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Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 15 Dec 2004 22:55:43 -0500
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    Thanks, Steve.

I'm going to try both ways that have been suggested here, and see which one
seems to work the best.

I appreciate your help.

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: another question about laptop keyboard commands


> Tom,
>
> If you don't have an insert key, using the JFW laptop keyboard commands,
press
> the caps lock with the down-arrow.  If you have an insert key on your
laptop,
> you can still use it when it is convenient, as I do on my Averatec, but
you
> still need to put JFW in laptop configuration as the left-mouse click is
> caps-lock or insert 8.
>
> But, insert down-arrow will read all the text to you just as insert 2 did
on
> the desktop.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 8:40 PM
> Subject: another question about laptop keyboard commands
>
>
> Hi, all.
>
> I have discovered a problem with  using the standard reading keyboard
> commands for Windows XP and Jaws when using my laptop computer.  On the
> regular PC keyboard, I often use "insert plus the number 2 on the number
pad
> to read through a document from start to finish.  On the laptop, of
course,
> the number pad is non-existent, at least when the keys are used in their
> standard configuration.
>
> How do you read a document through in either Outlook Express or MS Word
from
> start to finish without the "insert 2" command?
>
> Forgive me if this is a stupid question;  my brain is pretty much fried
due
> to a week of final exams and grading, but I am just about done, so there's
> hope here.  HI!  HI!
>
> Thanks as always for your help.
>
> Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>

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