Google docs is a world unto itself. Pressing Pressing ctrl+alt+z turns on screen reader mode. There are a number of JAWS webinars about using Google docs with JAWS, as well as information under

Hi, I know a teacher who would like to learn more about JAWS. I thought it might be good for her to come onto a listserv or two so she can ask questions and learn from us. Is that possible? She can

Thank you! Will that fix the fact that after the words are typed, they cannot be read back?

the first says "in dash". by line, word and letter. and the second doesn't say anything other than the two words by line and dash by word or letter. I wonder why it is adding the "N" sound

Kevin, Your first example does indeed say “On dash” when reading letter by letter, but doesn’t say anything when reading by line. The second example just says “Dash” when reading letter by

First, assuming he is using JAWS, be sure that the virtual cursor is turned off with insert+z.

Hi, I am helping a teacher and student team with Google Docs. The student is experiencing an issue where once he types something into Google Docs, he can’t read it back. Another thing that is

Hi again all, I've noticed that when I click on an email address on a website the message gets sent from my old email, other then going and manually changing it, is there any way to make the change so

Hi again all, I've noticed that when I click on an email address on a website the message gets sent from my old email, other then going and manually changing it, is there any way to make the change so

using Eloquence with JAWS, to me, it sounds more like en dash.

To echo what Bill pointed out, sighted readers will be a bit confused by someone using a simple hyphen between words since it is visually shorter in length, rather than the m Dash the autocorrection

Richard and Bill, thanks for your comments. We all learned something today! (Smile) Don

By the way, the n dash is a dash which is longer than a simple hyphen. By unchecking this check box in the autoformat tab, the hyphen is no longer replaced by the longer dash. This is why it no longer

It is saying “m dash” because a hyphen with a space on each side is an “M dash” WHICH MEANS THE SHORT DASH. If it were a long dash, it would say “N dash.” So, Jaws is accurately

Hi, Kevin and Don. To stop this behavior in Outlook and Office, 1. Open the Outlook Options dialog box. 2. click File > Options. 3. click the Mail in the left bar, and then click the Spelling

Is it perhaps not saying “on” but the letter “nn (as in Norman). If you type a hyphen with a space each side of it, that’s what it reads. Don

Hello, I’m using Windows10 , Jaws2021 and Outlook2021 most recent versions. Since the most recent update with Jaws2021 I will use a hyphen and when it is between two letters with a space between

But, you have braille everywhere else? If so, try turning off the preview pane. I assume you have maximized the screen? And/or rebooted? Which versions of the software are you using?

I don’t have any braille on my display when in outlook. No preview, no info when I try to read messages. I had thiws a while back and It had something to do with I think insert f or something. I

Well, it is very hard to tell from the original notes, but if this application is not providing any data to JAWS in standard mode or with touch cursor (press shift-numpad plus) or JAWS cursor. then