USING WINDOWS PART 1
TERMS AND
DEFINITIONS:
APPLICATION: also
called a program; it is software used to interact with the computer
WINDOW: an enclosed
rectangular area on the screen
HOTKEY: a command
that performs an action, usually requiring a combination key
WINDOWS COMMAND: a
command used by windows
SCREEN READER
COMMAND: a command used by a screen reader
TITLE BAR: a place
where the title of the window is
MENU BAR: the
location of the menus for a program
EDIT: a term used to
describe a place you can type
KEYS YOU WILL NEED TO
KNOW:
Windows keys: ENTER,
ALT
JAWS keys: control
shift
EXPLANATION:
A window is an
enclosed rectangular area on the screen.
A window gives you a place to work with your program or application.
Almost all programs have a title bar and menu bar. A screen reader can read the
title in the title bar to you. With JAWS
this hotkey is insert + t. You can access the menu bar with the alt key. This is a window’s command (it has nothing to
do with the screen reader). You access the other menus in the menu bar with the
left/right arrow keys. You can leave the
menu bar by pressing alt again. When the
screen reader says, edit, you are at a place you can type.
ACTIVITIES:
1)
Open
Wordpad which is found in start/programs/accessories
2)
Open
Internet Explorer which may be in the start menu when it is first opened
3)
Read
the title of the current window with insert t
4)
Alt
tab to Wordpad and listen for the word edit
5)
Access
the menu bar with alt
6)
Use
left and right arrows to access other menus in the menu bar
7)
Leave
the menu bar with escape and listen for what the screen reader says
8)
Leave
the menu bar with alt and listen for what the screen reader says