Category: JAWS Power Tip

In Microsoft Word, revisions refer to edits made to a document that are tracked and displayed using the Track Changes feature. This allows users to review, accept, or reject modifications such as insertions, deletions, and formatting changes. You can quickly review all tracked revisions using the JAWS Virtual Viewer. This is a fast way to check edits and formatting without manually searching through your document.

When in an app such as Microsoft Word or Outlook, JAWS will announce the text (foreground) and background colors at your cursor location. Knowing text color is important when editing or proofing documents because color is often used for emphasis or comments.

Prior to the December 2026 update, JAWS automatically read information such as the number of regions, headings, and links on the page. This information was helpful when deciding the best way to navigate the content. Now, however, this behavior has become less helpful when navigating more modern web pages. Due to user feedback, we have disabled automatic reading by default. This keeps focus at the top for immediate use of Navigation Quick Keys and other web navigation features.

Email signatures are often displayed at the end of email messages to provide contact information, boost brand awareness, or offer important information. A signature can consist of text, graphics, or both. Here’s how to create an email signature in the new Outlook using JAWS.

When using the new Outlook with JAWS, you can copy a file, then paste it as an attachment in an email.

When using Microsoft Word with JAWS, you can display a list of misspelled words in the JAWS Virtual Viewer. This allows you to quickly review and correct spelling errors. You must enable the setting Check spelling as you Type in Word for this list to be available. If you try to access the list and this setting is not enabled, a message will be displayed telling you to enable it.