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In this lesson use the word "important" and assign a sound like "metal ding" to play whenever the word is encountered.
NOTE: If you do not specify the same word in both the Actual Word and Replacement Word edit boxes, the sound is played INSTEAD OF the word (i.e., the sound replaces the word).
1. In WordPad type a sentence with the word important in it, and then put the cursor inside the word "important." I typed " Today is an important day for the company."
2. Open Dictionary Manager by pressing INSERT+D from within WordPad. The title bar of Dictionary manager should read WordPad.jdf.
(JAWS) Add… button.
3. (N) Activate the Add button by pressing ENTER. The Add Dictionary Definition dialog box opens. Focus is in the Actual Word edit box. Notice that since the cursor was within the word "important," the Dictionary manager has populated the edit box with the word for you.
(J) Add Dictionary Definition dialog, Actual Word: Edit, important.
4. (N) Move to the Replacement Word edit box by pressing TAB, and then type the word "important" there as well.
(J) Replacement Word: Edit, i m p o r t a n t
5. (N) Move to the Select Sound button by pressing TAB, and then activate it with the SPACEBAR. The Open Sound dialog box opens with a list of more than 200 sounds that ship with JAWS.
(J) Sound: read only edit,
Add Dictionary Definition dialog, Open Sound dialog, List view, ascend, 1 of 209.
6. (N) Explore some of the different sounds and choose one to try. I am going to choose Metal Ding from the list.
(J) MetalDing
7. (N) Close the Open Sound dialog box by pressing ENTER. Focus returns to the Select Sound button in the Add Dictionary Definition dialog box.
(J) WordPad.jdf - JAWS Dictionary Manager, Add Dictionary Definition dialog, Select Sound... Button.
8. (N) Move to the Play Sound button by pressing TAB, and then activate it with the SPACEBAR to hear the sound played.
(J) Play Sound Button
[ding sound]
(N) You may also press ALT+P to play the sound.
9. Activate the OK button by pressing ALT+O. Focus returns to the Add button in the Dictionary dialog box.
(J) Add... Button
10. (N) Close the Dictionary manager with ALT+F4 and answer, "Yes," to save the changes.
(J) Dictionary Manager dialog, Save changes to wordpad.jdf? Yes Button. Document - WordPad, Edit, contains text.
11. (N) Try reading the sentence with the word "important" in it. Test and compare your reading results by character, word, and line.