SURF UP.2

Learn to use JAWS® screen reading software and MAGic® screen magnification software to read and navigate the Internet! Do you want to become a power JAWS or MAGic user on the World Wide Web? Do you want to learn how JAWS or MAGic can help you navigate the vast resources of entertainment, education, and information available on the Web? Surf's Up! - Surfing the Internet with JAWS and MAGic will teach you to use JAWS and MAGic to read and work with all types of HTML pages, such as Web sites, Help systems, Web-based applications, and more. You'll learn how to use the powerful features of JAWS and MAGic to get the most out of surfing the Web.

JAWS Tip: JAWS provides context-sensitive help for many different elements you might encounter in Web pages. To read help information for the current Web page or element within a Web page, press INSERT+F1. For general help with Internet Explorer®, press INSERT+F1 twice quickly while Internet Explorer is the active window. For Hot Key Help for Internet Explorer with JAWS press INSERT+H.

MAGic Tip: MAGic is not required to use Surf's Up, but it can be handy to run both JAWS and MAGic simultaneously. Throughout Surf's Up we will provide tips and tricks for using JAWS alone, MAGic alone, and JAWS and MAGic running together.

Surf's Up! - Surfing the Internet with JAWS and MAGic is designed for use with JAWS 7.0 and later and MAGic 11.0 or later. Some of the features described may be unavailable in previous versions. You can download the latest version of JAWS or MAGic from the Freedom Scientific downloads page.

For new users, these pages present information and exercises that are designed to be followed in a specific order. If you skip around, you may miss some important information, so it is recommended that you go through it the first time in the order shown below from beginning to end. In addition, many of the exercise pages and keystroke command pages in Surf's Up open in new browser windows. You can press ALT+TAB to move between the open windows. Also remember to close the open windows by pressing ALT+F4 when you are finished with them.

When you first start Surf's Up you may also notice a warning about active content. It may say something like the following: "Security Warning - Allowing active content such as script and ActiveX controls can be useful, but active content might also harm your computer. Are you sure you want to let this file run active content?" It is OK to choose Yes to allow the active content on Surf's Up to run.

NOTE: If you hear a Windows® sound and notice the information bar pop up near the top of the screen, press ALT+N to move there and SPACEBAR to activate it. Choose "Allow Blocked Content" in the context menu and press ENTER to close the menu. Internet Explorer may block the JavaScript used in the Jump To Page combo box at the bottom of each page. You should only have to do this once per session.
Surf's up! Let's see where JAWS and MAGic can take us:

Navigating Web Pages
Temporary Versus Permanent Changes
Tables
Forms
Frames
OnMouseOvers
Languages
Dealing with Difficult Pages
Using the JAWS Find Command
Skim Reading
PlaceMarkers and the Custom Page Summary
Personalized Web Page Settings
Speech and Sounds Manager
Custom Labels
Search Engines
Using HTML Help Systems
Settings Packager
Internet Explorer Setup Information

You may need to reconfigure Internet Explorer to work more smoothly with Surfing the Internet with JAWS and MAGic. These steps prevent Internet Explorer from displaying the Information Bar and blocking content on certain of these pages.

To reconfigure Internet Explorer for use with Surf's Up - Surfing the Internet with JAWS and MAGic, do the following:

1. Open the Tools menu, select Pop-up Blocker, and press RIGHT ARROW.
2. Choose Turn Off Pop-up Blocker and press ENTER.
3. From the Tools menu, choose Internet Options.
4. Press CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move to the Advanced tab.
5. Press A until you select Allow active content to run on files in My Computer.
6. Press the SPACEBAR to select the check box for this item.
7. Press ENTER to close the dialog box and save your changes.

You can repeat these steps to restore your previous settings.