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Notice that you can create a rather loose correlation between pairs of
fingers in this description. For example, the left index finger is
Function
Keys while the right index finger is the
WINDOWS
key. A stronger
correlation can be made with the left and right middle fingers. The left is the
JAWS Key
and the right is the
INSERT
key, both often serving the same
purpose in JAWS usage. Finally, the left and right ring fingers are the
CTRL
and
ALT
keys respectively, which make these two positions easier
to remember.
Once this layout is understood, it is easy to grasp that Any time a modifier
key, or combination of modifier keys is used as part of a command,
DOT 8
CHORD
will always be included.
Finally, pressing any of these modifier keys with
DOT 8 CHORD
is the
same as pressing and holding any of the equivalent keys on the QWERTY
keyboard. The computer is waiting for the key or keys which the modifier
keys will modify. So, pressing
DOTS 3-8 CHORD
is the same as pressing
the
CTRL
key. Windows then waits for the key which will complete the
CTRL combination, such as the letter
A
to make
CTRL+A
to select all, or
the letter
C
to make
CTRL+C
to copy the selected text to the clipboard.
Repetition of frequently used keystrokes such as the CTRL key
combinations already mentioned, Windows commands such as
WINDOWS
Key+M
, and JAWS commands such as
T
should imprint these
key associations firmly in your memory.
Function Keys
To simulate the function keys (
F1
through
F12
), press
DOTS 1-8 CHORD
followed by
A
through
L
(which correspond to 1 through 12). For example,
to simulate the
F6
key, press
DOTS 1-8 CHORD
, then
F
(
DOTS 1-2-4
). If
the function key is part of a key combination, add the appropriate modifiers
while holding down
DOTS 1-8 CHORD
. For example, to simulate the
keystroke
F2
, press
DOTS 1-2-8 CHORD
, then
B
(
DOTS 1-2
).
