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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Lloyd,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I am finding with newer versions of JAWS the numbering is different. In prior versions, the default started at about 52 percent and I would set it at 80 or so. Now with the latest versions, if I put the rate up at 80, I cannot understand a word JAWS is saying.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Michelle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='color:windowtext'> MD-Sligo [mailto:md-sligo-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lloyd Rasmussen via MD-Sligo<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 6, 2018 8:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland <md-sligo@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Lloyd Rasmussen <lras@sprynet.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Md-sligo] Help Needed and an Announcement<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>To adjust JAWS speech rate on the fly, not saving the change, use shift-ctrl-PgUp and shift-ctrl-PgDN. If you want to save the new speed for all programs and between sessions, add the Windows key to that combination.<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>To get a numerical reading (which probably isn’t a very accurate number of words per minute or percentage of baseline speed) you go to the JAWS control panel, cursor to Options, then find, I think, voice adjustment. In that dialog is a speed setting. I am using mostly Window-Eyes at home and JAWS at work.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD<br><a href="http://lras.home.sprynet.com">http://lras.home.sprynet.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:md-sligo@nfbnet.org" title="md-sligo@nfbnet.org">Janice Toothman via MD-Sligo</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Tuesday, March 06, 2018 6:41 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:md-sligo@nfbnet.org" title="md-sligo@nfbnet.org">Sligo Creek Chapter list, NFB of Maryland</a> ; <a href="mailto:nfbmd@nfbnet.org" title="nfbmd@nfbnet.org">nfbmd@nfbnet.org</a> ; <a href="mailto:nationalharbor@nfbnet.org" title="nationalharbor@nfbnet.org">nationalharbor@nfbnet.org</a> ; <a href="mailto:nfbmdtlc-chapter@nfbnet.org" title="nfbmdtlc-chapter@nfbnet.org">'Towson/Lutherville/Cockysville Maryland Chapter List'</a> ; <a href="mailto:md-atlarge@nfbnet.org" title="md-atlarge@nfbnet.org">'NFB of Maryland At Large Chapter List'</a> ; <a href="mailto:mdpobc@nfbnet.org" title="mdpobc@nfbnet.org">'Maryland Parents of Blind Children List'</a> ; <a href="mailto:mabm@nfbnet.org" title="mabm@nfbnet.org">mabm@nfbnet.org</a> ; <a href="mailto:central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org" title="central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org">'Central Maryland Chapter List'</a> ; <a href="mailto:greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org" title="greater-baltimore@nfbnet.org">'Greater Baltimore'</a> ; <a href="mailto:mdabs@nfbnet.org" title="mdabs@nfbnet.org">'Maryland Association of Blind Students Mailing List'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Cc:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:janice.toothman@verizon.net" title="janice.toothman@verizon.net">Janice Toothman</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Re: [Md-sligo] Help Needed and an Announcement<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Sharon,<br><br>I am not a geek. Can someone tell me where I can find the setting on my JAWS or PC. I am sure there are probably others that are clueless and my not do this because they can't immediately find the information. So instructions would be helpful.<br><br>Thanks in Advance,<br>Lets get our bills passed!<br>Janice Toothman<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 3/6/2018 5:45 PM, nfbmd via MD-Sligo wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jonathan Lazar needs some information for an article that he is writing. Jonathan goes out of his way to help us whenever he can. For instance, he drove from Philadelphia to testify on our procurement bill. Please help him by sending an email to <a href="mailto:jlazar@towson.edu">jlazar@towson.edu</a>. Tell Jonathan what screen reader you use, and what speed you set it on to listen to your information. Please do it ASAP, but before Monday, March 12. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are sitting on the fence deciding whether to come to basket bingo, jump off and come! We have a few tickets left. If you want a ticket call 410-715-9596 quickly. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>New information s coming out about the Maryland ABLE program all the time. 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