[Trainer-talk] Windows 7 questions

[Brett Boyer]

I would agree here. Though I don't use textbooks very much in my training 
KathyAnne always does a great job and the fact that it's free is even 
better.
thanks
bb
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Goldfield" <disciple1211 at verizon.net>
To: <wcmerritt at gmail.com>; "List for teachers and trainers of adaptive 
technology" <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Windows 7 questions


>I want to add my recommendations for Cathyanne's textbooks.  I'm an 
>assistive technology trainer and I am often very critical of some of the 
>training materials I have heard but Cathyanne's is amazingly good, with a 
>good balance of professionalism and still being able to convey the sense of 
>wonder and curiosity that you want users to feel when learning how to use a 
>computer.
> David
>
> Wayne Merritt wrote:
>> In Windows 7, you have several programs on the task bar by default,
>> such as Internet Explorer. You can go to the task bar with Windows
>> with T to view the programs already there. By default I believe the
>> programs are Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer (or My Computer), and
>> Windows Media Player. You can change these programs as well as add new
>> ones. I bring this up because often you can use the keystroke of
>> Windows with alpha numeric 1 to launch Internet Explorer, and the
>> other numbers with the windows key to launch other programs, depending
>> on where the program is on the order sequence. For instance, for some
>> reason I wasn't able to set my JAWS hotkey for JAWS 13 as Control Alt
>> J. So I aded JAWS to the task bar. Now, if I need to load JAWS, I use
>> Windows with alpha numeric 6.
>>
>> To add a program to the task bar, find the program in the start menu,
>> all programs area, or on the desktop, and hit the Applications key. If
>> you scroll down you will find an entry to Add this program to the Task
>> Bar, or if you want to remove something that is already added, the
>> entry will say remove from task bar.
>>
>> Windows 7 is very different from Windows XP, but over time, you will
>> grow to enjoy it. For more on Windows 7, you may wish to check out
>> Cathy Anne's free Windows 7 textbook located at:
>> www.blindtraining.com
>>
>> Regards,
>> Wayne Merritt
>>
>> On 11/15/11, matthew diemert<mcdiemert at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> Sarah,
>>> Windows r does still work in 7 however, you need to push these keys
>>> simultaneously. In other words while holding the windows key press r and
>>> you'll be placed in the Run prompt.
>>> On Nov 13, 2011, at 5:20 PM, sarah harris wrote:
>>>
>>>>    Hello. I just got a new computer that runs windows 7. I installed 
>>>> jaws
>>>> 13 and for some reason my product authorization code did not work. This
>>>> has not happened before. When using windows 7, how do you go online? 
>>>> When
>>>> I had xp I could go to the start menu, hit r for run, and enter the
>>>> desired website. However, this no longer works. I use windows live for
>>>> email. How do I set up my email account on this computer? I was taken 
>>>> to
>>>> windows live essentials when I went to windows live mail. I would
>>>> appreciate any tips for using this operating system. Thank you.
>>>>      Sarah
>>>>
>>>>
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