David…Well, I’ll be darn. I had no knowledge of the Alt Q command to go to such a search box. Thank you!!! Though I have been a JAWS user for several years, I just started using Office 365 and only joined this group a few days ago. I have
spent the last couple of hours playing with and learning from this “Tell Me” box. I am pumped and eager to see what else I learn.
From:[email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of David Goldfield Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 1:13 PM To:[email protected] Subject: Re: [office-accessibility] What Software/Versions On A New Computer?
?
Gary,
Your patience and tenacity in making the transition to Office 365 is commendable.
One tip that I'll share with both you as well as your wife is the Tell Me box, which you can use to look up and execute commands. Press alt+q and type in what you're looking for. As an example, in Word press alt-q and type "center" without the quotes. Pressing
down arrow will give you a list of possible options, including one that reads something like, "center, control E." Not only does this tell you the keystroke but pressing enter will actually execute the command.
You can also enter words and obtain dictionary definitions for those words.
If your sighted wife is a mouse user tell her to look for the box on the ribbon that will either say "search" or "tell me what you want to do"
?
?
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
?
On 9/4/2020 1:33 PM, Gary Ray wrote:
Gary Ray here.
?
We recently took the plunge to MS 365 at our house.? My wife is sighted and uses her computer daily to earn money.? Comments below.
?
I have Win 10, 2004 and JAWS 2020, August update.? Our last version of Office was 2010.
?
My first comment is that? it is best to remove all parts of any previous Office product before taking the plunge to MS 365.
?
My next comment is that we used our sighted computer guy to do all of the work involved with going to Win 10, 2004 and MS 365.?
?
There are a lot of features in MS 365 that baffled me from the start.? I did discover that some of these features were just old features renamed.? There were other new features
that are not anything that I wanted to have anything to do with.?
?
What I wanted to do was do the same sorts of things I did using Office 2010.? Traditionally, I used Outlook, Word, Excel, and occasionally PowerPoint.
?
Of course, these programs in MS 365 did not react and were not laid out like Office 2010.
?
My challenge was to find out how to do all the things ?I used to do in Office 2010 in MS 365.
?
So to get better acquainted with Outlook, I went to the Help system and search for Keyboard Shortcuts.? Wow, I thought, I am done!? Well, JAWS did not read the contents of the item
I found in Help about Keyboard Shortcuts.? Crap!? This messed me up for almost a day.? Then I got the bright idea to try and copy the contents of the Help system file on Shortcuts to the clipboard and then stick it in a Word File.? That gave me a 60 page document.?
Well, it was a little over whelming. So, I made a list of essential shortcuts I’d need to do most of the things I have done in Outlook for years.? I created a much smaller Word file and then went through the 60 page file and extracted the shortcuts I use all
the time in email.
?
I would have the smaller Word file open when I was using outlook.? Each time I needed a 365 shortcut keystroke, I’d refer to the smaller shortcut list.? I had done a pretty good
job pulling out the essential shortcuts for the smaller shortcut list.? One problem I did have was that I found instances of there being 2 shortcuts for a given operation.? I had to try each one doing what I was trying to do in Outlook to see which one was
what I needed to memorize.? The shorter file actually got even shorter because I would delete a shortcut that would not work for me.? There were also a couple of instances where I had to go back to the 60 page list and hunt something else out.
?
There are instances in MS 365 where my original Outlook 2010 shortcuts actually worked.? That sure was a blessing.
?
I have had to basically use the same process for each of the essential MS 365 programs I use.
?
I will also note that in some cases, I just fumbled around executing things in applications menus and searched out things.
A good example of this is how to Save files to my hard drive in Word.? All I wanted to do was to Save a document to my hard drive.? So, I fumbled around and executed the Save AS
item on the File Menu.? Well, it did not look like my old Save AS experience in Word 2010.? Then I discovered “Browse” in the context menu.? Well, my Save As dialogues looked like what I was used to in Word 2010 after I executed that item.
?
It has not been a day at the beach learning this new system, but I make progress each day.? I have not had the urge to heave either of my 2 laptops against the wall in several days.
?
I have also heard my sighted wife grumbling under her breath as she searches for the same sort of things so she can use MS 365.
?
There are a couple of other points I want to make.? It is important to note that we started at Office 2010.? Someone else starting from Office 2016 will not have the same experiences.?
My last point is that one must NEVER give up.? It is all about learning how to do the same things in different ways.
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.
?
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?
?
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?
?
I’m sure I’ll think of other questions as I continue looking at computer options.
?
Thanks in advance for your input.
?
Eileen
Article From HowToGeek: Is Your Microsoft Office Still Getting Security Updates?
Is Your Microsoft Office Still Getting Security Updates?
Is your version of Office still getting security updates? It
depends which version you’re using. Microsoft has a published
support lifecycle, but it can be difficult to dig up the info.
Here’s what you need to know.
Software updates are important for Office. An out-of-date version of Microsoft Outlook
is vulnerable to malicious emails, but even an out-of-date
version of Microsoft Word is vulnerable to malicious DOC and
DOCX documents you might download and open. Even a malicious
image you copy-paste into an Office document could potentially
compromise your system if you don’t have the latest updates.
Mainstream vs. Extended Support
First, let’s go over the difference between “Mainstream
Support” and “Extended Support.”
, every Office version receives
“Mainstream Support” for several years when it’s first released.
Microsoft will continue updating that version of Office with new
features.
Several years after that, it’s put into an “Extended Support”
period. Microsoft will stop adding new features, but will
continue issuing security updates throughout the Extended
Support period.
Organizations may also be able to buy after the period, just as they
can with Windows 7.
As long as your version of Microsoft Office is still receiving
at least extended support, it’s still getting security updates.
RELATED:
How Long Will Microsoft Support Your Version of Office?
These versions of Office are still getting security updates:
Office 365, available through a?, is
always kept up-to-date with the latest software.
Office 2019 for both Windows and Mac will
get security updates until
October 14, 2025. The mainstream support end
date is October 10, 2023, while the extended support end date
is October 14, 2025. ()
Office 2016 for both Windows and Mac will
get security updates until
October 14, 2025. The mainstream support end
date is October 13, 2020, while the extended support end date
is October 14, 2025. ()
Office 2013 for Windows will get security
updates until
April 11, 2023—as long as you have Service Pack 1
installed. The mainstream support period ended April 10, 2018,
while the extended support end date is April 11, 2023. ()
Office 2010 for Windows will get security
updates until
October 13, 2020. The mainstream support period
ended on October 13, 2015, while the extended support end date
is October 13, 2020. ()
Office applications normally get automatic updates. Here’s .
The following versions of Office are no longer supported:
Office 2011 for Mac no longer gets security
updates. Microsoft stopped supporting it on October 10, 2017.
()
Office 2007, Office 2003, Office XP, Office 2000,
Office 97, Office 95, and older versions of
Microsoft Office no longer receive security updates. Office
2007, for example, reached the end of its extended support
period on October 10, 2017. ()
Want to know whether a Microsoft product is still getting
security updates? Head to
and search for the name of the product you want
information about.
What to Do If Your Version of Office Isn’t Getting Security
Updates
if you’re still using an older version of Office that isn’t
getting security updates, you should upgrade immediately to
something modern and supported.
For example, you could get a Microsoft 365 subscription or . There are several?.
You don’t necessarily have to spend money—you could like , use a web-based office suite like or , or install Apple’s free
software for Macs.
Whatever you do, however, we recommend you use office software
that’s modern and up-to-date with security updates.
Your patience and tenacity in making the transition to Office 365
is commendable.
One tip that I'll share with both you as well as your wife is the
Tell Me box, which you can use to look up and execute commands.
Press alt+q and type in what you're looking for. As an example, in
Word press alt-q and type "center" without the quotes. Pressing
down arrow will give you a list of possible options, including one
that reads something like, "center, control E." Not only does this
tell you the keystroke but pressing enter will actually execute
the command.
You can also enter words and obtain dictionary definitions for
those words.
If your sighted wife is a mouse user tell her to look for the box
on the ribbon that will either say "search" or "tell me what you
want to do"
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
We recently took the plunge to MS 365
at our house.? My wife is sighted and uses her computer
daily to earn money.? Comments below.
?
I have Win 10, 2004 and JAWS 2020,
August update.? Our last version of Office was 2010.
?
My first comment is that? it is best
to remove all parts of any previous Office product before
taking the plunge to MS 365.
?
My next comment is that we used our
sighted computer guy to do all of the work involved with
going to Win 10, 2004 and MS 365.?
?
There are a lot of features in MS 365
that baffled me from the start.? I did discover that some of
these features were just old features renamed.? There were
other new features that are not anything that I wanted to
have anything to do with.?
?
What I wanted to do was do the same
sorts of things I did using Office 2010.? Traditionally, I
used Outlook, Word, Excel, and occasionally PowerPoint.
?
Of course, these programs in MS 365
did not react and were not laid out like Office 2010.
?
My challenge was to find out how to
do all the things ?I used to do in Office 2010 in MS 365.
?
So to get better acquainted with
Outlook, I went to the Help system and search for Keyboard
Shortcuts.? Wow, I thought, I am done!? Well, JAWS did not
read the contents of the item I found in Help about Keyboard
Shortcuts.? Crap!? This messed me up for almost a day.? Then
I got the bright idea to try and copy the contents of the
Help system file on Shortcuts to the clipboard and then
stick it in a Word File.? That gave me a 60 page document.?
Well, it was a little over whelming. So, I made a list of
essential shortcuts I’d need to do most of the things I have
done in Outlook for years.? I created a much smaller Word
file and then went through the 60 page file and extracted
the shortcuts I use all the time in email.
?
I would have the smaller Word file
open when I was using outlook.? Each time I needed a 365
shortcut keystroke, I’d refer to the smaller shortcut list.?
I had done a pretty good job pulling out the essential
shortcuts for the smaller shortcut list.? One problem I did
have was that I found instances of there being 2 shortcuts
for a given operation.? I had to try each one doing what I
was trying to do in Outlook to see which one was what I
needed to memorize.? The shorter file actually got even
shorter because I would delete a shortcut that would not
work for me.? There were also a couple of instances where I
had to go back to the 60 page list and hunt something else
out.
?
There are instances in MS 365 where
my original Outlook 2010 shortcuts actually worked.? That
sure was a blessing.
?
I have had to basically use the same
process for each of the essential MS 365 programs I use.
?
I will also note that in some cases,
I just fumbled around executing things in applications menus
and searched out things.
A good example of this is how to Save
files to my hard drive in Word.? All I wanted to do was to
Save a document to my hard drive.? So, I fumbled around and
executed the Save AS item on the File Menu.? Well, it did
not look like my old Save AS experience in Word 2010.? Then
I discovered “Browse” in the context menu.? Well, my Save As
dialogues looked like what I was used to in Word 2010 after
I executed that item.
?
It has not been a day at the beach
learning this new system, but I make progress each day.? I
have not had the urge to heave either of my 2 laptops
against the wall in several days.
?
I have also heard my sighted wife
grumbling under her breath as she searches for the same sort
of things so she can use MS 365.
?
There are a couple of other points I
want to make.? It is important to note that we started at
Office 2010.? Someone else starting from Office 2016 will
not have the same experiences.? My last point is that one
must NEVER give up.? It is all about learning how to do the
same things in different ways.
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.
?
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?
?
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?
?
I’m sure I’ll think of other
questions as I continue looking at computer options.
Yes I remember freedom ?saying ?they were trying to provide transcrips at the convention. They were hoping to have them done by nov. These wer not transcribed yet. Thanks, for the info. I downloaded them and can listen to them with media player. Heather
From: larrygassman1@... Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 12:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [office-accessibility] are their any tutorials for outlook 2016
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Vispero was working on including transcripts for training webinars, but I don’t know if they’ve begun to release them yet.
A check of the Freedom Scientific web page should tell you.
Larry
?
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From:[email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David Goldfield Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 8:50 AM To:[email protected] Subject: Re: [office-accessibility] are their any tutorials for outlook 2016
?
Ah, sorry that I somehow missed that. I know that Freedom Scientific offers transcripts for their podcasts but I'm unsure if they do the same for their archived webinars. I doubt that Brian Hartgen offers them.
?
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
?
On 9/4/2020 11:46 AM, Scott Davert wrote:
Hi David.
Heather was asking for written tutorials. Do you know if any of these audio tutorialss have transcripts?
sells two tutorials covering the use of Outlook. I am not certain if they are more applicable to Outlook 2013 but most of the material should be relevant. I have heard that he talks about navigating with shift-tab to move from the list of messages to the list of folders. In later versions of Outlook this has changed to control-shift-tab.
Freedom Scientific released a three-part series of webinars covering Outlook 2016 as well as a skill-building webinar for that same version. There is also a webinar on Outlook from August of 2019. You can from the above link.
?
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
?
On 9/4/2020 11:20 AM, heather albright wrote:
Hello, I wanted to learn outlook 2016. I have been using the mail app with windows10. Just wondering if there is a written tutorials for 2016 that I can use. Thanks very much. Heather
We recently took the plunge to MS 365 at our house.? My wife is sighted and uses her computer daily to earn money.? Comments below.
?
I have Win 10, 2004 and JAWS 2020, August update.? Our last version of Office was 2010.
?
My first comment is that? it is best to remove all parts of any previous Office product before taking the plunge to MS 365.
?
My next comment is that we used our sighted computer guy to do all of the work involved with going to Win 10, 2004 and MS 365.?
?
There are a lot of features in MS 365 that baffled me from the start.? I did discover that some of these features were just old features renamed.? There were other new features that are not anything that I wanted to have anything to do with.?
?
What I wanted to do was do the same sorts of things I did using Office 2010.? Traditionally, I used Outlook, Word, Excel, and occasionally PowerPoint.
?
Of course, these programs in MS 365 did not react and were not laid out like Office 2010.
?
My challenge was to find out how to do all the things ?I used to do in Office 2010 in MS 365.
?
So to get better acquainted with Outlook, I went to the Help system and search for Keyboard Shortcuts.? Wow, I thought, I am done!? Well, JAWS did not read the contents of the item I found in Help about Keyboard Shortcuts.? Crap!? This messed me up for almost a day.? Then I got the bright idea to try and copy the contents of the Help system file on Shortcuts to the clipboard and then stick it in a Word File.? That gave me a 60 page document.? Well, it was a little over whelming. So, I made a list of essential shortcuts I’d need to do most of the things I have done in Outlook for years.? I created a much smaller Word file and then went through the 60 page file and extracted the shortcuts I use all the time in email.
?
I would have the smaller Word file open when I was using outlook.? Each time I needed a 365 shortcut keystroke, I’d refer to the smaller shortcut list.? I had done a pretty good job pulling out the essential shortcuts for the smaller shortcut list.? One problem I did have was that I found instances of there being 2 shortcuts for a given operation.? I had to try each one doing what I was trying to do in Outlook to see which one was what I needed to memorize.? The shorter file actually got even shorter because I would delete a shortcut that would not work for me.? There were also a couple of instances where I had to go back to the 60 page list and hunt something else out.
?
There are instances in MS 365 where my original Outlook 2010 shortcuts actually worked.? That sure was a blessing.
?
I have had to basically use the same process for each of the essential MS 365 programs I use.
?
I will also note that in some cases, I just fumbled around executing things in applications menus and searched out things.
A good example of this is how to Save files to my hard drive in Word.? All I wanted to do was to Save a document to my hard drive.? So, I fumbled around and executed the Save AS item on the File Menu.? Well, it did not look like my old Save AS experience in Word 2010.? Then I discovered “Browse” in the context menu.? Well, my Save As dialogues looked like what I was used to in Word 2010 after I executed that item.
?
It has not been a day at the beach learning this new system, but I make progress each day.? I have not had the urge to heave either of my 2 laptops against the wall in several days.
?
I have also heard my sighted wife grumbling under her breath as she searches for the same sort of things so she can use MS 365.
?
There are a couple of other points I want to make.? It is important to note that we started at Office 2010.? Someone else starting from Office 2016 will not have the same experiences.? My last point is that one must NEVER give up.? It is all about learning how to do the same things in different ways.
From:[email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dena Polston Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 11:20 AM To:[email protected] Subject: Re: [office-accessibility] What Software/Versions On A New Computer?
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This is Dena and I'm planning the same soon. I would be very interested in the listers information.
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.
?
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?
?
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?
?
I’m sure I’ll think of other questions as I continue looking at computer options.
?
Thanks in advance for your input.
?
Eileen
Re: [EXTERNAL] [office-accessibility] How to work with comments in word
Thanks for this thread. I too am working with a potential employer which may require document commenting, and also accepting and rejecting and suggesting changes via Track Changes. I'm using Word 2016; that said, Alt + R followed by C works well to make comments, and Control + Shift + Apostrophe or alt + R followed by N to find the list of comments, as the others said. Skylar
On 9/4/20, Mcavoy, Matthew <Matthew_Mcavoy@...> wrote:
Good morning, Chelsea,
I am using the same combination of JAWS and Word. I do not know about the Google Documents portion, since I have not tried that part. In Word, once I have my list of comments, after hitting Ctrl+shift+apostrophe, I can just arrow down the list of comments. Once I get to the comment in the list, I can hit Okay to go to the text with the comment in the document. To delete or edit comments, I can go to the comment, then hit the applications key, then a list of options is available. To add a new comment, I can either highlight the text, then click the applications key for the list of options, or just hit alt, then N, then L.
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chelsea Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 11:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] [office-accessibility] How to work with comments in word
Good morning, I am using jaws 2020, and Microsoft word with office 365. Recently, I have begun working with a potential employer, and they use more advanced techniques with word. For instance, they create Google documents and insert comments into them. I am to read the comments, and make necessary corrections based on the comments. I know that control, shift,‘ brings up a list of the comments, but I don’t know how to navigate to each one individually. For instance, like in jaws,when you bring up a links list, you can move to a specific link. Can you do that with comments? Also, how do you delete a comment that you didn’t need to make? Also, what is the proper procedure for adding comment? And, finally, is there a way to view the comments as they appear in the text, instead of it saying has comments? Or, is there a special way to view them? I know, a lot of questions my first time out, but I would like to get this figured out as soon as possible. Thank you! Chelsea
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From:[email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David Goldfield Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 8:50 AM To:[email protected] Subject: Re: [office-accessibility] are their any tutorials for outlook 2016
?
Ah, sorry that I somehow missed that. I know that Freedom Scientific offers transcripts for their podcasts but I'm unsure if they do the same for their archived webinars. I doubt that Brian Hartgen offers them.
?
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
?
On 9/4/2020 11:46 AM, Scott Davert wrote:
Hi David.
Heather was asking for written tutorials. Do you know if any of these audio tutorialss have transcripts?
sells two tutorials covering the use of Outlook. I am not certain if they are more applicable to Outlook 2013 but most of the material should be relevant. I have heard that he talks about navigating with shift-tab to move from the list of messages to the list of folders. In later versions of Outlook this has changed to control-shift-tab.
Freedom Scientific released a three-part series of webinars covering Outlook 2016 as well as a skill-building webinar for that same version. There is also a webinar on Outlook from August of 2019. You can from the above link.
?
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
?
On 9/4/2020 11:20 AM, heather albright wrote:
Hello, I wanted to learn outlook 2016. I have been using the mail app with windows10. Just wondering if there is a written tutorials for 2016 that I can use. Thanks very much. Heather
?
Sent from for Windows 10
?
Re: Having JAWS 2020 Speak Capital Letters With Microsoft Word 2016
After experimenting with this option I have discovered that what
it actually does is to speak words with capital letters in a
higher pitch. If you want the "say all" to speak the word "cap"
for capitalized words you do have to modify the caps voice in the
Misc tab for that particular scheme.
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
David, open Settings Center and search for "say all." You
should find an option that reads, "indicate caps during say all"
which will probably do what you want.
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
On 9/4/2020 12:18 PM, David Kingsbury
wrote:
Hi David,
?
This is very useful. I notice it
works when you arrow letter by letter. Is there any way to set
it so you would hear “cap” if you were reading in Say All or
continuous reading mode? If this could be done, it would be
very nice for proofreading.
?
Thanks,
David K.
?
Re: Having JAWS 2020 Speak Capital Letters With Microsoft Word 2016
David, open Settings Center and search for "say all." You should
find an option that reads, "indicate caps during say all" which
will probably do what you want.
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
This is very useful. I notice it
works when you arrow letter by letter. Is there any way to set
it so you would hear “cap” if you were reading in Say All or
continuous reading mode? If this could be done, it would be very
nice for proofreading.
?
Thanks,
David K.
?
Re: Having JAWS 2020 Speak Capital Letters With Microsoft Word 2016
This is very useful. I notice it works when you arrow letter by letter. Is there any way to set it so you would hear “cap” if you were reading in Say All or continuous reading mode? If this could be done, it would be very nice for proofreading.
>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
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.
Subject: Re:
[office-accessibility] What
Software/Versions On A New Computer?
?
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,
?
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.
?
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?
?
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?
?
I’m sure I’ll think of other
questions as I continue looking at
computer options.
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.
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,
?
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.
?
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?
?
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?
?
I’m sure I’ll think of other questions as I continue looking at computer options.
What is the current cost of 365 and what bugs have you seen with it around JAWS access? I’m running Windows 10 and JAWS 00. Currently, I have Office 016 and have been pleased with it, for the most part, except after updates, when things go wonky.
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Ann Foxworth
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From:[email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David Goldfield Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 10:26 AM To:[email protected] Subject: Re: [office-accessibility] What Software/Versions On A New Computer?
?
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 groups.io wrote:
Hi All,
?
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.
?
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?
?
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?
?
I’m sure I’ll think of other questions as I continue looking at computer options.
The cost of Microsoft 365 depends on whether you're purchasing it
for use at home or for a business. have a few choices.
Microsoft 365 Personal costs $69.99 per year and includes a
terabyte of OneDrive space which, for me, is a very attractive
benefit.
You can also purchase it on a monthly basis.
Office 365 Home costs $99.99 per year, also with an option to pay
by the month, and allows for up to six users, with each user
getting their own terabyte of storage on Onedrive.
I believe you also get 60 minutes of Skype calling per month but
I'm honestly not a Skype user and so I'm not in a position to
offer any feedback about that service.
As for bugs with JAWS I'll let others on the list address this.
This can depend on the version of JAWS you are using, any issues
which may have been introduced in any particular JAWS update as
well as unintended issues introduced in an Office update, which is
released on a monthly basis.
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
What is the current cost of 365 and what
bugs have you seen with it around JAWS access? I’m running
Windows 10 and JAWS 00. Currently, I have Office 016 and have
been pleased with it, for the most part, except after updates,
when things go wonky.
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
groups.io wrote:
Hi All,
?
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.
?
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?
?
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?
?
I’m sure I’ll think of other
questions as I continue looking at computer options.
What is the current cost of 365 and what bugs have you seen with it around JAWS access? I’m running Windows 10 and JAWS 00. Currently, I have Office 016 and have been pleased with it, for the most part, except after updates, when things go wonky.
From:[email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David Goldfield Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 10:26 AM To:[email protected] Subject: Re: [office-accessibility] What Software/Versions On A New Computer?
?
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 groups.io wrote:
Hi All,
?
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.
?
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?
?
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?
?
I’m sure I’ll think of other questions as I continue looking at computer options.
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 groups.io wrote:
Subject: Re: [office-accessibility] What
Software/Versions On A New Computer?
?
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 groups.io wrote:
Hi All,
?
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.
?
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?
?
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?
?
I’m sure I’ll think of other questions as I
continue looking at computer options.
?
Thanks in advance for your input.
?
Eileen
Re: [EXTERNAL] [office-accessibility] How to work with comments in word
I do not know about the Google Documents portion, since I have not tried that part.
In Word, once I have my list of comments, after hitting Ctrl+shift+apostrophe, I can just arrow down the list of comments.? Once I get to the comment in the list, I can hit Okay to go to the text with the comment in the document.
To delete or edit comments, I can go to the comment, then hit the applications key, then a list of options is available.
To add a new comment, I can either highlight the text, then click the applications key for the list of options, or just hit alt, then N, then L.
I am using jaws 2020, and Microsoft word with office 365. Recently, I have begun working with a potential employer, and they use more advanced techniques with word. For instance, they create Google documents and insert comments into them.
I am to read the comments, and make necessary corrections based on the comments. I know that control, shift,‘ brings up a list of the comments, but I don’t know how to navigate to each one individually. For instance, like in jaws,when you bring up a links
list, you can move to a specific link. Can you do that with comments? Also, how do you delete a comment that you didn’t need to make? Also, what is the proper procedure for adding comment? And, finally, is there a way to view the comments as they appear in
the text, instead of it saying has comments? Or, is there a special way to view them?
I know, a lot of questions my first time out, but I would like to get this figured out as soon as possible. Thank you!
Chelsea
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Please go to my website for your braille transcription needs!
Ah, sorry that I somehow missed that. I know that Freedom
Scientific offers transcripts for their podcasts but I'm unsure if
they do the same for their archived webinars. I doubt that Brian
Hartgen offers them.
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
sells two
tutorials covering the use of Outlook. I am not certain if
they are more applicable to Outlook 2013 but most of the
material should be relevant. I have heard that he talks
about navigating with shift-tab to move from the list of
messages to the list of folders. In later versions of
Outlook this has changed to control-shift-tab.
Freedom Scientific released a three-part series of
webinars covering Outlook 2016 as well as a skill-building
webinar for that same version. There is also a webinar on
Outlook from August of 2019. You can from the
above link.
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
On 9/4/2020 11:20 AM, heather
albright wrote:
Hello, I wanted to learn outlook
2016. I have been using the mail app with windows10.
Just wondering if there is a written tutorials for
2016 that I can use. Thanks very much. Heather
Brian Hartgen sells
two tutorials covering the use of Outlook. I am not certain if
they are more applicable to Outlook 2013 but most of the material
should be relevant. I have heard that he talks about navigating
with shift-tab to move from the list of messages to the list of
folders. In later versions of Outlook this has changed to
control-shift-tab.
Freedom Scientific released a three-part series of webinars
covering Outlook 2016 as well as a skill-building webinar for that
same version. There is also a webinar on Outlook from August of
2019. You can from the above link.
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019
On 9/4/2020 11:20 AM, heather albright
wrote:
Hello, I wanted to learn outlook 2016. I
have been using the mail app with windows10. Just wondering if
there is a written tutorials for 2016 that I can use. Thanks
very much. Heather
Subject: Re: [office-accessibility] What Software/Versions On A New
Computer?
?
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 groups.io
wrote:
Hi All,
?
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.
?
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?
?
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?
?
I’m sure I’ll think of other questions as I continue looking at computer
options.
