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JAWS Power Tip: How To Determine Text Formatting with Braille Font Attribute Marks Using JAWS
Released: 4/10/2025
For those who primarily read using Braille, it can be difficult to determine when text includes specific font attributes like bold, italics, or underline. Unified English Braille (UEB) and other Braille codes define dot patterns which are used as Braille indicators that may precede and follow text to identify the specific attribute being used.
For example, in UEB, Dots 4-6 represents italicized text, while Dots 4-5-6 represents underlined text.
In the March update of JAWS 2025, you can now configure JAWS to show font attribute marks when reading or editing documents using Braille.
To do this:
1.) Press INSERT+6 on the number row to open Settings Center.
2.) To apply changes to all applications, press CTRL+SHIFT+D to load the JAWS default settings. To apply changes to a specific application, select it from the Applications combo box.
3.) In the Search edit box, type "marks" without the quotes.
4.) Press DOWN ARROW to move to Show Font Attribute Marks in the search results and press SPACEBAR to select it.
5.) Choose OK to save your changes and close Settings Center.
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This Tip Brought To You By: Freedom Scientific
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