[Nfb-krafters-korner] Windows 8 help please

[Dixie]

One thing you can do is load Jaws demo version on there to get a little bit
of a helping hand.

Then you can use Window Eyes to restart the thing when the Jaws demo mode
times out.

At least until you find your way around the computer.  Then you can learn
Window Eyes.


Also, I think that Window Eyes has a Jaws key configuration so those who are
migrating to Window Eyes from Jaws will find it easier.
Dixie
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-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Blindhands at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:23 PM
To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Windows 8 help please

WWell now that you say that, my son told me to leave the computer on as it  
was running all the update stuff and I didn't have any idea what it was  
doing.  John, is not well and in bed so I don't have any eyes to read  it.
 
I plugged it in to the electricity last night and haven't touched it today  
at all.  Hopefully it downloaded updates and the new Windows update along  
with it.
 
I know I am biting off a big chunck starting with Windoweyes and Window 8,  
but I can't keep shelling out a few hundred dollors each time to upgrade  
JAWS.  The last time it cost me $469 j  which was for the 2 step  upgrade
and 
contract for 2 versions upgrade.  So I did that to get JAWS to  work with 
Windows 7 and I  thought if Windoweyes is made by Windows and  Windows 8 is 
what they have on the computers, shouldn't everything get along and  play 
well together.  Moment temporary dreaming...
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 3/20/2014 5:04:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
slerythema at gmail.com writes:

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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