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JAWS Power Tip: How To Open And Read Messages In Gmail With JAWS

Released: 12/21/2023


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To open a message:

1. With the Virtual cursor toggled off, navigate through messages using your UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys.

2. Press ENTER on a message to open it.

3. Press INSERT+Z to toggle the Virtual cursor on. This enables you to read the message using your arrow keys as you would any other document, which you cannot do in Gmail Standard View when the Virtual cursor is toggled off.

4. After reading the message, press INSERT+Z to toggle the Virtual cursor off. Focus is in the message list. Press DOWN ARROW to navigate to the next message, and ENTER to open it.

Related:

Ten Tips for Transitioning from Basic HTML View to Standard View in Gmail with JAWS, Part 1 | Freedom Scientific

Changes are coming in 2024 to Google Gmail. Learn about them now by streaming or downloading this pre-recorded training, "Ten Tips for Transitioning from Basic HTML View to Standard View in Gmail with JAWS, Part 1." Part 2 will be available for stream or download by December 29, 2023 on our Webinars On Demand page.

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This Tip Brought To You By: Freedom Scientific


To learn more visit the Freedom Scientific website, join the JAWS Software f/t Blind Club on Clubhouse, follow @FreedomSci on Twitter or Facebook, ask your smart speaker to play the Freedom Scientific Training Podcast or subscribe to the Freedom Scientific Training YouTube Channel.

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