Another feature is that it is designed so that the user should not have to use a written guide but instead learns as one goes along what the keys do. Other features of VoiceOver include that on the Tiger OS, VoiceOver starts up with the computer the first time so that if a user is blind, the user can get VoiceOver to help them set up the computer. Yet VoiceOver has about a dozen different voices young and old and male and female. Narrator only has one voice for which the user can change the pitch, speed of the voice, and volume. This program is much more sophisticated than Narrator. Macs also come with a built in screen reader called VoiceOver. Another big drawback, if one tries to type in a search into a search bar on say Google, many of the letter keys are also commands, so a user would have to disable some commands in order to be able to type in a search. Many of these commands require the use of the “Home” or “Insert” keys which are not very accessible especially if the user is blind(C).
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There are several webpages with instructions on how to navigate using JAWS and all about the different commands. One of the drawbacks to JAWS is that the commands are complex. If the user has Windows XP Pro, and not Home, only JAWS Pro will work, which costs almost two hundred dollars more than the standard program(B). If this is not enough, one can buy for about forty dollars a 60 day trial. Before someone wants to buy the program, one can download a 40 minute demo for free. JAWS is mainly for browsing the web, but also works with Microsoft programs Word, Excel, and Outlook. JAWS is a Windows only program and one must have at least Windows 98. JAWS, which can be downloaded from costs at least almost $900. JAWS has over sixty five percent of the market share. Some of the different screen readers include Home Page Reader, JAWS, and VoiceOver. One important type of software is screen readers which basically read what is on the screen out loud to you.