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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> tech-vi@groups.io <tech-vi@groups.io> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Goldfield via groups.io<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 7, 2025 6:19 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tech-VI Announcement List <tech-vi@groups.io><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tech-VI] Now Available: Fourth Edition of THE WINDOWS SCREEN READER PRIMER: ALL THE BASICS AND MORE<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> winaccess@winaccess.groups.io <winaccess@winaccess.groups.io> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Kingsbury via groups.io<br><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The fourth edition of my book is now out, and as before, it is free of charge. Below is the announcement. I<span style='color:#0C0808;letter-spacing:-.15pt;background:white'>f you have any problems with the download process, you can contact me off-list at <a href="mailto:David.kingsbury@carroll.org">David.kingsbury@carroll.org</a></span><span style='color:black;letter-spacing:-.15pt;background:white'>, and I will help you out.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='letter-spacing:-.15pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='letter-spacing:-.15pt'>Published by the Carroll Center for the Blind, The fourth edition of The Windows Screen Reader Primer: All the Basics and More is now out. It is available to you for free in Word and ePub formats. Authored by David Kingsbury, an Assistive Technology Instructor at the Carroll Center , the book is meant to help JAWS, NVDA, and Windows Narrator users work more effectively with the most important PC applications\u2014like Microsoft Office, email clients, and web browsers. These applications include the Windows operating system, the four primary Office Suite applications (Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint), and the three most commonly used web browsers (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox). Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive for Desktop, the three most popular cloud-based file-sharing programs, are also covered. So too is Adobe Acrobat Reader for accessing PDF files. A new chapter on participating in, scheduling, and hosting Zoom meetings is included in this second edition. So too is an appendix on using academic style guides for formatting Word documents. A glossary with over 100 definitions of computer-related terms and a set of practice exercises are also included.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='letter-spacing:-.15pt'>The book is intended for both beginners and intermediate users. While all the basics are covered, those already possessing a fair amount of experience using screen reader programs in the Windows environment will find useful tools and techniques to further enhance their skills.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0C0808;letter-spacing:-.15pt;background:white'>You can download the book and make a voluntary donation to the Carroll Center at:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0C0808;letter-spacing:-.15pt;background:white'><a href="https://carroll.org/the-windows-screen-reader-primer/">https://carroll.org/the-windows-screen-reader-primer/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0C0808;letter-spacing:-.15pt;background:white'>On the page you open, please fill in some basic information about yourself. After activating the Submit button, you will be redirected to a page where you can activate the Download link. 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