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Introduction

1 What is this Tutorial about?
2 The Structure of the Tutorial
3 Writing Conventions
4 Accessibility Settings

Settings to Improve Accessibility

1 General Recommendations
2 Windows System Settings
3 My Computer Application
4 Active Desktop
5 Microsoft Word 2000
6 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
7 Outlook Express
8 Henter-Joyce JAWS

Hardware Devices

1 Computer Itself

1.1 Computer Processor - its Heart and Brain
1.2 Computer Memory
1.3 Hard Disk
1.4 Floppy Disk
1.5 Bus System, Ports and Network

2 External Devices

2.1 Input Devices
2.2 Output Devices
2.3 Standard Devices

3 Computer Display

3.1 Screen Resolution
3.2 Color

4 Computer Keyboard

4.1 Basic Keyboard Block
4.2 Cursor Cross
4.3 Function Block
4.4 Number Pad - NUM PAD

5 Computer Mouse

5.1 Single Clicking
5.2 Double Clicking
5.3 Right Clicking
5.4 Dragging and Dropping

Accessibility Software

Introduction

Using your Screen Reader ***sr

General ***sr Commands

Speech Output

Controlling Speech in Text Windows
Controlling Speech in Dialog Boxes

Braille Output

***bd Panel
Basic ***bd Functions
Controlling Speech with ***bd keys
Emulating Main Keyboard with ***bd

Using Virtual Mouse Device

Combining Speech and Braille

Using your Screen Enlargement Software ***se

Windows - A Graphical User Interface

Desktop Concept

1 The Start Menu

1.1.2 Documents

1.1.3 Settings

1.1.7 Shut-Down

1.2 Shortcut Icons

1.2.1 Add a Shortcut to the Start Menu
1.2.2 Remove a Shortcut from the Start Menu
1.2.3 Assign a Shortcut Key to a Shortcut

2.1 Switching Between the Running Applications
2.2 Change Time and Date
2.3 Rearrange or Minimize All Windows

3 The Context Menu

3.1 Properties Sheet

1 The Parent-Child Concept
2 Active Window
3 Window Components

4 The Control Menu

Visual Components

1 Icons
2 Menus

2.2 Pull-Down Menus

2.2.1 Selecting Options from a Pull-Down Menu
2.2.2 Shortcut Keys in Pull-Down Menus

3 Cascading Menus

4 Disabled (grayed) Menu Options

5.1 Basic Features and Navigation
5.2 Dialog Elements

Data Organization

Exploring Data with My Computer Application

1 Starting a Program
2 The Appearance and the View Options
3 Moving through Drives and Folders

4 The Operations with Files and Folders

4.1 Open
4.2 Rename
4.3 Copy
4.4 Move
4.5 Delete
4.6 Create

5 File Properties

6 Undo an Operation

Exploring Data with Windows Explorer

1 Starting the Program
2 Working with Windows Explorer

Windows System Utilities

1 Windows Help System

2 Control Panel

2.1 Mouse Options
2.2 Multimedia Options
2.3 Display Options

Frequently Used Applications

Microsoft Word

Introduction

1 Basic Operations in Word

1.1 Installing Word 2000
1.2 Starting Word
1.3 Application Window Overview
1.4 Creating a Document
1.5 Saving a Document
1.6 Opening a Document

2 Writing and Navigating

2.1 Moving around in a Document

2.1.1 Using Cursor Keys
2.1.2 Using the Scroll Bar

2.2 Deleting, Copying and Moving Text

3 Formatting in Word

3.1 Using Styles

3.1.1 Headings
3.1.2 Lists
3.1.3 Tables
3.1.4 Automatic Table of Contents
3.1.5 Customizing Styles

3.2 Direct Visual Formatting

4 Using Views

4.1 Normal View
4.2 Outline View
4.3 Page Layout View
4.4 Full Screen

5 Printing in Word

Internet Explorer

1 About the Internet

2 Working with Internet Explorer

2.1 Opening a Web Page
2.2 Moving Around

2.3 Saving your Favorite Web Pages

Outlook Express

1 Introduction
2 Internet E-mail Service
3 Getting Started
4 Receive Mail Messages
5 Organizing Mail Messages
6 Send a Mail Message
7 Inserting Items in a Message
8 Working Offline
9 Address Book

9.3 Change Contact Information

9.4 Delete a Contact

9.5 Create a Group of Contacts

9.6 Add a Contact to an Existing Group

10 Using Microsoft Outlook Express Accessibility Features

10.1 Receive Sound Notification of New Messages
10.2 Change the Display of the Preview Pane
10.3 Customize the Toolbar

Keyboard Shortcut Keys

General Shortcut Keys

1 Windows System Shortcut Keys

2 Editing Shortcut Keys

2.1 Movement Keys
2.2 Selection Keys
2.3 Deletion Keys

3 Shortcut Keys in Menus and Dialogs

Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys

1 Quick reference to some common shortcut keys

2 Function keys

2.1 Function key
2.2 SHIFT+Function key
2.3 CONTROL+Function key
2.4 CONTROL+SHIFT+Function key
2.5 ALT+Function key
2.6 ALT+SHIFT+Function key
2.7 CONTROL+ALT+Function key

3 Keys for formatting characters and paragraphs

3.1 Change or resize the font
3.2 Apply character formats
3.3 View and copy text formats
3.4 Set line spacing
3.5 Align paragraphs
3.6 Apply paragraph styles

4 Keys for editing and moving text and graphics

4.1 Delete text and graphics
4.2 Copy and move text and graphics
4.3 Insert special characters

5 Select text and graphics

5.1 Select text
5.2 Select text and graphics in a table
5.3 Extend a selection

6 Move the insertion point

6.1 Move around in a table

7 Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table

8 Keys for working with documents

8.1 Create, view, and save documents
8.2 Find, replace, and browse through text
8.3 Undo and redo actions
8.4 Switch to another view

9 Keys for reviewing documents

10 Keys for working with references, footnotes, and endnotes

11 Keys for working with a document outline (in outline view only)

12 Keys for performing a mail merge

13 Keys for working with Web pages

14 Keys for using the Office Assistant

15 Keys for windows and dialog boxes

15.1 Move in or among document and program windows
15.2 Move around in a dialog box
15.3 Move around or select text in a text box

16 Keys for working with the Open and Save As dialog boxes

17 Keys for toolbars

18 Keys for sending e-mail

Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys

1 Keys for moving and scrolling in a worksheet or workbook

1.1 Keys for moving and scrolling in a worksheet or workbook
1.2 Keys for moving in a worksheet with End mode on
1.3 Keys for moving in a worksheet with SCROLL LOCK on

2 Keys for previewing and printing a document

2.1 Work in print preview

3 Keys for working with worksheets, charts, and macros

4 Keys for entering data

4.1 Keys for entering data on a worksheet
4.2 Keys for working in cells or the formula bar

5 Keys for formatting data

6 Keys for editing data

6.1 Keys for editing data
6.2 Keys for inserting, deleting, and copying a selection
6.3 Keys for moving within a selection

7 Keys for selecting data and cells

7.1 Keys for selecting cells, columns, or rows
7.2 Keys for extending the selection with End mode on
7.3 Keys for selecting cells that have special characteristics

8 Keys for selecting charts and chart items

8.1 Keys for selecting a chart sheet
8.2 Keys for selecting an embedded chart
8.3 Keys for selecting chart items

9 Keys for working with a data form

9.1 Keys for working with a data form
9.2 Keys for using AutoFilter

10 Keys for outlining data

11 Keys to use with PivotTable and PivotChart reports

11.1 Keys for the PivotTable and PivotChart Wizard
11.2 Keys for page fields in a PivotTable or PivotChart report
11.3 Keys for laying out a PivotTable or PivotChart report
11.4 Keys for grouping and ungrouping PivotTable items

12 Keys to use with the OLAP Cube Wizard

13 Keys for menus and toolbars

14 Keys for windows, dialog boxes, and edit boxes

14.1 Keys for windows
14.2 Keys for dialog boxes
14.3 Keys for edit boxes in dialog boxes

15 Keys for working with the Open and Save As dialog boxes

16 Keys for using the Office Assistant

17 Keys for sending e-mail messages

18 Keys for working with drawing objects, AutoShapes, WordArt, and other objects

18.1 Insert an AutoShape by using the keyboard
18.2 Insert a text box by using the keyboard
18.3 Insert a WordArt object by using the keyboard
18.4 Select a drawing object by using the keyboard
18.5 Change the size of a drawing object by using the keyboard
18.6 Copy the attributes of a drawing object by using the keyboard

Internet Explorer Shortcut Keys

1 Viewing and exploring Web pages
2 Using the Address bar
3 Working with favorites

Outlook Express Shortcut Keys

1 Main Window, View Message Window, and Send Message Window

2 Main Window and View Message Window

3 Main Window

4 Message Window

4.1 Viewing or Sending
4.2 Sending Only

JAWS Shortcut Keys

1 JAWS Desktop Keys

1.1 Speech Keys
1.2 Mouse Emulation Keys
1.3 Help Keys
1.4 JAWS Specific Keys

2 JAWS Laptop Keys

2.1 Speech Keys
2.2 Mouse Emulation Keys

Supernova / Hal / Lunar Shortcut Keys

1 Numeric Keypad (NUM PAD)

1.1 Action Keys
1.2 Speech Keys
1.3 Speak Keys
1.4 Navigation Mode Keys
1.5 Text Input Keys

2 Magnification Keys

2.1 Magnification Window Adjustment Keys
2.2 Line View Mode Keys

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