As a service to our readers, I want to post keyboard shortcuts and other helpful tech tidbits that are useful for individuals who use screen reading software in the Microsoft Windows environment.  These commands will work using all screen readers unless clearly stated otherwise.

The first shortcut I want to point out is one that many of you may be familiar with.  However, every once in a while, I run across someone who does not know it!

The fastest way to exit any program in the Microsoft Windows operating system is to press Alt+F4.  This means that you hold down the Alt key while pressing the F4 key on the top row of your keyboard.

This shortcut exits the program that currently has focus.  If you are working in a file, you will be asked if you want to save the changes you have made to this file.  If you do, press Y and the file will be saved before the program closes.  If you don't want to save the changes you have made to the file you are working in, press N and the program will close, leaving the file just as it was the last time you saved it.

While much of our business involves group teleseminars, we would like for you to know that individual assistive tech training by phone or by online chat is available.  Training costs $15 per hour and is usually done in the evenings (U.S. Central Standard Time) or on weekends.

For more information about individual assistive tech training, contact Keith Bundy at 605-480-0976 or email

support@affordableassistivetechtraining.com

Affordable Assistive Tech Training is proud to offer a four-teleseminar training class dealing with the basic use of JAWS for Windows.  The class is being taught by Keith Bundy - a JAWS user for over ten years.  Cost for this training is $100, and the training is held on Tuesdays through the month of August, 2008.

If you see this entry after the training begins on August 5, don't worry.  Contact our business and you will receive downloads of any sessions you may have missed, and you can participate in the remainder of the teleseminars.

Give Keith Bundy a call at (605) 480-0976 for additional information.  We hope to see you in the class!.

This business is dedicated to providing quality assistive technology training at reasonable cost to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.  We offer classes by teleseminar as well as tech support and individual training by phone.

For more information about Affordable Assistive Tech Training, email

support@affordableassistivetechtraining.com

or call Keith Bundy at (605) 480-0976.