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JAWS automatically saves dictionary files with a JDF extension, which stands for JAWS Dictionary File. I have JAWS running and focus is on the Windows desktop. The dictionary files created during these lessons are stored in your user folder. Do the following to open the JAWS Utilities folder and view them:
1. Press the WINDOWS Key to open the Start menu.
(JAWS) Search box edit.
2. (N) Type "utilities - JAWS 2021," and then press ENTER to open a File Explorer window with several JAWS utilities.
(J) Utilities - JAWS 2021, App, Press right to switch preview
Utilities, Items View Multi Select List Box, Not Selected Dongle Viewer, not checked.
3. (N) Choose "Explore My Settings" in the list, and then press ENTER to open the folder. This is where your user settings are stored, including JAWS dictionary files.
(J) Explore Error Reports not checked, Explore My Settings not checked.
Enu, Items View Multi Select List Box, Not Selected wordpad.JDF, not checked, 4/19/2021 2:21 PM JDF File 1 KB, 1 of 15.
(N) Press W to find WordPad.jdf.
(J) W, WORDClassic.jcf, not checked, W, wordpad.jdf, not checked.
(N) Focus is on the file I created during this lesson, WordPad.jdf. You may delete this file if desired to start this lesson again from scratch at the beginning.
JAWS dictionary files (JDF) can also be shared once created. The JDF files you create are located in the user settings folder for the current person logged on to the computer. They can be copied and pasted into another user's folder.
Take note of the WordPad.jdf file in the user settings folder here. If this were a file you created for a student, for example, you could copy this WordPad.jdf file and paste it into another student's user folder to give them the same reading experience without having to recreate those JAWS dictionary files independently.