Hi, Sieghard. How did you
bring up the help for speech on demand? When I enter
Speech On Demand into the help topics, all I get back in
response is a topic which directs me to JAWS Keystrokes.
Also never forget that all of
this is covered in detail in Help > Jaws Help Topics.
In this case here is what is said about speech on demand:
Speech On Demand
Speech On Demand is a feature
that allows you to limit the amount of JAWS speech you
hear as you navigate windows and documents or perform
other actions using hot keys. By default, when using
Speech On Demand, JAWS only announces actions that are
associated with a limited set of hot keys. In addition,
mouse echo and typing echo are still available, which
allows JAWS to read text that you point to with the mouse
pointer and speak characters and words as you type. You
can quickly toggle between Speech On Demand and full
speech using a convenient layered command, or even make
Speech On Demand the default speech mode when JAWS starts.
For JAWS users who rely heavily
on Braille or for users of Fusion that can see well enough
to use the screen for tracking focus, too much speech can
be overwhelming while navigating using the keyboard and
mouse. However, users still want to be able to use speech
to read once they have moved to a location on the screen,
or just checking a Window Title, column heading in a table
or spread sheet, or even reading the time from the System
tray. In both these situations, Speech On Demand can be
very helpful. You will find that switching applications
with ALT+TAB
or using ARROW
keys to move through a document are silenced. Speech is only
triggered when using a limited set of reading commands such as
speaking the current character, word, line, paragraph, or
doing a Say All. You also have the option to completely turn
off speech.
Layered commands to toggle Speech
On Demand or Mute Speech:
- Press INSERT+SPACEBAR
followed by S
to toggle the speech mode between Full Speech and either
Speech On Demand (the default) or Mute Speech.
- Press INSERT+SPACEBAR
followed by SHIFT+S
while Full Speech is disabled to toggle between Speech
On Demand and Mute Speech.
By default, JAWS always returns
to Full Speech when restarted after these keystrokes have
been used. To make permanent changes to the default
settings, do the following:
- Press INSERT+F2,
and select Settings Center.
- If you want changes to only apply to a
particular application, select it from the Application
list. Otherwise, press CTRL+SHIFT+D
to load the default settings file.
- In the tree view, expand the Speech
Options group.
- Press the SPACEBAR
on Speech Mode to change the default choice between Less
Speech or Full Speech. Full Speech is selected by
default.
- Press the SPACEBAR
on Less Speech Options to change the default choice
between Mute Speech or Speech On Demand. Speech On
Demand is selected by default.
- Expand the Speech On Demand Options
group.
- If you do not want any reading hot keys
to speak with Speech On Demand active, use the SPACEBAR
to clear the Allow Reading Commands check box. Reading
commands are spoken by default.
- If JAWS Mouse Echo is enabled and you
want to hear text as you move the mouse with Speech On
Demand active, use the SPACEBAR
to select the Allow Mouse Echo checkbox. This checkbox
is cleared by default.
- If JAWS Typing Echo is set to
Characters, Words, or Characters and Words and you want
to hear what you are typing with Speech On Demand
active, use the SPACEBAR
to select the Allow Typing Echo check box. This checkbox
is cleared by default.
- Choose OK to save your changes and
close Settings Center.
Note:
When set to Speech On Demand or Mute Speech, all sounds played
by JAWS are also muted. This includes the sound heard when
pressing INSERT+SPACEBAR
to enter Layered Keys mode as well as the sound heard when
completing an address in Outlook.
Designated Reading Commands
The tables below list the preset
designated reading commands for Speech On Demand. These
include commands available in all applications as well as
commands specific to Word, Excel, and Outlook.
|
Description
|
Command
|
|
Keyboard Help
|
INSERT+1
|
|
Say All
|
INSERT+DOWN
ARROW
|
|
Read current character
|
NUM
PAD 5
|
|
Read current word
|
INSERT+NUM
PAD 5
|
|
Read next word (remains
silent in Word documents and editable Outlook
messages)
|
CTRL+RIGHT
ARROW
|
|
Read previous word
(remains silent in Word documents and editable
Outlook messages)
|
CTRL+LEFT
ARROW
|
|
Read current line
|
INSERT+UP
ARROW
|
|
Read from the beginning
of the current line to the active cursor
|
INSERT+HOME
|
|
Read from the active
cursor to the end of the current line
|
INSERT+PAGE
UP
|
|
Read current sentence
|
ALT+NUM
PAD 5
|
|
Read current paragraph
|
CTRL+NUM
PAD 5
|
|
Read current table cell
|
ALT+CTRL+NUM
PAD 5
|
|
Read prompt for current
control
|
INSERT+TAB
|
|
Read window title
|
INSERT+T
|
|
Read bottom line of
window
|
INSERT+PAGE
DOWN
|
|
Read top line of window
|
INSERT+END
|
|
Read selected text
|
INSERT+SHIFT+DOWN
ARROW
|
|
Say system time
|
INSERT+F12
|
|
Increase voice rate and
save
|
ALT+CTRL+WINDOWS
Key+PAGE UP
|
|
Temporarily increase
voice rate (previously saved rate is restored when
switching applications)
|
ALT+CTRL+PAGE
UP
|
|
Decrease voice rate and
save
|
ALT+CTRL+WINDOWS
Key+PAGE DOWN
|
|
Temporarily decrease
voice rate (previously saved rate is restored when
switching applications)
|
ALT+CTRL+PAGE
DOWN
|
|
Repeat last Skype
notification
|
INSERT+SPACEBAR
followed by SHIFT+R
|
|
Restrict current cursor
|
INSERT+R
|
|
Read contents of dialog
box
|
INSERT+B
|
|
Read word in context
|
INSERT+C
|
|
Say current access key
|
SHIFT+NUM
PAD 5
|
|
Say color
|
INSERT+5
|
|
Description
|
Command
|
|
Say cell navigated to in
formula
|
CTRL+NUM
PAD 5
|
|
Say input message for
current cell
|
CTRL+SHIFT+V
|
|
Read current row
|
INSERT+SHIFT+UP
ARROW
|
|
Read from the beginning
of the row to the current cell
|
INSERT+SHIFT+HOME
|
|
Read from the current
cell to the end of the row
|
INSERT+SHIFT+PAGE
UP
|
|
Read current column
|
CTRL+INSERT+UP
ARROW
|
|
Read from top of column
to the current cell
|
CTRL+INSERT+HOME
|
|
Read from current cell to
the bottom of the column
|
CTRL+INSERT+PAGE
UP
|
|
Say coordinates of active
cell
|
INSERT+C
|
|
Say formula
|
CTRL+INSERT+F2
|
|
Report gridline status
|
ALT+SHIFT+G
|
|
Read row total
|
INSERT+DELETE
|
|
Read column total
|
INSERT+ENTER
|
|
Say column title
|
ALT+INSERT+SHIFT+C
|
|
Say row title
|
ALT+INSERT+SHIFT+R
|
|
Say coordinates for the
range of visible cells
|
ALT+SHIFT+V
|
|
Read cell comment
|
ALT+SHIFT+APOSTROPHE
|
|
Describe cell border
|
ALT+SHIFT+B
|
|
Read cell hyperlink
|
ALT+SHIFT+H
|
|
Read monitor cells
|
ALT+SHIFT+1
through 0
|
|
Description
|
Command
|
|
Toggle Navigation Quick
Keys
|
INSERT+Z
|
|
Read mistake and
suggestion
|
INSERT+F7
|
|
Say line and column
|
INSERT+DELETE
|
|
Say column title
|
ALT+INSERT+SHIFT+C
|
|
Say row title
|
ALT+INSERT+SHIFT+R
|
|
Read current column
|
ALT+WINDOWS
Key+PERIOD
|
|
Read current row
|
ALT+WINDOWS
Key+COMMA
|
|
Say first cell in column
|
INSERT+SPACEBAR
followed by T,
and then ALT+1
|
|
Say first cell in row
|
INSERT+SPACEBAR
followed by T,
and then ALT+5
|
|
Say field
|
CTRL+INSERT+NUM
PAD 5
|
|
Announce comment
|
ALT+SHIFT+APOSTROPHE
|
|
Announce footnote
|
ALT+SHIFT+E
|
|
Announce revision
|
CTRL+INSERT+R
|
|
Describe border around
the currently selected text
|
ALT+SHIFT+B
|
|
Say language in use
|
ALT+CTRL+A
|
|
Description
|
Command
|
|
Read mistake and
suggestion
|
INSERT+F7
|
|
Read Outlook headers
|
ALT+1
through 0
|
|
Read current row
|
ALT+WINDOWS
Key+NUM PAD 5
|
|
Read current column
|
ALT+WINDOWS
Key+PERIOD
|
|
Say field
|
CTRL+INSERT+NUM
PAD 5
|
|
Toggle Navigation Quick
Keys
|
INSERT+Z
|
|
Announce Outlook Info Bar
|
CTRL+INSERT+I
|
|
Say language in use
|
ALT+CTRL+A
|
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