With JAWS version 6.0 and beyond Freedom Scientific has placed a short cut under the JAWS program group to the folder where the scripts need to go in order for JAWS to pick them up. In the JAWS menu right arrow in to the explore JAWS submenu, and hit enter on explore my settings. This will open up the folder where you will need to paste the scripts. When you obtain scripts from some where highlight them and hit control+C to copy them to the clipboard and using the steps outlined above paste them in to the proper location. Note: if the scripts are contained in a zipped archive they must be extracted before JAWS will be able to access them.
Occasionally you will need to modify an existing script file in order to add something to it because JAWS by default offers support for a given application but you wish to modify the scripts provided probably to add something in. Here are the steps involved in doing that, note: make a backup of any files before you begin modifying them at all. This is so if something goes wrong you can restore the originals and you will not have lost anything.
First determine if the code you wish to add should be placed in the default script file or in the script file for a given application. If you're not sure then of course ask somebody. open up the list of managers with insert+F2 and select script manager from the list, and of course hit enter. If it does go in to the default script file then from with in the script manager hit control+shift+D. This will open up your default script file.
Control+end to move down to the bottom of the file. Hit enter once or twice to put some separation from what is already there.
Next paste in the text of your script code you wish to add. Then arrow in to the body of the script code you just pasted in and hit control+D. A screen will come up that will start with the name of your newly added script. Note: if it isn't displayed correctly with the first letter of each word capitalized then please take the time to fix it.
Tab through the various boxes filling in a description and synopsis ETC.
If it's a script then make sure the attach to hot key check box is checked. If it's a function then that box will not be checked.
Once you arrive at the OK button then hit enter.
Then hit control+S to save and compile your newly modified script file. Compiling is the process that converts the text of your code to a machine readable language so the computer can understand it.
Then alt+F4 out of the script manager. If you would like a hands on walk through of this process then give a listen to the file entitled Scripting.mp3 that can be found on the audio tutorial page.