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    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "in%20jaws2026%20is%20there%20a%20special%20hotkey%20that%20reads%20the%20%25%20progress%20during%20a%20program%20progress%20or%20file%20copying%3F"
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        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "I couldn\u2019t find any official documentation or support info saying that JAWS (2026 or earlier) has a dedicated hotkey which will immediately read out the *current percentage* progress during file copying or program updates. However, there *are* settings and behavior that relate to how progress bars are announced, and how often.\n\nHere\u2019s what I found:\n\n---\n\n### \ud83d\udd0d What exists in JAWS regarding progress bars\n\n- JAWS has a setting called **Progress Bar Announcement** (sometimes named *Progress Bar Update Interval*) that controls how often the screen reader speaks the state of progress bars during operations like installations or copying. You can set it so that JAWS reads all changes, or at certain time intervals. ([resopedia.crehab.hk](https://resopedia.crehab.hk/rslpdf/418.pdf?utm_source=openai))  \n- If set to **\u201cAnnounce All\u201d**, JAWS will speak the progress every time there is any change. If you prefer fewer updates, you can set a longer interval, or turn the announcements off. ([resopedia.crehab.hk](https://resopedia.crehab.hk/rslpdf/418.pdf?utm_source=openai))  \n\n---\n\n### \ud83d\udd11 Hotkeys / Keystrokes related to progress\n\n- There *is* a did find one relevant command: **\u201cAnnounce progress bar status\u201d** is listed under *JAWS commands* as `JAWS key + Tab`. However, I couldn\u2019t verify clearly if this works during file copying or program progress. It might only apply within application UI progress bars. ([srt.csb-cde.ca.gov](https://srt.csb-cde.ca.gov/jaws/jaws-keyboard.html?utm_source=openai))  \n- The \u201cJAWS key\u201d varies: depending on your layout, it may be **Insert**, or **Caps Lock**, or **NumPad 0**. So \u201cJAWS + Tab\u201d means e.g. `Insert + Tab` (or whatever \u2018JAWS key\u2019 you have configured) plus `Tab`. ([accessibility.huit.harvard.edu](https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/jaws?utm_source=openai))  \n\n---\n\n### \u26a0\ufe0f Caveats\n\n- Even with \u201cAnnounce All\u201d set, whether JAWS actually speaks the percentage *immediately* for file copying depends on how the program implements its progress bar. If it doesn\u2019t trigger progress events at fine granularity, you might see delays or fewer announcements.  \n- Also, the \u201cAnnounce Progress Bar Status\u201d hotkey might not always pick up file copy dialogs (especially standard Windows file operations) if the progress bar is not exposed the way JAWS expects.\n\n---\n\nIf you like, I can look up the current user guide for *JAWS 2026 specifically* and see if there\u2019s anything new beyond this. Do you want me to check that?"
    }
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