GUIs are on Macintosh computers and IBMs and compatibles when the software MS-Windows is running. In order for the user to understand the spatial arrangement of graphics that appear on the computer screen, screen access programs decipher and direct the synthesizer to verbalize the dialog boxes, the buttons, menu bars and option lists. Choices that are made by sighted users with the click of a mouse are executed with cursor keys or special keystrokes. Processes all keyboard input and screen output into speech and is interactive with spreadsheet programs. Text can be read or spelled without entering review mode.
Online help is provided.
Works with a variety of speech synthesis hardware. For IBM PC or compatibles. Dual cursor design allows the user to read the screen with the JAWS cursor and have the PC cursor ready to communicate with the application program. For DOS on IBM PCs and compatibles. Windows version in development.