Insert-f1 gives you a document summary, including the width of the 
cell in the table where your cursor is.
At 06:48 PM 9/11/2007, you wrote:
>Insert+F is the command in JAWS 7.x, and Insert+f+f is the command in JAWS
>8.x.  Daryl gave a good explanation of how to work with the point
>measurement system, but I still don't know the correlation between the 2
>different types of measurements in Excel.
>
>Annette
>
>
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>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Srini Gollapudi
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>Subject: *****SPAM***** Re: [JAWS-Users] Finding out column width in excel
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>Insert and f does give the column width and height. But, I don't understand
>what units are used. I find that the column width read from the menu
>bar/format menu give the same in different units. Can someone tell me about
>the units used for column width?
>
>Srini
>
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>From: "Annette Carr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 10:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Finding out column width in excel
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>
> > Insert F1 did bring up a JAWS window with information about the current
> > file
> > and worksheet, but I could not find any information about column width.
> > Am
> > I over looking it?
> >
> > I've read over quite a bit in the JAWS help and could not find out
> > anything
> > on finding out the width of a column or cell.  I find it hard to believe
> > that there is not a JAWS command for obtaining this info.
> >
> > Any other ideas?
> >
> > Annette
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ann Byrne
> > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 8:36 AM
> > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
> > Subject: *****SPAM***** Re: [JAWS-Users] Finding out column width in excel
> >
> > You're right.  I woke up in the middle of the night to realize that I
> > meant
> > to say insert-f1.  It will give the column with.  Insert-f1-f1 is another
> > function altogether.  Thanks for the catch.
> > At 03:12 AM 9/10/2007, you wrote:
> >>Are you sure it's not just Insert F1? I think you'll find that Insert
> >>F1 pressed twice quickly will open the help topic associated with the
> >>application. Hope that helps.
> >>Chris Hallsworth
> >>BrailleNote mPower user
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> >>From: "Ann Byrne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
> >>Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 3:24 AM
> >>Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Finding out column width in excel
> >>
> >>
> >> > With the cursor in the column you want to know about, press
> >> > insert-f1-f1.  That is, hold down insert---the Jawskey--and press f1
> >> > twice quickly.  You will hear a ton of information in a virtual
> >> > window, and the width of the cell will be a part of it.  Press
> >> > escape to escape the virtual window and return to your text.
> >> >
> >> > At 09:09 PM 9/9/2007, you wrote:
> >> >>I am using Office 2003 and Jaws 7x and 8x.  I need to find out the
> >> >>column width and would like to do it in a faster way then going up
> >> >>to the menu bar, opening the column width dialog box and tabbing to
> >> >>that edit box.  Is there a JAWS command for announcing this
> >> >>information?  I've tried Insert+Tab+Tab and
> >> >>Insert+F
> >> >>and I'm not obtaining the info I need.
> >> >>Thanks,
> >> >>Annette
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