General
JAWS - Startup wizard screens
About Below are screenshots of the JAWS Start up Wizard which appear the first time JAWS is run. Above each screenshot is a brief description of what it covers. JAWS Start up Wizard screens Below are described the different screens available in the ...
JAWS – New user start here
Problem A customer has purchased a brand new copy of JAWS or an upgrade and needs to get set up with it.. Applies to JAWS Resolution At first getting started with JAWS may seem daunting, below are some pointers on getting started. JAWS product ...
JAWS – Editing cursor flashes very rapidly
Problem Some customers or sighted helpers may notice that the editing cursor flashes very fast when JAWS is running. Resolution This is normal behaviour and is designed to facilitate rapid tracking of the editing cursor.
JAWS - Face In View hotkeys
Problem A customer requires information about Face In View hotkeys (A feature introduced in JAWS 2024) to assist with online video meeting apps. Resolution The following are layered keys to use with the Face In View feature: Toggle Face In View ...
JAWS - Convenient OCR layered hotkeys
Information Convenient OCR is a group of JAWS features that allow it to assist with reading printed text from hard copy, photos or Windows applications. Requirements For hard copy scanning a compatible TWAIN compatible flatbed scanner or Pearl Camera ...
JAWS - Manually reset JAWS notification history or rules
Problem You wish to temporarily reset the notification history and rules for testing the feature. Resolution. Press Windows+R and enter the command below and press ENTER: %AppData% Then navigation through to the path similar to this but accounting ...
JAWS - Product information
About JAWS Based off the original DOS product JAWS is a screen reader software offering by Freedom Scientific. The letters made up of its name stand for (Job Access With Speech). Offered originally by Henter-Joyce in 1994 it was significant for ...
JAWS - Features by major version release
About Shown below are links for JAWS that link to the new features for each version since 10.0. JAWS 2025 - New Features JAWS 2024 - New Features JAWS 2023 - New Features JAWS 2022 - New Features JAWS 2021 - New Features JAWS 2020 - New Features JAWS ...
JAWS - Disable notification of FSCast episodes
Problem A customer withes to stop JAWS informing them about Freedom Scientific podcast updates. Resolution Use either method below that suits for fixing the problem if you are a user or IT Technician. Method 1 - Using the JAWS UI Press JAWSKey+F2 and ...