Hi,
None of this information was written by me and I don't claim credit for it.
The details below my signature block came from another list.
That said, many think that the Microsoft Store is much easier to use by
turning on Narrator and turning off JAWS. You choose what works best for
you.
Take care,
Gerry Ellis
If you don't know where you're going,
How will you know when you get there?
Certain applications, especially many of the universal apps found in Windows
8.1 and Windows 10, do not always work as expected with JAWS when navigating
with the standard cursors such as the PC and Virtual PC cursors. Activating
the Touch Cursor enables you to use the ARROW keys on your computer's
keyboard, or the controls on your braille display, to navigate through the
elements in an application similar to using gestures on the touch screen of
a tablet. Elements include everything from menu bars, toolbars, and progress
bars, to form controls, regions, links, etc. Press SHIFT+NUM PAD PLUS, or
SHIFT+CAPS LOCK+SEMICOLON if using the laptop keyboard layout, to activate
the Touch Cursor. To turn it off, activate one of the other cursors, like
the JAWS or PC Cursor. Pressing the PC Cursor command (NUM PAD PLUS) will
cause JAWS to say "Touch Cursor" and the Touch Cursor will remain active. If
Tutor Messages are enabled, JAWS will also speak the message "Double tap to
activate PC cursor". Press the PC Cursor command twice quickly to turn off
the Touch Cursor and activate the PC Cursor.
The Touch Cursor is enabled by default in certain Windows applications to
improve navigation. These apps include News, Weather, and Store. Whenever
you move focus to one of these apps, the Touch Cursor is automatically
activated. To automatically enable the Touch Cursor in another application,
press INSERT+V to open Quick Settings while focused in the application where
you want to use the Touch Cursor, expand the Touch Cursor Options group, and
then select Automatic Activation. You must do this for every application
where you want to have JAWS automatically turn on the Touch Cursor.
Navigating With the Touch Cursor
To move to the next or previous element on the screen, press RIGHT or LEFT
ARROW. You can also use TAB or SHIFT+TAB.
To move by a specific element type, press UP or DOWN ARROW. By default, the
UP and DOWN ARROWS will move by regions. To change what element type these
commands move by, press PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN to cycle through the available
types using the navigation rotor.
For example, if you want the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to move by headings,
press PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN until you hear "headings. Now, pressing UP or
DOWN ARROW will move to the next or previous heading.
Press CTRL+HOME to move to the first element and press CTRL+END to move to
the last element. To announce the current element, press INSERT+UP ARROW. To
perform a Say All, which will cause the Touch Cursor to move through the
application and speak each element, press INSERT+DOWN ARROW.
As you navigate using the ARROW keys, the system focus does not follow the
Touch Cursor. This allows you to freely navigate through elements without
changing the position of the PC Cursor or mouse pointer. Pressing SPACEBAR
or ENTER on the current element will move focus to that element and perform
the appropriate action. For instance, opening a menu, selecting a check box,
or activating a button or link. In addition, a rectangle will be displayed
around the currently selected element to visually indicate the location of
the Touch cursor for sighted users.
To quickly move the Touch Cursor to the element that currently has focus,
press INSERT+NUM PAD PLUS, or CAPS LOCK+APOSTROPHE if using the laptop
keyboard layout. JAWS will route the Touch Cursor to the currently selected
element and announce it. The Touch Cursor will remain active after
performing this command.
To determine what element types will be announced as you navigate with the
Touch Cursor, press INSERT+V to open Quick Settings, expand the Touch Cursor
Options group, then move to Configure Types. This group lists all available
types that can be navigated to using the Touch Cursor. Use the SPACEBAR to
select or clear a type. Types that are selected are announced while types
that are not selected are ignored.
Note: The Configure Types option only appears in Quick Settings if the Touch
Cursor is currently active when Quick Settings is opened.
Touch Cursor Navigation Quick Keys
While the Touch Cursor is active, you can use Navigation Quick Keys to
quickly jump to various types of elements, such as regions, headings, links,
form controls, and so on. These commands are similar to the Navigation Quick
Keys that are used when navigating HTML and PDF documents with the Virtual
PC Cursor.
By default, Touch Navigation Quick Keys are not enabled when the Touch
Cursor is activated. This allows you to fully use applications that support
typing in the main window. For example, the News app lets you type so you
can quickly locate specific stories.
If you would like Touch Navigation Quick keys to be enabled automatically
when the Touch Cursor is activated in a specific application, press INSERT+V
to open Quick Settings while focused in the application, navigate to the
Touch Cursor Options group, and select Touch Quick Keys. You can also press
INSERT+Z while the Touch Cursor is active to temporarily toggle Touch
Navigation Quick Keys on or off.
The following Navigation Quick Keys are available:
Note: You can add the SHIFT Key to any of these commands to move to the
previous occurrence of that element.
A - Next radio button
B - Next button
C - Next combo box
D - Next document
E - Next edit field
F - Next form field
G - Next image
H - Next heading
I - Next list item
K - Next link
L - Next list
M - Next menu
O - Next tool bar
P - Next pane
Q - Next tab
R - Next region
S - Next occurrence of static text
T - Next table
U - Next group
V - Next tree view
X - Next check box
Z - Next status bar
Text Review
Text Review allows you to read the text contained inside an element using
standard reading commands. If the element at the current Touch Cursor
position has text, such as a news article, pressing NUM PAD SLASH or
INSERT+ENTER will activate Text Review. You can then use the ARROW keys to
read the text as if you were reading a regular document. Pressing the ESC
key will exit Text Review and return to Touch Cursor navigation.
For example, in the News app, where the Touch Cursor is enabled by default,
you could press UP or DOWN ARROW to move to the Top Stories region and then
press RIGHT ARROW to move to a particular story. When you find the article
you want to read, you can press INSERT+ENTER or NUM PAD SLASH to switch to
Text Review so you can use the ARROW keys or the braille display to read the
article. Once you are finished, press ESC to close Text Review and then use
RIGHT or LEFT ARROW to select another article from the current region, or UP
or DOWN ARROW to move to a different region.
By default, JAWS will play a sound when you enter or exit Text Review mode.
If you would rather have JAWS speak a message, press INSERT+V to open Quick
Settings, expand the Touch Cursor Options group, and clear the Use Sounds
option.
Advanced Navigation
For advanced users, specifically those who may be involved with developing
applications, Advanced Navigation provides more detail about all elements in
the UIA (User Interface Automation) structure.
With the standard Touch Cursor, you can only navigate to elements that are
visible on the screen in the current application. In Advanced Navigation,
the Touch Cursor traverses all UIA elements in a hierarchical manner. All
elements, whether visible or not, can be traversed in Advanced Navigation.
To enable Advanced Navigation, press NUM PAD STAR, or CAPS LOCK+A if using
the laptop keyboard layout, while the Touch Cursor is active. Once active,
use the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW keys to move to the previous or next sibling
element and the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to move to the parrent element or the
first child element. To view more Advanced Navigation commands, press
INSERT+H while this mode is active. Press NUM PAD STAR once more to turn off
Advanced Navigation and return to the standard Touch Cursor.
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