NVDA Class Three
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CathyAnne Murtha
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In this lesson, we'll discuss NVDA
document editing alerts, Configuration profiles, and the Speech Dictionary.
These NVDA features further customize the screen reader to meet your personal preferences.
Contents
NVDA
Document Formatting Settings
Delete
a Configuration Profile
Manually
Activate and Deactivate a Configuration File
Configuration
Profile Triggers
Document formatting options provide document formatting alerts.
Open Document Formatting Settings in NVDA Settings or with an NVDA keyboard
accelerator.
Open NVDA Settings and select the “Document Settings” property sheet or
press the NVDA Keyboard accelerator: NVDA-CTRL-D.
Configure the following:
Activate the OK button to save the changes and exit the dialog
Activate the Cancel button to cancel the changes and exit the dialog
Document formatting options are configured.
NVDA User Configurations save NVDA settings to a Configuration file.
Configuration files are loaded manually or with NVDA triggers.
NVDA Setting changes can be saved to a User Configuration file.
By default, NVDA saves configuration changes when an application closes.
Manually save a configuration in the NVDA Menu or with an NVDA keyboard
accelerator.
Open the NVDA menu and activate “Save Configuration” or press
NVDA-CTRL-C.
If a configuration is saved in error, activate “Revert to saved
Configuration” in the NVDA Menu or with an NVDA keyboard accelerator.
Open the NVDA menu and activate “Revert to Saved Configuration” or press
NVDA-CTRL-R.
Configuration profiles can be created for different individuals or
different situations.
Configuration profiles are saved for individual applications.
Load configurations manually or with NVDA triggers.
Create and manage Configuration Profiles in the Configuration Profiles
dialog.
Open the Configuration Profiles dialog in the NVDA menu or with an NVDA
keyboard accelerator.
Open the NVDA menu and activate “Configuration Profiles” or press
NVDA-CTRL-P.
The Configuration Profile dialog has a list box and some
buttons.
Let’s discuss Configuration Profiles in detail.
Add a Configuration Profile in the Configuration Profile dialog.
To add a Configuration Profile:
The New Profile dialog opens.
Configure the following to create a new profile:
Activate the OK button to save the profile and exit the dialog.
Activate the Cancel button to cancel the profile and exit the dialog.
If manual is selected, NVDA prompts to load the configuration.
Select an option and the Configuration Profiles Dialog closes.
Rename a Configuration Profile in the Configuration Profiles dialog.
To rename an NVDA configuration file:
Activate the OK button to save the name and exit the dialog.
Activate the cancel button to cancel the name change and exit the
dialog.
Focus returns to the Configuration Profiles dialog.
Activate the Close button to close the Configuration Profiles dialog.
Delete a Configuration Profile in the Configuration Profiles dialog.
To delete an NVDA Configuration file:
NVDA prompts to confirm deletion.
If deletion is confirmed, the configuration file is deleted.
Activate the Close button to exit the Configuration Profiles dialog.
Manually activate and deactivate a configuration file in the
Configuration Profiles dialog.
To manually activate a profile:
The configuration profile is activated.
To manually deactivate a profile:
The configuration profile is deactivated.
Triggers automatically load specified configuration profiles when an
application is active.
Configure triggers in the Configuration Profiles dialog.
To set a Configuration Profile Trigger:
Open the Configuration Profiles dialog. Select, and activate the
“Triggers” button.
The Triggers dialog opens.
Configure the following:
Triggers - Select an option
Activate the OK button to create the trigger and exit the dialog.
Activate the Cancel button to cancel the trigger and exit the dialog
The trigger is configured.
Focus returns to the Configuration Profiles dialog.
Repeat as needed to configure additional triggers.
Activate the Close button to exit the Configuration Profiles dialog.
When changes are applied to a Configuration profile select how to save
the configuration:
Change word pronunciations in the NVDA Speech Dictionaries.
NVDA has three speech dictionaries:
The NVDA Speech Dictionaries are in the NVDA preferences submenu.
All Speech Dictionaries have the same interface:
Let’s discuss Speech Dictionaries in detail.
To add a dictionary entry:
The “Add Dictionary Entry” dialog opens.
Configure the following:
Activate the OK button to save the changes and exit the dialog
Activate the Cancel button to cancel the changes and exit the dialog
The dialog closes. Focus returns to the Dictionary dialog.
Activate the OK button to save the changes and exit the dictionary
dialog.
Activate the Cancel button to cancel the changes and exit the dictionary
dialog.
Edit Speech Dictionary entries in the Speech Dictionary dialog.
The “Edit Dictionary Entry” dialog opens.
Edit the following:
Activate the OK button to save the changes and exit the dialog
Activate the Cancel button to cancel the changes and exit the dialog
The dialog closes. Focus returns to the Dictionary dialog.
Activate the OK button to save the changes and exit the dictionary
dialog.
Activate the Cancel button to cancel the changes and exit the dictionary
dialog
To remove a dictionary entry:
The dictionary entry is immediately removed.
Activate the OK button to save the changes and exit the dialog.
Activate the Cancel button to cancel the changes and exit the dialog.
NVDA Configuration profiles fine-tune NVDA Settings to suit
your needs in specific applications, during Say All, or on demand.
From speech rate to document format alerts, NVDA responds
how you wish in specific applications.
The Speech dictionary further customizes NVDA to echo words
that may have unique spelling or pronunciation.
Please take some time to thoroughly
explore these NVDA features.
Thanks for joining me today! If you have questions or comments, please email CathyAnne, cathy@blind.training.