List of Laptop Commands for JAWS Keyboard Layout must be set to “Laptop” (in Startup Wizard in JAWS -- see addendum, below) (Bolded commands are useful “Help” commands when stuck)
TASK COMMAND
Desktop Navigation
Open Start Menu Windows Key Navigate in and out of All Programs menu and sub Arrow keys and Escape key menus Put focus on desktop Windows Key + D or Windows Key + M Toggle between all open programs and/or regain Alt-Tab, Tab, Tab focus
Basic Navigation Inside a Program
Move to Menu Bar/Ribbon inside of a program Alt Navigate Menu Bar/Ribbon left and right arrows Open and navigate menus on menu bar and make down arrow, right arrow to enter sub menu, enter to choice activate Exit a menu or the menu bar Escape Close application File menu, exit or Alt-F4 Ask JAWS to read current Window Title Caps Lock-T Default JAWS key (laptop) Caps Lock
Dialog Box Navigation
Move to next item (field) in a dialog box Tab Move to previous item (field) in a dialog box Shift-Tab
Open combo box Down arrow Close combo box Up arrow Use edit box Type in edit area Use list box Down arrow, then up or down arrows Use checkbox Spacebar to check or uncheck Activate dialog box buttons Spacebar Move to another page of a multi-page dialog box CTRL-Tab Ask JAWS to repeat control in a dialog box Caps Lock + Tab (works in other locations as well)
Windows Navigational and JAWS Reading Commands
Ask JAWS to “Say All” Caps Lock + A Ask JAWS to read from cursor or read all from top Caps Lock + down arrow of document Ask JAWS to say current character Caps Lock + comma Ask JAWS to say prior character Left arrow Ask JAWS to say next character Right arrow Ask JAWS to say current word Caps Lock + K Ask JAWS to say prior word Ctrl + left arrow Ask JAWS to say next word Ctrl + right arrow Ask JAWS to spell current word Caps Lock + K, pressed twice quickly Ask JAWS to say current line Caps Lock + I Ask JAWS to say prior line Up arrow Ask JAWS to say next line Down arrow Ask JAWS to say current sentence Caps Lock + H Ask JAWS to say prior sentence Alt + up arrow Ask JAWS to say next sentence Alt + down arrow Ask JAWS to say current paragraph Caps Lock + Ctrl + I
Ask JAWS to say prior paragraph Ctrl + up arrow Ask JAWS to say next paragraph Ctrl + down arrow
Windows Editing and Formatting Commands
Open new document Ctrl + N Open previously saved document Ctrl + O Save a document Ctrl + S Go to beginning of line Home Go to end of line End Go to top of file or document Ctrl + Home Go to bottom of file or document Ctrl + End Delete character to the left of cursor Backspace Delete character to the right of cursor Delete Select All Ctrl + A Select one character left Shift + left arrow Select one character right Shift + right arrow Select one word left Ctrl + Shift + left arrow Select one word right Ctrl + Shift + right arrow Select one line up Shift + up arrow Select one line down Shift + down arrow Ask JAWS to read selected text Caps Lock + shift + down arrow Copy selected text Ctrl + C Cut selected text Ctrl + X Paste selected text Ctrl + V Use undo button Ctrl + Z Replace selected text Type new text Underline selected text Ctrl + U Bold selected text Ctrl + B Italicize selected text Ctrl + I Center selected text Ctrl + E Left align selected text Ctrl + L Right align selected text Ctrl + R Find and replace a word in a document Ctrl + H Open up “save as” dialog box quickly F12 Open Font dialog box Ctrl + D Open context menu Application key or Shift + F10 (if no application key) Open spellcheck the traditional way F7
Tools
Go to system tray Caps Lock + F11 Listen to the time Caps Lock + F12 Listen to the date Caps Lock + F12 pressed twice quickly Lists programs currently open Caps Lock + F10 Turn on keyboard help (as you press each key Caps Lock + 1 command, JAWS tells you what it does – have to turn it off by pressing the same keys before you can execute commands again) Go directly to JAWS window, no matter how many Insert J programs are open Change JAWS’ voice rate temporarily Ctrl + Alt + Page Up or Page Down
Basic Internet Navigation
Go to address bar Alt + D Read all contents on a web page Down arrow Move by link Tab Move by heading H Pull up a list of links Caps Lock + F7 Pull up a list of headings Caps Lock + F6 Go to text that is non-linked N Go to edit box E Go to button B Open a new tab Ctrl + T Switch between tabs Ctrl + Tab Close current tab Ctrl + W Go back to home page Alt + Home Refresh a web page F5 Move to previous web page Alt + left arrow or Backspace Move forward by web page Alt + right arrow or Backspace
Startup Wizard ***About laptop vs. desktop settings: when users first began using JAWS, it was typically on a desktop computer with the type of keyboard that has a numpad, so using the Insert modifier key and numpad was the easiest way to execute commands. Now, most people use laptops, with compact keyboards that typically don’t have a numpad. Freedom Scientific added a laptop modifier key -- Caps Lock. You can use laptop commands on either a desktop or a laptop computer, but the default setting when you download JAWS initially is desktop, so if you want to be able to use the laptop modifier key (Caps Lock), you need to change this in the JAWS settings. You can access JAWS settings in an area called JAWS Startup Wizard. See below for instructions on how to change your settings for a beginner user.
JAWS 2019 Startup Wizard: Change your settings! ● Turn JAWS on ● Go to JAWS program ● Alt to get to menu bar ● Right arrow to get to Help menu ● Down arrow until you get to Startup Wizard, Enter to open ● Page 1: Improve Freedom Scientific Products ● Page 2: Change the rate of speech, punctuation, and typing echo (characters and words is best for beginners) ● Page 3: Choose when you want JAWS to initiate for your student -- logon screen is best! ● Page 4: Choose keyboard layout (laptop or desktop -- laptop if Student uses Caps Lock key as default JAWS key!); also choose “Use Virtual Ribbon menus” (this means that students can navigate the ribbon in Word similar to the old style of menu bar navigation in Word 2003 -- it’s more straightforward and I recommend this setting!) ● Page 5: Leave default settings ● Page 6: These settings relate to using Braille display; leave default if you are not using a display -- otherwise set output/input to UEB ● Page 7: These settings relate to using Braille display; leave default if you are not using a display -- otherwise consider turning off Flash Messages and set “Placement of Status Cells” to “none” ● Press Finish!
Compiled by Nina Wibbenmeyer, M.Ed. Short-Term Programs, TSBVI [email protected]