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From: Patrick Burke
Date: May 17, 2013 1:28PM

With the NVDA focus features turned off, you have to activate forms
mode (NVDA calls it Focus Mode):

Either use the tab key or arrows to move to a form field, then hit
Enter or Space. NVDA will announce the switch to "Focus Mode".

Hit Escape to return to "Browse Mode".

Patrick
At 12:19 PM 5/17/2013, Greg Wocher wrote:
>Hello,
>I am getting ready to leave for Florida here in just a few. I will take
>a look when I get a chance to see what I can come up with here this
>weekend. I am sorry I can not get to it sooner.
>
>Greg Wocher
>
>Follow me on Twitter @GWocher
>
>On 5/17/2013 2:11 PM, Angela French wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> There are a couple of settings in the browse mode settings that
> might help if you
> >> uncheck them.
> >> 1. Press NVDA + N to go into NVDA"s menu.
> >> 2. Arrow down till you get to the preferences sub menu and
> enter this sub-
> >> menu.
> >> 3. Arrow to the browse mode settings or use the mouse to click on it.
> >> 4. Once in this dialog, look for the two preferences relating to
> >> automatic focus mode and uncheck them.
> >> This should help.
> >>
> >> Greg Wocher
> >>
> > Greg - when I made those changes, it had the effect of making it
> impossible for me to then complete forms. I can't arrow down to
> make a selection in a combo-box and I can't even complete my logon.
> I type one letter into the username field and it jumps to the next
> field which is the password. I type one letter in the password
> field and it jumps to the submit. I tried this in IE and Firefox.
> >
> > Angela French


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