Install the Training Materials

The JAWS Basic Training

The JAWS Basic Training is a series of nine DAISY books that give you the best possible start on your road to mastering Windows with JAWS. Offering both full text and audio, each book takes you step-by-step through performing many common tasks including starting JAWS, adjusting speech, reading documents, browsing the Internet, and much more.

You can install the Basic Training books directly from the JAWS Table of Contents in FSReader, or download the individual files from the Freedom Scientific website.

Install and Open the Basic Training Using the Table of Contents

This is the preferred method and requires an Internet connection as the Basic Training books are not installed by default and need to be downloaded.

1. To open FSReader, first switch to the JAWS window, and then press ALT+H to go to the Help menu.
2. Press ENTER on Training in the help menu. FSReader opens to the JAWS Table of Contents.
3. The Basic Training books are divided into level 3 headings to make it easier to jump to a particular book. Press H until you reach the first book, “Book One, Introduction and Overview of the JAWS Basic Training.”
4. Press DOWN ARROW to read additional details about the book including a description as well as the amount of time it should take to complete it.
5. Continue pressing DOWN ARROW until you reach the link to open the book and press ENTER. If the book has not yet been installed, FSReader automatically downloads the book and opens it for reading or listening. If the book is already installed, it immediately opens.
6. Press CTRL+J to return to the JAWS Table of Contents where you can open another book.

Exercise: Explore the JAWS Table of Contents and try opening other Basic Training books.

Please allow [04:07] to watch a short instructional demonstration about installing the JAWS Basic Training in FSReader before continuing to the next topic.