Commands for Reading the Screen This section includes commands for Reading the screen and also Text elements: Keyboard Help: INSERT+1. This is a toggle key. The first time you press it, it turns on keyboard help. Press it a second time to turn off keyboard help. When keyboard help is turned on, you can press any key to hear what it will do without actually doing anything. It is great for typing practice. Also, if you press a JAWS command key such as Insert+Up Arrow to read the current line, it tells you what the keystroke will do without actually doing it. Say Window Title: Insert+T. Pressing Numpad Insert with the letter T reads the title of the document or web page that you are on, and then tells you which application you are in. For this reason, many people call it the Where Am I command. Say Character: Numpad 5. Speaks the character under the cursor. If you tap Numpad5 twice quickly, it speaks the military alphabet character. This is handy if you didn’t understand the character; for example, whether JAWS said B or D. Pressing numpad5 twice will say Bravo or Delta which makes it clear. Say Prior Character: Left Arrow. You can use the standard left arrow key, or the left arrow key on the number pad which is 4 when the NumLock key is turned off. The NumLock key is the top left key on the number pad. Say Next Character: Right Arrow. You can use the standard right arrow key, or the right arrow key on the number pad which is 6 when the NumLock key is turned off. The NumLock key is the top left key on the number pad. Say Word: Insert+Numpad 5. This keystroke speaks the word where the cursor is located. Spell Word: Insert+Numpad 5 pressed twice quickly. This keystroke spells the word where the cursor is located.
Commands for Reading the Screen This section includes commands for Reading the screen and also Text elements: Keyboard Help: INSERT+1. This is a toggle key. The first time you press it, it turns on keyboard help. Press it a second time to turn off keyboard help. When keyboard help is turned on, you can press any key to hear what it will do without actually doing anything. It is great for typing practice. Also, if you press a JAWS command key such as Insert+Up Arrow to read the current line, it tells you what the keystroke will do without actually doing it. Say Window Title: Insert+T. Pressing Numpad Insert with the letter T reads the title of the document or web page that you are on, and then tells you which application you are in. For this reason, many people call it the Where Am I command. Say Character: Numpad 5. Speaks the character under the cursor. If you tap Numpad5 twice quickly, it speaks the military alphabet character. This is handy if you didn’t understand the character; for example, whether JAWS said B or D. Pressing numpad5 twice will say Bravo or Delta which makes it clear. Say Prior Character: Left Arrow. You can use the standard left arrow key, or the left arrow key on the number pad which is 4 when the NumLock key is turned off. The NumLock key is the top left key on the number pad. Say Next Character: Right Arrow. You can use the standard right arrow key, or the right arrow key on the number pad which is 6 when the NumLock key is turned off. The NumLock key is the top left key on the number pad. Say Word: Insert+Numpad 5. This keystroke speaks the word where the cursor is located. Spell Word: Insert+Numpad 5 pressed twice quickly. This keystroke spells the word where the cursor is located.
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