JAWS for Windows 2023 Textbook Table of Contents

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  • Launch JAWS for Windows
  • JAWS Modifier Key
  • Reduce Speech Rate
  • Adjust JAWS for Windows Speech Rate
    • Temporarily Adjust Speech Rate
    • Permanently Adjusting Speech Rate
  • Silence Speech
  • Read the Focused Control
  • The JAWS Startup Wizard
    • Submit Anonymous Data
    • Speech Settings
    • Run JAWS Settings
    • Common Options
    • Verbosity Settings
    • Braille Translation Settings
    • Braille Settings
    • Exit JAWS for Windows
  • Basic Settings
  • Configure JAWS for Windows Voices
  • Select a Voice Profile
  • Select a Sound Card
  • JAWS Help
    • Keyboard Help
    • Control Help
    • Application Keyboard Help
    • JAWS Application Help
    • Windows or Application Help
    • Windows Control Help
  • JAWS Command Search
  • Voice Assistant
    • Configure Voice Assistant
  • Sound Splitter
  • JAWS Speech History
  • Screen Shade
  • Keyboard Lock
  • Navigate and Read Text
    • Windows Text Navigation Commands
    • JAWS for Windows Desktop Reading Commands
    • JAWS for Windows Laptop Reading Commands
    • JAWS for Windows Say All
    • Adjust JAWS for Windows Speech Rate
      • Temporarily Adjust Speech Rate
      • Permanently Adjusting Speech Rate
  • Keyboard Conflicts
  • Notification History
    • Create a Notification Rule
    • Don’t Show a Notification in History
    • Create Rule
    • Manage Rules
    • Disable Windows Toasts
    • Application Settings
  • Navigation Quick Key Manager
  • Speech on Demand
    • Configure Speech on Demand
  • JAWS Cursors
    • Route Cursors to One Another
    • JAWS for Windows Cursor Navigation
    • Touch Cursor Navigation
    • JAWS Cursor Mouse Clicks
    • Cursor Shape
    • Restrict the JAWS or Invisible Cursor
    • Tether JAWS to PC
    • Move the JAWS Cursor in Small Increments
    • Use the Physical Mouse
    • Configure the Physical Mouse
    • JAWS for Windows Settings Center
    • JAWS Layered Keyboard Commands
    • Restrict Physical Mouse Axis
    • The Run JAWS Manager
  • JAWS Dictionary Manager
    • Add a Dictionary Entry
    • Delete a Dictionary Manager Entry
    • Edit a Dictionary Manager Entry
    • Close the Dictionary Manager
    • Convenient OCR
  • Virtualize a Window
  • JAWS Find
  • JAWS Tandem
    • Controller Computer
    • Target Computer
    • Manage a Tandem Session
    • Remote Clipboard
    • Disconnect Tandem
    • Say All Configuration
  • Say All Reads
  • Say All Scheme
    • Select Scheme
    • Add/Remove
    • Say Blank Lines during Say All
    • Indicate Caps during Say All
    • Enable Shift Keys for Fast Forward and Rewind during Say All
    • Configure Graphics Verbosity
  • Label Graphics
    • Automatically Label Graphics
    • Label an Individual Graphic
  • Picture Smart – Identify Pictures
    • OCR an Image with Picture Smart
    • Picture Smart Folder
  • JAWS for Windows Settings Center
    • The Settings Center Window
    • User
      • Progress Bar Announce
      • Typing Echo
      • Screen Echo
      • Typing Interrupt
      • Insert Key Mode
      • Key Repeat
      • Show Virtual Viewer on Screen
      • Lower audio volume of programs while JAWS speaks
      • Avoid Speech cutoff when using Bluetooth headphones or some sound cards
    • Text Processing
    • General Tree Branch
      • Filter Repeated Characters
      • Indicate Capitalization
      • List Items
      • Spell Alphanumeric Data
      • Phonetic Announcement
      • Additional General Text Processing Settings
    • Number and Date Processing
    • Customize Punctuation
      • Open the Customize Punctuation Dialog
      • The Customize Punctuation Dialog
      • Edit Punctuation Symbol Verbosity
      • Edit Punctuation Symbol Descriptions
      • Silence a Punctuation Symbol
      • Advanced Punctuation Configuration
      • Restore Punctuation Defaults
      • Punctuation Level
      • Manage Key Labels
        • Mute key labels
        • Edit Key Labels
    • Research It
      • “Research It” Dialog
      • Execute a “Research It!” Search
      • Configure “Research It” Resources
      • Execute an Instant “Research It” Search
      • Research It History
    • Text Analyzer
      • Text Analyzer Options
  • The Keyboard Manager
    • Add a Keystroke
    • Remove a Keystroke
    • Change a Keystroke
    • Find a Keystroke
    • View Command Documentation
    • Close the Keyboard Manager
  • Picture Smart – Identify Pictures
    • OCR an Image with Picture Smart
    • Picture Smart Folder
  • On Top Windows – The Windows List
  • Speech Verbosity
    • Verbosity Level
    • Configure Verbosity Level
  • Enable Speech History
    • Speech Options
    • Speech Mode
    • Less Speech Options
  • Mouse Echo
    • Enable Mouse Echo
    • Mouse echo interrupt
    • Mouse Echo Instant
    • Mouse Echo Delay
    • Mouse Echo Unit
    • Speak Description of Item
    • Speak Control Type and State of Item
  • Visual Tracking
    • Highlight Virtual Ribbon
    • Highlight Virtual PC Cursor
    • Highlight Touch Cursor
  • Visual Settings
  • Miscellaneous
    • Sleep Mode
    • Search for Prompts
    • Configuration Edit Fields
    • MSAA Mode
    • Use Virtual Ribbon Menu
    • Use Virtual PC Cursor
    • Virtual Cursor On/Off Based on Browser Tabs
    • Start Menu: Access Out-of-Process
    • Use Accessibility Driver for Screen Capture
    • Say Blank for Empty Edit
    • Track Focus Rectangle
  • Notify about New FSCasts
  • Submit Anonymous Usage Data
    • Rely on MSAA for List Views
    • Error Reporting
  • Last Changed Settings
    • Restore Factory Defaults
  • Custom Highlights
    • Add a Custom Highlight
    • Custom Highlights Options Dialog
    • Delete a Custom Highlight
    • Select Highlights Echoed in an Application
  • Re-Class Windows Controls
    • Re-class a Control
      • Reclass Dialog
  • JAWS Prompts
    • JAWS Prompt Wizard:
      • Edit a Prompt
      • Delete a Prompt
  • Frames
    • Configure Frame Parameters
    • The Frames Wizard
      • Screen One: What are You Creating?
      • Screen two: Name the Frame
      • Screen three: Briefly Describe the Frame
      • Screen Four: Add a Detailed Description
      • Screen Five: Assign a Keystroke
      • Screen Six: Set the Frame Echo
  • The Frame Viewer
    • Options
    • The Frames List
    • Frame Properties
    • General
    • Validation Rules
    • Events
    • Position

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