Re: Make Chrome default browser for links in email
What Outlook are you using?? Is this for all links in any email message, or select messages?
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HTML formatted email, which is essentially all of it, can be written in such a way that the message itself is the determiner of what program gets invoked.? Microsoft makes a habit of having its links open in Edge.
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Much more detail about what's being used and the Windows ecosystem it's being used under is needed here.? And if, by chance, the email client is not Outlook, then this is off-topic.
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Make Chrome default browser for links in email
Hi all. ? I’ve set my default browsser on my laptop to Chrome, but when I hit a link in an email, it takes me to Edge. How do I make Chrome the default for eamil links? ? Thanks in advance. ? Cheers. ? Barry ?
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Re: How do I get Outlook to stop making sounds
There is no spell check option. ? ?
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Sent: Saturday, May 3, 2025 9:57 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [M365-Accessibility] How do I get Outlook to stop making sounds? Try hitting insert V while you’re in the message, search for spellcheck, then turn off automatic spellcheck
On May 3, 2025, at 7:24?PM, JOHN RIEHL via groups.io <REALMAN02@...> wrote:
? How do I get Outlook ?to stop making sounds when it finds a spell check error or corrects one, or gives me an autocomplete? I’ve turned off “notify with Sound” in the accessiiblity under Options, and I can’t find this in JAWS quick settings. Using the latest versions of Office and JAWS. Thanks
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Re: How do I get Outlook to stop making sounds
Try hitting insert V while you’re in the message, search for spellcheck, then turn off automatic spellcheck Anna
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On May 3, 2025, at 7:24?PM, JOHN RIEHL via groups.io <REALMAN02@...> wrote:
? How do I get Outlook ?to stop making sounds when it finds a spell check error or corrects one, or gives me an autocomplete? I’ve turned off “notify with Sound” in the accessiiblity under Options, and I can’t find this in JAWS quick settings. Using the latest versions of Office and JAWS. Thanks
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How do I get Outlook to stop making sounds
How do I get Outlook ?to stop making sounds when it finds a spell check error or corrects one, or gives me an autocomplete? I’ve turned off “notify with Sound” in the accessiiblity under Options, and I can’t find this in JAWS quick settings. Using the latest versions of Office and JAWS. Thanks
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Re: Display Save Options Checkbox
Thanks for this Brian, I didn't know there was another way to the save options other than from the files menu, alt+f, then t, arrow to save… Later, ? ? Richard, USA "A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian." -- Pope Francis ? My web site: ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Brian Vogel via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, May 3, 2025 11:07 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [M365-Accessibility] Display Save Options Checkbox? I guess the question is which Save option are you looking for? In Word Settings there is a dedicated pane strictly for Save options, which Mario was alluding to.? This same pane can be brought up after hitting F12 by using the Tools dropdown (direct access, Alt + L when the Save As dialog invoked by F12 is open), hitting Space or Enter to expose the Tools menu, and selecting Save Options there.? But what you see is exactly the same as what you get going in via the File Backstage View, Options, Save Pane. Those are the only two routes I know of to all the Save Options in Word 365, and I don't think these have changed in recent years and should be the same in the recent standalone Office versions. Brian? · ♂? · ???? · ?Virginia, USA?- Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100; M365 Family; Android 13 (Xiaomi HyperOS 1.0.10.0) It is much easier to be critical than to be correct. ?????? ~ Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881
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Re: Display Save Options Checkbox
Mike,
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I guess the question is which Save option are you looking for?
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In Word Settings there is a dedicated pane strictly for Save options, which Mario was alluding to.? This same pane can be brought up after hitting F12 by using the Tools dropdown (direct access, Alt + L when the Save As dialog invoked by F12 is open), hitting Space or Enter to expose the Tools menu, and selecting Save Options there.? But what you see is exactly the same as what you get going in via the File Backstage View, Options, Save Pane.
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Those are the only two routes I know of to all the Save Options in Word 365, and I don't think these have changed in recent years and should be the same in the recent standalone Office versions.
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Re: Display Save Options Checkbox
Hi Mario,
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Well, it seems to me that if you turned this
option on when you saved a file using the, Control + S, keystroke a dialogue
with other options would pop-up.? But, its been a long time since I've
played with this option, and a question about saving documents came up on
another list and that's when I realized this options isn't where it used to be
in Word.
Take care.? Mike.? Sent from my iBarstool.? Go
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Subject: Re: [M365-Accessibility] Display Save Options
Checkbox
What is the idea of the Save options?
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I'm running Office
2021 Pro, but when I received updates the other day Jaws reported that MS365
updates were downloading and did install, which is the way it's supposed to be
from what I understand.
Well, I don't know
when this changed, but in Options / Advanced category, there used to be a
checkbox that allowed you to turn on / off the displaying of save options.?
Does this setting still exist, and if so where do I find it?!? I've looked
through all the obvious categories in options, but I haven't come across it as
of yet.? I use the F12 key for saving, but this missing setting has got me
more curious than anything else.? Thanks mooy
moocho.
Take care.?
Mike.? Sent from my iBarstool.? Go
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Re: Display Save Options Checkbox
What is the idea of the Save options? ? ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike B via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, May 3, 2025 9:25 AM
To: M365 <[email protected]>
Subject: [M365-Accessibility] Display Save Options Checkbox? I'm running Office 2021 Pro, but when I received updates the other day Jaws reported that MS365 updates were downloading and did install, which is the way it's supposed to be from what I understand. Well, I don't know when this changed, but in Options / Advanced category, there used to be a checkbox that allowed you to turn on / off the displaying of save options.? Does this setting still exist, and if so where do I find it?!? I've looked through all the obvious categories in options, but I haven't come across it as of yet.? I use the F12 key for saving, but this missing setting has got me more curious than anything else.? Thanks mooy moocho.
Take care.? Mike.? Sent from my iBarstool.? Go Dodgers!
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Display Save Options Checkbox
Hi All,
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I'm running Office 2021 Pro, but when I received
updates the other day Jaws reported that MS365 updates were downloading and did
install, which is the way it's supposed to be from what I
understand.
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Well, I don't know when this changed, but in
Options / Advanced category, there used to be a checkbox that allowed you to
turn on / off the displaying of save options.? Does this setting still
exist, and if so where do I find it?!? I've looked through all the obvious
categories in options, but I haven't come across it as of yet.? I use the
F12 key for saving, but this missing setting has got me more curious than
anything else.? Thanks mooy moocho.
Take care.? Mike.? Sent from my
iBarstool.? Go Dodgers!
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Re: PSA: All Access to Google Accounts by Less Secure Apps Removed as of May 1, 2025
On Fri, May 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM, Brad Snyder wrote:
Unless someone is using an old version of either of these operating systems, and their included Mail apps, you will not be affected by this change in Google’s policy.
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Correct, hence the reason for my first sentence, which reads: ?This should probably not hit most of our members here, but it's important to know, particularly if you know anyone using very old versions of Outlook (2013 or earlier) or any very old email client who has used it to access Google Mail, Calendar, and Contacts.
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The quoted passage from the announcement for Google Workspace Admins takes it on faith that those in such a position know that this does mean "old versions," and, in this case, I'd say very old versions.
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If you have anything even kinda-sorta recent, and you've set up your Gmail account on it then you were probably walked through OAUTH upon initial setup.
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I posted this mainly because I know that there is a subset of our readership (or their friends) that likes to do what I call "clinging to the corpses of long dead technology."? If you were using any email client that's ancient enough not to support modern authentication methods for Gmail, you won't be doing so anymore.? I'm anticipating a flurry of, "Why can't I access my Gmail?," questions on multiple blind-tech-centric groups in the coming days and weeks when people who've tried to stick with, say, Outlook 2010 or Windows Live Mail are suddenly, and permanently, locked out.
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Re: PSA: All Access to Google Accounts by Less Secure Apps Removed as of May 1, 2025
iOS and macOS Mail apps have supported oAuth for several years. Unless someone is using an old version of either of these operating systems, and their included Mail apps, you will not be affected by this change in Google’s policy.
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On May 2, 2025, at 08:35, Brian Vogel via groups.io <britechguy@...> wrote: This should probably not hit most of our members here, but it's important to know, particularly if you know anyone using very old versions of Outlook (2013 or earlier) or any very old email client who has used it to access Google Mail, Calendar, and Contacts.
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Announcement for Google Workspace Admins:?
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From the second article referred to above:
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Starting May 1, 2025, Google Workspace accounts no longer support?, third-party apps, or devices that ask you to sign in to your Google Account with your username and password. You must use OAuth to let these apps and devices access your account. Third-party email apps that are no longer supported include Microsoft Outlook and the mail app on iOS and MacOS. For detailed instructions and information, visit?. For the latest dates, visit?.
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A notice to end users was issued noting that this was beginning in January 2025, but lacks some of the details offered to Google Workspace Admins:
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PSA: All Access to Google Accounts by Less Secure Apps Removed as of May 1, 2025
This should probably not hit most of our members here, but it's important to know, particularly if you know anyone using very old versions of Outlook (2013 or earlier) or any very old email client who has used it to access Google Mail, Calendar, and Contacts.
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Announcement for Google Workspace Admins:?
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From the second article referred to above:
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Starting May 1, 2025, Google Workspace accounts no longer support?, third-party apps, or devices that ask you to sign in to your Google Account with your username and password. You must use OAuth to let these apps and devices access your account. Third-party email apps that are no longer supported include Microsoft Outlook and the mail app on iOS and MacOS. For detailed instructions and information, visit?. For the latest dates, visit?.
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A notice to end users was issued noting that this was beginning in January 2025, but lacks some of the details offered to Google Workspace Admins:
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Re: problem with ignore topic
Tom,
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Great!? I knew that you could un-ignore "one by one" if you knew all the subjects you ignored, but that didn't seem to be something I thought you would be likely to do because your initial post said, "selected a bunch of emails," and I jumped to the conclusion you probably didn't know all of the things ignored.
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BTW, if you want ignore things from Groups.io, I strongly encourage you to use the "Mute this Topic," link.? If you do, you can unmute anything you've ever muted on the Groups.io website, and will then receive any messages that might later come in for the topic(s) you unmuted.
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Re: problem with ignore topic
Hi Brian, I got the problem solved.? I went into the deleted folder, then I found one of the topics, and when I brought up the ignore, it said, Ignore check box checked.? Once I unchecked it, it asked me if I wanted to Remove the ignore?
I was able to find all of the subject lines and unchecked them!
Tom, the Blind engineer!
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Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 11:07 PM
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Subject: Re: [M365-Accessibility] problem with ignore topic
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The simple answer (particularly if the accounts involved are not MS-Exchange based):? No.
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Microsoft Outlook: Updated behavior for switching back from new Outlook to classic Outlook for Windows
A notice in the M365 Admin Center for M365 Business admins, but it's clearly happening for M365 Personal/Home too:
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Microsoft Outlook: Updated behavior for switching back from new Outlook to classic Outlook for Windows
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Narrator inconsistent in how it reads negative numbers in Excel for Currency and Accounting Cell Formats
First, let me note that this inconsistency is not exclusive to Narrator.? It only gives no indication at all of the fact a number is negative if Currency format is used and the cell format to show the value in red if it's negative is selected.? If the format includes the leading minus sign, it is correctly read as negative as it is if either of the parentheses enclosed formats of he Currency format is used.
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For Accounting format, the parentheses enclosed option does not directly result in the number being declared negative, but the presence of the parentheses is announced and for those familiar with Accounting format this is a clear indirect indicator that the value is a debit/negative value.
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This issue extends to JAWS and NVDA as well, with each of these screen readers being less reliable than Narrator is in regard to negative numbers not being reported as negative depending on the visual formatting choice that was made.? I suspect that all of this is tied together based upon what is being exposed by Excel to the various screen readers, but I can't be sure about that.
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But anyone who uses Excel, and particularly for spreadsheets where money is concerned and either Currency and/or Accounting formats are used, will encounter issues with not getting accurate information for negative values far too often.
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Here's the Feedback Hub problem report I submitted:
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If you're someone who works with Excel and with monetary values in particular, you might want to upvote this problem and/or add your own additional comments.
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Re: The slow, but predicted, disappearance of the "Outlook (new)" designation in the Windows Search results
On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 08:32 AM, Jason White wrote:
It may not be available if you have a Microsoft 365 consumer account
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It is not available.? This is the message you get if you attempt to login with an account that has M365 Family or Personal:
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Switch to an account that has permission
Your account doesn't have permission to view or manage this page
Login is not supported for consumer users without business presence.
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Re: The slow, but predicted, disappearance of the "Outlook (new)" designation in the Windows Search results
This article provides more detail:
It may not be available if you have a Microsoft 365 consumer account rather than a business subscription.
How do you access the message centre and where do you go to subscribe to receive email sumaries?
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Subject:?Re: [M365-Accessibility] The slow, but predicted, disappearance of the "Outlook (new)" designation in the Windows Search results
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Yes, this change was announced by Microsoft 365 a while ago. Microsoft 365 Message Center is a very good source of information about updates. I think you need a Microsoft 365 subscription to access it. You can also subscribe
to e-mail summaries.
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I already had the two things shown for the instances on my machine, which has M365, change to "Outlook" and "Outlook (classic)."
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Today I was working with a client who has Office 2021 Home and Business on her computer, and when we first fired up her computer the designations were "Outlook (new)" and "Outlook (classic)."? After the most recent
preview update to Windows 11 was applied, these changed to just plain Outlook and "Outlook (classic)."
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I now suspect this change is tied to a Windows update rather than any updates to Office or M365, and for that reason alone you can be sure it's coming to everyone as the update that makes this change rolls out.
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This change makes perfect sense since what started out as "Outlook (new)" is ultimately going to be the only Outlook.? While the classic UI still exists through 2029, it's being distinguished as an alternative.
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