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Let us open FSReader and look at the Table of Contents for the JAWS training. If you have FSReader open from the last topic, you’re ready to go.
To open FSReader, switch to the JAWS window by pressing INSERT+J.
(JAWS) JAWS Professional.
(N) To go to the Help menu, press ALT+H.
(J) ALT+H, Menu, Help menu. Commands Search, INSERT+SPACE, J.
(N) Find and press ENTER on Training in the Help menu.
(J) Training, leaving menus, FSReader - Table of Contents, JAWS Training Contents, heading level one. Page has 12 headings and 16 links.
(N) FSReader opens to the JAWS Table of Contents. Maximize the window by pressing ALT+SPACEBAR followed by X.
(J) Menu, system menu, Restore unavailable, leaving menus, JAWS Training Contents heading level one.
(N) There are nine books available in the JAWS Basic Training. If you have never installed the basic training, don't worry. We cover that in a few minutes. Right now, let's explore how the table of contents is structured. In a nutshell, there are:
To make sure everyone is in the same place, first press CTRL+HOME to move to the top of the document.
(J) JAWS Training Contents.
(N) Press H to move by headings until you reach the heading for Book One, Introduction and Overview of the JAWS Basic Training.
(J) JAWS Training Contents, heading level 1. JAWS Basic Training DAISY Books, heading level 2, Book One, Introduction and Overview of the JAWS Basic Training, heading level 3.
(N) Use the DOWN ARROW key to read the single paragraph below. Note that you find the time to listen to book one is just over 6 minutes.
(J) In this first introductory book, you begin a journey into learning how to use your computer with JAWS. We start this journey at the very beginning, with the basics. We teach you not only about how to use JAWS, but also about how to use basic Windows concepts. The total time to listen to book one is 6 minutes 11 seconds.
(N) As you continue pressing DOWN ARROW you find the first table on the page.
(J) Table with 4 columns and 2 rows.
(N) This one is a small table, so just keep pressing DOWN ARROW to read through it. Note the table column headers for Description, Start Time, Viewing Time, and Allow to Complete times. This structure is repeated for each book.
(J) Description, Start Time, Viewing Time, Allow to Complete, 1-1 Introduction and overview of the JAWS Basic Training, 00:00, 6:11, 10 - 15 minutes, table end.
(N) Press DOWN ARROW to move out of the table. Below the table you find a link to download and install the current book. If you have not yet installed book one, just wait until later.
(J) Use this link to open book link 1 Introduction and Overview of the JAWS Basic Training.
(N) Press DOWN ARROW again.
(J) Heading level 3, Book Two, Getting Started with JAWS
(N) There is the heading Book Two, Getting Started with JAWS. Take a moment to read the paragraph that describes the book and note that the total time to listen to book two is just over 34 minutes. This one is a little longer!
(J) In this book, we teach you to open, close, and silence JAWS and change between desktop or laptop...is 34 minutes 40 seconds.
(N) Press DOWN ARROW to move to the second table on the page.
(J) Table with 4 columns and 13 rows.
(N) This table has 4 columns and 13 rows. There is a lot more information in this table than the first one, so let us now explore basic table navigation using JAWS. When using table navigation, JAWS reads the column and row headers for the current cell wherever focus is within the table. In other words, you hear the start, viewing , and allow to complete times found at the top of each column as well as the topics listed at the beginning of each row while moving through the information. Enter layered mode by pressing INSERT+SPACEBAR.
(J) [Pop sound]
(N) You hear a pop sound indicating that JAWS is waiting for a second command. Press T to start using the JAWS table layer.
(J) Table layer.
(N) Now you can just press the ARROW Keys in any direction to read through the table. Move to the topic 2-3 Different Types of Keyboards by pressing DOWN ARROW.
(J) 2-1 Opening and Closing JAWS, row 2. 2-2 Silencing JAWS, row 3. 2-3 Different Types of Keyboards - Learn about different keyboard layouts, desktop or laptop, and why you might need to switch, row 4.
(N) Move across this row by pressing RIGHT ARROW.
(J) Start time, 7:05, column 2, viewing time, 3:33, column 3, allow to complete, 5-10 minutes, column 4, end of row.
(N) JAWS reads "Start Time," followed by "7:05," followed by "Viewing Time," "3:33," etc. JAWS also announced focus is at the end of the row. Move to the next row by pressing DOWN ARROW.
(J) 2-4 Changing the keyboard layout, 5-10 minutes, row 5.
(N) JAWS announced the first thing in the row, "2-4 Changing the Keyboard Layout." You also heard the Allow to Complete time, 5 to 10 minutes, which is where focus is in column 4.
There are many keystrokes you can use while in table layer. Here are just a few to help you get started:
The table layer remains active while these commands are used.
When you are finished exploring this table, press ESC to exit the table layer.
(J) [Chime sound]
(N) Open the JAWS list of links by pressing INSERT+F7 and explore the links in the table of contents.
(J) Links list view, 2 Getting Started with JAWS, 2 of 16. 3 Working with Menus, Dialog Boxes, and the JAWS Startup Wizard. 4 The JAWS User Interface and Utilities. 5 Introduction to Microsoft Windows.
(N) Press ESC to close the JAWS list of links when you are finished.
(J) JAWS version 2020.2008.24 ILM, FSReader - Table of Contents. JAWS Training Contents heading level 1.
Leave FSReader open with the Table of Contents in view.