[Trainer-Talk] JAWS Drag and Drop feature with video of directions

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> On Dec 11, 2020, at 9:48 AM, Dr Denise M Robinson via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Here is a video with directions: Drag n Drop with Jaws
> <https://youtu.be/ZtIfXvN1udE>
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>> On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 10:46 AM Wayne Merritt via Trainer-Talk <
>> trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Greetings. I have a low vision student who is transitioning to JAWS.
>> She is using JAWS in my classes. She is taking some Blackboard classes
>> through the local community college. These classes use workbooks where
>> she has to drag and drop items for assignments. Her solution up to
>> this point has been to unload JAWS and use the mouse, and then load
>> JAWS again. This is not an acceptable solution since she should be
>> using JAWS for everything. Normally if someone asked me how to use
>> drag and drop, I would redirect them to clipboard commands, since
>> those do the same thing. However, in this student's situation, she has
>> to use the JAWS Drag and Drop commands to do the exercises in the
>> workbooks. She has exercises she needs to complete for the current
>> courses, but she has been highly recommended to advocate for more
>> accessible solutions going forward. I have researched the commands in
>> the JAWS Command Search and passed them onto a colleague who covered a
>> class for me. He tried to use these commands and reported mixed
>> success. He also reported the second command locked the left mouse
>> button and caused JAWS to not give any feedback. Below I will paste
>> what I found in the JAWS Command search. I modified the wording of the
>> commands to make them more understandable.  I am wondering if these
>> are reliable commands to use, or if anyone can offer any additional
>> thoughts.
>> The first time this keystroke is pressed, the JAWS cursor must be
>> positioned on the object to be dragged. Next, move the JAWS or PC
>> Cursor to the location where you want to move the object and then
>> press this keystroke again to complete the drag and drop action.
>> Shift JAWS Key 8: drag and drop an object
>> Control Shift Num pad Slash: drag and drop other things
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>> Be well,
>> Wayne Merritt
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