[Blindtlk] Windows 8 Aggravations

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Judy,
Thanks. Is there a concise way to explain how to tweak my tiles and
start screen and get rid of toolbars? And how do I add things to my
desktop?

It seems like I have two versions of Internet Explorer. When I first
clicked the "try Microsoft Office" tile, a browser window came up, and
it was the old familiar well-behaved IE screen with the menus and
keyboard shortcuts I love. But when I try to start IE from the start
screen or through search, it's this weird app layout.

Arielle

On 4/29/14, Judy Jones <jtj1 at cableone.net> wrote:
> Hello, Ariel.
>
> I totally feel your pain.  The first time I experienced Windows 8 was when
> I got a laptop during Best Buy's Black Friday after Thanksgiving last year.
>
> My daughter and I thought we'd try to get laptops for $187, and we did, but
>
> both of us got so frustrated, we turned our laptops back in within a week.
>
> I eventually had to go to Windows 8, but tweaked it so I'm getting the least
>
> amount of interference, and it behaves more like Windows 7.  There are
> things about it I don't like, but when you're forced to upgrade, you just
> have to deal with it.
>
> I'm wondering if various toolbars are getting in the way, so make sure only
>
> the toolbars are checked that you want to have running for you.
>
> I also got rid of all the stuff on my start screen, except for what I wanted
>
> to sho, which are the weather and Skype.
>
> I did not want items on my taskbar so unpinned them.
>
> I turned off the tiles, one by one, I did not want those either.
>
> I put the control panel on my desktop.
>
> I know these fixes are not addressing directly your issues, but maybe
> getting rid of some of the clutter may help.
>
> At first I had difficulty with Internet explorer as well, but anything that
>
> came up, I googled for an answer.
>
> You also might want to check your desktop background.  If it is too "busy"
> Jaws may not read as accurately as it could.
>
> Also check with Freedom Scientific's tech support on help to tweak Jaws to
> do a better job with your system.
>
> Hope this helps somewhat.
>
> Judy
>
>
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