Users who are not running JAWS for Windows on their computer need not read this section of the install guide.

JAWS for Windows (JFW) enables blind and visually impaired computer users to operate Windows and its applications with the keyboard instead of the mouse, based on information provided in speech or Braille. JAWS speaks out the contents of the computer screen and/or represents it on an electronic Braille display.

WintextCom Personal Information Manager(tm) provides special enhancements for JAWS for Windows users. It should be noted that the JAWS support enhancements are not required to use the software with speech or Braille, it works just as well with any other screen reader and its use by a sighted person is entirely irrelevant. What the JAWS support does for visually impaired people is mainly in connection with the Braille display line operation in Communications Mode, where JAWS enables you to use the keys on your Braille display unit to navigate text in Braille and hides the cursor on the display so that it does not obscure the clarity of the first character (if this poses a problem, it can be got round with a WTC configuration setting without hiding the cursor). It is, however, recommended that if you are running JAWS on your system, you do install the support for WintextCom Personal Information Manager(tm), which also tidies up the Braille operation in the directory.

If you chose not to install the JAWS support during WintextCom Personal Information Manager(tm) installation, you can do so at any time from the "Dialling/setup" directory menu in WintextCom Personal Information Manager(tm), "J: JAWS setup..." option.

The JAWS for Windows Support Installation Wizard is a separate program from the WintextCom Personal Information Manager(tm) Installation Wizard that you can start during installation of WintextCom Personal Information Manager(tm) by clicking the Next button on the JAWS support page, or pressing ENTER, without changing the default checked status of the "Install JFW support" checkbox. The JAWS for Windows Support Installation Wizard will guide you through the steps of installing the JAWS support files for WintextCom Personal Information Manager(tm), as described in the following sections on this documentation, and when completed, or if you abort the installation, return you to the next page of the WintextCom Personal Information Manager(tm) Installation Wizard if you installed JAWS support from there, or to WintextCom Personal Information Manager(tm) itself if you installed JAWS support from the directory menu option.

Note that as with the WintextCom Personal Information Manager(tm) Installation Wizard, you can terminate the JAWS for Windows Support Installation Wizard without installing the JAWS support if you change your mind by pressing the Escape key or Alt+F4 key combination at any time before the installation has actually been carried out, when you click the Install button. After the installation, use the Finish button to exit the installer.

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