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October 16, 2009
Eric Damery Vice President of Software Management unveils Jaws 11
On Monday, October 19th, Eric Damery will take the Tek Talk audience on a tour of Jaws 11. For the first time, this exciting software release will be distributed on a DVD providing the user with additional helpful materials, as well as a free DAISY player; FS Reader. You won't want to miss Eric's demonstration of the new robust features included in the release of Jaws 11 as well as his discussion of several important enhancements. Here are a few examples of these powerful new features.
Research it is a new feature that provides quick access to information while also making it easy to return to your primary task. Use just a few keystrokes to look up information and display salient data in the Virtual Viewer. When you have finished researching, press another keystroke to return to the task you were performing before the research started.
Eric will demonstrate the new Word Index feature. This generates a list of words that frequently appear on a document or web page. The words are sorted and appear in the list based on the number of occurrences, with the highest number placed first, and the remaining words alphabetized.
You won't want to miss Eric Damery showcasing all of the innovations packed into this robust screen reading software, so be sure to mark your calendar and save the date.
Date: Monday, October 19th, 2009.
Time: 5:00 p.m. PDT, 6:00 p.m. MDT, 7:00 p.m. CDT, and 8:00 p.m. EDT and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 0:00 GMT
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Posted by Nancy O'Connell at October 16, 2009 08:30 PM