NVDA Class Three
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CathyAnne Murtha

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Introduction 

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

Introduction. 1

NVDA Document Formatting Settings. 3

NVDA User Configurations. 5

Save a Configuration. 5

Configuration Profiles. 5

Add a Configuration Profile. 6

Rename a Profile. 7

Delete a Configuration Profile. 7

Manually Activate and Deactivate a Configuration File. 8

Configuration Profile Triggers. 8

Edit a Configuration Profile. 9

NVDA Speech Dictionaries. 9

Add a Speech Dictionary Entry. 10

Edit a Dictionary Entry. 11

Remove a Dictionary Entry. 12

Conclusion. 12

 

 


 

 

 

NVDA Document Formatting Settings

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

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.

 

Save a Configuration 

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

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

 

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 Profile

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

 

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

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.

 

Configuration Profile Triggers

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.

 

Edit a Configuration Profile

When changes are applied to a Configuration profile select how to save the configuration:

NVDA Speech Dictionaries

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.

 

Add a Speech Dictionary Entry

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 a Dictionary Entry 

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

 

Remove a Dictionary Entry

 

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.

Conclusion

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.