Using The LivingWordApp with a screen reader

The LivingWordApp is designed to be used with a screen reader, on Windows and on the Mac. Testing is under way, and this page will name each screen reader once it has been tested from start to finish. If you use a screen reader, please contact us before you buy and we’ll tell you where testing stands.

How the app is built for screen readers

• Jump keys. Ctrl + 1 to 4 (⌘ + 1 to 4 on a Mac) take you straight to the search box, the results, the chapter text and the details panel. Escape always brings you back to the search box. See Keyboard shortcuts.
• Search results read as sentences, for example “Genesis 1, verse 3. And God said, Let there be light.” Press Return to open one.
• The verse list. Ctrl + Alt + R (⌘ + Option + R on a Mac) shows the chapter as a list with one verse per item, so each verse is read whole. Press Right Arrow to go through a verse word by word and Return to look a word up.
• The app tells you what happened, such as “42 verses found” or “Now showing Genesis chapter 1”. These messages go only to your screen reader; the app itself makes no sound.
• Every control has a name, and windows that count or compare say their results when they’re ready.
• Journeys: the map is a picture, so use the list of places beside it. Each place has a description you can read.

Getting started

1. Plug in the drive and open the app. The first screen asks for Standard or Larger text; your screen reader reads the choice. Press Tab to move and Return to choose.
2. The app starts with the cursor in the search box. Type a word and press Return.
3. Press Ctrl + 2 (⌘ + 2 on a Mac) to go to the results, Up and Down to move, Return to open a verse.