[vip_students] Re: window eyes8.5
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- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:38:12 +0100
Hi Paul,
You'll find them all below;
Window-Eyes Keyboard Shortcuts
Table of Contents
1 Speech Parameters
2 Navigation Keys
3 Mouse Keys
4 Window-Eyes Shortcuts for MS Excel
5 Wiondow-Eyes Shortcuts for MS Word
6 Window-Eyes Shortcuts for MS Internet Explorer 6.1 Paragraphs
6.2 Quotation Blocks
6.3 Text
6.4 Lists
6.5 Navigation in the Page
6.6 Information About the Current Page
6.7 Searching by Mouse
6.8 Tables
6.9 Table Navigation
6.10 Additional Commands
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All applications covered in the training, apart from Access, support
Window-Eyes rather well. In the case of Word the program's weakness is
tables. Some problems may also occur in the Excel spreadsheet regarding
reading the contents of cells. That is most often the case with very large
sheets. Window-Eyes has no manufacturer-set configuration files for Access
databases, while those provided with the screenreader are developed for the
English-version Access and do not support properly the other versions of the
program. Below is a list of the most important key shortcuts for the
training process.
1 Speech Parameters
Window-Eyes provides sound for the following events: keyboard, screen and
mouse. Different speech parametres can be set for each of them or else they
can all be the same. Parameters that may be changed are: tone, volume, speed
and pitch. If the changes are not entered, parameter changes will work only
until Window-Eyes is launched again. There are synthesizers where one of the
above parameters cannot be changed. Unfortunately, there is no solution for
that problem, not all synthesizers are very compatible with screenreaders.
If you wish Window-Eyes to remember the speech parameters you have set,
.go to the Window-Eyes window after the settings are made,
.in the Global menu select and confirm: 'Apply settings'.
Speech parameter selection: INS+LEFT
Selection of the hardware for which you wish to change the speech parameter:
INS+RIGHT
This menu features the 'all' option, allowing setting identical values of
the speech parameter being changed for all the three appliances,
Parameter up: INS+UP
Parameter down: INS+DOWN
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2 Navigation Keys
What I have selected (name of an icon on the desktop, an item name in menu,
field data)?: CTRL+SHIFT+S
To find out the title and status of the active window: CTRL+SHIFT+T
Read the name of the selected field in a dialog box: CTRL+SHIFT+N
Read date and time: INS+T
Read the default button in a dialog box, if present (the button executed
when you press ENTER): NUM+. (dot)
Read status line: CTRL+INS+S
Read recent flashing title or tool description: CTRL+INS+T
Read the value of progress or scroll bar: CTRL+INS+B
Read the contents of the active window: CTRL+SHIFT+W
Refresh screen (use when Window-Eyes reads badly): INS+\ (backslash)
Show information of Window-Eyes context help (use always when you do not
know what to do or do not remember keyboard shortcuts): CTRL+SHIFT+F1
Show the contents of 'system tray': INS+S
Use this shortcut when a keyboard shortcut of a certain program overlaps
with a Window-Eyes' one INS+B
Switch to Window-Eyes window: CTRL+\ (backslash); ESC key will take you back
to window from which Window-Eyes was activated.
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3 Mouse Keys
The mouse pointer may be used anywhere and at any time. You may move it
using the keys from the numeric keypad. Remember that the keypad must be
switched off. You may select one of the four areas where mouse will be
moved. These are:
.active window,
.window focal point,
.user's window
.and full screen.
The default area where the mouse moves is the active window. That may be
changed using CTRL+SHIFT+B. Below are some other keyboard shortcuts that
will help you working with the mouse. Remember that they relate to the
numeric keypad and if you wish to use them, switch it off using the Numlock
key.
Read icon or character under the mouse without moving it: CTRL+INS+NUM 5
Read icon or word under the mouse without moving it: INS+NUM 5
Read row where the mouse is without moving it: NUM 5
Read area left from the mouse: ALT+INS+NUM 4
Read area right from the mouse: ALT+INS+NUM 6
Read area above the mouse: ALT+INS+NUM 8
Read area below the mouse: ALT+INS+NUM 2
Single left mouse click: NUM / (slash)
Single right mouse click: NUM * (asterisk)
Switch between the virtual Window-Eyes cursor called 'we' and the mouse
pointer: NUM - (minus)
(After switching to 'we cursor' almost all the keys mentioned here work
identically but the mouse pointer does not move.)
Move mouse to left bottom corner of area: NUM 1
Move mouse to left top corner of area: NUM 7
Move mouse to right bottom corner of area: NUM 3
Move mouse to right top corner of area: NUM 9
Move mouse to the end of the current row where it is: ALT+INS+NUM 1
Move mouse to the start of the current row where it is: ALT+INS+NUM 7
Move mouse one row down and read it: NUM 2
Move mouse one row up and read it: NUM 8
Move mouse a single character left in text area or single icon and read it:
NUM 4
Move mouse one word or one icon left and read it: INS+NUM 4
Move mouse a single character right in the text area or a single icon and
read it: NUM 6
Move mouse one word or one icon right and read it: INS+NUM 6
Search area where mouse moves for series of characters or selected
attributes and place mouse on element found: CTRL+SHIFT+F
Search area without displaying 'find window' (repeat search): INS+F
Move mouse to focus: INS+NUM + (plus)
Activate 'drag and drop' function: INS+NUM . (dot)
Change area of mouse movement: CTRL+SHIFT+B
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4 Window-Eyes Shortcuts for MS Excel
Below you can find the shortcuts which facilitate the working with MS Excel
spreadsheets. All shortcuts described here work with the left Alt key only.
Read the address of the current cell: ALT+A
Read the current alignment mode: ALT+J
Read current font: ALT+T
Read data or formula in the current cell: ALT+D
Read status row: ALT+S
Read the name of the active sheet: ALT+W
Read contents of the current cell: ALT+C
Read contents of the current column from the top to the current cell:
CTRL+ALT+K
Read contents of the current row from the beginning to the current cell:
CTRL+ALT+R
If your own column titles have been defined, select the Actions option in
the Window-Eyes menu and change the first action accompanying the left and
right arrows to reading window 13 instead of window 1. Now Window-Eyes will
read column titles instead of cell numbers.
If your own row titles have been defined, select the Actions option in the
Window-Eyes menu and change the first action accompanying the down and up
arrows to reading window 14 instead of window 1. Now Window-Eyes will read
row titles instead of cell numbers.
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5 Wiondow-Eyes Shortcuts for MS Word
This section includes a list of shortcuts which facilitate the working with
Word. All these shortcuts are available with the left Alt key only.
Read document from cursor position to the end: CTRL+SHIFT+R
(ESC stops reading, while pressing CTRL makes it silent until the key is
pressed again. Whilst speech is turned off, the text on screen is still
scrolling.)
Read font attributes: ALT+A
(Switching this option while document is being read will make Window-Eyes
inform you of the name of font used and its size and attributes. Information
will be shown only when one of the parameters is changed. Information may be
restricted in Window-eyes menu: Global->heading->verbosity item->attribute
changes sub-item.
Pressing ALT+A again switches off attribute notification.)
Read current text alignment style: ALT+J
Read information on current font: ALT+T
Read status line: ALT+S
Read area of current document seen on screen: ALT+D
Read selected text: CTRL+SHIFT+M
Give current cursor position: ALT+P
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5.1 Shortcuts for Spellchecking Module
The shortcuts work with the Insert key on the numeric keypad. The keypad
must be switched off.
Read current correction suggestion: NUM 0+R
(if you hear nothing, no suggestions are available.)
Read information on mistake: NUM 0+W
Read first suggestion of correction in the list and position the mouse on
the mistake: NUM 0+NUM 1
Read the sentence containing the mistake: NUM 0+S
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6 Window-Eyes Shortcuts for MS Internet Explorer
This section describes only those shortcuts available in Window-Eyes which
facilitate the working in the MS Internet Explorer. If a shortcut
description contains a reference to the numeric keypad, the shortcut will
work only once the numpad has been switched off using the Numlock key. The
shortcuts described here work in Window-Eyes version 4.5 and above. More
information concerning working in Internet Explorer using Window-Eyes can be
found in the program's Help.
Internet pages are made accessible for Window Eyes through a special
interface known as the MSA mode. Sometimes MSA will not start automatically
and then it must be launched manually. The keyboard shortcut to be used for
switching it on/off is CTRL+SHIFT+A.
While filling forms, in particular such controls as edit fields or various
selection lists, the MSA is switched off automatically. Such form controls
as 'selection fields' or 'switch buttons', which are groups of options, may
be ticked and ticked off with the space key without switching MSA off. That
facilitation is available only from Window-Eyes version 4.5. More settings
related to the page reading method may be changed in the Window-Eyes window,
in the global menu->Verbosity item->MSA submenu. If you wish to save changes
made there, use the 'apply settings' option in the Global menu. If you
cannot find the 'MSA' submenu in the Global menu->verbosity item in the
Window-Eyes version you are using, it means your program version is too old.
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6.1 Paragraphs
Jump to next paragraph: P
Jump to previous paragraph: SHIFT+P
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6.2 Quotation Blocks
Jump to next quotation block: Q
Jump to previous quotation block: SHIFT+Q
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6.3 Text
Read text from the current position to the end of page, or until I stop the
speech: CTRL+SHIFT+R
(reading is discontinued once you press ESC.)
Read current character without moving: CTRL+NUM 4
Read current line without moving: CTRL+NUM 5
Read current word without moving: CTRL+NUM 6
Read selected text: CTRL+SHIFT+M
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6.4 Lists
Jump to the next list: S
Jump to the previous list: SHIFT+S
Jump to the next list item: I
Jump to the previous list item: SHIFT+I
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6.5 Navigation in the Page
Skip links and move to next text: X
Skip links and move to previous text: SHIFT+X
Move to next element of different kind: D
Move to previous element of different kind: SHIFT+D
(There are three element types on page: text, links and form elements.
These shortcuts move you e.g. from text to a link, from a link to an aform
element etc.)
Move to next anchor: A
Move to previous anchor: SHIFT+A
(Anchors are links used to move around within page displayed currently on
screen e.g. they can lead you to next chapter.)
Move to start of current frame: INS+HOME
Move to end of current frame: INS+EDD
Go to previous position on page I have already visited: INS+R
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6.6 Information About the Current Page
Read the address of the current page: ALT+A
(The Focus is switched to the address bar, press TAB to return to the
page.)
Read information about the current page: CTRL+SHIFT+S
Read characteristics of the current element: INS+E
Show all elements on the current page (links, forms, headings, frames):
INS+TAB
Open Verbosity window: INS+V
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6.7 Searching by Mouse
Search the current page: CTRL+SHIFT+F
Repeat the search with the mouse: INS+F
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6.8 Tables
Jump to next table: T
Jump to previous table: SHIFT+T
Jump to start of the current table: ] (left square bracket)
Jump to end of the current table: [ (right square bracket)
Switch on table mode (works only when you are in a table): CTRL++ (plus) or,
alternatively, CTRL+NUM + (plus)
(After switching on table mode, Window-Eyes treats a cell as a full page.
All the navigation keys work with reference to the current cell until table
mode is switched off. After entering a nested table, Window-Eyes will
automatically switch on table mode for it.)
Switch off table mode: CTRL+- (minus) or, alternatively, CTRL+NUM - (minus)
(If you are in a nested table, the shortcut will bring you to the master
table.)
Switch table mode off entirely: CTRL+SHIFT+- (minus) or, alternatively,
CTRL+SHIFT+NUM - (minus)
(Use this shortcut if table mode is on and you are in a nested table.)
Read column and line headings in the table: CTRL+SHIFT+H
(The shortcut switches between seven ways of heading reading.)
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6.9 Table Navigation
Next cell to the right: INS+RIGHT
Next cell to the left: INS+LEFT
Next cell up: INS+UP
Next cell down: INS+DOWN
Last cell in the line: CTRL+INS+RIGHT
First cell in the line: CTRL+INS+LEFT
First cell in the column: CTRL+INS+UP 5
Last cell in the column: CTRL+INS+DOWN
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6.10 Additional Commands
Switch on/off Flash refreshing or page refreshing: ALT+SHIFT+M
Switch on/off MSA mode: CTRL+SHIFT+A
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