October 2019 – Canadialog

Stay safe with Windows Defender antivirus

In this podcast published October 29, 2019, Olivier will be with you to give you tips and tricks on how to use Windows Defender antivirus integrated into Windows. Using Windows Narrator on Windows 10, you’ll learn how to navigate in the Windows Defender interface, how to scan your computer against threat, different types of scan available and how to verify your settings to stay safe.

Remember that you can turn on or off the Windows 10 Narrator by pressing CTRL + Windows + Enter.

In addition, as a reminder, the Canadialog team can offer private or group training on request on the use of assistive technologies. Do not hesitate to contact our team to learn more about training we can offer.

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Learn how to create shortcuts on your desktop to save time in all circumstances!

In this podcast published October 17, 2019, Alexandre explains how it is possible to create shortcuts on your desktop. Shortcuts can help you access applications, documents, websites, files, folders, etc. that you use frequently. The podcast is suitable for Windows 10 and JAWS.

Here are some useful info you should keep in mind

Command you must type in the run dialog (Windows + R) allowing to access the app folder where you can create shortcuts to quickly access Microsoft Store apps or even metro apps is the following:
explorer.exe shell:appsfolder
If you want to create an icon on your desktop allowing to adjust the volume, the shortcut may point to:
C:\windows\system32\sndvol.exe
And, if you'd like to learn more on how to create shortcuts to quickly access Windows settings, visit this Web page from the Microsoft Web site giving path to directly access some specific sections of Windows settings

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Get more with picture smart, a JAWS feature that can describes images!

Since JAWS 2019, it is now possible to get description of images on demand based on artificial intelligence. In this podcast published October 11, 2019, Alexandre explains you how it is possible to use this feature to know what the content of an image is and give you more info about known limitation of this feature.

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