JAWS Bytes E-Update 010

May 2008

Quantum Technology welcomes you to the 10th edition of our JAWS Bytes e-update

Please feel free to pass this e-update on to anyone who may be interested. In this edition we have:

• Jaws 9.0.2152 released
• What’s New
• Quantum Technology and Freedom Scientific Scholarship Program 2008 winners

Jaws 9.0.2152 released

Jaws 9.0.2152 is now available for all JAWS 9 users. In order to get this update, users can access it via the 'Check for Updates' feature in the help menu of their installed JAWS 9. Download the latest release from the web site and install it, or download the latest JAWS demo.

Click for a full list of new features and improvements.

What’s New

Jaws 9.0.2152 brings Braille enhancements, such as:

Braille Study mode. Great as a training tool and for those just starting out with Braille. It works exclusively with Freedom Scientific PAC Mate 20 and 40 cell Braille displays and FOCUS 40 and 80 cell Braille displays. When enabled, JAWS will announce the Braille character in a display cell when you press the Cursor Routing button immediately above that cell. When you press the Navrow button (located behind the Cursor Routing button), JAWS will announce and spell the Braille word.

Braille Study Mode is off by default. To start it, do the following:

• Press CTRL+INSERT+B to open the Adjust Braille Options dialog box.
• Press S until Study Mode appears, and then press SPACEBAR to toggle Study Mode on. Braille Study Mode remains on until toggled off or until JAWS is restarted.

Quick access to Braille study mode is available by:

• Pressing down on a WHIZWHEEL and the CURSOR ROUTING button, to make JAWS announce the Braille character in the display cell, or
• Pressing down on a WHIZWHEEL plus press a NAVROW key to make JAWS announce and spell the Braille word.

Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 support has now arrived

JAWS 9.0 now supports the creation and presentation of PowerPoint 2007 slide shows in Vista and XP.

JAWS now states if new lines are present in Word, Notepad, or WordPad documents when you perform a Say All.

To enable this functionality, select the check box titled Indicate new lines when User Reads Text Containing New Line Characters. It is located in the Text Processing dialog box of the Configuration Manager.

Language Detect

Language Detect Change reading option for JAWS, Internet Explorer, and Word configuration files is now enabled by default. If you wish to disable this feature, do the following:

• Press JawsKey plus F2 to bring up the list of Jaws managers.
• Press the letter “C” to get to the “Jaws Configuration Manager”, then press “Enter” to launch it.
• Press Control plus Shift Plus D, to insure the Default configuration manager is active.
• Press Alt plus “S” to open the “Set Options” menu.
• Press the letter “T” to open the “Text Processing” dialog.
• Press the letter “G” to uncheck the “Detect Language” Check box, then press the enter key to close the “Text Processing” dialog.
• Press control plus “S” to save the changes, then press Alt plus F4 to close the configuration manager.

Jaws 9 thumb drive version is now released

You can run both Jaws 9 and MAGic 11 thumb drive versions from the same thumb drive.

Quantum Technology and Freedom Scientific Scholarship Program 2008 winners

Congratulations to our eight scholarship recipients who each won a copy of JAWS Professional. It has certainly been a pleasure for us here at Quantum Technology to award these prizes and meet some of these worthy winners. Their winners were:

• Steven Burley from Toowoomba, Queensland
• Lisa Horne from North Ipswich, Queensland
• Martin Z'Graggen from North Ryde, New South Wales
• William O'Neil from Windale, New South Wales
• Yuka Uchida from Rivett, Australian Capital Territory
• Shannon Blakeley from Hove, South Australia
• Linda Nancarrow from Yarraberb, Victoria
• Kyle Cogan from Victoria

To read an abridged version of their applications click here.

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