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        "content": "I%20just%20installed%20the%20new%20Leasey%201.5%20from%20hartgen%20consultantacy%20and%20when%20I%20use%20the%20arrow%20keys%20in%20Jaws%202026%20I%20am%20not%20hearing%20content%2C%20my%20setting%20is%20on%20for%20highlighted%20but%20unsure%20if%20the%20new%20instilation%20has%20changed%20how%20jaws%20works"
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        "content": "It sounds like Leasey 1.5 might not play nicely with your current JAWS navigation settings\u2014especially when using the arrow keys. Let's try to figure this out together and get your setup behaving as expected. Here are some things to check and actions to try, along with what to look out for. Let me know which apply to you (browser vs Word vs other apps), as behavior can vary.\n\n---\n\n## What \u201chighlighted\u201d mode does in JAWS\n\nJAWS has multiple cursor modes:\n\n- **Virtual PC cursor** (often the default when reading web content): arrow keys move through content, but you might *not* get typical keyboard focus, and what\u2019s \u201chighlighted\u201d might be virtual, not visually marked.  \n- **Forms mode / focus mode**: needed when typing into forms, interacting with editable fields, etc.  \n- **Browse mode / virtual buffer**: for navigating regular web content. It behaves differently than editing a document.  \n\nIf your setting is \u201chighlighted,\u201d it may be referring to one of the JAWS cursor or reading modes\u2014but \u201chighlighted\u201d here doesn\u2019t always mean \u201cvisually selected.\u201d Sometimes it\u2019s virtual highlighting (invisible buffer) rather than shade or color over text.\n\n---\n\n## Things to check / try\n\nHere are some diagnostics and tweaks to see if they fix your issue:\n\n1. **Check which cursor mode you\u2019re in**\n\n   - Use **INSERT + Z** to toggle Forms mode. In some cases, arrow keys act differently in Forms mode vs Browse mode.  \n   - Check if the virtual PC cursor is active. That determines whether arrow keys control JAWS\u2019s reading or the normal keyboard focus.  \n\n2. **Test in different content types**\n\n   - Try arrow keys in a Word document vs in a web browser vs in a PDF. Do any of them respond as you expect? If Word works but browser doesn\u2019t (or vice versa), that helps narrow it down.  \n\n3. **Leasey-specific settings**\n\n   Since you have Leasey 1.5, check whether any of its options are overriding key behavior:\n\n   - Leasey's *Custom Web Text* feature: sometimes content is put into JAWS\u2019s Virtual Viewer. In those cases, arrow keys read the content but selection or highlighting may behave differently. ([hartgenscripts.com](https://hartgenscripts.com/Leasey11Help/045_leasey_custom_web_text.html?utm_source=openai))  \n   - Leasey Word or Leasey scripts: verify whether the Leasey version supports or affects how JAWS arrow-key navigation works. Sometimes scripts change how virtual buffer or focus works.  \n\n4. **JAWS Settings Center / Defaults**\n\n   - Open **JAWS Settings Center** (e.g. INSERT + 6) and look for options about \u201cVirtual PC Cursor\u201d, \u201cFocus Tracking\u201d, or \u201cReading mode.\u201d See if anything changed after installing Leasey.  \n   - If you have a backup or the previous JAWS settings file, compare settings pre- and post-install.  \n\n5. **Try resetting or loading defaults**\n\n   - If possible, **Reset JAWS\u2019 configuration** or load its default settings. If arrow keys work with defaults, then something in Leasey or your current config is interfering.  \n   - In JAWS, commands like `CTRL + Shift + D` sometimes load default files\u2014though it depends on version.  \n\n---\n\n## What Leasey and JAWS documentation say\n\n- Leasey\u2019s **Custom Web Text** allows content to be displayed in JAWS\u2019s virtual viewer. In that mode, arrow keys *do* read line-by-line etc., but visual highlighting might not match what you expect. ([hartgenscripts.com](https://hartgenscripts.com/Leasey11Help/045_leasey_custom_web_text.html?utm_source=openai))  \n- Leasey keystrokes documentation explains how to activate portions of Leasey\u2019s features for reading web content, recent files, etc. Some features rely on key combinations which might override or interfere with arrow key use. ([hartgenconsultancy.com](https://www.hartgenconsultancy.com/LeaseyHelp/keystrokes.html?utm_source=openai))  \n\n---\n\n## Things you might try now\n\nHere are some immediate things to try to see whether behavior changes:\n\n- Toggle forms mode: press **INSERT + Z** (or try both INSERT + Z and CAPS-LOCK + Z depending on your setup). Then test arrow keys again.  \n- For web content, switch to \u201cbrowse mode\u201d explicitly, or check if \u201csmart navigation\u201d is turned on. In some Leasey documents for Custom Web Text, they mention turning on smart navigation: **insert + X** or a similar Leasey key combo. ([hartgenscripts.com](https://hartgenscripts.com/Leasey11Help/045_leasey_custom_web_text.html?utm_source=openai))  \n- Temporarily disable Leasey and test without it; see if arrow keys work normally.  \n- Open JAWS Settings Center, search for \u201ccursor\u201d, \u201cvirtual cursor\u201d, \u201cfocus tracking\u201d, \u201creading mode\u201d or \u201chighlighting\u201d and see if any settings appear changed.\n\n---\n\nIf you like, I can walk you through specific settings for your version of JAWS (2026) and Leasey 1.5\u2014just tell me whether this issue is happening in all apps (web, Word, etc.) or only in one. Would you like me to pull those instructions for you?"
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