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Full History - 2021 - 04 - 29 - ID#n18392
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Some probably basic Jaws questions (self.Blind)
submitted by Prefect316
Hi everyone,

I'm back in the Jaws ecosystem since I learned that my beloved Text Expander app doesn't work as well with NVDA. I've gotten really used to the way NVDA voices certain things though, so I'd like to ask the community if I can do some of the following.

* When I jump from tab to tab in Chrome by pressing ctrl-numbers1-9, Jaws announces "CTRL + number." Is there a way to turn this off so there is no announcement?
* I find that while I'm, for instance, thinking of what to write, Jaws will often start reading things in the system tray, on the task bar, etc. without my pressing anything. I have turned off mouse and screen echo but it still happens. Any ideas on how to fix this?
* In Google Sheets, is there any way to get Jaws not to read the column and row headers each time I move to a new column or row. Ideally, I'd like it to say the contents of the cell before it reads the header. This is very nit-picky so I understand if there's no solution.
* Audio ducking - such an awesome feature, but I find Jaws' audio ducking feature to be a little lacking. I'd like the volume to remain ducked for a little longer. Is there any way to adjust this anywhere?

Thanks all!

Edit: Formatting and the ducking question.
CloudyBeep 2 points 2y ago
1. I don't think so, but let Vispero know.

2. Try pressing JAWSKEY+S until you hear the option "Highlighted".

3. There might be an option for this in Quick Settings, but I think it's unlikely, and I couldn't load Quick Settings in G Suite for some reason. Let Vispero know about this too.

4. No, but let Vispero know about this too.
Prefect316 [OP] 2 points 2y ago
Thanks a million.
Prefect316 [OP] 2 points 2y ago
Who are Vispero?

Edit: I learned who they are. I didn't even know FS got bought.
Prefect316 [OP] 1 points 2y ago
hope someone sees this.
Is there a way to get Jaws to speak text and highlight color? When I use insert-f in Docs it Sheets, I can't hear text color.
RunsOnBoltCoffee 1 points 2y ago
Not sure. Try asking here.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/219970938019738/?ref=share
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