This section gives you some useful tips for getting started if you are using Leasey Advanced. In particular, we describe how to use our Hotkey Help system. In this way, you can gain the most from Leasey fairly quickly.
Don't forget that, if you are wanting to browse through what Leasey can do, this document you are reading now is the right place to learn how to use something. We hope that the structure of it, divided into Headings, makes it easy for you to do that.
We will now introduce you to the Leasey Key which makes it possible for you to access most of Leasey's many functions. The Leasey Key is assigned to the Grave Accent key, situated to the immediate left of figure 1 on the main QWERTY keyboard. When you press this key, you will hear the word, “Leasey”. Release the key, and then press another key to carry out a special Leasey function. All the Leasey keystrokes are given throughout this document in their relevant sections.
Note that if while composing documents you wish to insert a grave accent character, press the Leasey Key twice quickly.
Leasey Advanced users will particularly welcome the Leasey Hotkey Help and Settings system. It allows you to learn the many keystrokes available for accessing Leasey's functions directly. It also provides access to a number of settings for adjusting various options within Leasey. The Leasey Hotkey Help and Settings dialog will always remember where you are and will try to anticipate what kind of assistance you need.
In order to move into Hotkey Help and Settings, press the Leasey Key then H. There are a number of useful options in the list of choices.
The first option in the list relates to Leasey keystrokes. Press Enter on this item to display a web page containing all the keystrokes Leasey has to offer. There are well over a thousand different keystrokes! Each category is denoted by a levelled heading. Press the letter H if neceessary to move through each category in turn.
The second option is entitled "Ask Leasey About Keystrokes." An Edit Field will be presented to you. You can type a single word if you wish, such as LeaseyCuts, and you will receive a response back with everything related to LeaseyCuts. Alternatively, you can ask a question, such as "How do I read the most recent messages in WhatsApp?" The AI technology used for this search should return a suitable (and accurate) response.
The next item to mention is Leasey Hotkey Help. This takes you into a web page environment with links to all of the help topics including this one. However, at the top of the page is a Search edit field. Locate this and type a search term relating to a help topic you wish to find, such as, "Leasey Cuts". Topics containing the term will be returned. Each one is denoted by a Link. Press Enter on the Link so as to move into the help topic.
In addition to the categories of keystrokes available, the Hotkey Help and Settings dialog contains several additional items.
Check for Updates allows you to manually check for the latest Leasey Updates to ensure your Leasey product is current.
What's New in Leasey will display a document stating the Leasey build number and the latest changes and innovations.
Get Remote Support will launch the Remote Incident Manager client. This is fully described in an earlier section of this User Guide. However, in summary, when prompted type in a key word for the support incident and press Enter.
Download Leasey Games Module will download the many games you can play with Leasey to your computer. Please refer to the later Chapter of this document concerning playing Leasey Games. The "Setup" Chapter also contains further comment on this.
"Leasey Central" will browse to a special website dedicated to Leasey. It contains audio items, access to a mailing list, and links to software programs you may like to use alongside the product.
"Toggle Whether Typing Echo is Temporary or Permanent" affects what happens when you press Insert+2 or Caps Lock+2 if using the JAWS laptop keyboard layout. If disabled, JAWS reverts to its default setting relating to typing echo, such as whether words are echoed when Space Bar is pressed. In that event it will be temporary, so when you move to a different application other than the one which originally had focus prior to invoking the setting, it will not be in effect. Our very strong preference however is for the Leasey default, which is permanently enabled. When you switch applications, that setting will remain in effect.
Toggle Whether Volume Can be Reduced to Less Than 10 percent" affects what happens when you reduce the volume level of your computer. By default, JAWS will only allow you to reduce the volume level down to 10 percent. If this option is enabled, the volume can be reduced down to 1 percent.
Toggle Whether the Battery Status is Given When You Connect or Disconnect the AC Power is self-explanatory. If enabled, when you disconnect or connect the AC power cable to and from your laptop, an announcement will be given as to whether this is connected or disconnected.
Toggle whether an announcement as to the window visual state is given when you press JAWS Key+T to read the window title. If this is enabled, and you press this keystroke, you will hear the window title followed by the window state, such as, Maximised.
The Hotkey Help and Settings list contains three options each preceeded by a number. These have been described earlier in this User Guide, and we will repeat the instructions later. They relate to customising Leasey to work with specific features, such as for time conversion, store searching and when working with days and dates.
The Custom Help feature is described later in this User Guide. It allows you to create notes to remember how to work with different computing environments or applications. It is also ideal for anyone training people how to work with JAWS and/or Leasey, since notes can be made to be accessed anywhere or within specific programs.
The "LeaseyBites" menu item will allow you to gain access to a list of audio tutorials which are a good source of learning how to work with Leasey Advanced in particular.
Not all features available in Leasey are covered in LeaseyBites, and on many occasions, there is more information in this document concerning a Leasey function than is contained in a tutorial. But the LeaseyBites will at the very least get you up and running.
When JAWS is started each time, there is a way by which it can be set to announce the last LeaseyBite available. This is a discrete message and is disabled by default. Many Leasey features are set this way, so you decide whether you wish to enable them.
This feature is toggled on and off by pressing the Leasey Key followed by ALT+Windows+B.
The LeaseyBites option is towards the bottom of the main list of help categories.
If you press Enter on the option, you will be presented with a list of all the LeaseyBites available. When we produce a new one, you do not need a Leasey update for this to be reflected in the list. It is updated in real time, so if there's something new to tell you about, you will see it there right away. Arrow down to the LeaseyBite you want, and press Enter. The selected LeaseyBite should then be streamed from the internet.
There are alternative ways to listen to LeaseyBites. You can download them by activating the link on the Home page of our company web site. LeaseyBites are available on Humanware's Victor Reader products, Amazon and Audible together with Apple podcasts. Back to Help Index.