RE: Seeking help with JAWS

If it’s only the F keys that no longer work correctly with JAWS, it sounds like you have accidentally turned on the function lock. I am guessing that your F keys have a main function and a second function that is accessed using a modifier key. On machines like this there is usually a function lock key that toggles the default behaviour of the F keys, and I think you have accidentally done this. Unfortunately, there isn’t a standard way of doing this, so I don’t know what it would be on your machine.

If none of the JAWS keys are working, then I have no idea what has happened.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd


From: Mike Cleary <mike.cleary@grantsolutions.gov>
Sent: 19 April 2022 19:01
To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Subject: Seeking help with JAWS

Hi all,
JAWS commands are being ignored on my laptop. Rather than recognizing JAWS key+F6 to open a list of headers, it triggers the volume control on the F6 key.

I'm afraid I accidentally turned off JAWS commands. Can anyone please help me restore them?

Mike

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