Moderated Re: Screen is dark when JAWS is loaded
Thank you.
I now need to figure out what to use that isn’t already used.
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Best regards,
Kimsan Song
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Sent: Friday, January 20, 2023 6:32 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Screen is dark when JAWS is loaded
Yo Bro,
Open the Keyboard Manager by pressing, Insert + F2, navigate to Keyboard Manager and press enter.
You'll be in a long list of applicationss and if, Default, isn't highlighted press the letter, D , to navigate to it, it's 35 of 147, on my Win10 computer anyways.
Now, Shift + Tab, to get into the list of default keystrokes. Type the word, screen, to take you close to where you need to be and down arrow to, Screen Shade toggle. There 7 screen shade default keystrokes, you'll have to decide which one or how many of them you want to change.
Now open the context menu and navigate it to have a look at your choices. There's an option to change the keystroke for
each one but, make sure you know the default keystrokes before you change them in case you want to change them back.
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Kimsan
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2023 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: Screen is dark when JAWS is loaded
Is it possible to change that keystroke?
I can’t ever locate the f11 key most times!
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Mike B.
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2023 5:12 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Screen is dark when JAWS is loaded
Hi Marty,
Here you go:
Note: This feature is only available with Jaws2018 & Newer, running Windows 10. I'm not sure, but possibly Windows 8.1 as well.
Jaws Key + Spacebar followed by F11 or Printscreen both toggle screen curtain on and off.
The screen shade setting does not appear in the Jaws Settings Center and is only accessible through the layered keystroke feature or, Jaws quick settings.
The layered keystroke feature is when you hold down the Insert key then press down the spacebar, let up on both keys, then press a third key to perform
a particular task.
In this case the layered keystroke to turn the, Screen Shade, On or Off task is below:
Hold down the Insert key, then press down the spacebar, now let up on both keys, and tap either the, Print Screen, key, or the, F11 key.
With each press of this keystroke sequence you will hear Jaws report either, Screen shade on or, Screenn shade off.
Since the Jaws screen shade feature isn't available in the Settings Center, and can be only accessed by the 2 ways mentioned above, here's the way to
check its current setting through Jaws quick settings:
BTW, whether you're in Explorer or a program, the screen shade setting is found in the General Options category of Jaws quick settings. So, when, in
or on, most places of your computer press, Insert + V, to open Jaws quick settings.
Down arrow until you hear Jaws report, General Options, and if Jaws reports that it's closed right arrow to open.
Now continue down arrowing until you hear Jaws report, Screen Shade, either checked or unchecked. Pressing the spacebar will toggle this setting on &
off, checked being, On, and unchecked being, Off.
If you make a settings change for this setting or others, then tab to the, Okay button, press enter to save your settings changes & close quick settings.
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Marty Hutchings
To: jfw@groups.io ; JFW
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2023 4:09 PM
Subject: Screen is dark when JAWS is loaded
Hello, At some point, I think that I turned on a screen curtain or
something and now, I need for a sighted person to see my screen. How do
I get the text to reappear?
Thanks.
Marty Hutchings