[NFBCS] Resources for new Edge and PowerPoint

Fri Jun 5 18:14:29 UTC 2020

Hi:

In your browsing, you'll hear the screen reader say, "Immersive Reader Available". When you do, hit F9 and you will go into a reader where it strips a lot of extraneous content out. Don't forget to toggle out of the reader with F9 again to get back to normal view. This helps with news and other sites with tons of links, ads and other flotsom. 

The "Read Aloud" feature is also neat. The voices it uses sound quite natural. I did not try to kick the speed up too far. Wonder if some day we could use some of these voices with screen readers?

Wes Majerus
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 4, 2020, at 9:12 PM, Nancy Coffman via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> It is clunky, but you could also use the pass key through command, jaws key + 3. i believe that works in JAWS and NVDA.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jun 4, 2020, at 8:57 PM, Christopher Chaltain via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> JAWS-key+z turns the virtual cursor on and off in the Chromium based Edge browser on my PC.
>> 
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>> Christopher (AKA CJ)
>> Chaltain at Gmail
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Charles Vanek via
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>>> Cc: Charles Vanek <charles.vanek at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Resources for new Edge and PowerPoint
>>> 
>>> I have found the new edge browser to be quite fast and enjoyable. One thing
>>> that I can’t get over is that you can’t turn off the virtual cursor with insert plus Z.
>>> Are use Jira at work a lot and find that I need to be able to turn on and off the
>>> virtual cursor so that I can use the J K M C and other hotkeys that Jira provides
>>> for navigation on their webpage. Would love to hear any tips or other ways
>>> around this.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>>>> On Jun 4, 2020, at 1:27 PM, Jim Portillo via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cool.  I'm taking a class with him now, and I like his stuff.  I'll check it out.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Brad Snyder via
>>> NFBCS
>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:21 AM
>>>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Cc: Brad Snyder <wbsjr at swbell.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Resources for new Edge and PowerPoint
>>>> 
>>>> Brian Hartgen has courses on both.
>>>> Check it out at HartgenConsulting.org.
>>>> 
>>>> - Brad -
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jun 4, 2020, at 11:55, Jim Portillo via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Howdy,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I recently updated to the new Windows Update, and while doing that I
>>> downloaded the new Edge.  I thought I recently read that there might be a
>>> resource or tutorial on using the new Edge with a screen reader like JAWS.
>>>> Is this correct?
>>>> 
>>>> I'll bet Freedom Scientific has one, but I wondered if someone else had also
>>> put one together.
>>>> 
>>>> So far, it seems as if Edge works well and has many of the same key strokes as
>>> what we're used to using, but it's only my second day.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Also, does anyone know of a good tutorial for PowerPoint and JAWS that is a
>>> bit more advanced?  I am working with someone who would like to add audio to
>>> his presentation, and frankly, I've not done it before.  It will be a new learning
>>> opportunity for both of us.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks much.
>>>> 
>>>> Jim
>>>> 
>>>> 
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