.

Headings and Frames Page

Headings Verbosity

Use these radio buttons to specify how you want JAWS to indicate headings. By
default, headings are announced with the level indicated. When used properly,
headings indicate the relationship of each section of the page to the page as
a whole.

Choose one of the following options:

No Headings - Select this radio button if you do not want JAWS to announce
headings.
Headings Only - Select this radio button if you want JAWS to say, "Heading,"
when you move to a heading, but you do not want JAWS to announce the heading's
level.
Headings with Level - Select this radio button if you want JAWS to say,
"Heading," followed by the heading's level when you move to a heading. This is
the default setting.
Play Sound - Select this radio button if you want JAWS to play a sound when
you move to a heading. You can assign a different sound to each heading level.
Use the Speech and Sounds Manager to choose which sounds you want to use.
Speak Heading Using Voice - Select this radio button if you want JAWS to use a
different voice when reading headings. You can assign a different voice to
each heading level. Use the Speech and Sounds Manager to choose which voice
aliases you want to use.

Announce Frame Start and End

When this check box is selected, JAWS announces the name of a frame when you
move into or out of it. If you clear this check box, JAWS does not indicate
when frames are entered or exited. This check box is selected by default.

Ignore Inline Frames

Set JAWS to ignore inline frames if you do not wish to hear the information
within them. Inline frames are often used to display advertisements. However,
some web pages do use inline frames for important information. By default,
JAWS reads the content of inline frames.

Misc Page

Document Presentation Mode

Document Presentation Mode allows you to change how JAWS structures HTML pages
and other virtual documents (such as PDF documents) in the virtual buffer. If
you select "Simple Layout," each cell in the table is displayed on a separate
line. This is the default layout. If you select "Screen Layout," pages are
rendered in the virtual buffer in a way that is more similar to what a sighted
user sees on the screen. All items in a single table row are displayed on the
same line, and each column is separated by a vertical bar. When you move up or
down by line, the cursor stays in the correct column. In addition, your
current row and column position is shown in braille. Screen Layout mode helps
you better understand the overall table design as well as the relationship
between table cells in each row.

This feature is especially useful for copying and pasting table information
from virtual documents. Because all text in the row appears on the same line,
you can easily select all the text in every cell in a row with SHIFT+DOWN
ARROW. Alternatively, you can press F8 to select the entire table (if you are
at the beginning). When you copy and paste the row(s) or table into another
document, the text of each cell is separated by a vertical bar to preserve
readability. You can even use the enhanced functionality of FSClipboard to
copy non-contiguous rows or rows from different tables and then paste them all
into another document.

Custom Page Summary

When you open an HTML page, the Custom Page Summary feature automatically
lists each PlaceMarker on the page and its associated text. If you do not want
JAWS to provide this custom page summary, select Off. Select Speak Only if you
want JAWS to read the name of each PlaceMarker on the current page as well as
the text that appears near the PlaceMarker's location. If you select
Virtualize Information, JAWS displays the PlaceMarker information for the page
in the Virtual Viewer. The Virtual Viewer provides a link with the name of the
PlaceMarker and the text that appears near the PlaceMarker's location on the
page.

Tip: For information on using the PlaceMarkers feature, refer to the help
topic PlaceMarkers.

Screen Track Virtual Cursor

If this check box is checked, the screen tracks with the Virtual PC cursor. If
not checked, the Virtual PC cursor can still access all information in an HTML
document, but the on screen display does not track as the virtual PC cursor
moves through the document. This check box is checked by default.

Speak Access Keys within Web Pages

JAWS announces access keys assigned to HTML elements using the HTML Accesskey
attribute. Access keys let you move directly to an item such as a link or form
control. Clear this check box if you do not want JAWS to announce access keys
in web pages. This check box is checked by default.

Wrap Navigation

If this item is checked, quick key navigation commands wrap when they reach
the beginning or end of an HTML document. If the option is unchecked, JAWS
speaks a message informing you that no more matches are found, such as no more
tables. This item is checked by default.

Indicate Element Attribute

If this check box is checked, JAWS indicates HTML element attributes as
defined under the HTML page of the Speech and Sounds Manager when editting
schemes. This setting is checked by default.

Forms Mode Auto Off

This check box allows you to determine what happens when content on the
current HTML page is updated while you are in Forms Mode. When this check box
is selected, JAWS automatically exits Forms Mode when the page is updated. If
this check box is not selected, JAWS remains in Forms Mode regardless of
whether the page is updated. This setting is enabled by default.

Ignore Flash on Web Pages

This checkbox is not checked by default so you can read Flash animations when
they are encountered on the web. If you prefer not to read Flash animations,
place a check in this box to set JAWS to ignore them when they are
encountered.

Form Field Prompt Options

This set of radio buttons determines how JAWS finds prompts for form fields.
JAWS accesses form information from either the label, title or alt attributes.
Use this item to tell JAWS which attribute or combination to use when speaking
form field prompt information. The default is to use labels.

Button Text Options

Select the information JAWS speaks for buttons found in forms on web pages.
JAWS can use Title text, Screen text, ALT text, the Value attribute, or the
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Text Processing dialog

Text Processing Dialog

This dialog is found within Configuration Manager, under the Set Options menu.

Filter Repeated Characters

This list allows you to determine how many times a character is spoken when an
uninterrupted series of repeating characters is encountered. You can choose
from the following options: Three, Four, Five, Six, All, or count. Three is
the default.

Indicate Capitalization

Use this list to tell JAWS when to indicate capitalization. By default, JAWS
only announces capitalization when reading by character or spelling words or
lines.

Punctuation Mode

Choose one of the following to determine how reading of punctuation is
controlled:

Controlled by Synthesizer: Select this option if you want your synthesizer to
control reading of punctuation.
Controlled by JAWS: This is the default setting.

Numeric Date Processing

Choose one of the following to determine how JAWS speaks dates written in
numeric formats:

No Translation: If this option is selected, numeric dates are read as numbers.
This option is selected by default.
Some Translation: If this option is selected, numeric dates of month followed
by day followed by year and separated by slashes or dashes are translated. For
example, 03-16-00 is read as "March sixteenth two thousand."
Extended Translation: If this option is selected, numeric dates of month
followed by day and separated by slashes or dashes are translated  in addition
to those dates translated with Some Translation selected. For example, 03-16
is read as "March sixteen."
With extended translation selected, many numeric fractions are read as dates.
For example, 1/3 is read as "January three."

JAWS Date Processing now honors Windows Regional Settings and uses the Windows
Regional Settings date separator character for determining what is treated as
a date. For example, "17/8/2002" is read "17 August 2002" if Regional settings
are set to Australian English, but is not recognized as a date if set to
English US. The date "3/2/2002" is recognized as "March 2, 2002" if Regional
Settings are set to English US, but is recognized as "February 3, 2002" if set
to Australian English.

Note: Unless the date separator character is defined as the DASH symbol by the
Regional Settings of Windows, it is not recognised as a date separator.

Number Processing

Choose one of the following to determine how numbers are read:

Controlled by Synthesizer: If this option is selected, the current synthesizer
determines how numbers are read. This is the default option.
Single Digits: If this option is selected, numbers are read as a series of
single numbers. For example, 123 is read "one two three."
Pairs: If this option is selected, numbers are read as a series of paired
numbers. For example, 1050 is read as "ten fifty." If the number has an odd
number of digits, the first digit is read as a single digit and the rest are
paired. For example, 123 is read "one twenty three."
Full Numbers: If this option is selected, numbers are always read as complete
numbers. For example, 123 is read as "one hundred twenty three."

List Item

Choose one of the following to determine how list box items are described:

Say None: this option silences reading of list box descriptions.
Say Selected: If this option is selected, JAWS only tells you when list box
items are selected.
Say Not Selected: If this option is selected, JAWS only tells you when list
box items are not selected. This is the default option.
Say Both: If this option is selected, JAWS tells you when list box items are
selected, and when they are not selected.

Spell Alphanumeric Data

Choose one of the following to determine how JAWS reads alphanumeric
information:

Off: This is the default setting. When selected, JAWS reads the text as it
appears. For example, JAWS will read the license plate number 123RON as one
hundred twenty-three Ron.
Spell: JAWS spells alphanumeric data. For example, JAWS reads 123RON as 1 2 3
R O N.
Spell Phonetically: JAWS uses the phonetic alphabet to spell alphanumeric
data. For example, JAWS reads 123RON as 1 2 3 Romeo Oscar November.

Detect Languages

This check box allows you to enable or disable automatic language detection.
If you select this check box, JAWS attempts to identify the language of the
current word and then reads it using the appropriate synthesizer voice for
that language. If you clear this check box, JAWS does not change the voice of
the synthesizer when reading text written in another language. This check box
is selected by default.

Generalized Dialect

This check box determines if JAWS switches to a different language to account
for dialects within the same base language.

For example, if this feature is checked, and JAWS is reading (in English) a
Web page that supports US English, UK English, and Australian English, JAWS
will not switch between languages since the base language is English. However,
if JAWS encounters another language, such as German or French, it will switch
to that language.

Enhanced Edit Support

If you select this check box, JAWS provides enhanced support for edit and rich
edit areas. This feature allows for increased accuracy while reading text in
these areas. In addition, enhanced edit support allows JAWS to recognize an
extended selection of text attributes and better detect languages
automatically. However, you may experience reduced responsiveness while using
certain programs. This check box is cleared by default.

Speak Item State First

If this check box is checked, the list item state is spoken before the item
name. If this check box is cleared, the list item state is spoken after the
item name. This check box is selected by default.

Speak Indented Characters

If this check box is checked, changes in indentation are indicated, according
to rules set in the Speech and Sounds Manager. The Speech and Sounds manager
dialog allows you to customize how JAWS indicates indentation, but this check
box controls whether the indication is on or off. This check box is cleared by
default.

Spell Phonetically Always

When JAWS spells a word or line, JAWS normally reads each character. If this
check box is checked, JAWS reads the phonetic representation for each
character in the word or line. For example, when spelling "JAWS," the word is
read as Juliet Alpha Whiskey Sierra. This check box is cleared by default.

Mixed Case Processing

If this check box is checked, words with capital letters in the middle of them
are spoken as if there are two words. For example, SayAll is read as "Say All"
instead of as "sayall." This check box is checked by default.

Speak Dollars

If this check box is checked, numbers preceded by a dollar sign ($) are read
in the format of number of dollars and number of cents. For example, $9.95 is
read as "nine dollars and ninety five cents." For monetary values less than a
dollar to be read in this fashion, the zero for the dollars must be present.
For example, $0.02 is read as "two cents." This check box is cleared by
default.

Dictionary Processing

If this check box is checked, words are processed through a global or
application specific dictionary to determine proper pronunciation. For more
information, please see Dictionary Manager. This check box is checked by
default.

Speak Window Type First

If this check box is checked, the window type is spoken before the window
title or text. An example of a window type is "dialog." This check box is
cleared by default.

Speak Window State First

If this check box is checked, the window state is spoken before the window
title or text. For example, JAWS would say, "Not Checked Match Case check
box," instead of, "Match Case check box Not Checked." This check box is
cleared by default.

Indicate Tables

If you select this check box, JAWS announces the number of columns and rows at
the beginning of tables. In addition, JAWS indicates when you have moved to
the end of a table. This check box is checked by default.

Smart Word Reading

In previous releases, when issuing the Say Word command, JAWS would only read
the current word or character when the cursor was positioned on a text unit,
such as a compound word, telephone number, date, time, or math equation. Now
with Smart Word Reading enabled, JAWS reads the entire text unit when the Say
Word command is issued.


Note: The Smart Word Reading feature is application dependent. So, if
Microsoft Word normally reads the entire text unit as one word or number, then
JAWS will do the same. Likewise, if an application, such as WordPad, reads
each component of the text unit, then JAWS will do the same.


For example, in the sentence, She is my sister-in-law, if the cursor is placed
anywhere on the word sister, JAWS would say sister. However, with Smart Word
Reading, JAWS will say the entire compound word, sister-in-law.


Likewise, in the sentence, The appointment was at 2:00 P.M., JAWS would say
colon if the cursor was placed between the digit 2 and the colon. Now with
Smart Word Reading, JAWS will say the entire text unit as two oclock.


As a final example, lets look at how JAWS reads a telephone number. If the
cursor is placed between the dash and the 444 in the telephone number
1-800-444-4443, previous JAWS versions would say, 444. With Smart Word
Reading, JAWS reads the entire telephone number as, 1-800-444-4443.

Indicate New Line When

In the Speech and Sounds Manager, you can specify text or a sound that you
want to hear when you move to a new line of text while typing or reading.
Select one or more of the following check boxes to specify when JAWS should
indicate a new line:

Editor Wraps Text While Typing - JAWS indicates new lines when your editor or
word processor wraps text to the next line while you are typing.
User Navigates Left or Right Across a Line Break - JAWS indicates new lines
when you are reading by word or character.
User Reads Text Containing NewLine Characters - JAWS indicates new lines when
you are using the standard JAWS reading commands and encounter the special
character that represents the beginning of a new line of text.

OK

When you select this button, any changes you have made are accepted, and you
are returned to the Configuration Manager window. You must save the .jcf file
for changes to be saved.

Cancel

When you select this button, any changes you have made are discarded, and you
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Customize Punctuation Dialog

This dialog is found within Configuration Manager, under the Set Options menu.
It allows you to control when and how JAWS speaks individual punctuation
marks.

List Control

The list control shows the punctuation Symbols, current Description, and Level
when Spoken. To modify a punctuation symbol, select it from this list.

Symbols

The Symbols column contains a list of almost all of the punctuation in the
English language. Use the arrow keys to move up and down the list.

Description

The current description is the spoken text when JAWS encounters the symbol.
Press F2 to change this description.

Level When Spoken

There are four possible punctuation levels. When you set a level for a
punctuation level, JAWS speaks that symbol at the chosen level and all levels
above. The levels are none, some, most or all. You can modify the level
setting by pressing SPACEBAR when in the list control, or use the radio
buttons.

For example, if you set commas to none, JAWS will read commas when the
punction level is None, Some, Most, or All. If you set commas to Most, JAWS
only reads commas if the punctuation level is Most or All. If you set commas
to All, then JAWS only reads commas if the punctuation level is All.

Tip: If the punctuation level for JAWS verbosity is set to all, JAWS always
reads every symbol in the list, regardless of punctuation level. If the
punctuation level is set to All, but you do not want JAWS to read one or more
symbols, reduce the punctuation level to Most. Then, in the Customize
Punctuation dialog box, change the level for the symbols that you want JAWS to
speak to None, Some, or Most. Set the level for the symbols you do not want
JAWS to speak to All.

Level Selection Radio Buttons

These radio buttons allow you to define the level when the punctuation is
spoken. The levels are None, Some, Most, and All.

Edit Description Button

Activate this button, or press F2 from within the punctuation list, to edit
the spoken description of the selected symbol.

Restore Defaults Button

Activate this button to return the entire list to the original settings.

Advanced Button

This button opens the Advanced Dialog, which allows you to change descriptions
for special symbols not classified as punctuation marks.

Symbols

There is a limited set of punctuation that you can change the description of
but not define the level. JAWS should always speak; blank, colon, comma, dot,
point, and space. These symbols are used in special circumstances such as the
decimal point in numbers, and the dot in IP addresses or web sites.

Description

This column lists the current description for the selected item. Press F2 or
activate the Edit Description button to modify the spoken description.

OK

When you select this button, any changes you have made are accepted, and you
are returned to the Configuration Manager window. You must save the .jcf file
for changes to be saved.

Cancel

When you select this button, any changes you have made are discarded, and you
are returned to the Configuration Manager window.


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Braille Dot Patterns Dialog

This dialog is found in Configuration Manager, in the Braille Options dialog.

This dialog contains a series of options that allow you to specify the dots to
be used to indicate attributes. Attribute specifications only apply when in
attribute mode.

Pattern Types

This list box lists the attributes for which dot patterns can be modified.
Once the desired attribute is selected, press TAB to move to the other
controls in this dialog to specify the dot patterns to be used to indicate the
selected item. You can set dot patterns for the following attributes: Bold,
Highlight, Italic, Normal Text, Strikeout, Underline, and extra markings.

Dot Patterns

This edit box is used to specify the dot pattern for the item currently
selected in the Pattern Type list box. Each digit in this edit box represents
a dot on a refreshable Braille display.

OK

When you select this button, any changes you have made are accepted, and you
are returned to the Braille Options dialog. You must select Ok in the Braille
Options dialog, and save the .jcf file for changes to be saved.

Cancel

When you select this button, any changes you have made are discarded, and you
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Braille Marking Dialog

This dialog is found in Configuration Manager, in the Braille Options dialog.

This dialog contains a series of options that allow you to specify which text
attributes are marked on the Braille display.

Braille Marking

This series of check boxes is used to determine the attributes indicated by
dots 7 and 8 on the Braille display. Check the desired attributes:
Highlight, Bold, Underline, Italic, Strikeout, Color, and Script Defined
Markings.

If the Color check box is checked, any colors you have defined to be
represented in Braille are identified as an attribute.

To define colors:

Move the active cursor to text with the desired colors.
Press INSERT+F2.
Select Mark Colors in Braille.
Choose the desired options from the dialogs that are displayed.
If the Script Defined Markings check box is checked, any attributes defined
within scripts are represented as attributes.

Define Braille Color Marking

This button opens the Braille Color Markings dialog. Use this dialog to view
and change the defined colors for Braille marking. This button is only
available when the Color attribute is checked.

OK

When you select this button, any changes you have made are accepted, and you
are returned to the Braille Options dialog. You must select OK in the Braille
Options dialog, and save the .jcf file for changes to be saved.

Cancel

When you select this button, any changes you have made are discarded, and you
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Cursor Settings Dialog

This dialog is found in Configuration Manager, in the Braille Options dialog.

This dialog contains a series of options that allow you to specify how cursors
are indicated. Cursor specifications apply in all Braille modes where a cursor
is displayed.

Cursor Types

This list box lists the available cursors. Once the desired cursor is
selected, press TAB to move to the other controls in this dialog to specify
how the selected cursor is indicated.

Dot Patterns

Use this edit box to specify the dot pattern for the item currently selected
in the Cursor Types list box. Each digit in this edit box represents a dot on
a refreshable Braille display. The default setting for each cursor tipe is
dots 78.

Braille Cursor

Use this series of radio buttons to determine how the Braille cursor is
indicated. The available options are: Always Up, Always Down, and Blinking.
This control is only available if a cursor is selected in the Cursor Types
list box.

Note: It is very useful to have the Braille cursor display differently
depending on whether the PC or the JAWS Cursor is active. This provides
functionality similar to having different speech synthesizer voices assigned
to these cursors.

Blink Rate

Use this edit box to specify the rate at which the Braille cursor blinks. The
Braille cursor blinks on and off for the number of milliseconds specified. The
default value is 500. This control is only available if a cursor is selected
in the Cursor Type list box and if Braille Cursor is set to blinking.

OK

When you select this button, any changes you have made are accepted, and you
are returned to the Braille Options dialog. You must select OK in the Braille
Options dialog, and save the .jcf file for changes to be saved.

Cancel

When you select this button, any changes you have made are discarded, and you
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Defining Structured Mode

To define structured mode to display what information you want, how you want
it displayed, use the Control Types Options dialog. This dialog is found in
Configuration Manager, within the Braille Options dialog. This dialog box has
three tabs: Control Properties, State Properties, and HTML Attributes. You can
use these tabs to define Braille representations for various items.

To change the Braille representation for an item, do the following:

Use CTRL+TAB to move to the appropriate tab.
Press TAB and use the arrow keys to select the control type, state, or HTML
attribute you want to modify.
Press F2.
Type the new Braille representation you want JAWS to use for that item and
then press ENTER.
When you have finished, choose the OK button to save your changes.

Control Properties

For each control listed in the Control Types list box, several types of
information are displayed in Braille. For example, for a radio button, the
information that is displayed is control name, control state, control type,
and position information. You can determine what order this information is
displayed in, and how much of it is displayed - for each control. To do this
select a control type in the list and press ALT+M to choose the Modify Control
button.

This opens a dialog with two list boxes and several buttons. The first list
box, Show on Display, lists the information types that will be displayed for
the control you selected. These are listed in the order they are displayed in
Braille. The second list box, Available to Add, lists the information types
for the control that are currently not displayed in Braille. If you remove an
information type from the Show on Display list, it is added to the Available
to Add list. The buttons let you change the order of the information in the
Show on Display list, and remove items from that list. When you remove an item
from the Show on Display list, it will not be displayed in Braille for the
selected type of control.

From the Show on Display list, information types can be moved up or down in
the list, changing the order in which they display in Braille, by pressing
ALT+UP ARROW or ALT+DOWN ARROW. If you do not want a specific type of
information displayed, select it in the list, TAB to the Remove button, and
press SPACEBAR.

To again display information that you have removed, TAB to the Available to
Add list, select the type of information you wish to add, TAB to the Add
button, and press SPACEBAR.

State Properties

The State Properties page of this dialog lets you change how the states of a
control are represented. Some examples of control states are checked,
unchecked, selected, and not selected.

HTML Attributes

The HTML Attributes tab lets you change how JAWS uses Braille to represent
certain properties for HTML elements. You can control how JAWS indicates
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Flash Messages Dialog

To open the Flash Messages dialog box, choose the Flash Messages button in the
Braille Options dialog box. The Flash Messages dialog box allows you to select
and customize the verbosity level for Braille Flash Messages. Braille Flash
Messages are short announcements that appear on your Braille display for only
a few seconds. These messages can include errors, status information, help
balloons and other information. You can dismiss these messages at any time by
pressing a cursor routing button. If you need more time to finish reading a
message, press one of your Braille display's panning buttons to keep the
message on the display longer.

Flash Message Time Out

Select the length of time (in milliseconds) that you want Braille Flash
Messages to remain on your Braille display. You can choose a value between
zero and 30,000 milliseconds. 1,000 milliseconds are equivalent to 1 second.

Tip: Select "Manually Clear Only," if you want JAWS to keep the message on the
display until you press a cursor routing button.

Enable Flash Messages

Select this check box if you want JAWS to announce information by using
Braille Flash Messages. Clear this check box to disable Braille Flash
Messages.

Enable Message Prefixes

If you select this check box and your Braille display does not have any status
cells, JAWS displays a special prefix before Braille Flash Messages to
distinguish them from screen text. This prefix is a three-letter abbreviation
that indicates the source of the message. If your Braille display has status
cells, JAWS uses those to indicate that the text is a Braille Flash Message
regardless of whether you select this check box. Clear this check box if you
do not want to use this feature.

Verbosity Level

Select one of the following radio buttons in the Verbosity Level area to
determine how much information JAWS displays using Braille Flash Messages:

Beginner, Highest - If you select this level, JAWS uses Braille Flash Messages
to display application start messages, error messages, help balloons, JAWS
messages, smart help messages, status information, and user requested
information by default.
Intermediate - If you select this level, JAWS uses Braille Flash Messages to
display error messages, help balloons, JAWS messages, status information, and
user requested information by default.
Advanced, Lowest - If you select this level, JAWS uses Braille Flash Messages
to display error messages, help balloons, status information, and user
requested information by default.

Customizing the Verbosity Levels

Use the Beginner Preferences, Intermediate Preferences, and Advanced
Preferences buttons to open dialog boxes that allows you to customize each of
the verbosity levels. The dialog boxes all include the following options.

Items to be Brailled

In the Items to be Brailled list, select which items JAWS displays using
Braille Flash Messages. These items are based on Speech Output Types and
include application start messages, error messages, help balloons, JAWS
messages, smart help messages, status information, tool tips, tutor messages,
and user requested information. This list also shows the text JAWS uses to
represent each item on your Braille display as a Flash Message prefix.

JAWS Message Length

In the JAWS Message Length area, you can choose between short or long message
length. For example, when you select text and press CTRL+C to copy it to the
Clipboard, JAWS displays, "Copied," when using short messages. If you have
selected long messages, JAWS displays, "Copied selected text to clipboard."

Modify Braille Text

The Modify Braille Text button allows you to change how JAWS indicates the
selected item on your Braille display. For example, the Braille Flash Message
for a help balloon is "bln." To change the representation for an item, select
it in the list and then choose Modify Braille Text. Type the new text that you
want to represent this item and then choose OK.

Restore Default Settings

The Restore Default Settings button clears preferences for the current
verbosity level only in the current configuration (.jcf) file. If you are in
Default.jcf, original factory settings are restored. Although this dialog box
reflects this change, the actual change back to default settings does not take
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Overview of Speech and Sounds Manager and Voice Aliases

Speech and Sounds Manager and Voice Alias Overview

The Speech and Sounds Manager and Voice Alias dialogs are located in
Configuration Manager, in the Set Options menu. These features allow you to
customize how JAWS provides you with information.

Tip: You can also use the Speech and Sounds Manager to tell JAWS to ignore
certain items, such as graphics or HTML elements with the OnMouseOver
attribute.

Speech and Sounds Manager

You can use the Speech and Sounds Manager to assign sounds, descriptions, or
voice aliases to almost any item JAWS might read in a dialog box, window, HTML
page, or document. For example, you can tell JAWS to read links in a different
voice, play a tone when reading selected check boxes, or say, "type here,"
when reading an edit box. Once you associate speech and sounds with items that
JAWS reports, you can save all your associations as a scheme. You can create
multiple schemes so you can switch between them depending on your current
needs. For instance, you could have one scheme that you use for proofreading
documents and another for casual reading.

Sharing Schemes

You can use Settings Packager to share schemes that you create with other JAWS
users. Settings Packager is a program that lets you save speech and sound
schemes, PlaceMarkers, and personalized Web settings in a compressed .zip file
that you can send in an e-mail message, post on a Web site, or copy to
removable storage media. You can also use Settings Packager to import the
settings contained in these .zip files into JAWS. To start Settings Packager,
press INSERT+F2, select "Settings Packager," and press ENTER. For more
information on using this program, open the Settings Packager Help menu and
choose Help Topics.

Training Mode

Training mode helps you familiarize yourself with how a scheme uses sounds to
provide information. When training mode is on, JAWS announces detailed
information for items, states, and attributes as well as the sounds assigned
to them in the active scheme. You hear the sound, and then JAWS announces the
same information you hear when using the "Classic" scheme.

Tip: Training mode also announces information for items, states, and
attributes that the scheme ignores.

Since the sound assignments made by the scheme's creator may not be
immediately obvious, training mode can help you determine the purpose of each
sound. For example, if a scheme uses two different sounds to indicate the
state of a check box, you might not be able to tell which sound indicates that
the check box is selected. If training mode is on, JAWS plays the sound and
then says, "checked" or "not checked."

To turn training mode on or off:

Press ALT+INSERT+S.
To turn training mode on, select "Toggle Speech and Sounds Training Mode On."
If you want to turn training mode off, select "Toggle Speech and Sounds
Training Mode Off."

Press ENTER.

Voice Aliases

You can save any combination of person, pitch, and rate as a voice alias. You
can then associate this voice alias with one or more items that JAWS reads in
the Speech and Sounds Manager. For example, you could create a voice alias
with a deeper pitch than you normally use and associate it with bold text.
JAWS would then read any bold text using the voice with the deeper pitch.

Select one of the following links for more information.

The Speech and Sounds Manager Dialog

Creating and Modifying Voice Aliases


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Speech and Sounds Manager Dialog

The Speech and Sounds Manager dialog, found in Configuration Manager under Set
Options, allows you to customize how JAWS provides you with different types of
information. For example, using the Speech and Sounds Manager, you can easily
tell JAWS to play an ascending tone when it encounters a check box that is
checked, a descending tone for check boxes that are not checked, and say "type
here" every time it encounters an edit field. If you work with documents that
contain text in another language, and that text is always bold, you can tell
JAWS to switch to a specific language when it sees bolded text. there are many
possibilities, depending on your needs.

You can save your speech and sound settings as a scheme. Schemes are lists of
Speech Manager rules, saved as .smf files, located in the C:\Documents and
Settings\User Name\Application Data\Freedom Scientific\JAWS\X (where X is the
JAWS version number)\Settings\Enu folder. Only one scheme is active at a time,
however you can have several schemes to choose from. This dialog allows you to
select, edit, save, or create schemes.

To make a different scheme active, select it from the scheme list. Press
INSERT+T to read the title bar, and JAWS announces the active scheme. To edit
the active scheme, TAB to and activate the Edit Current Scheme button. After
editing a scheme, be sure to save the changes by activating the Save Current
Scheme button.

To save a copy of the current scheme under a different name, activate the Save
Current Scheme As button. This creates a copy of the active scheme with a name
you choose, allowing you to make modifications to the new scheme without
changing the old one.

To create a new scheme, activate the Create New Scheme button. This creates a
new scheme based on the Classic Scheme settings. To make changes to the new
scheme, select it in the schemes list and activate the Edit Current Scheme
button. Refer to the help topic Edit Scheme Dialog for more information on
creating or modifying a scheme

To delete a scheme, select it from the list, then activate the Delete Scheme
button. You cannot delete the Classic Scheme.

JAWS comes with several schemes by default. The classic scheme sets JAWS to
behave as it always has, and is a good starting point. The other schemes use
the classic scheme as a foundation and add additional information, useful for
things such as proofreading documents.

In addition to changing schemes permanently through the configuration manager,
JAWS offers a way to quickly and temporarily change schemes. To do this, press
ALT+INSERT+S, then select the scheme to use and press ENTER.

Tip: You can use training mode to familiarize yourself with how the active
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Edit Scheme Dialog

Except for the general page, each page of this multi-page dialog controls a
different information type. Most pages contain a list of rules for the
information type they cover. One rule that exists in almost all pages is the
default rule. The behavior assigned to the default rule applies when no other
rules match a situation. You can change the behavior of default rules, but you
cannot remove them. The pages on this dialog include:

General
Control Type
Control State
Attributes
Font Name
Font Size
Color
Indentation
HTML
Misc
For each item under each of the information types, any or all of the following
choices may be available for you to choose how JAWS indicates the selected
item.

Speak Item
Play Sound
Change Voice
Change Language
Ignore

Page Descriptions

General

The general page contains the scheme description. JAWS reads this description
as you arrow through the list of schemes on the main Speech and Sounds Manager
page. Here, you can edit the description for the scheme.

Control Type

This page lists all available control types, and allows you to customize
behavior for any or all of them. For example, you could choose to have JAWS
play a sound when you move to an edit box, instead of speaking "edit." The
behavior set here does not affect how JAWS reads control prompts or the status
of the control.

To modify a control type:

Select it in the Control Types list box.
TAB once, and you land on a group of radio buttons. Select the action JAWS
should take when you encounter the selected control.
Use TAB to move to any other buttons or edit fields that become available when
you select the desired item.

Control State

This page lists the available control states, allowing you to adjust how JAWS
indicates each of them. For example, you could instruct JAWS to say a
different word or phrase when you encounter an item that is disabled.

To modify a control state:

Select it in the Control states list box.
TAB once, and you land on a group of radio buttons.
Select the action JAWS should take when you encounter the selected control
state.
Use TAB to move to any other buttons or edit fields that become available when
you select the desired item.

Attributes

The attributes page allows you to modify how JAWS indicates a text attribute
or a combination of text attributes. For example, you could have JAWS read
bold, underlined text in a deeper voice.

To add a new attribute combination for JAWS to be aware of:

TAB to the Add button and press SPACEBAR.
A new dialog appears with several check boxes. Check the items you want
included in this attribute combination.
TAB to and activate the Ok button. The new attribute combination appears in
the list, and you can now choose a behavior to associate with it.
To modify how JAWS indicates an existing attribute combination:

Select the appropriate item from the list
TAB to the radio buttons to choose the action JAWS should take when you
encounter the selected attributes
Use TAB to move to any other buttons or edit boxes that become available
depending on the behavior you select.
You can also delete any attribute combination, or modify the attributes
included in any combination by selecting the desired item in the list, and
activating the Delete or Modify button.

Font Name

This page allows you to assign behaviors to specific fonts. The list of font
names contains only those fonts to which behaviors have been assigned.

To add a font rule:

TAB to the Add button or press ALT+A.
The next dialog displays a list of all fonts installed on your computer.
Select a font name from this list.
Activate the Next button, and follow the prompts to assign a behavior.
To modify a font rule, select it in the list. If you only want to change the
behavior associated with the font name, TAB to the appropriate field and make
any necessary changes. If you need to change the actual font name, TAB to the
Modify button or press ALT+M. Follow the prompts in the same way that you do
when adding a new font rule.

To delete a font rule, select the font name in the list and either activate
the Delete button, or press ALT+D.

Font Size

This page allows you to assign behaviors to font size ranges. Each rule
specifies the upper limit of the font size range for which it applies. If only
two rules exist in the list, one of which being the default and the other
specifying a font size of 10, any text with a font size of 10 or below would
fall under the rule with the font size 10. Any text with font size 11 or more
would fall under the default rule.

To add a font size rule,

TAB to the Add button or press ALT+A.
The next dialog contains an edit box where you can type the desired font size.
Activate the Next button, and follow the prompts to assign a behavior.
To modify a font size rule, select it in the list. If you only want to change
the behavior associated with the font size, TAB to the appropriate field and
make any necessary changes. If you need to change the actual font size, TAB to
the Modify button or press ALT+M. Follow the prompts in the same way that you
do when adding a new rule.

To delete a font size rule, select the rule in the list and either TAB to and
activate the Delete button, or press ALT+D.

Color

This page allows you to assign behaviors to specific color combinations. The
list of colors contains only those combinations to which behaviors have been
assigned. To add a color rule:

TAB to the Add button or press ALT+A.
The next dialog displays a list of all possible foreground colors. Select a
color from this list.
Activate the Next button, and select the background color.
Continue to follow the prompts to assign a behavior and any other relevant
information.
To modify a color rule, select it in the list. If you only want to change the
behavior associated with the color combination, TAB to the appropriate field
and make any necessary changes. If you need to change the actual color, remove
the rule and add a new one.

To delete a rule, select the color combination in the list and either activate
the Delete button, or press ALT+D.

Indentation

This page allows you to assign behaviors to indented text. Each rule specifies
the amount of indentation in spaces for which it applies. If you want JAWS to
indicate indentation in the active program using these behaviors, you must
press INSERT+V and turn on Indentation Indication.

To add an indentation rule:

TAB to the Add button or press ALT+A.
The next dialog contains an edit box where you can type the desired
indentation amount in spaces.
Activate the Next button, and follow the prompts to assign a behavior.
To modify an indentation rule, select it in the list. If you only want to
change the behavior associated with the indentation amount, TAB to the
appropriate field and make any necessary changes. If you need to change the
actual indentation amount, TAB to the Modify button or press ALT+M. Follow the
prompts in the same way that you do when adding a new rule.

To delete a rule, select the rule in the list and either TAB to and activate
the Delete button, or press ALT+D.

HTML

The HTML page allows you to assign behaviors to specific HTML element
attributes. An attribute is a setting or parameter that is added to an HTML
tag in the source code. You can add any HTML attribute to the list and assign
a behavior to it. JAWS can speak or play a sound whenever you encounter a tag
with with a certain attribute, or you can choose to have JAWS ignore
attributes. By default, JAWS announces the OnClick and OnMouseOver attributes.

To add an HTML attribute:

Press ALT+A to activate the Add button.
Type the name of the attribute as it appears in HTML source code and press
ENTER.
Select the radio button that indicates which behavior you want to assign to
the attribute and choose Next.
Follow the on-screen instructions to define the behavior.
To change the behavior for an HTML attribute, select it in the list and press
TAB. Use the radio buttons to choose the behavior you want to assign to the
attribute. You can change the speech or sound associated with the behavior by
using the Select Voice Alias or Select Wave File buttons or changing the text
in the Text box.

To change the name of the selected attribute, choose the Modify button, or
press ALT+M. To delete the selected attribute, choose the Delete button, or
press ALT+D.


Misc

This page contains the following miscellaneous items that you can assign
behaviors to:

AllCaps - This behavior applies to text that appears in all capital letters.
The behavior assigned to this item is also dependent on the corresponding item
in the Text Processing dialog box.
Borders - This behavior applies to text with a border.
Cap - Applies to capital letters. The behavior assigned to this item is also
dependent on the corresponding item in the Text Processing dialog box.
NewLine - This behavior applies when you move to a new line of text, as
defined in the Text Processing dialog box of Configuration Manager.
NewParagraph - This behavior applies when you move to the beginning of a new
paragraph.
Quote - This behavior applies to quoted text.
Repetition - This behavior applies when JAWS encounters repeated characters,
as defined in the Text Processing dialog box of Configuration Manager.
Shading - This behavior applies to text with background shading.
Spell - This behavior applies when you use JAWS to spell a word.

Available Behaviors

Any or all of the following behaviors may be available when modifying items in
the Edit Scheme dialog. Not all options are available for every item. The
particular affect of a behavior may vary on some items.

Speak Item

When this behavior is selected, JAWS speaks the item as normal. However, you
can select a voice alias to use, and/or enter a different word or phrase to
speak.

Play Sound

When this behavior is selected, JAWS will play the specified sound file
instead of speaking the selected item. The sound must be in .wav format, and
located in the sounds subdirectory of your JAWS settings directory. When you
activate the Select Sound button, a dialog appears allowing you to choose a
sound to play. If you navigate to a different directory to select a sound,
JAWS copies the sound file into the sounds directory automatically. Several
sound files have been included with JAWS.

Change Voice

When this behavior is selected, JAWS will not speak the indicated item if it
is additional information added to the visible text, such as control type or a
text attribute. Instead, JAWS speaks the actual text using the voice alias you
specify.

Change Language

When this behavior is selected, JAWS will not speak the indicated item if it
is additional information added to the visible text, such as a text attribute.
Instead, JAWS speaks the actual text using the specified synthesizer language.

Ignore

When this behavior is selected, JAWS ignores the existence of the specified
item, but not the associated text. This is often useful in combination with
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Voice Aliases

Voice aliases allow you to save any combination of person, pitch, and rate
into a voice name that JAWS remembers. You can then attach the saved voice
alias to one or more items in the Speech Manager dialog.

Adding A Voice Alias

From the Set Options menu in Configuration Manager, select Voice Aliases and
press ENTER. JAWS displays a list of defined voices. To add a new voice alias:
Press ALT+A to activate the Add button.
Enter a name in the Alias Name edit field. The name can be anything you want,
but try to make it something descriptive. For example, if you intend to use
the new voice to indicate headings, you could call it "HeadingVoice."
Press TAB to until you move to the Person combo box. This list contains all
available voices for the synthesizer you are using, along with a Current Voice
option. Selecting any of the voices except Current Voice causes JAWS to use
that person's voice any time this alias is used. Selecting Current Voice tells
JAWS to make the necessary pitch or rate changes, but do not change person
voices when using this alias.
Note: Current voice means the voice JAWS is using when the alias is activated,
not when the alias is created.

The next two sliders allow you to adjust the pitch and rate for this alias.
The default values are the values JAWS is using at the time that you create
the alias. You can leave these as they are, or adjust one or both of the
values to make the alias more recognizable when it is used.

Modifying Aliases

To modify a voice alias, first select it in the Voice Alias list box. Next,
press ALT+M to activate the Modify button. The Modify dialog is the same as
the one for adding new aliases, except that values are set to the current
values for the alias you are modifying.

Removing Aliases

To remove a voice alias, select the alias you want to remove in the alias list
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Verbosity Options

In JAWS, verbosity refers to the amount of information spoken as you work in
the Windows environment. JAWS gives you several options to set your
preferences and personalizing the information you hear. To learn more about
these settings, select a specific topic from the list of links below.

Verbosity Levels


Verbosity Preferences


Application Specific or Global Changes


Verbosity Options Dialog


Speech Output Types


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Verbosity Levels

There are three levels of verbosity: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. The
beginner level provides the maximum amount of information spoken, while
intermediate and advanced levels provide fewer details.

To customize your own settings within any one of these levels, open the
Configuration Manager and go to the Verbosity Preferences under Verbosity
Options in the Set Options menu.

See also

Verbosity Options Dialog

Beginner Preferences Dialog

Intermediate Preferences Dialog

Advanced Preferences Dialog


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Verbosity Preferences

JAWS allows you to set preferences within the three levels of Verbosity in the
Configuration Manager. The changes you can make are:

Enable or disable types of speech
Set long or short message lengths
For example, there are message types such as:

Application Start, which are the messages you hear when beginning an
application for the first time.
Help messages, which are the messages you hear when pressing a JAWS help
keystroke such as INSERT+F1.
JAWS messages, which are the helpful messages you hear when navigating in an
application such as, "Leaving menu bar."

If you choose to enable these messages, you can still control the amount JAWS
will speak by selecting either Long or Short Message Length.

See also:

Beginner Preferences Dialog

Intermediate Preferences Dialog

Advanced Preferences Dialog


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Application Specific or Global Changes

JAWS allows you to set speech preferences globally or for specific
applications.

To set preferences globally, use the Configuration Manager and open the
Default.JCF file.

To change settings in a specific application, open the application specific
.jcf file, make your changes, and save them. For example, in Microsoft Word,
if you frequently edit documents in ways that require you to move and/or copy
text, you might not wish to hear JAWS speak the word "select" every time you
select each word or line. You can change this in Verbosity Options so the word
"select" is not spoken.

See also:

Verbosity Options Dialog

Beginner Preferences Dialog

Intermediate Preferences Dialog

Advanced Preferences Dialog


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Verbosity Options Dialog

The Verbosity Options Dialog is accessed through the Set Options Menu in
Configuration Manager. This dialog contains:

A set of radio buttons that allow you to select your desired verbosity level.
Three buttons that open a preferences dialog for each verbosity level. Each
button takes you to a similar dialog, but it is specific to the verbosity
level stated on the button. This will be indicated in the title bar, i.e.,
Beginner Preferences.
See also:

Beginner Preferences Dialog


Intermediate Preferences Dialog


Advanced Preferences Dialog


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Beginner Preferences Dialog

The preferences dialogs allow you to adjust how much information JAWS speaks
in two ways. You can enable or turn off certain types of information spoken by
JAWS, and you can determine if the messages spoken are brief or detailed.

Items to be Spoken

This is a list of the JAWS Messages that can be enabled or turned off for each
selected verbosity level. The list is different for each level. These items
are based on Speech Output Types.

Message Length

Message Length can be adjusted with two radio buttons, Long and Short. Select
Short if you wish to hear brief messages, and select Long if you wish to hear
detailed messages. For example, when you select text in a document and press
CTRL+C to copy it to the Clipboard, if Message Length is set to Short, JAWS
would say, "Copied." If Message Length is set to Long, JAWS would say, "Copied
selected text to clipboard."

Tip: If you are new to Windows, JAWS, or a specific application, it can be
very helpful to leave Message Length set to Long. As you become more familiar
with a specific application, or with JAWS and Windows in general, setting
Message Length to Short can save time and boost productivity.

Things spoken that are affected by Message Length are:

JAWS Messages
Status Messages
JAWS Error Messages>
Application Start Messages
Smart Help Messages
Help Messages
Note: Help Messages are not listed and cannot be turned off in the "Items to
be Spoken" list box, but they are affected by the Long or Short Message Length
selection.

Restore Factory Settings

Restore Factory Settings clears preferences for the current verbosity level
only in the current JCF file. If you are in Default.jcf, original factory
settings are restored. Although this dialog reflects this change, the actual
change back to default settings does not take place until you save the JCF
file.

Note: When you exit any of the Preferences Dialogs, which control will have
focus in the Verbosity Options Dialog depends on how you opened the
Preferences Dialog. If you pressed a hot key to bring up Preferences from the
Verbosity Options dialog, when you leave Preferences you will land on the
control that previously had focus. If you used TAB to move to the button and
pressed ENTER to open Preferences, focus is put on the OK button when you
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Intermediate Preferences Dialog

The preferences dialogs allow you to adjust how much information JAWS speaks
in two ways. You can enable or turn off certain types of information spoken by
JAWS, and you can determine if the messages spoken are brief or detailed.

Items to be Spoken

This is a list of the JAWS Messages that can be enabled or turned off for each
selected verbosity level. The list is different for each level. These items
are based on Speech Output Types.

Message Length

Message Length can be adjusted with two radio buttons, Long and Short. Select
Short if you wish to hear brief messages, and select Long if you wish to hear
detailed messages. For example, when you select text in a document and press
CTRL+C to copy it to the Clipboard, if Message Length is set to Short, JAWS
would say, "Copied." If Message Length is set to Long, JAWS would say, "Copied
selected text to clipboard."

Tip: If you are new to Windows, JAWS, or a specific application, it can be
very helpful to leave Message Length set to Long. As you become more familiar
with a specific application, or with JAWS and Windows in general, setting
Message Length to Short can save time and boost productivity.

Things spoken that are affected by Message Length are:

JAWS Messages
Status Messages
JAWS Error Messages
Application Start Messages
Smart Help Messages
Help Messages
Note: Help Messages are not listed and cannot be turned off in the "Items to
be Spoken" list box, but they are affected by the Long or Short Message Length
selection.

Restore Factory Settings

Restore Factory Settings clears preferences for the current verbosity level
only in the current JCF file. If you are in Default.jcf, original factory
settings are restored. Although this dialog reflects this change, the actual
change back to default settings does not take place until you save the JCF
file.

Note: When you exit any of the Preferences Dialogs, which control will have
focus in the Verbosity Options Dialog depends on how you opened the
Preferences Dialog. If you pressed a hot key to bring up Preferences from the
Verbosity Options dialog, when you leave Preferences you will land on the
control that previously had focus. If you used TAB to move to the button and
pressed ENTER to open Preferences, focus is put on the OK button when you
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Advanced Preferences Dialog

The preferences dialogs allow you to adjust how much information JAWS speaks
in two ways. You can enable or turn off certain types of information spoken by
JAWS, and you can determine if the messages spoken are brief or detailed.

Items to be Spoken

This is a list of the JAWS Messages that can be enabled or turned off for each
selected verbosity level. The list is different for each level. These items
are based on Speech Output Types.

Message Length

Message Length can be adjusted with two radio buttons, Long and Short. Select
Short if you wish to hear brief messages, and select Long if you wish to hear
detailed messages. For example, when you select text in a document and press
CTRL+C to copy it to the Clipboard, if Message Length is set to Short, JAWS
would say, "Copied." If Message Length is set to Long, JAWS would say, "Copied
selected text to clipboard."

Tip: If you are new to Windows, JAWS, or a specific application, it can be
very helpful to leave Message Length set to Long. As you become more familiar
with a specific application, or with JAWS and Windows in general, setting
Message Length to Short can save time and boost productivity.

Things spoken that are affected by Message Length are:

JAWS Messages
Status Messages
JAWS Error Messages
Application Start Messages
Smart Help Messages
Help Messages
Note: Help Messages are not listed and cannot be turned off in the Items to be
Spoken list box, but they are affected by the Long or Short Message Length
selection.

Restore Factory Settings

Restore Factory Settings clears preferences for the current verbosity level
only in the current JCF file. If you are in Default.jcf, original factory
settings are restored. Although this dialog reflects this change, the actual
change back to default settings does not take place until you save the JCF
file.

Note: When you exit any of the Preferences Dialogs, which control will have
focus in the Verbosity Options Dialog depends on how you opened the
Preferences Dialog. If you pressed a hot key to bring up Preferences from the
Verbosity Options dialog, when you leave Preferences you will land on the
control that previously had focus. If you used TAB to move to the button and
pressed ENTER to open Preferences, focus is put on the OK button when you
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Speech Output Types

In the Verbosity Preferences Dialog, the Items to be Spoken list box lists
Speech Output Types that can be enabled or turned off. This topic contains a
list of the output types with a brief description of each.

Message Type
Short Description


Help Messages


User requested information


Application Start Messages


Messages spoken automatically on application start


JAWS Messages


Messages that aid in navigation or confirm an action


Screen Messages


Text written on the screen


Control Name


Messages that provide the name of a control, or current content


Control Type


Messages providing the type of control, edit, combo box, etc


Dialog Name


Title of the dialog box


Dialog Text


Descriptive text found within dialogs


Document Name


Title of the Window


Item State


Selected, Checked, or Not Available


Position


Location of the information or item


Error Message


JAWS error when commands cannot be completed


Item Number


Items numeric position and total number of items


Tool Tips


JAWS speaks Windows tool tips


Status Information


Feedback from JAWS commands


Control Group Name


Group of related controls in same dialog


Smart Help


Orientation information


Select


JAWS speaks Selecting and Unselecting of text

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Detailed Description of Speech Output Types

Help Messages

Help Messages are user requested information JAWS speaks in response to a
keystroke. This includes all help keystrokes, such as INSERT+F1, INSERT+W, and
INSERT+H. Informational keystrokes such as INSERT+F, INSERT+5, ALT+DELETE,
etc. are also in this category.

Note: Because this information is always requested by a keyboard command, it
cannot be disabled.

Application Start Messages

This option refers to those messages spoken each time you start an
application. These messages often include information about how to access JAWS
specific help for the program, and will sometimes also include tips for
setting up the program to work better with JAWS.

Control Group Name

Often, controls within a dialog are put into groups when they have related
functions. For example, in the Text Processing page found under the Set
Options menu in the JAWS configuration manager, there are two controls, which
relate to SayAll. The first of these controls is a group of radio buttons for
setting SayAll to read by line, sentence, or paragraph. The second is the Say
Blank Lines checkbox. Since these controls are related, they have been grouped
together into a SayAll group. You can hear JAWS speak the word "SayAll" as you
move between controls. This information appears on the screen, and control
groups are common throughout Windows.

Control Name

A control name refers to the prompt for a particular control. For example, as
you navigate in a dialog box, you might hear JAWS speak, "First Name edit
Joe." In this case, the prompt for the control is "First Name." Control names
appear on the screen, and usually provide information about a control.

Control Type

A control type refers to the type of a particular control. There are several
common types of controls found in Windows. These include Edit fields, combo
boxes, buttons, list boxes, and so on. JAWS normally speaks the control type
after the control name, and before the content of the control. For example, as
you navigate in a dialog box, you might hear JAWS speak, "First Name edit
Joe." In this case, the type of this control is "Edit," meaning that this
control is an edit field in which text can be entered. Control types do not
appear as text on the screen.

Dialog Name

This type refers to the title of a dialog box. For example, in the JAWS
application window, when you select the Basics menu item under the Options
menu, JAWS speaks "Basics Settings dialog."

Dialog Text

Dialog text is the text normally found within dialog boxes that describes the
page. This can be as simple as a dialog box containing a message followed by
OK and Cancel buttons. This type can also refer to the text content describing
a multi-page dialog.

Document Name

A document name refers to the title of a window other than a dialog window.
This can be the title of a document in Microsoft Word, a text document in
Notepad, or the title of an e-mail message.

Error Message

This option refers to errors spoken by JAWS when an action is not successfully
completed. For example, if one presses a keystroke to activate a button that
is not currently on the screen, JAWS will speak the message, "Button not
found." This option includes only JAWS errors. Disabling this option will not
eliminate the reading of Windows error messages.

Help Balloon

Help balloons are used in Windows XP to provide information about the selected
item. When the Help Balloons check box is checked, JAWS automatically reads
this information as it is displayed.

Item Number

This type refers to when the spoken information reflects an items numeric
position in relation to the total number of items in a window or group. An
example of this is when JAWS speaks "1 of 5" in a list of files or in a group
of radio buttons.

Item State

This type is used whenever the spoken information reflects the state of an
item. For example, JAWS will say when an item in a list box is selected or not
selected, or when a check box as checked or not checked.

JAWS Messages

These are messages that aid in navigation by verifying that a Windows action
has taken place. For example, the message "Top of window" assists in
navigation by alerting you that you have reached the top of the current
window.

Position Information

This type refers to information that describes an items location in relation
to the larger structure that contains it. For example, the coordinates of a
table can be considered positional information because they describe that
cells position within the table.

Screen Messages

This type refers to text that is written on the screen, but may not be
attached to a particular control or read automatically by JAWS. For example,
in a dialog box, you may find radio buttons that have additional or related
information found in another nearby window.

Select

This type refers to the messages, "Selecting" and "Unselecting," spoken by
JAWS when text is selected.

Selected Item

This type refers to the automatic reading of a selected item within a control
or window. For example, when entering a list of files, you might hear, "Files:
List box, document1.doc not selected". In this example, the speech output,
"Document1.doc not selected," is considered the selected item.

Smart Help

Occasionally, JAWS provides orientation information within a program that may
be useful as you are first learning a program, but is not necessary after you
have become familiar with how the program works.

For example, a message that reminds you to press the F6 key to change panes
within an HTML help window can be regarded in this way. This type of
information can be thought of as an auditory tool tip.

Status Information

This type refers to messages that provide feedback from JAWS commands. For
Example, The message, "Keyboard Help On," reports the current state of JAWS
Keyboard Help. Disabling this option is not recommended since it may eliminate
the speaking of useful information.

Tool Tips

Enabling this option causes Windows tool tips to be spoken automatically as
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Say All Options Dialog

This dialog allows you to set preferences for how the SayAll command
(INSERT+DOWN ARROW) works.

Use SAPI 5 During Say All

Select this check box to let JAWS switch between its default Eloquence
synthesized voice to a SAPI 5 voice when the Say All command (JAWSKey+DOWN
ARROW) is issued. Use the SPACEBAR to toggle between turning this feature on
and off.

SAPI 5 SayAll Voice

This combo box contains a list of all SAPI 5 voices that are available on your
computer. Use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to select a voice. The list of voices
offered will vary based on the RealSpeak Solo voices that are installed.

Note: This combo box is only available when the Use SAPI 5 During Say All
check box is selected.

SAPI 5 Rate Amount

Use this slider to select the rate of speech you find comfortable for the SAPI
5 voice. PAGE DOWN and PAGE UP change the rate of speech by larger increments,
while the UP and DOWN ARROW keys make more gradual changes.


Note: This combo box is only available when the Use SAPI 5 During Say All
check box is selected.

SAPI 5 Say All Punctuation

This list sets the punctuation level used by JAWS when a SAPI 5 voice speaks.
Use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to select a punctuation level. The options
available are None, Some, Most, which is the default, and All.

Note: This combo box is only available when the Use SAPI 5 During Say All
check box is selected.

Say All By

These radio buttons allow you to set the length of the SayAll element. This
affects the element length by which the right SHIFT key moves forward through
a document, as well as the element length left SHIFT moves back through a
document. There is also a slight pause at the end of most SayAll elements.

Line with Pauses: This option reads by line, pausing slightly at the end of
each line.
Line without Pauses: This option allows for smoother reading.
Sentence: Select this option for applications in which SayAll sounds choppy.
This moves the pauses between elements to the ends of sentences, and makes the
reading sound smoother.
Paragraph: This option is very useful in large documents as you can press the
right SHIFT key to quickly move through the paragraphs without needing to
interrupt SayAll.

Say Blank Lines

When this checkbox is checked, blank lines are announced when using the SayAll
command. This checkbox is cleared by default.

Indicate Caps

Check this check box to have JAWS announce capitalization when reading with
Say All, INSERT+DOWN ARROW. JAWS announces "cap" for single capital letters,
and "all cap" for capitalized words. This check box is cleared by default.

Enable Shift Keys for Fast Forward and Rewind

With this check box checked, Pressing the right SHIFT key skips to the next
Say All element. Pressing the left SHIFT key moves back to the previous
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Say All Voice Aliases

Note: The Use SAPI 5 During Say All check box, in the Say All Options dialog
box, must be enabled before you can use the Say All Voice Aliases function.

You can configure JAWS to use a SAPI 5 synthesized voice when using the Say
All command (INSERT+DOWN ARROW) to read a document or HTML page. The Say All
voice alias lets you assign a SAPI 5 voice to a specific item spoken when
using Say All. For example, you can have JAWS read bold text using a different
SAPI 5 voice or the same SAPI 5 voice at a different speed.

The Say All Voice Aliases dialog box provides a list of defined aliases. Use
this dialog box to select or change an alias used during a Say All event.

Modifying Say All Aliases

To modify a Say All voice alias, do the following:

From the Set Options menu in Configuration Manager, select Say All Voice
Aliases and press ENTER. The Voice Aliases dialog box appears and shows a list
of defined voices.
Use the UP and DOWN ARROWS to select an item from the Voice Alias column in
the list box.
Press ALT+M to activate the Modify button. The Modify Voice Alias dialog box
appears with the focus in the Alias Name edit field. Press TAB to move to the
Person combo box.
Use the ARROW keys to change the SAPI 5 voice that appears in the Person combo
box. The combo box contains all available voices for the synthesizer you are
using, along with a Current Voice option. Selecting any of the voices except
Current Voice causes JAWS to use that person's voice any time this Say All
alias is used. Selecting Current Voice tells JAWS to make the necessary rate
change, but not to change the voice when using this alias.

Note: Current voice means the SAPI 5 voice JAWS is using when the Say All
voice alias is activated.

Press TAB to move to the Speech Rate slider. Use the ARROW keys to increase or
decrease the speech rate.
Choose OK to accept the changes and close the dialog box, or choose Cancel to
close the dialog box without saving changes.

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Window Classes Dialog

This dialog is found within Configuration Manager, under the Set Options menu.
A window class is a programming level label for a window or control. Often,
non-standard class labels are used, and JAWS does not recognize them properly.
The Window Class dialog allows you to assign standard labels to these windows
or controls.

New Class

This edit box contains the window class name of the current window or control
that can be reclassed.

Assign To

This list box contains window classes JAWS recognizes. Select the name of the
class you want to relate to the item in the New Class edit box.

Assigned Classes

This list box contains the unknown classes that have already been associated
with known classes for the application whose .jcf file is open.

OK

When you select this button, any changes you have made are accepted , and you
are returned to the Configuration Manager window. You must save the .jcf file
for changes to be saved.

Cancel

When you select this button, any changes you have made are discarded, and you
are returned to the Configuration Manager window.

Remove Class

You can use this button to remove window class reassignments listed in the
Assigned Classes list box. This button is only available if an item in the
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Graphics and Symbols Dialog

This dialog is found within Configuration Manager, under the Set Options menu.

Character Verbosity

This list allows you to determine when JAWS announces the numerical value of
certain special characters that are ignored by default.

None: JAWS reads special characters using the currently selected speech
synthesizer and does not announce their numeric value.
Type Echo, Say Char, Spell Word: JAWS announces the numerical value of special
characters when you type, read by character (LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW), or
spell a word (INSERT+NUM PAD 5 pressed twice quickly).
Also Say Word: JAWS announces the numerical value of special characters when
you type, spell a word, or read by character or word (INSERT+LEFT ARROW,
INSERT+RIGHT ARROW, INSERT+NUM PAD 5).
Also Say Line: JAWS announces the numerical value of special characters when
you type, spell a word, or read by character, word, or line (UP ARROW,
INSERT+UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW).
Also Say All: JAWS announces the numerical value of special characters when
you type, spell a word, read by character, word, or line, or use the Say All
command (INSERT+DOWN ARROW).

Graphics Mode

This check box is used to enable active graphics mode, which is used when some
toolbar buttons are not properly recognized as pressed, not pressed, or
unavailable in standard graphics mode. This check box is cleared by default.

Speak Character Value in Hex

If you select this check box, JAWS announces the hexadecimal value of the
current character instead of the ASCII value when you press NUM PAD 5 three
times quickly. This check box is cleared by default.

Speak Character Value as Sequence of Multibyte Values

This option determines how JAWS speaks the value of unicode characters. If you
clear this check box, JAWS speaks the value of characters as is (for example,
"u+627 hex"). If you select this check box, JAWS converts the character into a
sequence (according to the current active codepage) and speaks the value of
each of the component characters. This check box is cleared by default.

Graphic Verbosity

This series of radio buttons allows you to determine if JAWS announces when
graphics are encountered, and which graphics are announced.

No Graphics: If this option is selected, JAWS does not announce graphics as
they are encountered.
Labeled Graphics: If this option is selected, JAWS only announces graphics
that have been labeled with the graphics labeler. For more information, please
see Graphics Labeler.
All Graphics: If this option is selected, JAWS announces all graphics as they
are encountered. JAWS reads the labels for the graphics, if they are assigned.
If no labels are assigned for a graphic, JAWS assigns a unique number. This is
the default option.

Graphic Dimensions

The edit boxes in this group box allow you to specify the size in pixels for
graphics you want JAWS to recognize.

Minimum Height

JAWS does not recognize graphics with a height less than the value in this
edit box. The default value is 10 pixels.

Maximum Height

JAWS does not recognize graphics with a height greater than the value in this
edit box. The default value is 64 pixels.

Minimum Width

JAWS does not recognize graphics with a width less than the value in this edit
box. The default value is 10 pixels.

Maximum Width

JAWS does not recognize graphics with a width greater than the value in this
edit box. The default value is 64 pixels.

OK

When you select this button, any changes you have made are accepted, and you
are returned to the Configuration Manager window. You must save the .jcf file
for changes to be saved.

Cancel

When you select this button, any changes you have made are discarded, and you
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Cursor Options Dialog

This dialog is found within Configuration Manager, under the Set Options menu.

Notify When Cursor Changes Shape

This checkbox allows you to determine if JAWS states the cursor shape when it
changes. This gives you useful information about what options are available.
For example, an hourglass cursor indicates the system is busy and cannot
respond to commands until the current task is completed. This check box is
cleared by default.

Extended Caret Search

This check box allows you to specify if JAWS should perform a more thorough
search for an active caret. This should only be used in applications in which
caret tracking seems to be slow or inaccurate. This check box is selected by
default.

Caret Time Out

This edit field allows you to specify the number of milliseconds after which
JAWS no longer recognizes the caret if it has not been redrawn by the active
application. Applications frequently refresh - or redraw  the onscreen display
as information is processed. The default value is 1000.

Vertical Caret Dimensions

This series of edit boxes allows you to determine minimums and maximums for
the height and width of vertical carets that JAWS recognizes. Vertical carets
less than the minimums or greater than the maximums are not recognized. The
default values for each setting are as follows:

Minimum Height: The default value is 4 pixels.
Maximum Height: The default value is 90 pixels.
Minimum Width: The default value is 1 pixel.
Maximum Width: The default value is 3 pixels.

Horizontal Caret Dimensions

This series of edit boxes allows you to determine minimums and maximums for
the height and width of horizontal carets that JAWS recognizes. Horizontal
carets less than the minimums or greater than the maximums are not recognized.
The default values for each setting are as follows:

Minimum Height: The default value is 1 pixel.
Maximum Height: The default value is 4 pixels.
Minimum Width: The default value is 4 pixels.
Maximum Width: The default value is 14 pixels.

Caret Detection

This series of edit boxes allows you to modify settings that determine how
JAWS detects carets.

Caret Detect

This edit box allows you to specify how many blinks of the caret JAWS looks
for to locate the caret. The default value is 1.

Caret Detect Timeout

This edit box allows you to specify how many milliseconds JAWS searches for
the caret before giving up the search. The default value is 250.

Caret Blink Rate

This edit box allows you to specify the rate at which the caret blinks. The
caret blinks on and off for the number of milliseconds specified. The default
value is 53 milliseconds.

OK

When you select this button, any changes you have made are accepted, and you
are returned to the Configuration Manager window. You must save the .jcf file
for changes to be saved.

Cancel

When you select this button, any changes you have made are discarded, and you
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Keyboard Options Dialog

This dialog is found within Configuration Manager, under the Set Options menu.

General Page

The General page of Keyboard Options allows you to specify various options
relating to the keyboard.

Navigation Quick Keys

Navigation Quick Keys let you move through web pages with easy to remember
commands, such as T for table, F for form field, N for non link text, and V
for visited link. These commands are only available when the Virtual Cursor is
active. This series of radio buttons allows you to set Navigation Quick Keys
to be on, on only during Say All, or to turn off Navigation Quick Keys. On is
the default.

JAWS INSERT Key

This group box contains a series of check boxes that allow you to specify how
JAWS uses the INSERT keys.

Use NUM PAD INSERT

If this checkbox is checked, the NUM PAD INSERT key is used as the INSERT key,
and can be used together with other keys in JAWS keystrokes. This check box is
checked by default.

Use Extended INSERT

If this checkbox is checked, the Extended INSERT key is used as the INSERT
key, and can be used together with other keys in JAWS keystrokes. The Extended
INSERT key is the top left key in the group of keys called the "six pack"
between the number pad and the main body of keys on the keyboard. This check
box is checked by default.

JAWS Key for Active Layout

Use these radio buttons to specify which key you wish to use as the primary
modifier for JAWS commands within the active keyboard layout. The active
keyboard layout is listed within the prompt for this control. INSERT is the
default JAWS Key for the Desktop keyboard layout. CAPS LOCK is the default
JAWS key for the laptop keyboard layout. This setting is only available in
Default.jcf.

Initial State of NUM LOCK Key

JAWS uses the numeric keypad to perform numerous speech functions. By default,
the NUM LOCK key is turned off 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.

The Initial State of Num Lock Key option allows you to control whether or not
the NUM LOCK key is enabled when JAWS starts. This option is only available in
Default.jcf.

The Turn off at startup radio button is the default value. When selected, the
NUM LOCK key is off when JAWS starts.

The Turn on at startup radio button enables the NUM LOCK key so that it is on
when JAWS starts.

When the Do not modify radio button is selected, JAWS uses the current NUM
LOCK key setting.

Differentiate Between NUM PAD Keys and Extended Keys

If this checkbox is checked, the NUM PAD keys and the Extended keys are
treated as separate keys rather than as duplicate instances of the same keys.
The Extended keys are the keys between the number pad and the main body of the
keyboard, and are often referred to as the "six pack and inverted T." You can
then use Keyboard Manager to assign different commands to these keys. For
example, NUM PAD INSERT+UP ARROW and Extended INSERT+UP ARROW could be
assigned to separate commands. This check box is cleared by default.

Differentiate between Left and Right Paired Keys

The "paired" keys, left or right ALT, CTRL, and SHIFT keys are used
interchangeably. For example, if you change a keyboard assignment in Keyboard
Manager, and press left CTRL+INSERT+K, when you later activate the command,
the left or right CTRL key can be used as part of the keystroke. You may want
to specify to differentiate between these keys when assigning hot keys to make
more key combinations available to you. By default, this setting is not
checked.

Enable On Screen Keyboard

Select this check box if you want to use an on-screen keyboard with JAWS. If
this option is enabled, some programs that allow you to assign replacement
text to keystrokes or automate typing (such as ShortKeys) may not work
correctly. This option is only available in Default.jcf.

Key Labels Page

The options on this page allow you to specify which keyboard keys are echoed,
and what name is echoed for each key.

Key List View

This list provides information in three columns. As you press the arrow keys
to move through this list, the Key name column is read. Press INSERT+UP ARROW
to hear all three columns of information for the selected key. The three
columns are:

Key Name: This is the name of the key on the keyboard.
Key Label: This is the label JAWS speaks when echoing a press of a key.
Mute Status: This indicates whether or not a key label is spoken. Most keys
can be toggled between the status of Speak or Mute. Keys with the status of
Always Speak cannot be muted.

Toggle Mute

This button allows you to toggle the mute status of the selected item in the
Key list view between Speak and Mute.

Change Label

This button allows you to change the key label for the currently selected item
in the Key list view.

OK

When you select this button, any changes you have made are accepted, and you
are returned to the Configuration Manager window. You must save the .jcf file
for changes to be saved.

Cancel

When you select this button, any changes you have made are discarded, and you
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Braille Options Dialog

This dialog is found within Configuration Manager, under the Set Options menu.

Advanced Braille Display Options

Use this button to open a dialog in which you can adjust settings for a Focus
or PAC Mate Braille display. For more information, refer to Advanced Braille
Display Options.

Grade Two

This group box contains several check boxes relating to Grade Two Braille.

Enable Translator

If this check box is checked, Grade Two Braille is displayed on your Braille
display. This check box is cleared by default. If you select this check box,
it is recommended that you do not choose Fixed Increment user panning because
JAWS may split the Braille contractions on either edge of the display. Choose
either Automatic or Best Fit user panning to keep JAWS from splitting Braille
contractions.

Expand Current Word

If this check box is checked, the word at the position of the Braille cursor
is displayed in computer Braille. This check box is checked by default.

Suppress Capital Signs

In grade 2 (contracted) Braille, JAWS indicates capital letters by preceding
them with the DOT 6 character. If you select this check box, JAWS does not use
capital indication in order to preserve space on your Braille display.

Braille Marking Options

Use this button to open a dialog in which you can determine the text
attributes that are marked on the Braille display with raised dots 7 and 8.
For more information, refer to Braille Marking Dialog.

Attribute Rotation

In attribute mode, all attributes assigned to a block of text are indicated.
When multiple attributes are assigned to the same block of text, the Braille
display cycles through each of them. This setting determines the rate at which
this occurs. This setting is in milliseconds.

Braille Mode

This edit combo box is used to determine the format of the information sent to
the Braille display. The following options are available:

Line: In this mode, the line of text at the current cursor position is sent to
the Braille display.
Structured: In this mode, information relevant to the current cursor position
is sent to the Braille display. This is the default option.
Speech History: In this mode, the same information is sent to the Braille
display as is sent to the synthesizer.

Define Structured Mode

This button opens a dialog from which you can define how information is
displayed while in structured mode. For more information, please refer to
Defining Structured Mode.

Flash Messages

Braille Flash Messages are short announcements that appear on your Braille
display for only a few seconds. These messages can include errors, status
information, help balloons and other information. Choose the Flash Messages
button to customize how JAWS displays Braille Flash Messages. For more
information, please see Flash Messages Dialog.

User Pan

Panning with your Braille display generally moves the display to the left or
right by the length of the display. You do this by pressing a panning key on
your Braille display. Select one of the following to choose how JAWS updates
your Braille display when panning:

Best Fit - Ensures that words are not cut off when panning.
Fixed Increment - Ensures your Braille display always pans the exact number of
cells specified in the Fixed Panning Increment edit box.
Maximize Text - Shows the maximum amount of text that can fit on your Braille
display. JAWS allows partial text from surrounding words to appear on the
display in order to provide more context information.
Automatic - Allows JAWS to choose the best method for showing text on your
Braille display. JAWS uses the Best Fit method and switches to Maximize Text
when you read a structured representation for a control in Structured mode.

Fixed Panning Increment

This edit box indicates the number of cells a Braille display moves when
panning. The default setting is determined by the number of cells on the
active Braille display.

Auto Advance Interval

Select the length of time (in milliseconds) that you want JAWS to wait before
panning your Braille display while you are reading in Auto Advance mode. JAWS
displays the text for the length of time specified and then automatically pans
to the next block of text. You can choose any value between 500 to 20,000
milliseconds. 1,000 milliseconds are equivalent to 1 second.

Tip: For information on starting Auto Advance mode, see JAWS and Braille
Overview and refer to the Help topic for your specific model of Freedom
Scientific Braille display.

Auto Pan Mode

This setting determines how the content of the Braille display is updated when
the active cursor moves outside the area currently displayed. Select one of
the following:

Off - Select this option to turn off automatic panning.
Minimal - JAWS pans the Braille display just enough to show the next word at
the location of the active cursor.
Match User Panning - JAWS pans the Braille display using the same method
specified in the User Pan list.
To Middle - JAWS keeps the word at the location of the active cursor in the
center of the Braille display.
Maximize Text after Cursor - JAWS pans the display so that text that appears
after the location of the active cursor is shown on the Braille display.
Maximize Text before Cursor - JAWS pans the display so that text that appears
before the location of the active cursor is shown on the Braille display.
Automatic - Select this option to allow JAWS to choose the best method for
showing text on your Braille display. In Structured mode, JAWS use Maximize
Text after Cursor. In Line mode, JAWS uses the following methods: Maximize
Text after Cursor when you move to lists or tree views; To Middle when you
move to radio buttons, check boxes, and buttons; and Maximize Text before
Cursor in all other situations. When you are typing in documents, JAWS uses
Minimal and switches to Match User Pan when you move to a different line. If
you are reading with Auto Advance, JAWS uses the Best Fit user panning method.

Active Follows Braille

If you select this check box, JAWS links the Braille cursor and the active
cursor. When you move the Braille cursor, the active cursor also moves.
However, you cannot move the Braille cursor where the active cursor cannot
move. For example, if the PC cursor is active you cannot read down to the
status line of a window.

Braille Follows Active

If checked, the Braille cursor follows as you move the active cursor, but is
not limited to where the active cursor can move. For example, when moving
through a dialog, the Braille cursor moves to each control as you TAB to it.

Note: In Structured mode, the Braille cursor always follows the active cursor,
even if you do not select this check box.

Enable Braille Auto Detection

This check box specifies if JAWS attempts to automatically detect Braille
devices attached to your system. This setting is only available in
Default.jcf. This check box is checked by default.

8 Dot Braille

If this check box is checked, the display uses 8 dot Braille. This check box
is checked by default.

Braille Sleep Mode

If this check box is checked, the Braille driver is turned off. This can be
used to disable Braille support in certain applications. This check box is
cleared by default.

Word Wrap

If you select this check box, JAWS does not split a word that is too large to
be shown on the Braille display. When you pan to the next increment, you can
read the word in its entirety. If you clear this check box, JAWS displays as
much of the word as possible, but a portion may be cut off. JAWS shows the
remainder of the word when you pan to the next increment. This check box is
selected by default.

Braille Dot Patterns

Use this button to open a dialog containing settings to specify the dots to be
used to indicate attributes. Attribute specifications only apply when in
attribute mode. For more information, please see Braille Dot Patterns Dialog.


Cursor Settings

Use this button to open a dialog containing settings to specify how cursors
are indicated. For more information on any of the controls in the dialog,
navigate to the control and press INSERT+F1, or refer to Cursor Settings
Dialog.

OK

When you select this button, any changes you have made are accepted, and you
are returned to the Configuration Manager window. You must save the .jcf file
for changes to be saved.

Cancel

When you select this button, any changes you have made are discarded, and you
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Synthesizer Options Dialog

This dialog is found within Configuration Manager, under the Set Options menu.
The options in this area allow you to choose your default speech synthesizer
and select its punctuation level.

Default Synthesizer

This combo box lists the speech synthesizers for which support is installed,
and allows you to specify which speech synthesizer you would like to have set
as active when JAWS is started. This combo box is only available in
Default.jcf.

Punctuation

This combo box is used to change the punctuation settings for the currently
selected speech synthesizer.

Allow Wave Files with Software Synthesizers

If this check box is checked, wave files play while using a software
synthesizer without occasionally causing the sound to stutter. This check box
is only available in Default.jcf, and is cleared by default. If you check this
item, after saving the Default.jcf file, JAWS must be restarted for this
setting to take effect.

Reset Frequency

This edit box allows you to specify the frequency with which JAWS resets the
speech synthesizers hardware level communication. For example, while using
Eloquence with this setting at the default value, JAWS verifies communication
with the sound card every 2 seconds, and reestablishes that communication if
necessary. The default value is 2000 milliseconds. If you change this value,
we recommend you stay within ranges from 1000 to 3500 milliseconds.

OK

When you select this button, any changes you have made are accepted, and you
are returned to the Configuration Manager window. You must save the .jcf file
for changes to be saved.

Cancel

When you select this button, any changes you have made are discarded, and you
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Custom Highlight Options Dialog

This dialog is found within Configuration Manager, under the Set Options menu.

Use the Custom Highlight Options dialog to modify how JAWS reacts to Custom
Highlights you have assigned for an application. Change how JAWS treats
Windows Highlights and Custom Highlights or delete assigned Custom Highlights.
However, you cannot assign Custom Highlights from this dialog. See Assigning
Custom Highlight Colors.

Find the following controls in this dialog:

Highlights List View

This list contains all of the defined color highlights. To delete an item in
this list, select the Delete button or press DELETE on the keyboard.

Color Highlight Group

Use this series of radio buttons to specify which highlights are spoken.
Regardless of this radio button selection, all of the custom highlights are
displayed in the highlights ListView. The following options are available:

Windows Only: When this is checked, only the Windows Standard Highlights are
treated as highlights. All custom colors defined for the application are
ignored.
Custom Only: When this is checked, only the custom highlight colors are
treated as highlights. Windows Standard Highlights are ignored.
Windows and Custom: Both Windows Standard Highlights and Custom Highlights
defined in this application are processed as highlights.

Delete Button

This button is used to delete items in the color ListView.

OK Button

This button is used to save changes and close the dialog. If this dialog was
opened by selecting Configuration Manager, Set Options, Custom Highlight
Options, you are returned to the Configuration Manager. Otherwise, you are
returned to the program from which you selected Custom Highlight Assign.

Cancel Button

This button is used to cancel changes and close the dialog. If this dialog was
opened by selecting Configuration Manager, Set Options, Custom Highlight
Options, you are returned to the Configuration Manager. Otherwise, you are
returned to the program from which you selected Custom Highlight Assign and a
Custom highlight is not assigned. Previously assigned Custom Highlights are
not altered.

Help Button

This button allows you to open this help topic.

See also:

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Custom Highlight Colors

Windows uses highlights to set apart icons and menu items that have the system
focus. Text that is selected is also highlighted. The colors used for these
highlights are set in Control Panel, Display, Appearance. These colors are
also specified in some applications. JAWS reads the text of highlighted items,
an JAWS echoes changes to what is highlighted. So when you ARROW through a
menu, JAWS reads each menu item to which the highlight (or selection) is
moved.

In JAWS, you can now specify which colors are recognized as custom highlights
for your applications. Specify custom highlights based on:

Foreground Color (text color)
Background Color
Both Foreground and Background Colors
Once assigned, text matching the color(s) you have specified is treated as
highlighted by JAWS. For example, SaySelectedText (INSERT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW)
reads Custom Highlights you have assigned.

See also:

Assigning Custom Highlight Colors

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Assigning Custom Highlight Colors

To assign Custom Highlight Colors, you first need to identify text with the
colors you wish to use. This might be text that is already present on the
screen, but is difficult to access with other JAWS features. If text of the
colors you wish to use is not already present on the screen, you may need to
set the text color in the application. This is not an option in all
applications, but should be possible in most word processing programs. Verify
text color with the SayColor keystroke, INSERT+5.

Once text with the desired colors is identified, move the focus of the active
cursor to this text. Press INSERT+F2 to bring up the Run JAWS Manager dialog,
and select Custom Highlight Assign from the list. CTRL+INSERT+H also opens
Custom Highlight Assign.

This brings up the Choose an Option dialog. This dialog lists the following
options:

Set Foreground and Background
Set Foreground Only
Set Background Only
Select the desired option and press ENTER. This brings up the Add Custom
Highlight dialog to confirm you want the selected colors assigned as a Custom
Highlight. Use the TAB key to move to the Do Not Show This Dialog Again
checkbox and press SPACEBAR to bypass this dialog in the future. Press ENTER
for OK, and this brings up the Custom Highlight Options dialog.

Use the Custom Highlight Options Dialog to view the Custom Highlights
currently assigned within an application, delete Custom Highlights you are no
longer using, and specify if JAWS recognizes only Windows highlights, only
Custom Highlights, or both. The default is for JAWS to recognize both Windows
highlights and Custom Highlights. Press ENTER to accept the default settings,
and return to the active application. Text matching the options you selected
are then treated as highlighted within the application.

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Advanced Options Dialog

This dialog is found within Configuration Manager, under the Set Options menu.

Use DOS Screen Reader in DOS Windows

This set of check boxes allows you to specify if JAWS is to release control of
the synthesizer or Braille display, and the keyboard when in DOS windows so a
DOS screen reader can be used. The available options are For Speech, and For
Braille. Both check boxes are cleared by default. These controls are only
available in Default.jcf.

Sleep Mode

These check boxes are used to turn off JAWS processing within specific
applications. This is generally used in applications that provide their own
speech or Braille support. We recommend you do not set this option in
Default.jcf, as this would stop all processing of JAWS commands.

Enable: If checked, this option enables sleep mode, and turns off JAWS
processing. This check box is cleared by default.
Unload Synthesizer: If checked, the synthesizer is unloaded from memory,
freeing it for use by other applications. This check box is cleared by
default. This check box is only available if the Enable check box is checked.

Search for Prompts

This series of radio buttons allows you to determine to what extent JAWS
searches for prompts. Prompts are the labels for controls. The three levels of
searching are:

Minimum Search: JAWS reads the prompt only if it is right next to the control.
Extended Search: JAWS reads the prompt if it is on the same line as the
control.
Maximum Search: JAWS reads the prompt if it is on the same line as, or on the
line directly above the control. Maximum Search is the default setting.

Use Virtual PC Cursor

If this check box is checked, the Virtual PC cursor is used to read HTML
documents much like reading in a word processor. The Virtual PC cursor is only
available in Internet Explorer 5 or newer, and in programs that tie into the
core components of Internet Explorer 5, such as Outlook Express 5, Outlook
2000, and some help systems. This check box is checked by default.

Track Focus Rectangle

This setting is required for programs that use a focus rectangle, such as
Microsoft Excel. A focus rectangle is similar to a caret, but the focus is a
rectangular area defined by line segments in the off screen model. This check
box is checked by default. It is recommended that this setting is not changed.

Text Out Delay

This edit box allows you to specify the number of milliseconds JAWS waits
before speaking text newly written to the screen. The default value is 0.

Pixels Per Space

JAWS often needs to estimate the number of blank spaces represented within a
blank portion of a line. JAWS bases such estimates using the number of pixels
specified in this edit box. The default value is 8.

Pixels Per Tab

JAWS can estimate the number of tab spaces contained within a blank portion of
a line. JAWS bases these estimates on the number of pixels specified in this
edit box. The default value is 10.

Left Margin in Pixels

JAWS ignores the distance specified in pixels from the left border of the
window. This can prevent JAWS from misreading the left margin, and prevent
JAWS from assuming there are spaces where there really are none.

Underline Proximity

This edit box allows you to specify how far away an underline must be from the
text for it to be considered an underline by JAWS. The default value is 0
pixels.

Click Tolerance

This series of edit boxes determines the exact position at which a mouse click
is simulated when using keystrokes such as NUM PAD SLASH and NUM PAD STAR. The
position is measured relative to the position of the JAWS cursor.

Mouse Click Tolerance X

This edit box specifies the number of pixels to the right of the JAWS cursor
at which a mouse click is simulated. The default value is 1.

Mouse Click Tolerance Y

This edit box specifies the number of pixels below the JAWS cursor at which a
mouse click is simulated. The default value is -2.

Rely on MSAA for List Views

By default, JAWS uses MSAA (Microsoft Active Accessibility) when it fails to
read list views using the normal method. However, if you are experiencing
problems reading list views in a certain application (such as AudibleManager),
you can select this check box and see if the issue is resolved. JAWS will then
read only the MSAA information for list views. Be sure that you select this
check box only in the application's configuration file. Do not select it in
the default configuration file, as it will degrade performance in other list
views, such as the Windows Desktop.

Note: This setting is not imported when you use the Merge Settings utility.

OK

When you select this button, any changes you have made are accepted, and you
are returned to the Configuration Manager window. You must save the .jcf file
for changes to be saved.

Cancel

When you select this button, any changes you have made are discarded, and you
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