There may be other accessible email
clients out there on the web, but the most accessible that I have
found so far with the NVDA screen reader is Mozilla Thunderbird.
In this tutorial, I am going to cover the basics of
downloading and installing Mozilla Thunderbird. The
tutorial will also be covering how to send and receive
emails, attachments and so on. If there is no email client
on your computer, Mozilla Thunderbird is a good free alternative
for sending and receiving your emails.
If you would like to try Mozilla
Thunderbird, you can get a copy from http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/.
There will be different versions for the different operating
systems. The default is English for Windows, so to get
Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac or Linux, or in another language
other than English, click on the link called Other Systems
and Languages and choose the correct one for your system.
(Please remember that NVDA only works on Windows and this is
the version I am using for this tutorial). Once you have
found the correct file, download
a copy to your desktop, so it is easy to find when you go to
set it up.
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Once you have downloaded the latest
Mozilla Thunderbird from the link above, you will need to click on the file to set
it up. Follow the prompts
on screen. Setup may give you the option to import email
addresses from another mail client - if you already have one
on your computer (For example Outlook or Windows Mail). If
it doesn't, just follow the on screen prompts until it says
that it has been successfully installed. It should
automatically load once the setup process is successful.
Remember to familiarise
yourself with the layout of the programme so you
know where menu items are.
You would have noticed that there have been changes in
Mozilla Thunderbird. Before, you could tab, and shift tab,
to get out of a folder and on the tree view use your arrow
keys.
With the recent changes it is about 13 times you have to
tab until you get to tree view. You can not tab into the
folder like before and you can not Shift/Tab now to get
out of a folder.
From version 115 the F6 key is used to get to your tree
view. To go into a folder use the F6 key, then when you
are finished reading your emails, then use the shift and
F6 key to get out of that folder. When you are back on the
tree view in Mozilla Thunderbird, you can use your down
and up arrow keys to navigate to the other folders there
known as branches, and the right and left arrow keys to
expand and close a branch. This is only if there are
subfolders off one of the branches.
Have you just
started using Mozilla Thunderbird and miss jumping to each
folder quickly (rather than arrowing down or up the tree)
to locate the folder that you want? There is an add on
that can be installed into Mozilla Thunderbird that will
do this.
The link to
where you can get the extension can be found at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/quick-folder-key-navigation/?src=cb-dl-created
and will need to be installed into Mozilla Thunderbird.
Mozilla Thunderbird will then have to be restarted for it
to work.
Click on the link below to go to Mozilla
Thunderbird's help page on automatic
account configuration.
http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/automatic-account-configuration
Click on the link below to go to Mozilla Thunderbird's help
page on manual account
configuration.
http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/manual-account-configuration?s=set+up&as=s
Below
will be an example of setting up an Outlook.com account in
Mozilla Thunderbird. This is done after you have signed up
for an Outlook.com account and have your user details ready.
The
same process will be used to set up another account from
another email client (for example Gmail). Doing it this way
will save you going to the online web platform (which might
be hard to navigate); and doing it this way will bring the
emails down to your Thunderbird email client where you can
send and receive those same emails.
1.
Open Thunderbird.
2. Press
the Alt key
until the file menu comes up, then arrow right until you
hear NVDA say tools.
Next, arrow down until you hear NVDA say account settings,
then press the Enter key. You will then be put into a tree
view. You can arrow up and down this section. You will be given
a list of options. You will need to use the Tab key until
you hear NVDA say account
actions. This is a combo box. Use the Alt key + the
down arrow key to open it. Arrow down until you hear NVDA
say “Add mail Account” then press the Enter
key.
3.
Input your account
information (such as your username, email address and
password).
4.
Tab to Continue.
5.
Tab to Manual config.
6.
You will need to set the Incoming settings as
follows. (The following sections can be tabbed through to
enter your information and the Shift/Tab key can be used if
you miss a section):
a.
Server hostname: imap-mail.outlook.com.
b.
Port:
993.
c.
SSL: SSL/TLS.
d.
Authentication:
Normal password.
7. Set the Outgoing
settings as
follows:
a.
Server hostname: smtp-mail.outlook.com.
b.
Port: 587.
c. SSL: STARTTLS.
d. Authentication:
Normal password.
8.
Click Done.
For
more information on connecting your app to Outlook.com,
visit this link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/outlook/send-receive-from-app.
If you
choose to use another email address, then you will need to
grab the settings to set up that account (for example
Gmail).
Have you just
bought an Android phone (and it wanted you to setup a Gmail
account so that you can get your emails on your phone)? Or,
maybe you set up a gmail account for spam emails or generic
emails. Whether you have it as a main account or as a
secondary account, if you are using Mozilla Thunderbird
instead of using a phone, you can have these emails brought
down to your computer in Mozilla Thunderbird.
When Mozilla
Thunder bird is open, press the Alt key until the File menu
comes up. Arrow to the Tools menu, then down to Account
settings, then press the Enter key. You will now be put into
a tree view. If not, then you might have to look for the
following. You
will need to tab once and you should hear NVDA say account
actions sub menu button. This is a combo box. Use the Alt
key + down arrow key to open it up (or the space bar will do
the same thing to open it up); then arrow until you hear the
following… Add mail account… then press the Enter key. It
will then ask for your name. Here, you can enter in a
nickname for the account (for example:
Accessibilitycentral.net). This will make it easier to find
if you have more than one account set up in Mozilla Thunder
bird. When done, tab once and it will ask for your gmail
email address. Enter this in here (for example:
accessibilitycentral.net@gmail.com). Tab once again, then
enter in your password for your gmail account (for example:
nvdarules1). You will need to tab a couple of times. You can leave the
check box that says remember password checked. Tab to the
continue button, then press the Enter key, then tab to the
done button, then press the Enter key.
Now all of your
gmail emails will come down to Mozilla Thunder bird, and you
can then send and receive them like normal (instead of
having to navigate the web interface).
Please note: There is
now an extra step, where you have to enable Imap and Pop (up
on the gmail servers). For more information about setting up
gmail with Mozilla Thunderbird, please see the following
link http://pop2imap.com/thunderbird-gmail.php
If you want to set
up more accounts please follow the steps above for setting
up a new email account.
When the extra
accounts have been set up (when you first open Mozilla
Thunderbird), you will need to tab about 3 times until you
hear NVDA say tree view. You should hear the name of your
account. You may hear it say collapsed. If so, you can
arrow down to hear the names of the other accounts. Use the
right arrow twice until you hear NVDA say the name of a
folder (for example inbox).
Here you can arrow
up and down the tree view to hear the names of the other
folders for example drafts, sent, and so on.
To go into any of
the folders, press the Tab key, then arrow down or up the
messages to see what is there. Press the Enter key on a
message that you want to read. The Escape key should close
the message if it has been set to a new Window.
Using the left
arrow key twice (when you are on the folders name) will
collapse the branch where again you can arrow up or down to
your other accounts.
When you first
open Thunderbird, you will need to tab 3 times to get to the
list of messages.
The layout of
Thunderbird is similar to Outlook and Outlook Express. You
have a treeview of folders, so as you're tabbing listen out
for treeview.
Arrowing up and
down navigates you to the different folders such as inbox,
sent, trash, junk etcetera.
Unfortunately, you
cannot use Control + Y, or the first letter of a folder to
jump to a particular folder. You have to arrow through all
the folders to get to the one you want.
Control + N =
Create a new message
Control + Shift +
A = Attach a file to a message
Control + R =
Reply
Control + Shift +
R = Reply to all
Control + L =
Forward
Control + Enter =
Send
When you go into your email account, you might have heard
the following "inbox 1 of 6 spaces", then it gives you the
options to use the down or up arrow keys. You should be
given the following options "mail Alt + 1, address book Alt
+ 2, calender Alt +3, tasks Alt + 4, chat Alt + 5, settings
button, hide spaces tool bar button.
If you want the last 2 options you can get to them with the
up arrow key quickly while in that area. For the others, you
can use the Alt + whichever number to get to that section
quickly.Control + Shift + B = Address book
There might be
cases when you have read all the unread emails in your inbox
and the number should go back to zero. In some cases, when
you check for those emails that are unread, there will be
none to read, but you will still hear a number saying that
they have been not read yet.
If this is the case, while on the inbox for example, use the
applications key, and if you do not have one the Shift key +
F10 key will do the same trick. Locate the properties menu,
then press the Enter key. You will need to tab a few times
until you hear NVDA say repair folder. The shortcut is Alt +
R to repair the folder, then tab down to the OK button and
press the Enter key. Wait a little while, while it reindexes
the folder and those unread emails will appear. You can now
read them and then delete them and the number of unread
emails should go back to zero.
If you have set up
other email accounts in Mozilla Thunderbird, when you first
open it you will need to tab about 3 times. You should hear
NVDA say tree view. Here you can arrow down to the other
accounts and hear their names.
You can then
either open the branch with the right arrow key (to see the
other folders there under that account), or use the left
arrow key to collapse the branch.
You can then use
the shortcut key Control + N, to start a new message.
NVDA will default
to the To: field. This is where you can enter in an email
address or press a letter to bring up a list of names
starting with that letter. Use the down or up arrow keys to
pick the name you want. Next, tab to the subject field and
type in what the message is about. Tab again and this will
put you into the message body. Here, type in whatever it is
about.
Use the Ctrl key + the Enter key to send
the email from that account.
Press F7 and the spell checker will
be displayed.
NVDA will spell
out the word that is wrong.
You will then need
to Tab to the list of suggestions, arrow to the one you want
to change and then press the Enter key on it.
You can also tab
to ignore if you do not wish to make any changes.
Arrow to the
message you wish to move.
Press the
applications key, and a context menu will appear.
Arrow down to the
“move to” menu, then press the Enter key. You will now be
given some options - the first one is recent. This is where
you last moved your messages to. Underneath the recent menu
will be your account (or if more than one account/s).
You can use the
arrow keys to navigate these menus.
Arrow to the
section or account you wish to move the message to and press
Enter.
Next, arrow down
to the folder you wish to move the message to and press
Enter.
Now your message
is in the folder you moved it to.
If you would like
to move more than one message at a time, highlight the
messages you want to move and repeat the process.
Control + N = New
message.
Select the first
person you want to send a message to (by typing the first
few letters of their name). Then,
press Enter (once you have the right person).
A second box will
be displayed and your screen reader will say: to edit combo
blank.
To tell
thunderbird we want this box to be a CC box, press Shift Tab
once and use your arrows to select the option you'd like CC,
BCC, etcetera.
When you have
selected the right option, press Tab to go back to the edit
box.
Instead of to edit
combo, your screen reader should now say, BCC edit combo, or
the option that you picked.
Find the person
you'd like to add to the email by typing their name, and
press Enter again if you'd like to select a third person to
send it to.
Keep doing this
until you've selected all the people you'd like to send it
to.
Then, tab to
Subject, fill in the subject field and Tab to the main
message body.
Type your message
and press Control + Enter to send.
There may be times
when you join groups etcetera and you want your emails
filtered into other folders. This might be in the case where
your emails from the NVDA list come into your inbox and you
want them filtered into another folder called NVDA emails.
In your email
account you will need to setup a folder first. Make sure a
folder is not highlighted as it will create a sub folder off
it. So, when you look down the branch you should be able to
see the folder by itself.
When it has been created, you will then need to go to
the inbox. Here is where you will create your filter in the
inbox. Tab into it where your messages are. To have all
emails from the list go to the folder you created in the
header of the email, tab until you hear NVDA say to nvda@nvda.groups.io.
Next, push the Windows application key until the context
menu comes up. Arrow down until you hear NVDA say create
filter from, then press the Enter key. A new screen will
come up giving you different options and you will hear NVDA
say message rules.
The details below
will need to be followed and are basic settings.
Filter name. You
will need to give it a name (for example NVDA emails).
Apply filter
manually. Uncheck this box with the spacebar.
Getting new mail.
Leave this one checked.
Filter before junk
classification. You can leave this one.
Archiving. Leave
this one unchecked.
After sending.
Leave this one unchecked.
Match all of the
following. There is a table after this where you can specify
if you want, but this was left blank. The edit box after
them had the following in it nvda@nvda.groups.io
There is then a
plus button (add a new rule). Tab past this one and the next
option will be combo box which will give you two options.
You will need it to say move message to. The next option
will be combo box and will be the name of your account. Open
it up then you will need to use the arrow keys to navigate
to the folder you want the emails to go into (for example
NVDA emails).
Tab to the ok
button, then press the Enter key. The next screen it comes
up with will have the name of the filter you gave it (for
example NVDA emails). Here, there will be other options. As
you tab, these will be: new, edit, delete, and run selected
filter. When you find the run now button, press the Enter
key or space bar on it. There will be a couple of other
options but do not touch them. Press the Escape key and this
should put you back into your inbox.
The filter must be
done on the inbox of the account you are using for it to
work. You can also go through the tools… manage filters way
as well to get to the same screens.
To listen to an
audio tutorial on setting up a basic filter in Mozilla
Thunderbird please go to https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbjdzcw2pazkrh6/creating%20a%20basic%20filter%20in%20mozilla%20thunder%20bird.MP3?dl=0
For information on
how to create filters for your messages when they come in
please go to the following web page at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/organize-your-messages-using-filters
In Mozilla
Thunderbird there are a whole host of ways you can sort your
emails as they come into your inbox. In most cases people
will sort them by date and usually have the newest emails at
the top of the inbox and have the rest of the emails in
descending order in the inbox. The emails may be threaded or
unthreaded.
Mozilla Thunder
bird can sort them according to your preferences. To locate
the sort menu press the Alt key (until the file menu comes
up), then arrow to the View menu, then down to the Sort by
menu. A sub menu will appear. Any of the items that are
checked under this section, will be how they are sorted. So
if you want to sort your emails by date, this menu will need
to be checked, and if you want them in descending order,
then this menu will also need to be checked. If you would
like the emails to be unthreaded, then check the unthreaded
menu item. Press the Enter key on any of the menus you want
checked.
You will be able
to arrow down and up this section with the arrow keys. Some
sections will only let you make the one choice when trying
to sort them.
If you are
using either Mozilla Firefox or the Mozilla Thunderbird
email client the following add on will be of use to you. For
more information on this add on and how it could help you
please go to the following link https://addons.nvda-project.org/addons/mozillaScripts.en.html
When you first download a copy of Mozilla
Thunderbird and set it up, your messages will go to your
inbox. The information being read out will be in the column
headers (for example the time, subject, etcetera).
These will be set to a default, which is read
out by NVDA. To add in extra columns or hide them, locate
your inbox, then tab into it. Here is where your messages
are and you could arrow up and down these messages. If you
choose the first message, make sure your review cursor is
set to simple review mode. This menu can be found under the
NVDA preferences section called review cursor menu. This box
will need to be checked.
Next, you will need to go into object
navigation mode in NVDA. Use the NVDA key + the number 1 on
the numeric keypad to do this.
Next, you will need to use the NVDA key + the
number 4 on the numeric keypad. Do this until you hear NVDA
say List. Next, use the NVDA key + the number 2 on the
numeric keypad to go down a level, and you should hear NVDA
say thread column header display message threads. Next, you
will have to press the NVDA key + the number 6 on the
numeric keypad until you hear it say select columns to
display button. When you hear NVDA say this, press the NVDA
key + the Enter key on the numeric keypad. A menu will drop
down and here you can arrow down and up the list. The
columns that are checked are the ones you hear in the column
header being read out. The ones that are not checked are not
read out. If unchecked, and you want it to be read out,
press the Enter key on it to check it. If it is checked and
you do not want it to be read out, press the Enter key on it
to uncheck it. The above process will need to be done each
time for each column you want to show or hide.
So, if I wanted NVDA to tell me when I have
read emails, have unread emails, attachments, or the status
of an email, I would make sure these are checked. If the
status one is done as well, it will tell you when they are
forwarded, replied to and so on.
If I wanted to move a particular column to
another location (IE before or after the current column) I
would do the following in the header of the email.
From the message list, I would press the NVDA
key + the number 4 on the numeric keypad until I heard the
name of the column I wanted to move (for example Status). I
would then press NVDA + Numpad divide (above the number 8 on
the numeric keypad) to route the mouse pointer there. Then
you would press Shift + Numpad divide again to lock the left
mouse button. Press the NVDA key + Numpad 4 again a number
of times until you hear the name of the column immediately
before the column I want to move the selected column to (for
example next to unread). Press the NVDA key + Numpad divide
to put the mouse pointer there, and press the Shift key +
Numpad divide to unlock the left mouse button.
Please note: You can also use the NVDA key +
the number 6 on the numeric keypad to move it back the other
way then unlock it in that position.
Now, when you arrow down or up your messages,
you will notice the difference when NVDA reads it out.
For an audio tutorial on how to insert and remove columns in
Mozilla Thunderbird, as well as moving your column from one
position to another using drag and drop with NVDA, please
visit the following link
There are a
couple of ways to add a person to your address book. The
first way is if someone gives you an email address and you
would like to add it to your address book. Press the Alt key to bring up the
File menu, then
arrow right to the Tools
menu, then arrow down to Address
Book and press Enter.
The next screen that comes up will be your address
book. In the address book, you could either use the
existing address book or add another one later on if you
want it for a specific purpose (For example for work
contacts). To add a person to the existing address
book, press the Alt
key to bring up the File
menu, arrow down to New,
then arrow right to Address
Book contact, then press Enter. Here you can fill in the
details for that person. (For example name, email and
so on). Once they have been entered and saved, more can be added at a later date
following the same process.
If you have
received an email and wish to save the persons email
address, firstly find the
message you want. While it is closed, Tab to the From: field.
It should say their email address. Next, press the Insert and Numpad divide
keys to route the mouse to that area. Then, right click with
the Numpad Multiply
key (which can be located above the numeric number 9). A
menu will appear, then arrow
down to Add to Address Book, then Tab to Ok. That person
should now be in your address book.
When you are
browsing through your emails, are you getting the message
“the remote content has been blocked”? If so (and if this is
driving you crazy) press the Alt key (until the File menu
comes up). Next, arrow right to the Tools menu then arrow
down to the Options menu; and press the Enter key. The next
screen that comes up will be broken up into different
sections (for example general, display, and so on). These
are tabs. Under each of these tabs, it will give you some
options. You can arrow left or right through the tabs, but
you need to use the Tab key to go through each section.
Locate the privacy
tab, then use the Tab key to go down to one called Allow
remote content in messages. Check this box (using the
spacebar). Next, tab down to the OK button, then press the
Enter key. You should not get this message now.
To send an email, press the Alt key (to get to the
file menu)... arrow down to New (where a submenu will come up). You will
need to find the word Message...
press enter (and a
new window will come up). NVDA will default to the To: field. In this
field, type in the email address you wish to send your email
to. For example freddofrog@xtra.co.nz Once done,
Tab down to the Subject:
area and type in a general topic for your email. (For
example: Have you heard of the NVDA Screen reader?).
The next time you tab, you will be put into the body of the email; this
is where you will type the information you want to send.
(For example: Hi Freddo, I have come across a neat screen
reader that works well with Thunderbird if you want to try
it. Regards, Jiminy Cricket). Once your email has been
typed up, it is time to send it. You can press the Alt key (to bring up the
File menu)... arrow down to Send now... then press Enter to send it.
In most cases, when you open Mozilla
Thunderbird, it will automatically get your new emails for
you. The other way to get your emails, is to press the
Alt key (to bring up
your File menu), arrow down to Get new messages for... all accounts... and
press Enter. This
should bring down your new emails from the server if there
are any there. You may or may not have any new emails.
Assuming you have just downloaded your
emails to your Inbox, to read any of the new emails, locate
your Inbox if you are elsewhere within Mozilla Thunderbird.
(For example you may be in the Trash folder or in the Sent
folder and need to get back to your Inbox). Press Shift + Tab until you
hear tree view (and whatever the name of the folder is that
you are in). Next, arrow
up until you hear Inbox. Once you have found it,
you may have to Tab
a couple of times to get into your messages. Press the
Enter key to open
the message. Use your
arrow keys (either the up or down) to locate
the emails you are looking for. Once found, press the
Enter key and a new
window will come up. NVDA will automatically start
reading your email for you. If it doesn't, use the Insert and down arrow
keys to read out the email for you. Once read, you can
use the Alt and F4
keys to close the email.
Locate the email you wish to reply to and press Alt... (to get into the File menu)... arrow right to Message... arrow down to Reply. Press the Enter key. A new window will come up; here will be where you will type your reply in the body text of the email. NVDA will automatically default to this area. Type in your message and then send it. (You can press the Alt key (to bring up the File menu)... arrow down to Send now... then press Enter to send it).
Assuming that you are still in the message
area of your Inbox (and you would like to forward on a email
to someone else), you will need to do the following. Locate the message you
want to forward on, then press the Alt key (to bring up the
File menu)... arrow right to the Message submenu... then arrow down to the Forward tab... and press
Enter. A new
window will come up. Type in the persons email address you
want to send it to (this should be in the To: field). When
you Tab, it will
say fwd, short for forward and the subject line it used
before. When you Tab
again, you will be in the body text. Here you can
type whatever it may be. (For example: I thought you
might like this email). Then, it is ready to be sent.
(You can press the Alt
key (to bring up the File menu)... arrow down to Send now... then press Enter to send it).
Assuming that you have typed up your email
ready to add an attachment to it, you will need to do the
following. Press the Alt
key (to bring up the File menu)... arrow down to Attach... arrow right to
File... then press Enter. This time a
dialogue box will come up. It will usually default to
where you type your file name. Tab around until you
hear either "Look in" (in Windows XP) or "Address" (in
Windows 7). When locating the folder you want, you may
have to Tab a couple of times to get into it before looking
for the individual file. You will need to locate the file
you are sending by using the arrow keys. Once found,
press the Enter key and the file will be attached for
you. Repeat the process if you want to send more than
one file.
If starting an email from scratch it would
be... Alt... File... New... Message. Enter the email address
you wish the attachment to go to. Tab to the subject line and enter a subject for your
email.Tab to the
body text and type
in whatever you would like to say in your email. Alt... File... Attach... File... Tab until you hear "Address" (this is the
address that your folder is at Example C:\desktop\my photos
etc). In Windows XP this will say "Look in". Arrow down if this is not the
correct folder and locate
the folder where the file is that you wish to attach. Tab until you hear the
name of a file and arrow
to locate the file or photo. Once you have found the one
that you want to attach, click Enter and it will automatically attach it.
Press Alt... File... Send Now (or Ctrl +
Enter) to send.
For a full list of Mozilla Thunderbird
shortcut keys, please press the F1 key (while in
Thunderbird) and once the online help page appears, type the
words shortcut keys in the search edit box. You should find
a link which will take you to a page full of shortcut key
combinations for Thunderbird. You may want to bookmark the
page for future reference, or even copy and paste the
information into a text file so you can revisit it later on.
Using this search function is also great for assisting you
to locate help topics.
This Facebook chat client will only work
if you have a copy of the Mozilla Thunderbird email client
set up on your computer. If you haven’t obtained a copy yet
please go to the following link to obtain a copy of it
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/?icn=tabz
Once you have downloaded and set up your
copy of Mozilla Thunderbird you are ready to use the
Facebook chat client. Open Mozilla Thunderbird. Press the
Alt key to bring up the file menu. Arrow right to
tools. Arrow down to Chat Status. Right arrow, then
arrow down to show accounts. A chat network wizard will
appear with a list of 5 options. These are: Facebook chat,
Google talk, IRC, Twitter and XXMC. Choose Facebook
chat. Tab to next and press Enter. Have a look under
the (account...settings) section in Facebook to locate your
proper username. Once there, under username, it should say
http://www.facebook.com/freddo.frog12). Enter only this last
bit (for example freddo.frog.12 or whatever yours is). Once
you have entered this, click on next. Be careful that this
is the username (for your Facebook Chat ID) that Facebook
has previously assigned you, not necessarily the alias you
have displayed. Tab to next and press Enter. Enter your real
Facebook password and tab to Next. Press Enter. Next, it
will ask you for an alias - enter whatever you would like it
to appear as (for example freddos text chat). To connect,
tab to connect and press Enter. It will now download your
contacts and connect you to your Facebook friends via text
chat. Tab to close and press Enter to close this screen.
To use Facebook chat from your Mozilla
Thunderbird email client, you will need to press Alt (to
bring up the file menu). Arrow across to the Go menu. Arrow
down to Chat and press Enter. Your chat screen will appear
with a list of online contacts. You can also see who is
offline. Tab until you hear contacts, then arrow up and down
to hear who is online. Press Enter on the name of the person
you wish to chat with. Type in your message and press Enter.
When they reply you will hear their response automatically
read out to you. These are the main keystrokes that you will
need to use (namely tab, shift tab, arrow up or down, Enter
and the applications key to perform certain functions such
as Start A Conversation, Rename, or Remove contact).
To close out of Facebook chat, press Alt.
Arrow right until you hear Tools. Arrow down until you hear
Chat status. Right arrow once, then down arrow until you
hear Show Accounts. Press Enter. It will default to the
Disconnect button if you are connected. Press Enter and it
should disconnect you from Facebook chat.
Please note, as with any
tutorial, there may be many ways to achieve the same goal
using shortcut keys and so on.
This is designed purely as a step by step guide for those
using NVDA who are not familiar with Mozilla Thunderbird.
Facebook chat no longer works with Mozilla chat, but there
are other programs that you can use with it!