The Taskbar on Windows 10
January 22nd, 2016
There’s a new Jaws guide to the Taskbar on Windows 10. It covers the Start menu, search, Cortana, the taskbar buttons, the notification area, and notifications.
Welcome
This site contains a set of guides for users of the Jaws screen reader. They cover various aspects of Windows and a few useful applications, and they will also be useful to users of other screen readers. All the guides are free.
File Explorer on Windows 10
December 9th, 2015
There’s a new Jaws guide to File Explorer on Windows 10. It includes a detailed description of how to use the ribbon.
Audacity 2.1.0
March 30th, 2015
The Jaws guide to Audacity has been updated for version 2.1.0 of this free multi-track audio editor. New features include:
- A new recording meter, which is more accessible – the peak level during a monitoring session can be read by screen readers.
- A new improved Noise reduction effect, which replaces the Noise removal effect.
- A limited introduction of real-time preview for effects.
Windows 8.1
January 23rd, 2014
There are four new Jaws guides for Windows 8.1:
- Start screen guide
- Search pane guide – which is also known as the Search charm.
- Taskbar guide – which covers the taskbar buttons and the notification area.
- File Explorer guide
Audacity 2.0.5
October 22nd, 2013
The Jaws guide to Audacity has been updated for version 2.0.5 of this free multi-track audio editor. One of the recent new features which is available if you’re using Windows Vista or later, is that using the WASAPI audio interface you can record the audio being sent to a playback device even if your sound card doesn’t support “Stereo Mix”.