The Mid-Atlantic Regional Group

Blinded Veterans Association

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Using the...

Using the Glossary

Using the Index

Using the Topic Window

Using The Table of Contents (ALT+C)

When you first open the JAWS help system, the Table of Contents is displayed on the left side of a split window. The Table of Contents lists a number of books and pages. Books are categories containing a number of pages. The pages are topics containing information. UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW are used to move through the Table of Contents. RIGHT ARROW is used to open a book. LEFT ARROW is used to close a book. Press ENTER on a selected page to access the text of that topic, and then press F6 to move to the topic window. Press F6 to return to the Table of Contents,or press ALT+C to return to the Table of Contents from any section of the help system.

Using the Index (ALT+N) 

Press ALT+N to move to the Index. Type in keywords to locate related topics. Keywords are help related terms or concepts. After typing in a keyword, press UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to move through a list of matching index entries. Press ENTER to select a keyword. If there is only one matching topic, it is displayed in the topic window. Press F6 to move to the topic window. If there are multiple matching topics, they are displayed in a list. Select a topic from the list, press ENTER, then press F6 to move to the topic window.

Using Search (ALT+S)

Press ALT+S to move to the Search page. Type in the word or phrase you are looking for, and then press TAB to move to the List Topics Button. Press ENTER, and then press TAB to move to the list of topics.  Use the arrow keys to locate topics and press ENTER to open them. Press F6 to move to the topic window.

Using The Topic Window (F6)

Once you select a page in the Table of Contents, Index, or Search window and press ENTER to open it, press F6 to switch to the Topic window. Navigate through the text and links in the topic in the same manner as you would navigate on a web page. Read by line, sentence, or paragraph. Press ENTER on links to follow them. For more information on available navigation features, see  Internet Explorer 5.x.

Using the Glossary (ALT+G)

Press ALT+G to move to the Glossary. Focus is initially in a list of Terms. Type the first few characters of the term for which you are looking and/or Arrow through the list of terms. Once you have located the desired term, press TAB to move to the definition for that term. Press INSERT+DOWN ARROW to read the definition. Other JAWS reading commands can also be used. Press TAB again to return to the list of terms.

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