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First Help for Thunder
In this section you will find answers to frequently asked questions and help with technical queries. The manuals page will link to Microsoft Word documents, so if you use Webbie you will need to press Control + I to view them.
If you are assisting a person with little or no sight, you might find it helpful to print this document and keep it to hand.
Use the up and down cursor keys to listen to these instructions.
This is all about using the keyboard and not the mouse. You need to see to be able to use the mouse.
The cursor keys speak words within documents, lists, radio button choices, and sliders.
The left Alt key and the cursor keys speak menu choices. Holding down the left ALT Key and pressing the Down Cursor Key will in some programs let you hear the File Menu choices. PRess ENTER on the one you want.
The TAB key moves about dialog boxes.
The Space Bar toggles checkboxes on or off.
The ENTER key confirms any choice you have made.
There are Microsoft Windows hotkeys indicated by an underscore beneath the appropriate letter. E.g. Alt plus F to bring up the File Menu.
What follows is a list of some key strokes to get you started:
Help key mode on/off = NKP 0
Punctuation level spoken = NKP 1
Read current line = Caps Lock + L
Read highlighted text = Caps Lock + H
Repeat last speech = Caps Lock + semicolon
Speak name = of program you are using SHIFT + Caps Lock + N
Stop speech till next keystroke = CTRL
new document = CTRL + N
open file = CTRL + O or ALT + F then O
print document = CTRL + P then ENTER or ALT + F then P
save document = CTRL + S or ALT + F, then S
Spell Check in Microsoft Word = Capslock + N (next spelling error)
To go to Screenreader Settings: Hold down ALT and dab at the forward slash key, to the left of the right Shift Key. TAB to what you want to change, then press cursor up or down keys to change level or the Space Bar to check or uncheck a checkbox.
INTERNET HOTKEYS
WebbIE is our text browser for the internet. When you hear Thunder at the Desktop, press CONTROL + W to launch WebbIE.
When you start WebbIE, it should automatically read the webpage and you can stop the speech at any time by pressing the Control Key.
Press the Tab Key once and type your desired web address: e.g. www.screenreader.net and press ENTER. Read the web page with the down cursor key. If a line starts with the word “link”, press ENTER if you wish to follow that link.
Move between open web pages with Alt right or left cursor.
Crop webpage = Control + K (Let's you read just the text)
Switch between just words, or words with pictures = Control + I
List of links = Control + L
Goto form = F6
Goto page headline = F7
Find on a Webpage = Control + F
Find next on a Webpage = F3
Web Search Control + W
OUTLOOK EXPRESS HOTKEYS
Outlook express needs to be set up showing the Preview Pane and sending/receiving emails in Plain Text.
Send and receive e-mails = Control + M
Read a message from the Inbox list = TAB
Delete an Inbox e-mail message = Delete Key
Open or post a new message = Control + N
Send a message = Alt S or Control ENTER
Open the Address Book = Shift + Control + B
Reply to the message = Control + R
Close a message = ESCAPE
If you are assisting a person with little or no sight, you might find it helpful to print this document and keep it to hand.
Use the up and down cursor keys to listen to these instructions.
This is all about using the keyboard and not the mouse. You need to see to be able to use the mouse.
The cursor keys speak words within documents, lists, radio button choices, and sliders.
The left Alt key and the cursor keys speak menu choices. Holding down the left ALT Key and pressing the Down Cursor Key will in some programs let you hear the File Menu choices. PRess ENTER on the one you want.
The TAB key moves about dialog boxes.
The Space Bar toggles checkboxes on or off.
The ENTER key confirms any choice you have made.
There are Microsoft Windows hotkeys indicated by an underscore beneath the appropriate letter. E.g. Alt plus F to bring up the File Menu.
What follows is a list of some key strokes to get you started:
Help key mode on/off = NKP 0
Punctuation level spoken = NKP 1
Read current line = Caps Lock + L
Read highlighted text = Caps Lock + H
Repeat last speech = Caps Lock + semicolon
Speak name = of program you are using SHIFT + Caps Lock + N
Stop speech till next keystroke = CTRL
new document = CTRL + N
open file = CTRL + O or ALT + F then O
print document = CTRL + P then ENTER or ALT + F then P
save document = CTRL + S or ALT + F, then S
Spell Check in Microsoft Word = Capslock + N (next spelling error)
To go to Screenreader Settings: Hold down ALT and dab at the forward slash key, to the left of the right Shift Key. TAB to what you want to change, then press cursor up or down keys to change level or the Space Bar to check or uncheck a checkbox.
INTERNET HOTKEYS
WebbIE is our text browser for the internet. When you hear Thunder at the Desktop, press CONTROL + W to launch WebbIE.
When you start WebbIE, it should automatically read the webpage and you can stop the speech at any time by pressing the Control Key.
Press the Tab Key once and type your desired web address: e.g. www.screenreader.net and press ENTER. Read the web page with the down cursor key. If a line starts with the word “link”, press ENTER if you wish to follow that link.
Move between open web pages with Alt right or left cursor.
Crop webpage = Control + K (Let's you read just the text)
Switch between just words, or words with pictures = Control + I
List of links = Control + L
Goto form = F6
Goto page headline = F7
Find on a Webpage = Control + F
Find next on a Webpage = F3
Web Search Control + W
OUTLOOK EXPRESS HOTKEYS
Outlook express needs to be set up showing the Preview Pane and sending/receiving emails in Plain Text.
Send and receive e-mails = Control + M
Read a message from the Inbox list = TAB
Delete an Inbox e-mail message = Delete Key
Open or post a new message = Control + N
Send a message = Alt S or Control ENTER
Open the Address Book = Shift + Control + B
Reply to the message = Control + R
Close a message = ESCAPE