Jaws 2019 January update, was: Problem using Word 2016
The Jaws 2019 January update was just released this morning, version 2019.1901.66, maybe see if it makes a difference in Word. The main new feature which was added is a new option in the Jaws menu to sample, add and remove Vocalizer voices, here is the direct download link for the universal 32 and 64 Bit installer and the what's new information:
Jaws 2019.1901.66 direct download link
Enhancements in JAWS 2019.1901.66 (January 2019)
The following is a list of improvements made in JAWS 2019 between the December 2018 update and the January 2019 update. To download the latest release, visit the Downloads web page . You must be logged on as an administrator to install this software.
Add/Remove Vocalizer Expressive Voices
This new utility included in the latest releases of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion provides a solution to seamlessly sample and install or remove the Vocalizer Expressive 2 voices used by all three products. This avoids the need to download anything from external pages and makes the entire process much easier across all products. And remember, once voices are set up for one product, there is no need to install them again for the other products.
From the JAWS main window, press ALT+O to open the Options menu, expand the Voices submenu, and then select Add/Remove Voices to open the Add/Remove Vocalizer Expressive Voices utility.
This dialog includes: • Language specific list of currently available Vocalizer Expressive 2 Premium voices. • Ability to select and Install as many voices as you would like right from the list. • See what voices are already installed as you review the list. • Hear a sample of the currently focused voice in the list before deciding if you want to select it to be installed. To play a sample, just press ALT+P while focused on the voice name in the list. • Option to uninstall one or more voices. • Option to uninstall all voices. • Option to uninstall only the compact voices that had been previously installed.
Note: If you remove a voice that is currently in use, your JAWS, Fusion, or ZoomText will continue to speak using that voice until you restart the software or reboot the computer. Once you restart, it will default to the next profile available. If there are no more Vocalizer Expressive Voices available, JAWS and Fusion will default back to Eloquence.
In JAWS and Fusion, after installing a premium voice, a profile is created for each of those new individual voices which can be further customized using the Voice Adjustment dialog box. You can also easily switch between all the new voices by pressing CTRL+INSERT+S to open the Select a Voice Profile dialog box, pressing the first letter of the voice you want to use, and then pressing ENTER. If you prefer not to have a profile generated for each installed voice, open the Voice Adjustment dialog box and clear the "Enable Additional Voice Profiles for installed Vocalizer Expressive 2 voices" check box so that only the standard Vocalizer Expressive factory and user profiles are listed.
If you find that compact voice collections had previously been installed, there is also an option to remove all compact voices. This is especially beneficial for users of Fusion or ZoomText 2018 or later which installs dozens of the compact voices by default. If you do not need all of these voices and languages, this makes it easy to remove all compact voices at once.
Improved Kindle Support
We have made several improvements to performance when using JAWS with the Kindle for PC app from Amazon. In particular, you can now do the following while reading a book:
• Use U or SHIFT+U to move to the next or prior link in a book. • Use N or SHIFT+N to move to the next or prior block of text that is not a link. • Use INSERT+UP ARROW or INSERT+NUM PAD 5 twice quickly to spell the current line or word just like in other applications. • Press INSERT+PAGE DOWN to read the Kindle status bar.
In addition, JAWS now announces when you move to a new page while reading.
Other Changes
• In a Remote Desktop or Citrix connection, resolved an issue with speech not being interrupted as expected when pressing CTRL or when typing. • JAWS now correctly reads emojis in messages you receive in Outlook. • Resolved an issue with JAWS not reading as expected when attempting to select an address from the Autocomplete list in an Outlook message. • When switching views in the Outlook calendar, removed extraneous speech so that only details for the current view are announced. • You can now configure whether or not levels are announced when navigating Word documents or Outlook emails, such as when moving in and out of lists. To toggle this feature, open Quick Settings (INSERT+V ) and navigate to "Outline Level Indication." • If you hear the buzzer sound while typing in Word or Outlook to indicate a misspelled word, when you manually correct or delete the word, JAWS now plays a ding sound to indicate the error has been corrected. With this feature enabled, JAWS also indicates spelling errors in documents as you navigate. If you prefer not to have JAWS indicate misspellings as you navigate, or you want to know about spelling errors, but you do not want to be alerted as you type and make a correction, open Quick Settings (INSERT+V ), turn off the "Spelling Buzzer on mistyped words" option, and then you will be able to configure the "Spelling Error Detection" setting. • When attempting to insert a symbol in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, resolved an issue where JAWS was not reading as expected while navigating the available symbols. • Resolved issues with table navigation as well as columns not being reported correctly in certain non-uniform tables in Word. • When doing a Say All ( INSERT+DOWN ARROW ) in Word 2013, addressed a customer reported issue where text was being skipped if a page break was encountered. • Links selected in Research It results now open in the user's default web browser. • Resolved a reported issue where position information in lists was not being announced as expected when the "Announce Position and Count when navigating in lists" option in the Configure Verbosity Levels section of Settings Center was disabled. When this option is off, JAWS should only announces position information when the list first gains focus or when pressing INSERT+UP ARROW or INSERT+TAB . • Resolved customer reported issues in Adobe Reader where JAWS was repeating table column titles multiple times and was not always reading the first line of a new page if the previous page ended with a list. • Addressed a reported issue in Adobe Reader where keystrokes such as CTRL+PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN to move by page were not working in certain PDF documents. • Addressed a reported issue where JAWS language auto detection was not working in PDF documents. • Addressed an issue in Chrome where bulleted list items were being shown with the bullet on a separate line from the content. • When you activate the JAWS Quick Keys mode in Google Docs ( INSERT+SPACEBAR, Q ), you can now press M or SHIFT+M to move to the next or previous spelling error. In addition, you can now press QUESTION MARK to display help for this layer. • Resolved an issue where JAWS was saying "0 of minus 1" while navigating combo boxes in Internet Explorer or when using Virtual Ribbons in Office. • Resolved reported issues using JAWS with the iManage desksite software. • JAWS now includes a Czech language braille table which can be selected in the Computer Braille Tables dialog box in Settings Center.
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of mike mcglashon Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 7:23 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Problem using Word 2016
I have this problem whenst moving word by word; Jaws2019 word2016 and windows 10; Jaws will say nothing as I ctrol-left and right arrows;, Like it loses its place or something.
Mike mcglashon Email: Michael.mcglashon@... Ph: 618 783 9331
-----Original Message----- From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Ann Byrne Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 10:19 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Problem using Word 2016
JAWS2019 is struggling with Word for me, as well. sometimes it reports that a page is blank, when NVDA and Narrator can read a pageful of text. Unload/reload is the only solution I have found. At 09:05 AM 1/31/2019, you wrote: >Hello, For some reason I will be in Word 2016 and Outlook 2016. I'm >using Windows10 and Jaws 2018. I will flip back and forth between word >and outlook. Eventually Jaws has a hard time reading when I arrow up or >down. Sometimes I can read the line and sometimes it cannot. Many times >I cann't even move word by word. I can unload Jaws and reload and the >problem goes away for a few minutes. Then it comes back and unloading >Jaws doesn't work. I then have to close out of everything and reboot. >What could be causing this problem. >Microsoft accessibility cannot determine what is causing the problem. >Thanks, Kevin >
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Re: Microsoft Edge Under Windows 7
There's really no purpose in focusing on Edge accessibility at this juncture anyway. Microsoft has already announced that it will be retired and replaced with a browser based on Chromium (which, of course, serves as the basis for Google Chrome browser as well).
Edge is a dead end. -- Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong. ~ H.L. Mencken, AKA The Sage of Baltimore
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Re: Microsoft Edge Under Windows 7
Mario
no. Edge works only in Windows 10.
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From: Peter Donahue [mailto:pdonahue2@satx.rr.com] Sent: Thu, Jan 31, 2019 2:05 AM EST To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Microsoft Edge Under Windows 7 Hello everyone, We'll be upgrading to JFW 2019 on this machine later today. I know that Microsoft Edge runs under Windows 10 but will it work under Windows 7? We have some Websites we want to try browsing using Edge for accessibility purposes. Otherwise I'll need to get access to a computer with Windows 10, Microsoft Edge, and JFW 2019 installed on it to run these tests. I'm also raising funds to buy myself a new desktop which of course would have Windows 10 and Edge installed. Thanks for your help. Peter Donahue .
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Re: Problem using Word 2016
Tom Behler
I have experienced this problem with Jaws 2019 as well on both my Windows 7 and Windows 10 computers.
As is indicated, unloading and reloading Jaws helps temporarily, but the problem often returns.
Has anyone contacted FS about this?
I will do so if I can replicate the issue consistently.
Tom Behler
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kevin Meyers
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 10:05 AM To: jfw@groups.io Subject: Problem using Word 2016
Hello, For some reason I will be in Word 2016 and Outlook 2016. I’m using Windows10 and Jaws 2018. I will flip back and forth between word and outlook. Eventually Jaws has a hard time reading when I arrow up or down. Sometimes I can read the line and sometimes it cannot. Many times I cann’t even move word by word. I can unload Jaws and reload and the problem goes away for a few minutes. Then it comes back and unloading Jaws doesn’t work. I then have to close out of everything and reboot. What could be causing this problem. Microsoft accessibility cannot determine what is causing the problem. Thanks, Kevin
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Re: Problem using Word 2016
mike mcglashon
I have this problem whenst moving word by word;
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Jaws2019 word2016 and windows 10; Jaws will say nothing as I ctrol-left and right arrows;, Like it loses its place or something. Mike mcglashon Email: Michael.mcglashon@comcast.net Ph: 618 783 9331
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Ann Byrne Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 10:19 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: Problem using Word 2016 JAWS2019 is struggling with Word for me, as well. sometimes it reports that a page is blank, when NVDA and Narrator can read a pageful of text. Unload/reload is the only solution I have found. At 09:05 AM 1/31/2019, you wrote: Hello, For some reason I will be in Word 2016 and Outlook 2016. I'm
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Re: Problem using Word 2016
Ann Byrne
JAWS2019 is struggling with Word for me, as well. sometimes it reports that a page is blank, when NVDA and Narrator can read a pageful of text. Unload/reload is the only solution I have found.
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At 09:05 AM 1/31/2019, you wrote:
Hello, For some reason I will be in Word 2016 and Outlook 2016. I'm using Windows10 and Jaws 2018. I will flip back and forth between word and outlook. Eventually Jaws has a hard time reading when I arrow up or down. Sometimes I can read the line and sometimes it cannot. Many times I cann't even move word by word. I can unload Jaws and reload and the problem goes away for a few minutes. Then it comes back and unloading Jaws doesn't work. I then have to close out of everything and reboot. What could be causing this problem. Microsoft accessibility cannot determine what is causing the problem. Thanks, Kevin
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Re: Problem using Word 2016
Kimber Gardner
Kevin,
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I wish I had the answer. I experience the same behavior with the 2016 suite of office apps, except I see the freezing when using an emulator app called attachmate. It's incredibly frustrating to say the least. I have reported it to FS, but felt as if I was not taken very seriously. Kim
On 1/31/19, Kevin Meyers <kevinmeyers@wi.rr.com> wrote:
Hello, For some reason I will be in Word 2016 and Outlook 2016. I'm using --
Kimberly
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Problem using Word 2016
Kevin Meyers <kevinmeyers@...>
Hello, For some reason I will be in Word 2016 and Outlook 2016. I’m using Windows10 and Jaws 2018. I will flip back and forth between word and outlook. Eventually Jaws has a hard time reading when I arrow up or down. Sometimes I can read the line and sometimes it cannot. Many times I cann’t even move word by word. I can unload Jaws and reload and the problem goes away for a few minutes. Then it comes back and unloading Jaws doesn’t work. I then have to close out of everything and reboot. What could be causing this problem. Microsoft accessibility cannot determine what is causing the problem. Thanks, Kevin
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Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ?
O.Addison Gethers
Not really I already explained what I heard on my friend computer she does
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have jaws 2018 and jaws2019 on her computer.
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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Joseph Hudson Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 4:26 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ? Hi, I agree with you Dave. Matter fact never I used to use Windows as my computing machine, this is exactly what I would do. On Jan 30, 2019, at 3:11 PM, Dave... <dgcarlson@sbcglobal.net> wrote: with more features and less bugs. 2018 ?
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Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ?
Joseph Hudson
Hi, I agree with you Dave. Matter fact never I used to use Windows as my computing machine, this is exactly what I would do.
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On Jan 30, 2019, at 3:11 PM, Dave... <dgcarlson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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Re: Microsoft Edge Under Windows 7
James Malone
No. Microsoft edge only runs under windows 10.
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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Peter Donahue Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 11:05 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Microsoft Edge Under Windows 7 Hello everyone, We'll be upgrading to JFW 2019 on this machine later today. I know that Microsoft Edge runs under Windows 10 but will it work under Windows 7? We have some Websites we want to try browsing using Edge for accessibility purposes. Otherwise I'll need to get access to a computer with Windows 10, Microsoft Edge, and JFW 2019 installed on it to run these tests. I'm also raising funds to buy myself a new desktop which of course would have Windows 10 and Edge installed. Thanks for your help. Peter Donahue
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Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ?
O.Addison Gethers
Dave I don't think she have keyboard short cut on desktop computer.
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From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Dave... Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 1:52 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ? ...those are just the desktop shortcuts. Dave Oregonite, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer ----- Original Message ----- From: "O.Addison Gethers" <o.addisongethers@gmail.com> To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 15:59 Subject: Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ? Hey Dave I heard when she on her computer with her speaker phone when I ask her to go on desktop by press window m it's say desktop then I ask her press letter j one time it's say jaws 2018 then she press letter j again it's say jaws 2019 -----Original Message----- From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Dave... Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 4:12 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ? Sounds like JAWS 2018 is not installed any more. Likely the technician replaced 2018 with 2019. Tell her to move on -- its the same product, just with more features and less bugs. Dave Oregonite, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer ----- Original Message ----- From: "O.Addison Gethers" <o.addisongethers@gmail.com> To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 13:05 Subject: Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ? Hi When she unload jaws 2019 then press window R type in jaws2018 when she shut down her computer or restart computer jaws 2019 come back on instead of jaws 2018 I hope I say it right. Addison -----Original Message----- From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Lee Maschmeyer Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 2:55 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ? Hi Addison, My favorite way to quit Jaws is to hit Insert+F4 which puts you on the OK button to quit Jaws. Then use Windows+R to bring up thee Run dialogue and type "jaws" (no quotes) and the version number you want to start, such as jaws2018. HTH, -- Lee Maschmeyer "Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise." --Lewis Carroll
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Re: Problem with Bitlocker
Denis Sariyannis <denis.sariyannis@...>
I think it only happens under Windows 10. I haven't found a way to get
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around this using JAWS yet. 2019-01-28 17:23 GMT+01:00, Van Lant, Robin via Groups.Io <Robin_Van_Lant=Key.com@groups.io>:
Hmmm... I have bitlocker for my hard drive at work and do not have focus --
Denis Sariyannis Mail: denis.sariyannis@gmail.com Phone: +49 6227 6982766 Mobile: +49 176 66830900
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JAWS and videos
Jim Portillo
Hi there,
I seem to remember someone asking about some ways of navigating YouTube with JAWS, and Cathy Anne provided some wonderful commands that work super well. However, I’m needing to know how to work videos that are either in Vimeo or perhaps that use Flash Player. I’ve done everything I can think of in JAWS when watching them, but I can’t seem to get anything working in the way of fast forwarding, rewinding, pausing, etc. Are there any good commands or tutorials? I seem to have many videos or sites that now use Vimeo or Flash player in addition to the YouTube videos. Any help would be appreciated. Sent from my iPhone 7!
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Re: Microsoft Edge Under Windows 7
No, Edge is part of Windows 10 only.
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Better to use Chrome, very accessible, very fast and the most used browser out there.
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Peter Donahue Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 11:05 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Microsoft Edge Under Windows 7 Hello everyone, We'll be upgrading to JFW 2019 on this machine later today. I know that Microsoft Edge runs under Windows 10 but will it work under Windows 7? We have some Websites we want to try browsing using Edge for accessibility purposes. Otherwise I'll need to get access to a computer with Windows 10, Microsoft Edge, and JFW 2019 installed on it to run these tests. I'm also raising funds to buy myself a new desktop which of course would have Windows 10 and Edge installed. Thanks for your help. Peter Donahue
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Microsoft Edge Under Windows 7
Peter Donahue
Hello everyone,
We'll be upgrading to JFW 2019 on this machine later today. I know that Microsoft Edge runs under Windows 10 but will it work under Windows 7? We have some Websites we want to try browsing using Edge for accessibility purposes. Otherwise I'll need to get access to a computer with Windows 10, Microsoft Edge, and JFW 2019 installed on it to run these tests. I'm also raising funds to buy myself a new desktop which of course would have Windows 10 and Edge installed. Thanks for your help. Peter Donahue
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Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ?
Dave...
...those are just the desktop shortcuts.
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Dave Oregonite, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer
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From: "O.Addison Gethers" <o.addisongethers@gmail.com> To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 15:59 Subject: Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ? Hey Dave I heard when she on her computer with her speaker phone when I ask her to go on desktop by press window m it's say desktop then I ask her press letter j one time it's say jaws 2018 then she press letter j again it's say jaws 2019 -----Original Message----- From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Dave... Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 4:12 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ? Sounds like JAWS 2018 is not installed any more. Likely the technician replaced 2018 with 2019. Tell her to move on -- its the same product, just with more features and less bugs. Dave Oregonite, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer ----- Original Message ----- From: "O.Addison Gethers" <o.addisongethers@gmail.com> To: <main@jfw.groups.io> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 13:05 Subject: Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ? Hi When she unload jaws 2019 then press window R type in jaws2018 when she shut down her computer or restart computer jaws 2019 come back on instead of jaws 2018 I hope I say it right. Addison -----Original Message----- From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Lee Maschmeyer Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 2:55 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: For a friend Jaws 2019 How to turns off jaws 2019 to run jaws 2018 ? Hi Addison, My favorite way to quit Jaws is to hit Insert+F4 which puts you on the OK button to quit Jaws. Then use Windows+R to bring up thee Run dialogue and type "jaws" (no quotes) and the version number you want to start, such as jaws2018. HTH, -- Lee Maschmeyer "Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise." --Lewis Carroll
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Re: is there a way to name the screen shot after it is taken?
Once you go to the Screenshots folder in Pictures the screenshots you have are just image files in PNG format and you can press F2 just like with any file and name it whatever you want.
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of David Ingram Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 7:54 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: is there a way to name the screen shot after it is taken? Hi list members, is there a way to name the screen shot after it is taken. As an example, can you useiseemusic.org is the page and I want to send it can I just do that?
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is there a way to name the screen shot after it is taken?
David Ingram
Hi list members, is there a way to name the screen shot after it is taken. As an example, can you useiseemusic.org is the page and I want to send it can I just do that?
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Re: how do you get screen shot of a web page?
Thanks, maybe that is the issue although it’s not really an issue. Anyways, I don’t get any message when I press this key combination to enable gaming features.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Brian Vogel
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 7:25 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: how do you get screen shot of a web page?
Sieghard, Brian - Windows 10 Home, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong. ~ H.L. Mencken, AKA The Sage of Baltimore
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