Windows 8 with JAWS

This new five-day hands-on workshop is designed for anyone who wants to get specific training on how to use JAWS with Microsoft® Windows® 8. Learn specific techniques in Windows 8 using the keyboard with JAWS.

We follow successful guidelines for trainer behaviors and presentation methods. The workshop starts out by teaching basics of JAWS screen reading and Windows 8 features, and quickly moves into more advanced features of JAWS.

Hands-on training covers almost everything you ever wanted to know about JAWS, including changing and setting preferences with the new Settings Center in JAWS, DAISY training materials, using the Internet with JAWS, and much more.

Windows 8 Introduction

JAWS is tested and developed with Windows 8 set up right out of the box. However, there are a few minor changes you may wish to make for personal preferences, including:

  • User Account Control settings
  • File Explorer details view
  • Showing known file extensions in File Explorer

In this workshop we also work with and navigate the Windows Start Screen, desktop, and more.

JAWS

By the end of this workshop you will be able to:

  • Set up a hot key to launch JAWS and other applications
  • Explain the choices available in the various JAWS menus
  • Set up your JAWS preferences
  • List three ways to get help in JAWS
  • Use JAWS and Windows® applications from the keyboard
  • Name the JAWS keystroke to open the JAWS Managers list and demonstrate how to use it
  • List several areas where you can change individual settings using the following:
    • The new Settings Center in JAWS
    • Speech and Sounds Manager
    • Voice Aliases
    • Customize Punctuation
    • User Options
    • Text Processing
    • Keyboard Options
    • HTML Options
  • Discuss and demonstrate how to use the following JAWS Managers:
    • Frame Viewer
    • Prompt Create
    • Custom Label
    • Keyboard Manager
    • Dictionary Manager
    • Graphics Labeler
    • Script Manager
    • and much more!

Learn to Teach How JAWS Works on the Internet

Learning how JAWS works on the Internet is crucial for many people whether at home, at school, or in the workplace. After participating in this workshop, you will understand the default settings JAWS uses when reading Web sites. You will also be able to:

  • Explain the difference between the PC cursor and the Virtual PC cursor
  • Select and copy text from a Web page or HTML document and paste it into a word processing program
  • Use INSERT+F1 to get help in Web pages
  • Use the JAWS list of links
  • Reference the WCAG 2.0 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) for creating accessible Web pages
  • Use JAWS List of Headings and Navigation Quick keys to effectively navigate through HTML pages
  • Use JAWS to switch languages on Web pages
  • Use PlaceMarkers on Web pages with JAWS
  • Use JAWS table reading keys to navigate HTML tables
  • Navigate and complete forms using JAWS or MAGic
  • Use JAWS Context Help in Web pages
  • Understand how to use access keys on Web pages
  • Discuss and understand Section 508 and accessibility vs. usability
  • Understand some of the more common HTML attributes used by screen readers.

Prerequisites:

The keyboard is used to work with JAWS and Windows during this course. You are instructed in specific JAWS and Windows keystrokes. However, it is required that you already have good basic keyboarding and typing skills and a working knowledge of Windows prior to taking this workshop.

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