What are the first skills students need to use W-E?

Students need to have keyboarding skills. They need to know the layout of the keyboard before they can use Window-Eyes

After students know the layout of the keyboard and have keyboarding skills, what is the next skill they need to use Window-Eyes?

Students need to know how to use the operating system of their computer (Windows 7). They also need to know the ckey commands for accessing the operating system and how to use the applications and key commands for the different applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) on the computer.

After students know the keyboard and have keyboarding skill, they know the parts of the operating system and applications and how to use both, what is the last skill they need to  use Window-Eyes?

Once students are familiar with the keyboard, operating system and application they need to learn the Window-Eyes specific key commands.

What are controls in the Windows operating system?

• edit boxes
• buttons
• combo boxes
• lists
• check boxes
• radio buttons

What is a dialog box?

A temporary window that opens that contains a set of controls together that allow the user to issue directions, answer a question, or respond to an alert

What is a hierarchy in Windows?

A hierarchy is a way to organize items (folders, files, menus, commands) that groups like items. The tree view is one type of hierarch. The parent/child relationship in applications is another. The importance of hierarchies is that there will be more choices or ways to interact that are immediately evident.

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What is the best keyboard to use when learning Window-Eyes?

Use a full size keyboard. If using a laptop, add a keyboard to the laptop and use it to teach and learn.

It is the set of dialog boxes that allow you to customize Window-Eyes for individual use. You can acces it the first time you use W-E or through the control panel, apps, quick start wizard

What are parts you can find in a dialog box and how to do you close it?

title bar, and controls such as radio buttons, lists, edit boxes, combo boxes, check boxes

you can close any dialog box with an esc key or by activating the close button with a spacebar press

How do you move through controls in an active dialog box?

use the tab key to move forward and shift-tab to move backwards. The controls will loop to the beginning when  you reach the end

How to you activate buttons

make sure the button is focused, use the spacebar. If you want to use the shortcut keys, use alt+key

How do you move through a list view control

use the arrow keys or first letter navigation

What is key command for speak summary?

What does the command do? 

ctrl-shift-s

gives you information about the control which is in focus

What is the key command to open programs?

How do you open a program using this key command?

windows key-R, this opens the run dialog box

To open an application in the run dialog box, type the name of the application in the text field: winword, outlook, powerpnt, excel. You can also open websites from this command by typing in the web address, not including the http://

How do you check if there is a default button and what it is?

use the numpad delete key

What is a default button?

The button in a dialog box that will be activated when the enter key is pressed whether it is focused or not

How do you move between open panes in an application

use the F6 key

use the system menu Alt-space and then X to maximize

alt-space-x

Why is it important to maximize program windows?

1) so window-eyes can read all the text in the program

2) the user doesn't go to another program by mistake

How do you move the cursor around the screen in MS Word?

1.arrow keys left and right move the cursor one character left or right

2.ctrl-left arrow or right arrow move the cursor one word left or right

3.down or up arrow move the cursor up or down a line

4. ctrl+ up or down arrow moves up or down a paragraph

5. ctrl-shift+ page-up or page-down move forward or back by sentence

6. home and end move to the beginning or end or a line

Use shift+ the command key for moving the cursor

1.Shift+ arrow keys left and right select the text one character left or right at a time

2.shift-ctrl+ left arrow or right arrow selects the text one word left or right at a time

3.Shift+ down or up arrow selects the text up or down a line at a time

4. shift-ctrl+ up or down arrow selects up or down a paragraph at a time

5. Ctrl-A selects all text in the document

How do you get to the font dialog box in MS Word?

Use ctrl-d. To move around the dialog box, use the tab key and then use the keys necessary to activate the various controls

How do you find out element properties of selected text?

Use the element attributes key command Ins-E to open the dialog box

What are element properties in MS Word?

Element properties include:

Font size - 12 point, 18 point, etc

Text color - red, blue, shade of blue, etc.

Text attributes - bold, italic, underline, etc.

Font name - Times New Roman, Arial, etc.

Style - normal, heading, etc.

Line Spacing - double, single

Justification - center, right, left, full

Borders - box, shadow, 3-d, etc.

Shading - teal, orange, sky blue, etc.

Text orientation

Which key can you use to get the context menu?

What kind of information does the context menu give you?

If your keyboard has one,use the applications key. You'll find it to the left of the right ctrl key.

The context menu is a pop-up menu that gives a  set of options for the current context. For example, if you select a misspelled word and use the application key, a selection of spelling suggestions will appear

ctrl-numpad-5--read current line

ctrl-numpad-4--read current character

ctrl-numpad-6--read current word

ctrl-numpad-2--read current sentence

ctrl-numpad-8--read current paragraph