Paul, you asked:
>Is it meant to cover Outlook and other Office software
questions for the Mac?
Absolutely. I should have mentioned that in the welcome message
which is sent to new subscribers and I will eventually update that
message to reflect this. In fact, discussions of Office
applications for any operating system, including iOS and Android,
are also permitted and encouraged. Please bear in mind that I
personally only use Office on Windows and have had little
experience with it on iOS. Most of our subscribers are likely
Windows users but, that being said, discussing Office on the Mac
is absolutely fine. I have heard that the accessibility of Office
on the Mac has improved and, if this is the case, that's very good
news.
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
On 9/4/2020 12:08 PM, Paul Parravano
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Hi David,
I recently signed up for this list. Is it meant to
cover Outlook and other Office software questions for the Mac?
Thanks,
Paul
Eileen,
No worries and please feel free to post
whenever you have questions regarding Office, which
can include Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Access
or even Publisher.
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
On 9/4/2020 11:44 AM,
Eileen Scrivani via wrote:
Thanks and sorry I won¡¯t post again.
I thought since I was asking about what is more
than likely MS software it would be okay.
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Eileen
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From:
David Goldfield
Sent: Friday,
September 4, 2020 11:26 AM
Subject: Re:
[office-accessibility] What
Software/Versions On A New Computer?
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Eileen,
As this is a list focusing on
Microsoft Office products I'd like to keep the
discussion to your questions on Office and not
on other types of software.
Having said that I can assure you
that Microsoft 365 as well as Office 2019
allow you to store your documents on your
local hard drive. You are not forced to store
them in the cloud if you don't wish to do so.
However, you can also save them to your
computer as well as to the cloud as a backup.
If you decide to go with Microsoft
365 you'll automatically get Outlook, which
will allow you to perform any email-related
task that you would ever want to complete.
.
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
On 9/4/2020 11:05
AM, Eileen Scrivani via wrote:
Hi All,
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I have begun looking at new
computers since my current Windows
computer is over 7 years old. I will be
using Jaws so I¡¯m wondering about what
software will work best with Jaws on a
new Windows 10 system.
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So for starters, I am a MS
Word user and am not sure if I need to
be aware of any issues with the latest
version of Word. I¡¯m also not thrilled
with what I understand in newer versions
of Word of my personal documents being
stored in the cloud. I want to keep my
documents on my computer only. What
should I buy so far as Word goes?
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Second I am not sure what
the best email program for a jaws user
is these days. I¡¯m still using Windows
Live Mail on my current system and know
its no longer supported. What is the
best program for all the basics of
adding, deleting, & editing
contacts, sending & saving
attachments, and of course writing,
editing and sending emails?
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I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll think of other
questions as I continue looking at
computer options.
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Thanks in advance for your
input.
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Eileen
