I'd like to add something else to Mike's suggestion. There is a system based hotkey combination which will automatically minimize and expand the ribbons. It is Control-F1. This is a toggle command. However, this does appear to be an issue with Outlook 2010. I believe that you can save the Outlook environment in such a way that the ribbon function is deactivated. I have often wondered if that might not be better. I'm not sure how to do that but I was told that you can choose to use or not use the ribbon commands for each of the modules in Microsoft Office.
JOHN AND LINDA JUSTICE WITH GUIDE DOGS JAKE AND ZACHARY PERSONAL E-MAIL: john_just...@verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike O'Brien Sent: Sunday, February 9, 2014 1:08 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws not reading lower ribbon in Outlook 2010 Hi One thing to check is are the ribbons minimized. Press alt+h to go to the upper ribbon. Then right arrow until you hear Minimize the ribbon button. If this is checked, press space to uncheck it. JAWS won't read minimized ribbons. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Alan Robbins Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2014 07:26 To: Jaws-Users-List Subject: [JAWS-Users] Jaws not reading lower ribbon in Outlook 2010 Having a strange issue, looking for suggestions. I have Windows 7 64 bit home Premium running MS Office Home & Business2010. I have latest JAWS 15 and using virtual ribbons. All ribbon functions work fine in Word and Excel and used to be fine in Outlook. Don't use them often in Outlook but needed to the other day. When I hit the alt key it takes me to the top ribbons. The file ribbon I can up and down arrow through ok. I can also arrow across all the top ribbons. However when I go to go to the lower ribbon in any of them, for instance view, it says lower ribbon and then nothing. No matter if I arrow, tab, whatever there is no speaking by JAWS. If I use the JAWS cursor I hear them so I know they are there. I even tried other versions of JAWS with same outcome. Is there a setting or something I have inadvertently changed? Thanks, Al For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
