[Nfb-krafters-korner] Windows 8 help please

[Dixie]

Joyce,

What kind of laptop is it?  Meaning what brand?  Does it have the extended
keys giving you a full keyboard that included the keypad?  That will help us
with your keyboard layout.

I have Windows 8 on an HP laptop and from left to right on the bottom row, I
have control, function, windows, alt, spacebar, alt, control, left arrow, up
and down arrow, right arrow. Then I get into the keypad, as I have one with
the built in keypad.

If you could tell us a little more about what kind of computer, brand  you
have that would be helpful.

Also, with the laptops, your function keys are programmed to do special
functions like volume up and down, internet on and off, things like that.
You will need someone sighted to go into the settings and release the
function keys so they can be used easily with the screen reader.  Otherwise,
until they are released you can use the screen reader keystrokes that
include the f keys, by also simultaneously holding down the function key in
the bottom left while performing the screen reader keystroke that requires
one of the 10 f keys. 
Dixie
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-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of slery
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 2:05 AM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Windows 8 help please

I feel your pain, Joyce! My sister got a new desktop with 8 on it for
Christmas I had to go over and install  a bunch of stuff on it and it took
me forever to find things.

On the newer keyboards, there is now only one windows key on the left, so
starting at your space bar and going to the left should be alt, windows,
control. Going to the right can vary with keyboards, especially laptops.
Typically, you get alt and context, then it really depends on the laptop
sometimes you have a control key, sometimes you may get your arrow keys and
then the control key (arrow keys are probably going to be left arrow, down
arrow, right arrow in a straight line with the up arrow above the down
arrow).

Try using windows key+d to get to the desktop, you will need to find desktop
to find programs. Unfortunately, I don't remember how I got there at this
point. 

Pray that you will get a windows update soon to 8.1, it is supposed to bring
back the start button and hopefully that will make it easier to find things.

Good luck.

Cindy s.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-
> bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:53 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Windows 8 help please
> 
> I need some help please.
> 
> I got a laptop with windows 8 and my son dropped it off but didn't show me
> anything on it.  He installed Windoweyes with a tutorial, office [newest
> version that you pay annually to upgrade.
> 
> I don't have any raised dots yet to put on keyboard to help me find the
keys.
> 
> I know where the control key is, but I don't or can't find anything like a
list of
> the programs.
> 
> I thought I would like to find Internet explorer and start somewhere.
> 
> He put outlook express or whatever they call it, but I never used that
either
> and am totally lost here.
> 
> Thought I could sit in bed and dittle, but dittling is not working.
> 
> Help anyone!!!
> 
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
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