JFW Screen Reader Settings
The instructions on this page only apply to computer users running the JAWS for Windows (JFW) screen reading software.
If you use another screen reader, return to the Screen reader settings page here:
Screen Reader Settings
Silencing JFW!
Over the years, the JAWS for Windows (JFW) screen reader has evolved through numerous versions of the software.
Unfortunately, every time a version is released, the location on your computer where JFW installs to also changes.
This constant change makes it very difficult to install special files on your system to silence JFW while you play one of my games.
The Good News!
The good news is that you can silence JAWS yourself by following a few simple steps.
These steps silence JFW while a game is in progress, allowing the Eloquence speech synthasizer in the game to speak with no interference from the speech in JFW.
It is very important that you perform these steps from within the game itself.
Therefore, when you start an SV game for the very first time, follow the steps below to silence the JFW speech output.
These steps will save the settings, so you only need to do this the first time you play a game.
Do this for each of the SV games you try out, and everything should work properly.
If you are unable to silence JFW with these instructions, contact the JFW technical support department for assistance in silencing JFW.
You should find contact information for JFW technical support in the help menu of the JFW window!
How to silence JFW:
1. Open the JFW Configuration manager:
Press and hold down the insert key, and press the F2 function key.
Usually, the Configuration Manager is the first option in the window that appears.
Press the enter key on Configuration Manager, and it will open in a new window.
2. The Configuration Manager window has a menu bar, and we want to open the Set Options menu.
Do this by pressing the alt key and the letter s.
3. If you press the up arrow key when the Set Options menu opens, you will find a menu item titled:
Advanced Options...
Locate the Advanced Options menu item and press the enter key to open it.
4. When the Advanced Options window opens, you will find a check box titled:
Sleep Mode Enabled
Press the space bar to check this box, and press the tab key.
5. You will now find a check box titled:
Unload Synthasizer
Press the space bar to check this box, and you are done.
Now, just press the enter key to close the Advanced Options window, Press Control S to save these new settings, and close the Configuration Manager window by pressing the alt key and the F4 function key.
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