Sight And Sound Solutions

JAWS® Update Available - Includes Windows Vista™ Support

This page lists the new features and significant enhancements available in JAWS version 8.0.2173, released in June 2007, and all the released updates since the initial JAWS 8.0 release in November 2006. If you have recently installed JAWS 8.0, please use the "Check for Updates" feature found in the JAWS Help Menu. (Note that the latest full JAWS download includes all updates that have been posted.)

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What's New in JAWS 8.0

If you have not purchased JAWS 8.0 yet, you can download and check out the free demonstration version.

JAWS Features

  • New DAISY Book for Windows Vista.
  • JAWS 8.0 and Supported Operating Systems.
  • Automatically Start JAWS in Windows Vista Keystrokes for Windows Vista Gadgets.
  • Speech and Braille Available when using the Start Menu.
  • Say All Command and SAPI 5 Voices.
  • Alternate Say All Command.
  • RealSpeak Solo Speech Synthesizers.
  • Virtualize Window and Virtualize Current Control.
  • Internet Explorer 7 and Tabbed Navigation.
  • New Keyboard Functions in Internet Explorer.
  • New and Modified Keystroke Commands.
  • New FSReader Demo Commands.
  • Startup Wizard.
  • Updated Getting Started Cassette Tape.
  • New and Updated DAISY Training Books.
  • Web Resources.
  • Expanded JAWS Find Dialog.
  • Skim Reading by Text Color or Text Attribute.
  • Creating a Skim Reading Rule Using Color and Attribute Rules.
  • Manage Application Settings.
  • SAPI 5 Synthesizer Voice Aliases.
  • Synthesizer Dialect Switching.
  • Spell Alphanumeric Data.
  • Smart Word Reading.
  • Turning Off Custom Labels.
  • Version Specific Configuration Script Set Loading.
  • Enhanced Reading of Web Pages with Dynamic Content.
  • AOL Instant Messenger 6.0 Support.
  • Updated Instant Messenger Commands.
  • Special Characters in Microsoft Word.
  • Table Description in Microsoft Word.
  • Reading Tables in Microsoft Word
  • Bullet Type Indication in Microsoft Word.
  • Reading Footnotes, Endnotes, and Comments in Microsoft Word.
  • Improved Display of Hyperlinks in Microsoft Excel.
  • Viewing Cell Comments in an Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet.
  • Font Color and Attribute Detection in Microsoft Excel.
  • JAWS Memory Dump Command