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  • If Jaws won’t increase speech rate while reading, what do I do?

    Recently, while working on this Lenovo Yoga laptop, I was reading something & wanted to increase the speaking rate of jaws permanently.

    I remember being taught that the command to do this is control+Alt+page up, which is a tricky command, since my computer doesn’t have the “6-pack.”

    So, what do I do?

    Well, I could use Control+alt+fn+up arrow, but that didn’t work either.

    What’s weird, is that doing control+alt+function+down arrow, to decrease works just fine.

    The workaround for anyone else in this situation, which actually works consistently, is to disable numlock & press control+alt+fn+either numpad 9 to increase or numpad 3 to decrease.

    If you have any questions, or need assistance with this, please leave a comment & I’d be more than happy to assist you.

  • How do I send a tab from one device to another?

    Recently, I was working in my web browser on my computer & needed to leave to go somewhere.

    But, I didn’t want to lose what I was looking at.

    So, I sent the tab from my computer to my iPhone.

    To perform the following steps, you’ll need Edge installed on all the devices you plan to use. It even works on Linux!

    To send a tab to another device:

    1. Press either alt+d or control+L to bring focus to the address bar.

    2. Tab once. If your screen-reader says something about previous searches, remove them all, by tabbing then pressing enter until they’re all gone. (THE “send page” option & toolbar in general, won’t show up, until you do.)

    3. Find the “send page” option & click it.

    4. Choose the device you’d like to send the page to & there you go!

    If you have any questions/issues, please comment & I’d be more than happy to assist you.

  • Access the context menu in the new file Explorer under Windows 11

    1. Root your jaws cursor to the PC cursor by pressing insert+numb pad minus.

    2. Emulate a right mouse click by pressing numb pad/once. This is the key just to the left of numb pad minus.

    You can now navigate the resulting menu as you normally would, using your arrow keys.

  • Screen-reader Productivity Tip

    The following is for those of you who use a Screen-reader with a Lenovo Yoga laptop.

    I was under the impression that changing the volume quickly was not possible, boy, was I wrong!

    After tinkering around with various keyboard shortcuts, I discovered that there is in fact a quick and easy way to do this.

    To adjust the volume of your screen-reader’s speech, press f2 to decrease and f3 to increase.

    Depending on if your function keys are enabled, you may need to add the function key, which on my particular model, is located just to the right of the control key.

    There you have it, a quick and easy way to adjust your volume on the fly! If you have any questions or need assistance with this process, sound off in the comments & I’d be more than happy to assist you.