LeaseyTexts.

Introduction.

A LeaseyText allows you to reproduce a block of text with the minimum of Keystrokes. You will find yourself typing far less text than you used to do before!

A LeaseyText could consist of a short sentence; however it could be a novel or at least a number of paragraphs. If paragraphs are created including blank lines to divide them, they are preserved as part of the LeaseyText.

For example, one of the most common uses for a LeaseyText would be to reproduce text which would terminate a letter or email message, such as a signature. Your LeaseyText may consist of the words “Yours sincerely”, followed by five blank lines, then your name. Recalling a LeaseyText can be achieved by bringing it into a list for easy selection and pasting into a text editable area.

But people use LeaseyTexts in a variety of different ways, to reproduce telephone numbers, addresses, product serial numbers, shopping lists and so much more.

Creating LeaseyTexts.

To create a LeaseyText, you first must ensure that the text you wish to be reproduced in the future is located on the windows Clipboard. This gives extraordinary power and flexibility to the concept of LeaseyTexts. For example, you may receive an email message or a document from a friend or work colleague containing a useful web site and you would like to store this as a LeaseyText so as to pass onto other people during the course of composing an email message.

You have already learned how to select text with the Leasey selection feature in readiness for copying it to the Windows Clipboard. However, the following would be a basic example you may care to use:

1. Open the Microsoft Word application, ensure that a blank document is in focus and type the words “Yours sincerely”.
2. Press the Enter Key 5 times on the Keyboard so as to create a large blank space between the words “Yours sincerely” and your name which you will type in the next step.
3. Type your name and, if appropriate, press the Enter Key again and type your Job Title.
4. When you are satisfied with the composition of the text, press Control+A on the Keyboard to select all of the text including the blank lines.
5. Press Control+C to copy the selected text to the Windows Clipboard. JAWS says “copied selection to Clipboard” or similar.
6. Press the Leasey Key then the letter X. This speaks all text copied to the Windows Clipboard. You should hear the text you previously typed spoken back to you.
7. Press the Leasey Key then the letter T to store a new LeaseyText. An Edit Field appears and JAWS will invite you to type a name for the LeaseyText. Think about the LeaseyText title carefully. When you retrieve a LeaseyText, one option is to choose it from a vertical list of previously stored items. So you will want a title which can be easily reached using first letter navigation from the list of available LeaseyTexts.
8. Go ahead and type the name you wish to assign to the LeaseyText and press the Enter Key. JAWS will confirm that the LeaseyText has been saved. It will also advise you that you can press the Leasey Key, followed by Windows Key together with Semicolon to create an abbreviation. Please refer to the later section of this documentation concerning the creation of abbreviations.

Recalling a LeaseyText from a List.

Reproducing the content of any LeaseyText is very easy to do. Simply move into an editable environment, such as a Microsoft Word document, Internet Form Field or Email message. When you are ready to insert the LeaseyText into the editable area, press the Leasey Key followed by the letter L. Leasey will bring into view a list of all the LeaseyTexts previously stored. Use the Down Arrow Key to locate the LeaseyText you wish to reproduce within your text, (or first letter navigation if you prefer), then press Enter. It is as easy as that! After a short pause, JAWS will confirm that the LeaseyText contents have been reproduced. The cursor is placed at the end of the text.

Editing a LeaseyText.

A LeaseyText which is suitable for you today may not be useful tomorrow. However, there may be just one part of the LeaseyText you wish to change. This is very easy as you can bring into view a list of LeaseyTexts to edit.

Press the Leasey Key followed by the letter E. Again, this Keystroke causes Leasey to bring into view a list of LeaseyTexts stored on the computer. However, this time, when you press the Enter Key on any one of them, you will be taken into a text file containing the words which appear in the LeaseyText. You can edit the text as you wish and then press Control+S to save the file and then ALT+F4 to close down the Notepad program displaying the LeaseyText. The newly edited text is now immediately available when you insert the LeaseyText into an editable area.

There can be situations where you may wish to review a LeaseyText rather than edit it. This can be done using the JAWS Virtual Viewer.

Press the Leasey Key then V. Again, a list of all your LeaseyTexts will appear. Use the Up or Down Arrow keys to find the LeaseyText you wish to view, then press Enter. The text will then be displayed within the Virtual Viewer. Press Escape to close the LeaseyText and return to the application in which you were previously working.

If you wish to return to the reading of the LeaseyText in the virtual Viewer, press the Leasey Key then ALT+V. You will find that the LeaseyText is displayed again for you to read, and Leasey has usefully remembered your place. This method of recalling a LeaseyText is ideal for reading a set of instructions. You can always close it by pressing Escape, carry out a task on your computer, and then return to it and continue reading.

"Renaming a LeaseyText.

You may decide at a later date that you would like to rename one of your LeaseyTexts. This can be done in the "Renaming and Moving Centre", activated with the Leasey Key then Control+R.

Activating this keystroke presents you with a List Box. Each item in the list relates to a Leasey component you can name or move from one place to another. Go ahead and press Down Arrow, or the letter "T", to reach the item labelled "Texts". Then press Enter.

You are now presented with a list of LeaseyTexts which you can rename. Select one of them with the Up or Down Arrow keys, or by typing the first few letters of its name, then press Enter.

Finally, when prompted, type the new name for the LeaseyText and press Enter. You will hear the old name followed by the new one.

Deleting a LeaseyText.

A LeaseyText can be deleted as follows:

1. Press the Leasey Key then the letter L to bring into view a list of all LeaseyTexts previously stored on the computer.
2. Press the Down Arrow Key or use first letter navigation until you reach the LeaseyText you would like to delete.
3. Press the Leasey Key followed by the Delete Key. The LeaseyText will be deleted and this will be confirmed.

Creating an Abbreviation.

If you find that you are reproducing a LeaseyText on a regular basis, you may like to consider assigning it to an abbreviation. This means that you do not need to select the LeaseyText from the list, but rather, you will type a series of characters instead, followed by a Leasey keystroke. This will make the process of recreating the text passage extremely quick and easy. If you forget the text characters which make up the abbreviation, we have that covered as well. Please work through the following steps which will give you all the information you need.

1. Press the Leasey Key, followed by Windows Key together with Semicolon.
2. A list of all the LeaseyTexts previously stored will be presented to you. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys in order to move through the list.
3. When you reach the name of a LeaseyText to which you wish to assign an abbreviation, press Enter.
4. Type the new Abbreviation. For example, if you are attaching an Abbreviation to a signature, you might like to type the characters, sig.
5. When the Abbreviation has been typed, press Enter. JAWS confirms that the Abbreviation has been stored and it is spelled out character by character.

To reproduce an Abbreviation:

1. Focus within a text edit area, such as a Microsoft Word document or Email message.
2. Type the abbreviation, but do not press the Space Bar.
3. Press the Windows Key together with the Apostrophe (or single quote) key. Please do not preceed this keystroke with the Leasey Key.
4. If an Abbreviation is found which matches the series of characters you typed, the full text will be reproduced.

To review a list of all the Abbreviations created, press Control+Windows+semicolon. Please do not preceed this keystroke with the Leasey Key. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to move through the list. You will hear the name of the LeaseyText followed by the Abbreviation, such as "Signature equals sig". Note that prior to reading the list of Abbreviations, you will be advised that pressing Enter on any of them will delete it, so please be careful!

As previously indicated, pressing Enter on any item in this list will delete the Abbreviation, but not the LeaseyText itself. Therefore, if you inadvertently delete one of your Abbreviations, you can simply work through the steps above to restore it at a later time.

Two final notes. If you delete a LeaseyText (as described above), any Abbreviation you may have assigned to it previously will also be removed.

Secondly, notice how the keystrokes pertaining to all aspects of managing Abbreviations are available when your fingers are close to the Home Row of keys on the keyboard. This is especially important for the keystroke which reproduces an Abbreviation, Windows Key+Apostrophe. The whole point about the reproduction of an Abbreviation is that it should be fast!

Renaming an Abbreviation.

You may decide at a later date that you would like to redefine one of your LeaseyAbbreviations. This can be done in the "Renaming and Moving Centre", activated with the Leasey Key then Control+R.

Activating this keystroke presents you with a List Box. Each item in the list relates to a Leasey component you can name or move from one place to another. Go ahead and press Down Arrow, or the letter "T", to reach the item labelled "Abbreviations". Then press Enter.

You are now presented with a list of LeaseyAbbreviations which you can rename. Select one of them with the Up or Down Arrow keys, or by typing the first few letters of its name, then press Enter.

Finally, when prompted, type the new series of characters representing the LeaseyAbbreviation, and press Enter. You will hear the new LeaseyAbbreviation spelled out character by character.

Assigning a Primary LeaseyText To a Shortcut Key.

There is an alternative method of reproducing a LeaseyText quickly. This is restricted to just one LeaseyText: perhaps a passage of text you wish to reproduce above all others.

Press ALT+Windows+F7. A list of all the LeaseyTexts appears. Press Down Arrow until you reach the one to which you wish to assign a shortcut key, then press Enter.

From this point forward, any time you wish to reproduce the LeaseyText in the future, focus in an edit area as usual and press ALT+Windows+F6.

To reassign a different LeaseyText to the ALT+Windows+F6 keystroke, just press ALT+Windows+F7 so as to select an alternative block of text. Back to Help Index.