Thanks very much Peter, I will pass this on. I have NVDA to install on my own machine to try out since I've heard so much about it. Kind Regards, Jackie Cairns -----Original Message----- From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Beasley Sent: 15 January 2013 11:14 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows 8 and NVDA questions when you exit the program things go back to normal. I also forgot to say that the caps lock can also be enabled as the nvda key rather than the insert if you are using a laptop or netbook. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 10:59 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows 8 and NVDA questions > Hi Peter > > And does it remember that once you exit the program, or do you have to > keep doing it for every session when OCR is running? > > > Kind Regards, > > Jackie Cairns > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Peter Beasley > Sent: 15 January 2013 10:29 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows 8 and NVDA questions > > To silence NVDA use insert, control and the letter s. This is what they > call > sleep mode which is a toggle. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 10:22 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Windows 8 and NVDA questions > > >> My friend has bought a laptop with Windows 8 Home Premium or whatever >> the term is for a basic version nowadays. He has set it up using >> Narrator, and is now running NVDA on it as he wants to dump JAWS. So >> the questions: >> >> 1. Getting Windows 8 to play the welcome and shut down chimes. >> >> 2. How to silence NVDA when K1000 and/or Open Book is running. >> >> Many thanks for this. 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