Introduction to the Victor Reader Stream.

The Victor Reader Stream is a multimedia device produced by Humanware. The device allows users to play Talking Books Produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, other downloadable audio books, text files created on Microsoft Notepad, downloadable music files, and audio notes. The Adaptive Services Division of the DC Public Library has created a basic curriculum for the device for the benefit of our users. This curriculum includes an introduction to the functions of the device and how to use the device to download NLS talking books.

The Top of the Player

On the top right is the power port.

It is a small circular hole.

The SD Card is in a long horizontal slit on the top center of the player.

The USB port is located on the top left hand side of the player it is a small rectangular shaped hole.

The Left Hand Side of the Player

On top of the left hand side of the player is a small circular button.

That button is the player’s power button.

Hold down on the power button until the Victor Reader Stream beeps.

It will say "Welcome to Victor Reader."

The Victor Reader Stream will pick up from its last location before it was turned off.

Below the power button are the volume control and speed control keys.

The key facing the top of the player increases the volume and speed wile the one facing the bottom decreases the volume and speed.

The Right Hand Side of the Player

Toward the top of the player there are two small holes arranged vertically.

The hole on the top is for headphones.

The hole on the bottom is for a microphone.

On the lower half of the right hand side of the player is the record button.

Users are able to locate the record button by finding the patches of raised dots.

The button is in the center of those patches of raised dots and has one raised dot in its center.

The Go to Key

To the top front of the player are two sets of speakers.

Below the speakers is a square shaped button on the left and a diamond shaped button on the right.

The square button is the "Go to Key" and allows users to navigate to different positions within documents.

Press it once and enter the page number then press pound (#).

After pressing pound the Victor Reader Stream will confirm the page number you chose.

Users may also simply press the play key.

If a user presses the "Go to Key" and then presses play by itself without entering a number, the Victor Reader Stream will direct them to the beginning of the book.

If the user presses the "Go to Key" followed by the fast forward key, the Victor Reader Stream will direct them to the end of the book.

The Bookmark Key

The diamond button allows users to bookmark sections of documents.

To bookmark a section of a book, press the bookmark key twice or hold down on the bookmark key.

The Victor Reader Stream bookmarks sections of books in numerical order.

To return to a bookmarked section, press the bookmark key then press the number of the bookmark you wished. afterward, press pound (#).

The Victor Reader Stream will confirm the bookmarked section.

Or press play and the Victor Reader Stream will simply play from the section.

The Numerical Keypad

Below the square and diamond shaped buttons is a numeric keypad.

Like a telephone, numbers 1,2, and 3 are on the top of the keypad.

The Star (*) key, zero key, and pound (#) are the bottom of the numeric key pad.

The number 5 key is in the center.

The 5 key includes a raised element making it easier to find

On either side of the 5 button is the 4 and 6 button

Immediately below the 5 button is the 8 button.

On either side of the 8 button is the 7 button on the left and the 9 button on the right.

The Compass

The 2, 8, 4 and 6 buttons act as a compass.

The 2 points up.

The 8 points down.

The 4 points left.

The 6 points right.

Sleep, Play, Stop, Rewind and Fast Forward

Below the numeric key pad is a dividing line.

Below the dividing line is an oval shaped button.

The oval shaped button is the "sleep" button.

The sleep feature functions in fifteen minute increments.

If pressed multiple times the segments increase by fifteen minutes.

After a sleep segment ends, the player shuts down.

Below the sleep button are the last three buttons on the bottom of the player.

The rectangle in the center is the play and pause button.

To the left of the play/pause button is the rewind button.

If pressed and held it will jump back one minute then 5 minutes then fifteen minutes and so on.

To the right of the play/pause button is the fast forward button.

If pressed and held it will jump ahead one minute then 5 minutes then fifteen minutes and so on.

THE NUMBER KEYS

THE 1 KEY

Use the 1 Key to navigate the Victor Reader Stream bookshelves.

The Victor Reader Stream has several bookshelves.

The first is for NLS Talking Books.

The second is for Other Downloadable Books.

The third is for Podcasts.

The fourth is for Text Files.

The fifth is for Recorded Notes.

To navigate between items on the bookshelf, press the 1 Key until the desired section is reached.

To access the user guide, press the 1 key and hold.

THE 3 KEY.

The 3 key is used to delete books and elements.

After pressing it once, press the Pound (#) Key to confirm you want to delete that book or element.

THE 5 KEY

The 5 Key announces the position of the book without interrupting the reading.

THE 7 KEY

The 7 key is the menu

It is used to customize the Victor Reader Stream’s configuration

THE 9 KEY

The 9 Key determines playback mode

It is also used for random play in the music folder.

THE 0 KEY

The 0 Key is the information key.

Press it once and the Victor Reader Stream will announce information about the book and the Stream itself.

NAVIGATION KEYS

THE 2 KEY

The 2 and the 8 keys are use to determine the level of desired navigation

There are two choices level one and level two.

Level One the majority of the time means Chapter.

Level Two the majority of the time means Section.

After determining the level of navigation, the 4 and 6 keys will navigate along those lines.

THE 4 KEY

Use the 4 key to move forward an element.

For example, once in the talking book section of the stream use the 4 Key to move forward through book titles.

THE 6 KEY

Use the 6 key to move backward through elements.

Downloading Talking Books onto the Victor Reader Stream

Downloading NLS Talking Books onto Victor Reader Stream
These instructions involve using the Victor Reader Stream companion software. If you do not have the Victor Reader Stream companion software, it is available for free at:
http://www.humanware.com/en-usa/support/vr_stream_software

Part 1: Searching for BARD Books
Begin at the desktop with no other windows, except JAWS, running.
Press the Windows Key.
The Start Menu should open.
Down Arrow to the All Programs option.
Press Enter.
Tap on the Down Arrow key until JAWS says Internet Explorer.
(Note: do not hold down on the arrow keys, but gently tap each one).
When the website is finished loading, JAWS will begin reading the content.
Tap on the Ctrl Key to stop JAWS from reading.
Hold down on the Ctrl Key then (while holding the Ctrl Key) press the O Key.
This opens the internet address window in Internet Explorer.
An internet address is the location of specific web pages.
Type www.google.com.
When the site is finished loading, there will be a pop and JAWS will say Edit.
Type nls bard.
Tap on the H Key for headings until JAWS says Search Results.
Everything below the Search Results heading are the results of your query.
Tap on the H Key until JAWS says BARD Main Page.
Press Enter.
Internet explorer will take you to a new website.
This is the login site for NLS BARD users.
When the site is finished loading, JAWS will begin reading the content.
Tap on the Ctrl Key to stop JAWS from reading.
Tap on the F Key until JAWS says email address.
Type in the email address you used when registering for the BARD service.
Tap on the Tab Key.
Jaws will say Password Colon Edit.
Type in your password.
Tap on the Tab Key.
Jaws will say Login Button.
Press Enter
Internet Explorer will take you to a new website.
This is the Bard Search Page.
Hold on to the Insert Key and tap on the F5 to bring up the Forms List.
Press the Home Key to go to the top of the list.
Tap on the Down Arrow Key until Jaws says Search the Collection.
Press Enter.
Enter the desired search term.
For example, type The Angel’s Game
Angel’s Game is spelled A N G E L apostrophe S, G A M E
Press Enter.
Internet Explorer will display a new webpage.
That webpage is the results page for a search for the Angel’s Game.
Tap on the H key for headings.
JAWS will say BARD Books Containing Keywords: the angel’s game.
Tap on H again.
The website will first display how many books were found with that keyword search in the title.
JAWS will say In the Title (1 book).
Tap on the H again.
JAWS should say the title: The Angel’s Game.
Part 2: Downloading BARD Books.
Hold on to the Insert Key and tap on the F7 to bring up the Links List.
Tap on the Down Arrow Key until JAWS says Download the Angel’s Game DB 69158
Press Enter.
The File Download window will appear.
It will ask if you want to open or save the file.
Tap on the Tab Key until JAWS says Save Button.
Press Enter.
The Save As window will appear.
Hold onto the Alt Key and Tap on the I key.
JAWS will say Save In.
Tap on the Up Arrow until JAWS says Desktop.
Press Enter.
Tap on the Tab Key until JAWS says Save Button.
Press Enter.
The Download process will begin and could take from several seconds to over a half an hour depending on your internet connection.
After the process is over, the download complete window will appear.
Tap on the Tab Key until JAWS says Close.
Press Enter.
You have just downloaded a book to your desktop.
Part 3: Transferring BARD Books to the Victor Reader Stream.
Attach the smaller end of the USB cable into the small rectangular port on the top left-hand side of the player.
Attach the wider end of the USB cable into your computer.
Turn the Victor Reader Stream on.
The Victor Reader Stream will say Welcome to Victor Reader, Player Connected.
Wait for several seconds.
Jaws will announce that the computer has found new hardware.
The computer will also announce new hardware by making ringing sounds.
That new hardware is the Victor Reader Stream.
Most of the time, but not always, a window will appear and JAWS will say This disk or device contains more than one type of content. What do you want Windows to do?
If this window appears, you want to close it.
You may either hold onto the Alt Key and press F4 or,
Tap on the T Key until JAWS says Take No Action and press Enter.
After closing the window, hold on the Windows Key and tap on the M Key to go to the Desktop.
Tap on the S Key until JAWS says Stream Companion.
Press Enter.
JAWS should say Talking Book on PC, List View.
Tap on the Tab Key until JAWS says Browse PC.
Press Enter.
Tap on the Up Arrow until JAWS says Desktop.
Press Enter.
Tap on the Tab Key until Jaws says Talking Books on PC List View.
JAWS will also say Not Selected and the title of a book.
If that book is the Angel’s Game, press the Spacebar to select that book.
If not, tap on the Down Arrow until you hear JAWS say Not Selected the Angel’s Game.
After selecting the book by pressing the Spacebar, tap on the Tab Key until JAWS says Transfer/Remove Selected Talking Books.
Press Enter.
Now the transfer process should begin and could take several minutes depending on the size of the book.
The Victor Reader Stream companion software will keep users updated on the process by making beeping sounds.
In addition, JAWS will announce periodically the progress of the download process.
After the process is complete tap on the Tab Key until JAWS says Close.
Press Enter.
The Victor Reader Stream companion software will note that by closing the software, users will be redirected to the process to safely remove the hardware.
Press Enter.
A new window will open asking which device you wish to remove.
Tap on the Tab Key until JAWS says Stop Button.
Press the Space Bar.
A new window will open asking you to confirm that you want to remove the drive.
Tap on the Tab Key until JAWS says Ok Button.
Press Enter.
You can now remove the device.
Turn the Victor Reader Stream off by holding on the power button on the top left-hand side of the player.
Then turn the device back on by using the same button.
The device should say, Welcome to Victor Reader and announce its position.
Press the 1 key until the Victor Reader Stream says talking books.
If The Angel’s Game is not the first book it comes to, press the 6 key until you hear the title.
Press play.
The Victor Reader Should now begin reading the book.

Introduction to Email and Gmail

What Is Email?
The term email is short for Electronic Mail.
Early in the life of email as a service, concepts from regular, post office mail were transferred to email.
Therefore, think of email as the paper based system you are already familiar with.
First, when you establish an email account, you will have an email address.
The email address is in two halves.
The first half you choose.
It is a user name that will be unique to you.
The second half is the email provider you use.
Therefore, think of the first half as your address, and the second half as the street.
That said, your address most likely should not be solely a number.
It can be a combination of letters and numbers if you want.
If it is not already taken, it can be anything of your choosing.
For instance, a common example is the last name combined with the first two initials.
For example, Jane Ann Smith may choose her email username as smithja.
If smithja is already taken, she can add her birth month and day.
For example, smithja0312.

What is Gmail?

Gmail is an internet based email provider.
This means, you can access your email using a website, and this gives you access to all your messages from any computer connected to the internet.

Creating a Gmail Account.

First, Begin at the desktop with no other windows, except Jaws running.

Tap the Windows Key.

The Start Menu should open.

Tap on the Down Arrow Key until you reach the All Programs option.

Press Enter.

Tap on the Down Arrow Key until you reach Internet Explorer.

(Note: do not to hold down on the arrow keys, but to gently tap each one).

Press Enter when you reach Internet Explorer.

Quickly, press the Ctrl Key to stop JAWS from reading continuously through the web page.

Now, hold onto the Ctrl Key and press O.
This opens the internet address window in Internet Explorer
Type www.gmail.com.

There will be a pop sound and JAWS will say Username Edit.

This means users who have a gmail account can enter their username in that field.
The username is also the first half of your email address.

To set up a new account, open the Links List.
Hold onto the Insert Key and press F7.
Press C until you hear JAWS say Create an Account.
Press Enter.
You are in a website so press Ctrl to stop JAWS from speaking through it.

Hold onto the Insert key and press F5.
This opens the Forms Fields List.
Forms Fields are spaces to type text.
Down Arrow through each item to become familiar with the fields.

There is a space to type the First Name.
There is a space to type the Last Name.
There is a space to create a Username.
There are two spaces to create a Password.
There is a space to create a Security Question.
There is a space to answer the Security Question.
There is a space to enter a Birth Date.
There is a space to type in characters.

After hearing the options, press the Home Key or 7 on the number pad to go the top of the list.
Tap on the Down Arrow Key until you hear JAWS say First Name.
Press Enter.
There should be a pop sound and JAWS should say First Name Colon Edit Type in Text.
Type the first name.
Hold onto the Insert key and press F5 to return to Forms Mode.
Tab on the Down Arrow key until you hear Jaws say Last Name.
Press Enter.
There should be a pop sound and JAWS should say Last Name Colon Edit Type in Text.
Type the last name.
Hold onto the Insert Key and press F5 to return to Forms Mode.
Down Arrow once until JAWS says Desired Logon Name.
This is the Username and the first half of your email address.
The second half will be the @ symbol and gmail.com.

Usernames should be as simple as possible so that when someone sends an email to the address they are less likely to make mistakes.
Also, it is best that usernames are not provocative.
This means no strange sounding names that may offend or disturb others.
This is especially true for email users who will use their email address on there employment applications.
A common example of a proper username is the last name combined with the first two initials of the email user.
For example, Jane Ann Smith may choose her email as smithja.
If smithja is already taken, she can add her birth month and day
For example, smithja0312.

After a username is chosen, hold onto the Insert Key and press F5 to return to Forms Mode.
Down Arrow twice until JAWS says Choose a Password.
A password should be something you are able to remember that no one else is able to guess.
This is the key to the address.
Gmail will not allow for a password to be less than eight characters.
A password can be a combination of letters and numbers.
Commonly, email users will choose birth months and days of a loved one.
For example, January01.
Or your favourite president.
For example, Lincoln16.
Notice there are no spaces.

As the password is typed, JAWS will say star for each digit.
This represents the symbols on the screen preventing others from seeing your password.

Because this prevents normal proof reading, and due to the password’s importance, users are required to retype it to make sure you typed it correctly the first time.

Hold onto the Insert Key and press F5 to return to Forms Mode.
Down Arrow once and Jaws should say Re-Enter Password.
Press Enter.
Retype the password.
As the password is typed, JAWS will say star for each digit.
If the passwords you typed do not match, Gmail requires users to retype them.

After typing the password twice
Hold onto the Insert Key and press F5 to return to Forms Mode.
Down Arrow until you hear Jaws say Security Question Combo Box.
Press Enter.
Security questions exist in case email users forget their passwords.
Gmail offers several options from which to choose from.
Users who do not want to choose one of the questions Gmail gives them can Down Arrow to the bottom of the list and Gmail will prompt them to create a question.
Questions should be something only the user can answer.
For example, What is your mother’s maiden name?
In the event that users forget their passwords, Gmail will ask them the security question they chose.
After choosing the security question
Hold onto the Insert Key and press F5 to return to Forms Mode.
Down Arrow once and JAWS will say Answer.
Press Enter.
Type the answer to the security question chosen.

Hold onto the Insert Key and press F5 to return to Forms Mode.
Down Arrow several times until Jaws says Birthday.
The birthday should be typed with a two digit day, two digit month and four digit year with slashes separating each.
For example 01/12/1980.

Hold onto the Insert Key and press F5 to return to Forms Mode.
Down Arrow until JAWS says Type the Characters you See or Numbers you Hear.
Below that is an editable field.
Press Enter.
This is in response to a captcha.
A captcha is a series of randomly generated characters displayed in a format that computers are unable to read.
Its purpose is to prevent fraudulent email accounts from being created.
Unfortunately, JAWS is unable to read captchas
Gmail attempts to find a way around this problem by having an audio file read off a series of numbers and letters.
However, even for expert JAWS users, this is not easy.
Therefore, it may be simpler for the volunteer to type the captcha for the user.
If there is no volunteer, assistance is available from the reference desk.
If at home, ask a trusted friend or loved one to type the captcha.

After the captcha is entered
Hold onto the Insert Key and press F5 to return to Forms Mode.
Down Arrow until JAWS says I Accept, Create My Account Button.

If all the required forms fields are filled out, the passwords match and the captcha is entered correctly then users should be taken to a web page congratulating them for signing up with Gmail.

From there, hold onto the Insert Key and press the F7.
This will bring up the links list.
Down Arrow until you hear JAWS say Take me to My Account.
Now users should be in the Inbox.

Please see the next lesson on how to best set up a Gmail account to read email.


Introduction to Email and Gmail by Chris Corrigan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at atthdc.blogspot.com.

Checking Email on Gmail

JAWS reads Gmail best when it is switched to Basic HTML.
After signing in for the first time, users need to switch to Basic HTML.

To do so
Hold onto the Insert Key and press F7.
This will bring up a Links List.
Type the letter B.
Press Enter when JAWS says Basic HTML.

If doing this for the first time, users should set Basic HTML as a default.
Hold onto Insert and press F7 again for the Links List.
Press S until JAWS says Set Basic HTML as Default.
Press Enter.
From then on Basic HTML will be a permanent feature of the user’s inbox.

Users are taken immediately to the Inbox after signing in.
From here users are able to immediately check for new messages, and compose messages of their own.

Gmail stores email messages in a Table.
The first email in the inbox is at the top of the table.

Therefore, JAWS quick keys for finding tables on the internet are a shortcut for going to messages in the user’s inbox without having to listen to the whole page first.

Press the letter T by itself and JAWS will say Colum One, Row One, Check Box not Checked.
Check boxes are a tool for managing mail.
Down Arrow once and JAWS will say who the email is from.
Down Arrow again and JAWS will announce that the user is on a link, and say the subject of the email.
That link is your email.
Press the Enter to select the link.
Users should be redirected to the inside of their email message.
Remember the subject of the email from the previous page and press the H key for headings.
The Subject of the email is re-listed as a heading.
Continue to press H until JAWS reads the subject of the email.

From there, hold onto Insert and press Down Arrow to read the email.
Before users hear the body of the email message, there will be information informing users who sent the message.
When it was sent.
If it was sent to anyone else.
The times etc.
There is also a list of links.
These links give you options for what to do with the email.
While JAWS is reading those links, users should listen for JAWS to say Show Original.
The Show Original link is the last link before JAWS comes to the body of the email message.
It will read the message all the way through unless the user presses the Ctrl key.

After JAWS has completed reading the body of the message, it will say Quick Reply.
Press Ctrl to stop JAWS from speaking.


Checking Email on Gmail by Chris Corrigan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at atthdc.blogspot.com.

Replying to Email Messages

To reply to an email, users should be in the webpage containing the email to which they are replying.
Gmail gives users the option to reply to an email as a link.
Therefore, to activate that link, users should use the Links List.
Hold onto the Insert key and press F7.
Press the R key until JAWS says Reply.
Press Enter.

Users are taken to a webpage where they can compose a message of their own.
JAWS will say To colon Edit.
JAWS will also say Contains Text and Forms Mode.
This means that first area users are taken to is a section to type the email address where the message is going.
In this case, there is already an address in that field which is why JAWS said Contains Text.

In order for users to type a response, they need to go the appropriate field.
To get there, they should tap on the Tab key 7 Times until they hear JAWS say Message Body Edit.

This indicates that they have arrived at the appropriate section to type their response.

To send the response
Tap on the Tab key once.
JAWS will say Out of Table, Send Button.
To activate the send button, press the Space Bar or Enter
The message should have been sent.


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Composing an Email Message

Gmail gives users the option to compose an email of their own as a link.
Therefore, to activate that link, users should use the Links List.
From the Inbox, hold onto the Insert key and press F7.
Press the R key until JAWS says Compose.
Press Enter.

Users are taken to a webpage where they can compose a message of their own.
JAWS will say To colon Edit.
This means that first area users are taken to is a section to type the email address where the message is going.

Email addresses are in two parts.
The first is before the @ symbol.
The second is after the @ symbol.l
The part before the @ symbol is the user’s username.
As with the username users create when establishing an email account, this part is unique to the individual user.
The part after the @ symbol is the name of the email service provider.
This could be gmail, yahoo, hotmail or a number of others.
They will end similarly to web address with a .com, .gov, .edu etc.

So for example, an email address could look like this:
smithja@gmail.com.

After users have typed the address they what their email to go to, they need to type their message.
In order for users to type a message, they need to go the appropriate field.
To get there, they should tap on the Tab key 7 Times until they hear JAWS say Message Body Edit.

Before users arrive at the appropriate field they hear a number of other options.

The first is the CC Field.
JAWS will say CC Colon Edit.
This stands for Carbon Copy
This allows users to send their email to others.

The second form field is the BCC Field.
JAWS will say BCC Colon Edit.
This stand for Blind Carbon Copy.
It allows users to send their email to others.
However, the difference between blind carbon copy and carbon copy is that blind carbon copy will prevent the original recipient from knowing the message was copied.

The next section users come to as they are tabbing down to the message body is the Subject Field.
Users want to stop here and type a subject for their email.
It could be a title of their message or simply HI.

The next two sections deal with attachments.
This may be advanced for new email users.
However, they are methods for sending computer files with emails.

Once users tap on the Tap key one more time, they will hear JAWS say Message Body edit.

This indicates that they have arrived at the appropriate section to type their message.

To send the message after it is typed.
Tap on the Tab key once.
JAWS will say Out of Table, Send Button.
To activate the send button, press the Space Bar or Enter.
The message should have been sent.


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Based on a work at atthdc.blogspot.com.

Introducing the Internet with Jaws

Begin at the desktop with no other windows, except JAWS running.

Tap the Windows Key.

The Start Menu should open.
The Start Menu consists of individual items and two groups of items:

The first group consists of:
Frequently Used items: These are updated by Windows based on the frequency of use of programs.

When the Windows Key is pressed, Frequently Used items is where users are taken first.

Pinned items: these items remain in the Start Menu permanently.
All Programs: This contains all the programs installed on the computer.

You can navigate the menu using:
The UP and DOWN ARROW keys. Like all menus, if you move past either end of the menu, you cycle to the beginning.

You are also able to use the access keys and first letters. Some of the menu items have an access key, for example the access key for All Programs is P. For all the other items, you can use the first letter. If you press a single letter, and there is only one item in the menu with that letter as its access key, Windows will open it automatically, therefore there is no need to press ENTER.
However, if there are multiple matches, then press the single letter till you find the item, and then press ENTER.

Tap on the Down Arrow key until you reach the All Programs option.

Press Enter.

Tap on the Down Arrow key until you reach Internet Explorer.

(Note: do not to hold down on the arrow keys, but to gently tap each one).

Press Enter when you reach Internet Explorer.

Quickly, press the Ctrl key to stop Jaws from reading continuously through the web page.

Even if Google is the homepage on the computer you are using, it is important to practice typing internet addresses.

Therefore, hold down on the Ctrl Key, then (while holding the Ctrl Key) press the O Key.

This opens the Internet Address Window in Internet Explorer.

An internet address is the location of specific web pages.

Type www.google.com
Many (if not most) web addresses will end in .com
But they also may end in .edu for educational institution’s web sites. For example, www.udc.edu is the web address for the University of the District of Columbia.
.org is the end of web addresses for non-profit organizations. For example, www.clb.org is the web address for the Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind.
.gov is the end of web addresses for government websites. For example, www.loc.gov is the web address for the Library of Congress.
and .com is the end of web addresses for commercial, for-profit institutions. For example, www.amazon.com is an internet based book seller.

With this in mind, after pressing Ctrl O type, www.google.com
This should take you to Google’s webpage.

People use Google when they either do not know the exact internet address they want to enter or the address may be too complicated for them to remember.

It may be best to think of the computer as a phone.
The internet as a phone line.
And Google as a phone book.

Once the Google page loads, you will hear a pop sound. That means you are able to type text into the search field.

To practice using Google, type Jim’s Café at Innisport.
Jim’s Café at Innisport is a fictional website created by Freedom Scientific to help teach web-navigation to JAWS users.

After typing Jim’s Café at Innisport, press Enter.
After a query, Google will respond by giving a listing of internet links that, based on the information entered, will best meet the user’s needs.

These links are listed as Headings.
To browse the results, press H.
Every time a user presses H by itself, Jaws will navigate by Headings.

Press H until you hear JAWS say Search Options.
Every heading below Search Options are links Google found based on your query.
Therefore, continue pressing H until Jaws reads the link to the result that best meets your query.

The first one should be Jim’s Café at Innisport.
Because this site best matches your query, it is probably the site you want to go to.

Before you do that, Down Arrow a few times and notice that the further down you go the more different and diverse the links will become from the original query.
This is because the link you want will most likely fall within the first 1 to 5 links. If you do not find a site within the first 1 to 5 links, you should refine your search.

Now, Up Arrow until you come back to the Jim’s Café at Innisport link.

Press Enter.

After the website has loaded, JAWS will begin reading it from the top.
Let JAWS read the website to the end (this should take about 5 minutes).

Note that not all websites will be as straight forward, or short, as this. Instead of reading a web page all the way through, there are other ways to navigate a website using JAWS.

First, is by Headings.
Headings are how most web pages are divided on the internet.
Think of headings to an outline or index.

Hold onto the Insert Key and tap on the F6 to display the Headings List.
At the top of the headings list, Jaws will display and say Jim’s Café at Innisport colon 1.
The colon 1 indicates that you are at a level one heading.
Level one headings are the main headings on a page.
There is usually only one and they are usually found at the beginning of websites.

Down Arrow through each heading on the list.
There are several headings at level 2 and level three.
These are subheadings on the page.
As with an outline of a paper, the main heading will be the title and the subheadings are elements of interest beneath the title.
A web user is able to select any of the headings on the page that interest them and when they are selected, Jaws will focus its attention to that area of the web page.

Once at the bottom of the list, Arrow Up back to the top.
Once you reach Jim’s Café at Innisport:1 then press Enter.

There are several ways for a Jaws user to navigate web pages from the top of the page.

First Down Arrow
This moves Jaws’ attention to the first line below the first heading.
After Jaws finishes reading the line press the Down Arrow again for the Jaws to read the second paragraph down.
Continue to do this until you reach the end of that section of the web page.

Press Insert F6 to bring up the headings list again.
Down Arrow to the second heading in the list.

Down Arrow to the line below that heading.

Continue this pattern until you reach the end of the webpage.


You should know that many web pages will not be as straight forward as this one.
Therefore to get to where you want to go in the web you may want to navigate various sites through their links.

Again press Insert F6 to bring up the headings list. As you did before, press Home on the 6-pack or 7 on the number pad to go to the top of the headings list.

Once there press Enter.

You should now be at the top of the web page.
Hold on to the Insert Key and press F7 to bring up the Links List.

You should now down arrow through each item on the links list and listen to each one.

Links consists of a group of words, or an image, and a web address which is stored behind the scenes. When you open the link by pressing Enter, you are taken to a location specified by the web address. The types of web addresses stored in the link include the following:
The address of another page.
The address of another location on the same page. JAWS says Same Page Link.
An email address.
Once you reach the bottom of the list, have them press Home on the 6-pack or 7 on the number pad to go to the top of the list.
The first link on the links list should be Reputation for Quality Service.
Press Enter.
JAWS will immediately begin reading the page.
The section ends with a list of three items.
Press Ctrl to stop Jaws from reading once they reach the end of the list of three items.

Now, go back to the links by pressing Insert F7 and selecting Reputation for Quality Service again.

Press Ctrl right away to stop Jaws from reading
Now, press P to read the first paragraph.

If there is more than one paragraph press P again to read paragraph by paragraph.

Afterwards, go back to the links list again by pressing Insert F7 again. And repeat this method.

After you read the Driving Directions section you’ll notice a link to send an email.

Press Enter.
You will be given a notice that the link is a sample link and is for demonstration purposes only.

While this is not a real link, you are able to send email messages to individuals, organizations, businesses etc. through links.

This concludes this portion of Introducing the Internet with Jaws. You may wish to repeat this lesson, or portions of it, before branching out to other websites.


Introducing the Internet with JAWS by Chris Corrigan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Downloading Digital Talking Books onto a Digital Cartridge

The above video describes how to save a downloaded NLS digital talking book onto a blank cartridge for use in a NLS digital talking book player.

If you are having trouble accessing the video, please select this link

to play the video from youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm9U--JPDE4

The above video is a continuation of a series of videos related to using the NLS BARD website to download Digital Talking Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

To view other videos in this series, please choose from the links below

Signing Up for NLS BARD

Searching for Downloadable Books

Downloading Books from NLS BARD

Transferring Digital Books to Victor Reader Stream

Removing Victor Reader Stream from the Computer and Testing Books

Downloading NLS Books to USB Drive

Unzipping Downloaded Digital Talking Books

The following posting, regarding the use of Microsoft Word 2003 and Jaws was written by staff of the Adaptive Services Division of the DC Public Library. While the majority of the tutorials are original, credit should be given to the authors of the Basic Word curriculum used by the DC Public Library’s Computer Lab and to the Chorlton Workshop for additional information and guidance that contributed to their creation.

READING DOCUMENTS IN WORD USING JAWS

Here are a list of Jaws keystrokes you can use to navigate around a word document
Description Keystroke
Move to start of document Hold onto CTRL and press HOME
Move to end of document Hold onto CTRL and press END
Stop reading Press CTRL
Say current letter Press 5 on the Number Pad
Say next letter Press RIGHT ARROW
Say prior letter Press LEFT ARROW
Say current word Hold onto INSERT and press 5 on the Number Pad
Spell current word Hold onto INSERT and press 5 on the number pad twice quickly
Say next word Hold onto INSERT and press RIGHT ARROW
Say prior word Hold onto INSERT and press LEFT ARROW
Say current line Hold onto INSERT and press UP ARROW
Say next line Press DOWN ARROW
Say prior line Press UP ARROW
Say current sentence Hold onto ALT and press 5 on the number pad
Say next sentence Hold onto ALT and press the DOWN ARROW
Say prior sentence Hold onto ALT and press UP ARROW
Say all Hold onto INSERT and press DOWN ARROW


Exercise 2 Reading the Gettysburg Address
With the Gettysburg Address open follow these steps to practice reading a document with Jaws.

Hold onto CTRL and press END to go to the bottom of the speech
Hold onto CTRL and press HOME to go to the top of the speech
Hold onto INSERT and press DOWN ARROW to have Jaws begin reading the speech to you
Press CTRL to stop Jaws from reading
Hold onto INSERT and press 5 on the Number Pad to say current word
Hold onto INSERT and press 5 on the number pad twice quickly to spell current word
Hold onto INSERT and press RIGHT ARROW to say the next word
Hold onto INSERT and press LEFT ARROW to say the previous word
Press 5 on the Number Pad to say the current letter
Press RIGHT ARROW to say the next letter
Press LEFT ARROW to say previous letter
Hold onto INSERT and press UP ARROW to say current line
Press DOWN ARROW to go to the next line
Press UP ARROW to go to the previous line
Hold onto ALT and press 5 on the number pad to say the current sentence
Hold onto ALT and press the DOWN ARROW to say the next sentence
Hold onto ALT and press UP ARROW to say the previous sentence
Again, while holding Ctrl press Home
That goes back to the top of the document
Now read through the whole speech by holding onto the Insert key and pressing down arrow.

The following posting, regarding the use of Microsoft Word 2003 and Jaws was written by staff of the Adaptive Services Division of the DC Public Library. While the majority of the tutorials are original, credit should be given to the authors of the Basic Word curriculum used by the DC Public Library’s Computer Lab and to the Chorlton Workshop for additional information and guidance that contributed to their creation.

CHANGE THE TEXT FONT, FONT STYLE, OR FONT SIZE

Font
Highlight the text you wish to change.
Tap on the Applications Key.
The Applications Key is to the left of the Ctrl Key on the right hand side of the keyboard.
To find it, locate the Spacebar and move three keys to the right.
Once you have used the Applications Key, you will hear JAWS say Context Menu.
Down arrow once and JAWS will say Font.
Press Enter.

From there you are able to do a number of things.
The most used options are:
Changing the type of font you are using in your document.
Changing the font style.
Changing the font size.

Changing the Font
When you open the Font Window, Jaws opens in the Font Option.
Jaws will say to set the value use the arrow keys or type the value.
From there you can down arrow until you come to the font you wish to
use.
The default is Calibri, however many people also use Arial.

Exercise 5 Changing the Font of the Gettysburg Address
Hold onto Ctrl and press the A key.
JAWS should say Selected and begin reading the entire document.
You can press Ctrl if you want to stop JAWS from speaking.
You have just highlighted the entire document.
From there, tap on the Applications Key.
You will hear JAWS say Context Menu.
From there, Down Arrow until you hear Jaws Say Font.
Press Enter.

When you open the Font Window, Jaws opens in the Font Option.
JAWS will say to set the value use the arrow keys or type the value.
From there you can Down Arrow until you come to the font you wish to
use.
Down Arrow until you hear JAWS say Arial Black.
Press Enter.
The window will close and you have just changed the font of the text to
Arial Black.







Changing the Font Style

Changing the font style makes certain elements in your document distinctive for emphasis.
For example, at various places in this text, key terms are in Bold.

Underlines and Italics are also used to emphasize elements in texts. However, they can also be used to cite sources in academic documents. For example, you can underline the title for Braille Book Review or write Braille Book Review in Italics.

To change the font style of a document, highlight text you wish to change.
Then, use the following keyboard shortcuts:

While holding Ctrl press B for Bold.
While Holding Ctrl press I for Italics.
While Holding Ctrl press U for Underline.

You can reverse these actions by using the same commands.


Exercise 6: Changing the Font Style for the Gettysburg Address

The title for the Gettysburg Address is not distinguished from the rest of the text. In order for readers to better understand what they are reading, many authors make the title distinguishable from the rest of the document. To do this they will sometimes make the title separate from the rest of the document, change the size, change the style etc.

For this example we are going to change the style of the title to make it more distinguishable from the rest of the speech.

Make sure you are at the top of the document by holding onto the Ctrl Key and pressing the Home Key.
Hold onto the Alt key and press the 5 Key on the number pad to read the current sentence.
If JAWS says Gettysburg Address, you are at the title and in the right place.
Your cursor is to the left of the title.
So highlight the text by holding onto the Shift key and pressing the End key.
JAWS should now say Selected and begin reading the title to you.

From there,
Hold onto the Ctrl Key and tap on the B Key.
You have just made the title for the Gettysburg address bold.


Changing the Font Size

Highlight the text you wish to change.
Tap on the Applications Key.
You will hear Jaws say Context Menu.
From there, Down Arrow until you hear Jaws Say Font.
Press Enter.
Tap on the Tab Key until you hear Jaws say Size Colon Edit Combo.
From there you can type the size you want your font to be or Down or Up Arrow until you come to it.
The standard is 12.
For large print, the Americans with Disabilities Act recommends 18.
So down arrow several times until you hear Jaws say 18.
The menu will close and the text will still be highlighted.


Exercise 7 Changing the Size of the Gettysburg Address

This version of the Gettysburg Address is not accessible to a low vision user.
Therefore, we should make the text size large enough for a low vision user to read it.
First, highlight the entire document.
Hold onto Ctrl and press the A key.
JAWS should say Selected and begin reading the entire document.
You can press Ctrl if you want to stop JAWS from speaking.
Tap on the Applications Key.
You will hear Jaws say Context Menu.
From there, Down Arrow until you hear Jaws Say Font.
Press Enter.
Tap on the Tab Key until you hear JAWS say Size column edit combo.
From there you can type the size you want your font to be.
The standard is 12.
For large print, the ADA recommends 18.
So down arrow several times until you hear JAWS say 18.
The menu will close and the text will still be highlighted.
Press the Up Arrow to unhighlight the paragraph.
JAWS should say Blank.
You have just changed the font size of the document.

HIGHLIGHTING TEXT

The following posting, regarding the use of Microsoft Word 2003 and Jaws was written by staff of the Adaptive Services Division of the DC Public Library. While the majority of the tutorials are original, credit should be given to the authors of the Basic Word curriculum used by the DC Public Library’s Computer Lab and to the Chorlton Workshop for additional information and guidance that contributed to their creation.

SELECTING OR HIGHLIGHTING TEXT

To edit text, you must first SELECT THE TEXT you wish to edit. This procedure informs the computer that you are about to change the text in some way.

Important, if text is still selected when you start typing, the selected text will be deleted and replaced with the typed text.

The term cursor is used in the next step.
The cursor is wherever JAWS is focused on.
To select a letter, word or range of text:
Move your cursor to the beginning or end of the letter, word, or range of text, for example, a paragraph, you wish to select.
Again, the cursor is wherever JAWS is focused on.
For example, while holding onto Insert, press 5 on the number pad to say the current word.
That word is where JAWS is focused.

Hold onto the Shift Key and tap on the Left Arrow to move the cursor to the left.
Or, hold onto the Shift Key and press the Right Arrow to select a letter at a time to the right.
JAWS will inform you that the material has been selected.
To highlight one word to the left, move your cursor to the beginning or end of a word and hold onto the Shift key and the Ctrl key then press the Left Arrow.
To highlight one word to the Right hold onto the Shift Key and hold onto the Ctrl and press the Right Arrow.
Both the Shift Key and Ctrl key must be held down together when using the arrow keys.
To select an entire paragraph, move your blinking cursor to the beginning or end of the
paragraph
If you are at the bottom of a paragraph, hold onto the Shift Key and hold onto the Ctrl key and press the Up Arrow
If you are at the top of a paragraph, hold onto the Shift and hold onto the Ctrl Key and press Down Arrow
To select an entire document hold down on the Ctrl key and press A.

TO UNSELECT TEXT:

To unselect text, simply tap on the Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow and the text will unselect itself.

Exercise 4 Highlighting text from the Gettysburg Address

While holding onto the Ctrl Key press the Up Arrow to go to the top of the file Hold onto the Alt and press Down Arrow until you come to the paragraph that begins Now we are engaged in a great civil war.

Hold onto the Shift key and the Ctrl Key and press the Right Arrow to the left.
JAWS will say Selected Now.
That means you have highlighted the word Now.
Press the left arrow by itself.
You have just unhighlighted the word Now.
Again, hold onto the Shift key and the Ctrl Key and press Right Arrow to the left.
JAWS will say Selected We.
That means you have highlighted the word We.
Press the left arrow by itself.
You have just unhighlighted the word We.

Now highlight the words in the opposite direction.
Hold onto the Shift key and the Ctrl Key and press the Left Arrow.
JAWS will say Selected We.
That means you have highlighted the word We from the left hand side.
Hold onto the Shift key and the Ctrl Key and press Left Arrow again.
JAWS will say Selected Now.
That means you have highlighted the word Now from the left hand side.

Now, practice highlighting and entire line.
Make sure your cursor is at the beginning of a line by pressing Home.
Now, while holding the Shift key press End.
JAWS should say selected and read the entire line to you.
You have just highlighted an entire line.
Press the Right Arrow Key by itself.
That unhighlights the line and moves the cursor to the right hand end of the line.
To highlight the line from this side.
Hold onto the Shift Key and press the Home Key.
Again, JAWS should say selected and begin reading the line to you.
Again, you have just highlighted a line from the text, only this time from right to left.

Now practice highlighting an entire paragraph.
From where you are, hold down on the Shift key and hold down on the Ctrl Key and press Down Arrow.
JAWS should say Selected and read the entire paragraph to you.
You have just highlighted the entire paragraph.
Press the down arrow by itself.
You have just unhighlighted the paragraph.

You have just highlighted a paragraph from top to bottom.
Now, practice highlighting the paragraph from bottom to top.
From where you are, hold down on the Shift Key and hold down on the Ctrl Key and press Up Arrow.
Again, JAWS should say selected and read the paragraph back to you.
Now press the Up Arrow.
You have just unhighlighted the paragraph.

Now practice highlighting the entire document.
Hold onto Ctrl and press the A key.
JAWS should say Selected and begin reading the entire document.
You can press Ctrl if you want to stop JAWS from speaking.

The following posting, regarding the use of Microsoft Word 2003 and Jaws was written by staff of the Adaptive Services Division of the DC Public Library. While the majority of the tutorials are original, credit should be given to the authors of the Basic Word curriculum used by the DC Public Library’s Computer Lab and to the Chorlton Workshop for additional information and guidance that contributed to their creation.

CHANGE THE LINE SPACING OF A PARAGRAPH or DOCUMENT:

Word allows authors to change the spacing between the lines of a paragraph or an entire document. This is often used to make documents easier to read. To do so:

Highlight the text you want to change.
Tap on the Applications Key.
You will hear Jaws say Menu, Cut T.
From there, Down Arrow until JAWS says Paragraph.
Press Enter.
The Paragraph Menu is now open.
The first point of JAWS’ focus is the Alignment Combo Box.
Tap on the Tab key nine times until you hear Jaws say Line Spacing Colon
Combo Box.
From there you can down arrow until you hear JAWS say your preferred selection.
A common preference among authors is Double.
Tap the Tab Key until you hear Jaws say OK Button.
Press the Space Bar.


Exercise 9 Changing the Spacing of the Gettysburg Address

Highlight the entire document by holding onto Ctrl and tapping the A Key.
JAWS should say Selected and begin reading the entire document.
You can tap the Ctrl Key to stop JAWS from speaking.
Tap on the Applications Key.
You will hear JAWS say Menu, Cut T.
From there, Down Arrow until JAWS says Paragraph.
Press Enter.
The Paragraph Menu is now open.
The first point of JAWS’ focus is the Alignment Combo Box.
Tap on the Tab key nine times until you hear JAWS say Line Spacing Colon
Combo Box.
Press the Down Arrow until you hear Jaws say Double.
Press Enter.
Tap the Tab Key until you hear Jaws say OK Button.
Press the Space Bar.
You have just made the spacing on the Gettysburg Address twice the width it was before.

The following posting, regarding the use of Microsoft Word 2003 and Jaws was written by staff of the Adaptive Services Division of the DC Public Library. While the majority of the tutorials are original, credit should be given to the authors of the Basic Word curriculum used by the DC Public Library’s Computer Lab and to the Chorlton Workshop for additional information and guidance that contributed to their creation.

TO CHANGE TEXT ALIGNMENT:

Alignment refers to the position of the text in the document.
The default setting in a new document is to align text to the Left.

Highlight the text you wish to change.
Then, hold onto the Ctrl Key and tap on one of the following keys:

L: Aligns the text to the Left of the page (the default)
C: Aligns the text to the Center of the page
R: Aligns the text to the Right of the page



Exercise 8 Changing the position of the Title of the Gettysburg Address

First, go to the top of the file by holding onto the Ctrl Key and pressing the Home Key
JAWS should say Top of File.
To make sure you are at the title, hold onto the Alt Key and press the 5 key.
If you are at the title, you will be to the left of it.
Therefore, hold onto the Shift Key and press the End Key.
Jaws should say Selected and begin reading the highlighted title.

Hold onto the Alt Key and tap on the C Key.

JAWS should say Centered.
The title for the Gettysburg Address should now be in the top center of the page.

DELETE TEXT

The following posting, regarding the use of Microsoft Word 2003 and Jaws was written by staff of the Adaptive Services Division of the DC Public Library. While the majority of the tutorials are original, credit should be given to the authors of the Basic Word curriculum used by the DC Public Library’s Computer Lab and to the Chorlton Workshop for additional information and guidance that contributed to their creation.

DELETING TEXT

Use the Arrow Keys on the keyboard to position the cursor either to the left or to the right of the character or string of characters you wish to delete.

If your cursor is to the right of the character or string of characters you wish to delete, press the Backspace key for every character you wish to delete.

JAWS will tell you each character you are deleting.

If your cursor is to the left of the character or string of characters, press the
Delete Key for every character you wish to delete.

Again, JAWS will tell you each character you are deleting.

Exercise 13 Deleting the End of the Gettysburg Address

While holding the Ctrl Key, press the End Key
That will take you to the bottom of the document.
Tap on the Backspace Key until you hear JAWS finish saying the word People.
You have just erased the end of the Gettysburg Address.

This concludes the Deleting Text lesson.
Go to the next lesson to hear how to undo your deletion of the Gettysburg Address.

TO UNDO WHATEVER YOU HAVE DONE AND TO REDO WHATEVER YOU HAVE UNDONE

To Undo
While holding down on Ctrl tap the Z Key.
JAWS will say Undo.

To Redo
While holding down on the Ctrl Key tap on the Y Key.

Exercise 14 Undoing the deletion of the Gettysburg Address

While holding down on the Ctrl Key tap on the Z Key.
JAWS will say Undo.
You have just undone the deletion of the Gettysburg Address.
To check, hold on to the Ctrl Key and tap End to go to the bottom of the document.
Now Up Arrow until you begin hearing JAWS read the lines back to you.
Those lines should be the text you deleted.

You can also Redo you deletion.
While holding down on the Ctrl Key tap on the Y Key.
But you don’t want to delete the end of the Gettysburg Address, so press Ctrl and Z again.

The following posting, regarding the use of Microsoft Word 2003 and Jaws was written by staff of the Adaptive Services Division of the DC Public Library. While the majority of the tutorials are original, credit should be given to the authors of the Basic Word curriculum used by the DC Public Library’s Computer Lab and to the Chorlton Workshop for additional information and guidance that contributed to their creation.

SPELL CHECKING

As you type, Word automatically checks your document for spelling errors. Spelling alerts are underlined with red, wavy lines.

To find and correct spelling mistakes using Jaws, you will have to use Jaws Quick Keys. You may already be familiar with quick keys from using jaws and the internet. However, when working in a Word document, Jaws quick keys are turned off.

Turn Quick Keys on by holding onto the Insert Key and then press Z.
JAWS will say Quick Keys On.
Now you can look for misspelled words.
To do so tap on the M Key.
JAWS will take you to the first spelling mistake in your document.
JAWS will then read the word to you.
JAWS will then spell the word as written.
JAWS will then say SPELLING ERROR in a high pitched voice.
JAWS will then read the sentence to you to give the word context.
To correct the misspelled word press the Applications Key.
The Applications Key is to the left of the right hand Ctrl Key.
From there Word will give a series of spelling suggestions.
Down Arrow to what you think the word should be.
Press Enter.
If none of the suggested words match what you had in mind, or if JAWS says No Spelling Suggestions, you may have to keep trying yourself until you have the word spelled correctly.
Remember you are in quick keys mode.
To exit quick keys mode, hold onto Insert and press the Z key again.

Exercise 12 Finding and Correcting Misspelled Words in the Gettysburg Address

This copy of the Gettysburg Address contains misspelled words.
To find them, first turn on JAWS Quick Keys.
While holding onto the Insert Key tap on the Z Key.
JAWS will say Quick Keys On.
Now you can look for misspelled words.
To do so press M.
JAWS will take you to the first spelling mistake in your document.
It should be the word remmber.
JAWS will then say SPELLING ERROR in a high pitched voice.
JAWS will then read the sentence to you to give the word context.
To correct the misspelled word press the Applications Key.
The Applications Key is to the left of the right hand control key.
From there, Word will give a series of spelling suggestions.
The correct word, remember, should be the first suggestion.
Press Enter to select it.
The word should now be corrected.
To check, hold onto the Insert Key and press the 5 key.

There is one more spelling error in this document.
With JAWS Quick Keys still on press M.
JAWS will take you to the next spelling mistake in your document.
It should be the word foret.
JAWS will then say SPELLING ERROR in a high pitched voice.
JAWS will then read the sentence to you to give the word context.
To correct the misspelled word press the Applications Key.
The Applications Key is to the left of the right hand control key.
From there, Word will give a series of spelling suggestions.
The correct word, forget, should be the third suggestion
Down Arrow twice until you hear it.
Press Enter to select it.
The word should now be corrected.
To check, hold onto the Insert Key and press the 5 key.
Remember, you are in quick keys mode.
To exit quick keys mode, hold onto Insert and press the Z key again.

CUT & PASTE TEXT

The following posting, regarding the use of Microsoft Word 2003 and Jaws was written by staff of the Adaptive Services Division of the DC Public Library. While the majority of the tutorials are original, credit should be given to the authors of the Basic Word curriculum used by the DC Public Library’s Computer Lab and to the Chorlton Workshop for additional information and guidance that contributed to their creation.


CUT & PASTE TEXT:
Cutting and pasting is use to move text without having to retype material in other locations within a document.

For example if the Gettysburg Address looked like this, Seven score and four years ago, you know that is out of order. You can cut and paste the appropriate words to put the sentence in the right order like so, Four score and seven years ago.

To cut and paste text,
Highlight the text you wish to move.
While holding onto the Ctrl Key tap the X Key on the keyboard.
JAWS should say Cut selection to clipboard.
This means, the text will be visibly removed from its original location and placed on a virtual clipboard in the computer’s memory.
Move the cursor to where you want to move the text.
While holding onto the Ctrl Key tap on the V key on the keyboard.
Jaws should say Pasted from clipboard.
This means that the text was transferred from the computer’s memory to where the cursor was located.

Exercise 10 Cutting and Pasting from the Gettysburg Address

First we need to open a new window.
Tap on the Windows Key.
The Start Menu will open.
Down Arrow until you hear JAWS say All Programs.
Press Enter.
Down Arrow until you hear JAWS say Microsoft Office.
Press Enter.
Down Arrow until you hear JAWS say Microsoft Office Word.
Press Enter.
You have now opened a blank word document.
Now, you have Two Windows open at the same time.
You are still on the blank document.
From there, hold onto the Alt Key and tap on the Tab Key.
This feature allows you to navigate between windows.
If you keep pressing the Tab Key, JAWS will tell you which windows you have open.
At this point you should only have Two open.
One should be the Gettysburg Address and the other should be the blank document.
JAWS may refer to it as Document 2.
While still holding the Alt Key, continue to tap on the Tab Key until you hear JAWS say Gettysburg Address.
From there all you have to do is let go and you should be back in the Gettysburg Address document.

Hold on to Ctrl and press Home to get to the top of the page.
Down Arrow until you hear JAWS say Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation.
That is the beginning of the first paragraph of the document.
From where you are, hold down on the Shift Key and hold down on the Ctrl Key and tap on the Down Arrow Key.
JAWS should say Selected and read the entire paragraph to you.
You have just highlighted the entire paragraph.

Hold onto the Ctrl Key and tap on the X Key.
JAWS should say Cut selection to clipboard.
This means, the text will be visibly removed from its original location and placed on the virtual Clipboard in the computer’s memory.

Remember, you have Two Windows open at the same time.
We are going to Paste what you have cut into the new blank document.
Hold onto the Alt Key and tap on the Tab Key.
While still holding the Alt Key, continue to tap on the Tab Key until you hear JAWS say Document 2.
From there all you have to do is let go and you should be back in Document 2.

Now that you are back in Document 2 you can do a number of things including writing.
However, what you will do now is Paste that first paragraph from the Gettysburg Address from the clipboard onto the blank document.

Hold onto the Ctrl Key and tap on the V Key.
JAWS should say Pasted from clipboard
This means that the first paragraph of the Gettysburg Address was transferred from the computer’s memory to the blank document

Go ahead and see for yourself
Hold onto Ctrl and Press Home to go to the top of the document
Now hold onto the Insert key and press the Down Arrow and Jaws will read the first paragraph of the Gettysburg Address to you

Now, what would the Gettysburg Address be without the words Four score and seven years ago? So you should put them back.
Hold onto Ctrl and press Home to go to the top of the document.
From where you are, hold down on the Shift Key and hold down on the Ctrl Key and press Down Arrow.
JAWS should say Selected and read the entire paragraph to you.
You have just highlighted the entire paragraph.

Hold onto the Ctrl Key and tap on the X Key.
JAWS should say Cut selection to clipboard.
This means, the text will be visibly removed from its location and placed on the virtual clipboard in the computer’s memory.

Remember, you have Two Windows open at the same time.
We are going to Paste what you have cut back into the Gettysburg Address.
Hold onto the Alt Key and press Tab.
While still holding the Alt Key, continue to tap on the Tab Key until you hear JAWS say Gettysburg Address.
From there all you have to do is let go and you should be back in the Gettysburg Address.

Hold onto the Ctrl Key and tap on the V Key.
JAWS should say Pasted from clipboard.
This means that the first paragraph of the Gettysburg Address was transferred from the computer’s memory to where it was before.

COPY & PASTE TEXT:

If you want to place text in another location without removing it from its original location, Word allows you to do this by copying, not cutting text.

Highlight the text you wish to copy.
Hold the Ctrl Key and press C Key on the keyboard.
JAWS should say Copied selection to clipboard.
Visually, it will appear as if nothing has happened.
However, a copy of the selected text has now been placed on the virtual clipboard in the computer’s memory.
Move to the place in your document where you wish to place the text.
While holding onto the Ctrl Key tap on the V Key on the keyboard.
JAWS should say Pasted from clipboard.

Exercise 11 Copying and Pasting from the Gettysburg Address

First we need to open a new window.
Tap on the Windows Key.
The Start Menu will open.
Down arrow until you hear JAWS say All Programs.
Press Enter.
Down arrow until you hear JAWS say Microsoft Office.
Press Enter.
Down arrow until you hear JAWS say Microsoft Office Word.
Press Enter.
You have now opened a blank word document.
Now, you have Two Windows open at the same time.
You are still on the blank document.
From there, hold onto the Alt Key and press Tab.
This feature allows you to navigate between windows.
If you keep pressing the Tab Key, JAWS will tell you which windows you have open.
At this point you should only have Two Windows open.
One should be the Gettysburg Address and the other should be the blank document.
JAWS may refer to it as Document 2.
While still holding the Alt Key, continue to tap on the Tab Key until you hear JAWS say Gettysburg Address.
From there all you have to do is let go and you should be back in the Gettysburg Address document.

Hold on to the Ctrl Key and press Home to get to the top of the page.
Down Arrow until you hear JAWS say Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation.
That is the beginning of the first paragraph of the document.
From where you are, hold down on the Shift Key and hold down on the Ctrl Key and press Down Arrow.
JAWS should say Selected and read the entire paragraph to you.
You have just highlighted the entire paragraph.

Hold onto the Ctrl Key and tap on the C Key.
JAWS should say Copied selection to clipboard.
This means, the text will be copied from its original location without being removed and placed on the virtual clipboard in the computer’s memory.

Remember, you have Two Windows open at the same time.
We are going to Paste what you have copied into the new blank document.
Hold onto the Alt Key and pressTab.
While still holding the Alt Key, continue to tap on the Tab Key until you hear Jaws say Document 2.
From there all you have to do is let go and you should be back in Document 2.

Now that you are back in Document 2 you can do a number of things including writing.
However, what you will do now is Paste that first paragraph from the Gettysburg Address from the clipboard onto the blank document.

Hold onto the Ctrl Key and tap on the V Key.
JAWS should say Pasted from clipboard.
This means that the first paragraph of the Gettysburg Address was transferred from the computer’s memory to the blank document.

Go ahead and see for yourself.
Hold onto Ctrl and press Home to go the top of the document.
Now hold onto the Insert Key and press the Down Arrow and JAWS will read the first paragraph of the Gettysburg Address to you.

Now the first paragraph is in two places at once!