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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Scott Pearl
Sent: 04 September 2020 16:05
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [office-accessibility] Jaws 2019 and Excel 2016

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Let me give you something you can try to see if it helps your issue. I'm not certain but hopeful.

1. In Excel,press Alt F to go into the File tab.

2. Press T for Options.

3. Press A for advanced.

4. Press Tab until you get to the "Allow Editing Directly in Cells" check box.

5. Make sure it's checked.

6. Press Enter.

7. Exit out of the spreadsheet you are in and open up Excel again.

8. Test to see if it worked.

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-----Original Message-----

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of HSG Director

Sent: Friday, September 04, 2020 2:30 AM

To: [email protected]

Subject: [office-accessibility] Jaws 2019 and Excel 2016

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Hi David et al

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First of all, thank-you for a warm welcome.

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My query relates to how to read a formula in the edit mode (F2) character by character in Excel 2016 using Jaws 2019 - this use to be a pretty standard thing but I am unable to correct / change a formula any more.

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Many Thanks

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Waqas

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-----Original Message-----

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David Goldfield

Sent: 03 September 2020 13:23

To: [email protected]

Subject: [office-accessibility] Welcome to Our New Members To This New List

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I wanted to welcome all of you to this list. I also want to thank you for choosing to subscribe, considering the large number of groups which are available and which always competes with our time and attention.

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I realize that there are a ton of technology-related groups out there for blind users and creating yet another one risks further fragmentation. However, about a week ago I ran into a situation where I needed assistance in performing a task with Outlook and I just couldn't figure out the best list to post it to. It wasn't specifically a Windows issue nor was it a screen reader specific question. I realized that what we needed (at least, what I believed that we needed) was a group to ask questions specific to Office, which is why I created this list. The large number of subscribers to this list in such a short period of time confirms that I may have been correct about the need for such a list but time will tell if I'm right or not in the long term. In the meantime please continue to enjoy this list and use it for its intended purpose for as long as you feel it's useful to you. No question is too basic and, while I know this may be an overly used expression, there really is no such thing as a stupid question.

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I just ask that you follow the rules for this list. Be courteous, try to make your subject lines detailed and be sure to specify the version of the software you're asking about, as in JAWS 2020, Word 2019, Windows 10, etc.

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JAWS 2020 users are encouraged to update to the August release. JAWS updates often add improvements and fixes to the way that it interacts with Office products and this is also the case for Zoomtext. NVDA users should update to version 2020.2, as well.

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Finally, please be aware that the first few messages from users need to be approved by me before they get posted to the list. This is a default setting with the Groups.io service. Because I'm working during the day I won't be able to approve users until this evening and so there may be a delay in seeing messages being posted. Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding.

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Finally, I hope that this list proves to be a benefit to you and that it helps you to learn more about how to best use Microsoft Office.

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Wishing you the best.

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David Goldfield,

Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist JAWS Certified, 2019

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