Setting Preferences for JAWS

Preferences for JAWS should be set to allow JAWS to read the page properly and react to user interface updates. MAGiC does not require any configuration changes to work with Calculation Manager.

Following is a list of the preferences that you need to customize in JAWS.

You should disable Forms Mode Auto Off in JAWS.

To disable Forms Mode Auto Off in JAWS, select Utilities, then Configuration Manager, then Set Options, then HTML Options, then Misc, then Forms Mode Auto Off.

You should disable Virtual PC Cursor when using DHTML applications, and enable it when reading regular documents.

To set the default state of the cursor, do either of these tasks:

Use the shortcut key Ctrl-Alt-NumPadPlus to toggle Virtual PC Cursor.
Select Utilities, then Configuration Manager, then Set Options, then Advanced Options, and then Use Virtual PC Cursor.

You should disable the Control Group Name preference in JAWS Verbosity Options. This prevents redundant reading of controls caused by the way the user interface is laid out.

To disable the Control Group Name preference in JAWS Verbosity Options, select Utilities, then Configuration Manager, then Set Options, then Verbosity Options, then Beginner Preferences (or whichever verbosity level is selected), and then Control Group Name.