•
Digits:
For numbers that consist of fewer than five digits: TALKS reads out the number as a
whole number.
For numbers that consist of five or more digits: TALKS reads out the number digit by
digit.
•
Pairs of digits
:
For numbers that consist of fewer than five digits: TALKS reads out the number as a
whole number.
For numbers that consist of five or more digits: TALKS reads out the number in pairs of
digits. The breakdown into pairs is from right to left.
4.2.16
Read function keys
By default, TALKS reads out the names of the two soft keys whenever a window opens or the screen
changes. You can determine whether TALKS will make this announcement or not.
To set the TALKS announcements of the soft keys:
1.
In the
TALKS&ZOOMS Settings
dialog box, on the
Advanced
tab, select
Read
function keys
.
2.
Select an option:
•
By request
: TALKS reads out the soft keys only when you press
[TALKS], [Key 1]
.
•
Always
: TALKS reads out the names of the soft keys whenever a window opens or the
screen changes. This is the default setting.
4.2.17
Read list index
By default, TALKS always reads out an element’s list index (the number of the current element and the
total number of elements in the list). You can determine the circumstances under which TALKS reads the
list index.
To change the Read list index setting:
1.
In the
TALKS&ZOOMS Settings
dialog box, on the
Advanced
tab, select
Read list
index
.
2.
Select an option:
•
Always:
TALKS announces the list index whenever it announces a list element.
•
Once:
TALKS announces list indices only when it reads out a new window.
•
Never:
TALKS never announces any list index.
4.2.18
Verbose descriptions
You can set TALKS to read out a shorter version of the standard announcements. TALKS then omits
some words from the announcements For example, when TALKS announces the name of a window, the
word
window
is omitted; and instead of reading the soft keys as “Key 1” and “Key 2,” TALKS reads them
as “1” and “2.”
To have TALKS make shorter announcements:
•
In the
TALKS&ZOOMS Settings
dialog box, on the
Advanced
tab, set
Verbose
descriptions
to
Off
.
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