What is J-Tools?
J-Tools is an exciting product for users of the JAWS for Windows version 13.0 screen-reader. It aims to assist visually impaired people by providing a suite of tools for working within word processing, Email, calendar and Internet-based environments. Plus, you can join in the Social Networking revolution by using Twitter and also dictate text into your computer and have it appear in your document, Email message or form on the Internet!
J-Tools is designed for people working at home, within education or the workplace.
With J-Tools you will be able to:
- Easily select (or highlight) text within our supported computing applications without the need to continually hold down a number of Keys on the Keyboard including the Shift Key;
- Reproduce regularly used words and phrases with the minimum of effort and Key presses;
- Take full advantage of the Microsoft Outlook 2007 and 2010 calendar;
- Create shortcuts to frequently used documents, folders and web pages and easily save documents in folders;
- Send an e-mail from within any application using J-Tools contacts;
- Easily locate specific segments of documents or web pages and instruct JAWS to perform an action when the desired item gains focus;
- Benefit from a range of tools which cause JAWS to speak or move to pertinent information as and when you need it;
- Keep up-to-date with your friends, family and co-workers using Twitter;
- Have sounds play to substitute speech prompts within the product;
- Take a backup copy of your JAWS settings and other configuration files in the event that they need to be restored at a later date or transferred to another computer;
- Gain access to a list of Keystrokes for all J-Tools functions conveniently grouped together according to task.
- More easily work with tables in word processed documents and on web pages;
- Manage all aspects of Dropbox file syncing facility;
- Benefit from a range of features to enhance the use of JAWS within Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
If Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium or Professional is installed onto the computer hosting J-Tools technology, you are able to compose text quickly and easily by dictating it rather than typing. You will find writing documents and Email messages far easier if you speak to the computer and will save you time each day. We refer to this functionality as J-Tools Dictate. The role of the J-Tools Dictate component of this product is to assist you in the creation of text only. Controlling the computer by voice is not supported.
However, you do not need to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking with the J-Tools Dictate functionality in order to benefit from J-Tools. Dictating is just one option of which you can take advantage if you wish. J-Tools consists, predominantly, of a number of fantastic utilities which can be operated using the keyboard.
It is important to say that the J-Tools Dictate functionality is already included within J-Tools version 4.2. You do not need to install a separate J-Tools-related product in order to be able to dictate text into the computer. Simply installing Dragon NaturallySpeaking is enough. The J-Tools functionality is "hidden" within J-Tools itself and is only made active as and when the Dragon NaturallySpeaking program is made active by launching it. If you do wish to use J-Tools Dictate, Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium (together with if necessary a headset/microphone specifically recommended by your J-Tools supplier) should be purchased separately and installed.
Please activate this link to read "Ten Good Reasons to Use J-Tools!"
In order to use J-Tools 5.0, you will require JAWS 13.0.638.
Please activate the following relevant links to download the 32 bit & 64 bit versions of this product:
The Computer
If you do not plan to use J-Tools Dictate functionality, the computer onto which J-Tools should be installed should conform to the following minimum specifications:
- 1 GHZ processor;
- 512 MB RAM;
- JAWS for Windows compatible sound and video card.
If you do plan to use J-Tools Dictate, it is imperative that your computer conforms to the following minimum specifications:
- Pentium 4 or Core 2 Duo Processor (or laptop computer equivalent);
- 3GB of RAM;
- JAWS for Windows compatible video card;
- Full duplex multi-channel soundcard.
J-Tools currently supports the following computing applications and operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows XP (all releases on the 32 bit platform);
- Microsoft Windows Vista (all releases);
- Microsoft Windows 7 (all releases);
- Microsoft Word from Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 and 2010;
- Microsoft Outlook from Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 and 2010;
- Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6 and above;
- Mozilla Firefox web browser version 3.
J-Tools version 4.2 is directly compatible with JAWS version 12.0.1170 which is obtainable from the Freedom Scientific website.
Additional applications will be supported within future releases of J-Tools. In addition, the range of features contained within J-Tools will certainly increase with the release of each version of the product. If you have feature suggestions (not necessarily limited to the applications or environments currently supported) please feel free to Email them to:
enquiries@tandt-consultancy.com
and we would be delighted to read them.
We are producing a new demonstration product of J-Tools in response to customer suggestions and feedback we have received. Please check this web page soon for the new J-Tools demonstration copy. In the meantime, feel free to listen to the audio podcasts below which fully demonstrate the product.
Podcasts
Additional Companies Selling and supporting J-Tools
Next Generation Technologies Incorporated,
serving the United States of America and Canada.
In addition J-Tools can also be purchased in Australia & New Zealand, please contact our main office for details.
Please activate the following link to purchase J-Tools:
Please activate the following link to purchase J-Tools Upgrade from any previous versions to V5.0:
Please activate the following link to purchase Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium:
Purchase Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium
Please activate the following link to purchase Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional:
Purchase Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional
Please activate the following link to purchase the TalkPro 100 USB HeadSet Microphone with a Buddy USB Digital Sound Card.
TalkPro 100 USB HeadSet Microphone with a Buddy USB Digital Sound Card.