[Trainer-Talk] Jaws input questions on Focus 40 blue fifth gen braille display

Thu Jul 1 18:52:57 UTC 2021

Hi Jason and happy Thursday.

Working with the Focus 40 5th gen an JAWS is a great experience once you work out the process.

The Windows-d command is created by pressing cord, 8, 4 release and then the letter d.  The cord with dot 8 indicates to JAWS that you are going to create a "modifier" command and by including the dot 4 you are adding the windows key and then you let go and add the letter d to the command.

Along the same lines, press cord, 8 and dot 2, let go and then press letter t to get Jaws key and t to hear current application title.  Please refer to the JAWS and braille input cord commands under the jaws help section.

To get the search box by pressing the Windows key by it self press "right shift and dot 4" and for alt+tab press left shift+dots 4, 5.

I have also attached a PDF copy of the list of braille display input commands for the Focus 5th gen.  Keep in mind this is copied from the JAWS help section, JAWS and refreshable braille, Focus braille displays, braille display input.

Please let me know if you have any questions or if you would like additional information.

Kind regards, Nik.

Nik Petersson
Senior Accessibility Consultant
Miles Access Skills Training LLC
1400 SW 5th Ave, Suite 690
Portland Or, 97201
Phone: 971-217-0516
Email: nikpetersson at blindmast.com
Web:   www.blindmast.com

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Subject: [Trainer-Talk] Jaws input questions on Focus 40 blue fifth gen braille display

Hello all. I just had a question on the focus 40 fifth generation braille display. I’m looking at the online userguide with all the Jaws input commands on the focus 40, but there are a couple of items I do not see on it. Firstly, I am not sure how to perform the windows D function with the display Perkins keys to go to the desktop. Next, I can’t figure out how to press the key combination to perform the windows key function, the one that takes us to the search bar to search for all of our apps. Lastly, I am not able to simulate an alt tab on the Perkins keyboard. Do any of you know what any of these keystrokes are or if they do or don’t exist? I would really appreciate your help. Thank you.
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