Read with JAWS

Take time to try the following keystrokes and explore what they do.

• Keyboard Help, INSERT+1 on the numbers row

NOTE: This is a toggle keystroke. Press it once to start keyboard help; press it again to exit keyboard help.

• Time, INSERT+F12, speaks the current time; nothing is posted on the screen.
• Date, INSERT+F12 twice quickly, speaks the current date; nothing is posted on the screen.
• System Tray Icons, INSERT+F11, explore the dialog box and then press ESC when you are finished.
• List of JAWS Managers, INSERT+F2, explore the dialog box and then press ESC when you are finished.
• Screen Sensitive Help, INSERT+F1, opens in the virtual viewer, press ESC when you are finished.
• List of Running Applications, INSERT+F10, explore the dialog box and then press ESC when you are finished.

Other Useful Keystrokes

In the table below, the commands are in the first column, the laptop keystrokes are in the second column, and desktop keystrokes are in column three.

Command	Laptop	Desktop
Left mouse button	CAPS LOCK+8	FORWARD SLASH
Right mouse button	CAPS LOCK+9	ASTERISK
PC cursor, Virtual cursor in HTML and PDF documents	CAPS LOCK+SEMICOLON	NUM PAD PLUS
JAWS cursor	CAPS LOCK+P	NUM PAD MINUS
Invisible cursor	CAPS LOCK+P twice quickly	NUM PAD MINUS twice quickly
Route JAWS to PC	CAPS LOCK+LEFT BRACKET	INSERT+NUM PAD MINUS
Route PC to JAWS	CAPS LOCK+APOSTROPHE	INSERT+NUM PAD PLUS