[stylist] Speeding audio up

Mon Jan 9 20:25:30 UTC 2012

I think the alt up and down arrows for speeding up/down are Window eyes 
keys.  Does anyone here use Window Eyes or am I the only one.
Brenda

On 1/9/2012 1:57 PM, Donna Hill wrote:
> Robert and Jackie,
> My bad. It is indeed page up and down. And, I've had my coffee! Must be a
> senior moment.
> Donna
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Robert Leslie Newman
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 1:50 PM
> To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Speeding audio up
>
> Donna and all
>
> Miss Donna --- not sure what version of JAWS that you have, but to speed up
> or slow down the reading/talking speed of JAWS requires control plus alt
> plus page-up, the 9 key on the number pad (not the up-arrow). And for
> slowing the rate down, again the control and alt and then the page-down key
> (the 3 key on the number pad).
>
> For you all to get what is happening: the above method is a temporary
> measure only. And so when you make this change in the window in which you
> are, it holds that new rate for as long as you are in that window. But ---
> when you move to a different window like from your email where you had the
> speed jacked up and go to a Word document, the speed reverts back to your
> default.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Donna Hill
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 12:31 PM
> To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Speeding audio up
>
> Jackie, Bridgit and all,
> I find that reading faster by speeding up Jaws and my digital books is
> something that happened rather recently. Partly, it was out of habit that I
> didn't do it. Before digital, speading up audio meant raising the pitch at
> the same time. While I love an occasional dose of the Chipmunks, I don't
> want them reading to me hour after hour.
>
> I think I used Jaws for 5 years before ever speeding it up. Now, I use the
> control+alt+up arrow -- and Jackie, you need to hold down control and
> control+alt+alt
> and press the up arrow repeatedly to get it to go faster, and the same for
> slowing down with the down arrow.
>
> I don't use any increase in speed when I'm editing my articles or my book,
> though I will use it to proofread e-mails. I've noticed subtle changes in
> the way Jaws says "they're" and "their" for instance, that I don't pick up
> when going faster. Also, I notice that Jaws is more inclined to give me fits
> as far as focusing goes when it's speaking faster.
> Donna
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 4:01 PM
> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [stylist] Speeding audio up
>
> Jackie and others,
>
> I too initially struggled with auditory learning. As previously mentioned,
> my first semester back to university was a real make-it-or-break-it moment.
> I had to begin with reading anything, electronic or narrated, pretty slow
> for study purposes. I used JAWS rather fast, but to truly absorb material, I
> had to adjust the rate quite a bit. By the second semester though, I was
> acquainted with using my auditory skills, and by the end of my undergrad, I
> was able to listen to audio material much quicker and understand the
> material at a faster rate. It's like anything; the more you use it, the more
> that skill will develop. A similar thing happened with me during travel with
> a white cane. It took me time to adjust to using other senses without having
> to really focus and strain those senses. Now, I've reached a point where my
> other senses naturally kick in now, and I no longer have to strain those
> "muscles" to work. We all have differing levels of ability and
> comprehension, but I do believe the more we work on anything in life, the
> better we can become. I also was in a sink or swim situation with school. I
> either learned to study a certain way and devise my own methods so I could
> do well, or I settle into an average routine, not expecting much
> academically. The latter isn't exactly my personality so I had to adjust in
> order to compete; mostly with myself, but whatever, smile! Ha-ha! Jackie,
> JAWS can be adjusted to slower or faster speeds by going to the JAWS menu,
> go to options, then voices then global voice adjustment; from here, you tab
> through the options until you find the "Rate" option and adjust it the speed
> by arrowing up or down, or doing page up or page down to adjust at 10%
> increments at a time. Depending on your version of JAWS, the directions may
> be slightly different, but it shouldn't be so different you can't figure it
> out from these directions.
> Also, when in MS Word Outlook, Excel and some websites, you can slow JAWS
> down, or speed it up, by pressing the Control key, Alt key and page up or
> page down keys at the same time, and this will change the rate of speed
> while you're in the document. If you close it or alt tab to another window,
> you will have to adjust the speed again, but this is a nice way to adjust
> the speed without doing it permanently or going into the JAWS menu.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 12:21:16 -0700
> From: "Jacqueline Williams"<jackieleepoet at cox.net>
> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'"<stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] what I've been reading...
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> Ashley,
> You describe very well the detail of what happens to me. It seems that if
> the auditory mode  is not a person's strong one when sight is lost, the
> effort to listen attentively takes more energy and concentration than some
> others experience. It interests me that Chris can listen while doing many
> things. And he listens fast. First, this must indicate a portable recorder,
> and an excellent auditory modality.  I am a slow listener because of only
> limited hearing in my right ear. I have a FM system that talks to my hearing
> aid, so that when it is fully charged, I can do kitchen tasks and still
> listen to material. It runs out in a few hours however. I had a totally
> blind teacher for computer classes for a short time. He played JAWS at such
> a speed, I could understand nothing.
> So, yes, I guess the visually impaired can indeed be "speed" readers.
> Like Chris, I take Newsweek, The Writer, and add The Atlantic Monthly, The
> reader's Digest, and listen to about ten other magazines on Sunsounds of
> Arizona which reads from about 250 magazines, and newspapers from across the
> country. My favorites are Science of our Times, Mindscapes, the Future
> magazines, Time, The Economist, and various medical news letters. Yes, it is
> paralyzing at times, but addictive.
> The only justification is that by feeding the mind with such a variety, and
> then drifting off into a daydream state, many ideas for writing start to
> jell. Time for all? Ignore e-mails for a time, I guess. Thanks for sharing a
> common dilemma, Ashley. Jackie
>
>
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