This is just bad advice I love outlook would never switch to windows mail. I use it every day. It has one problem that I said is easy to work around as I would want to view such e-mail messages in a fully fledged browser any way. So give it a try.
-----Original Message----- From: Alan R. Downing [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 10:32 AM To: [email protected]; Pat Ferguson Subject: Re: Outlook 2007 and Window-Eyes I have been considering switching from Vista's winmail to Outlook, but everyone who has given me advice on the matter, without exception, and both blind and sighted, says avoid Outlook like the plague. So, I have given up on switching. At least I'll save some dough<smile>. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Ferguson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 9:38 AM Subject: RE: Outlook 2007 and Window-Eyes > Maybe someone could do a tutorial or a podcast on using Outlook 2007 with > Window-Eyes. <smile> > > Pat Ferguson > > > > > > > At 08:19 AM 1/9/2009, you wrote: >>No this is not a problem that effects all screen reader users only. This >>effect everyone sited blind what ever. This is a Microsoft outlook >>problem. >> >>The solution is to read complex messages like this using the view in >>browser >>option. >>I just don't want people to have the idea this has anything to do with >>screen readers. It has to do with how Microsoft word deals with html. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Farley, John [OS-IE] [mailto:[email protected]] >>Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 5:58 AM >>To: Jim Grimsby Jr.; [email protected] >>Cc: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: Outlook 2007 and Window-Eyes >> >>Hi Jim, >> >>Yes, I accept that it is a problem which impacts on all screen readers, >>not >>just Window-eyes, that is well documented. >>I have also said what the work round is. >> >>I think that you suggest, accept this and work round it. >> >>I am unclear why GW, as the manufacturer of my favoured screen reader, and >>MS should not work together to provide a proper resolution to the issue. >>After all, this does not have any impact on any person using Outlook 2007 >>without a screen reader. >> >> >> >> >> >>Regards, John. >> >>John Farley >>*********************************************************************** >> >>SAIC Limited is a private limited company registered in England and Wales. >>Registered number 1396396. 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Just use the feature to view it in the browser. >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: John Farley [mailto:[email protected]] >>Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 3:35 PM >>To: 'Jim Grimsby Jr.'; 'Pat Ferguson' >>Cc: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: Outlook 2007 and Window-Eyes >> >>Hello all, >> >>There is also a problem with Outlook 2007 with formatted html mail. >> >> >>The standard, word interface, within Outlook does not resolve it properly. >> >>As soon as Window-Eyes starts talking about rows, columns and tables, then >>I >>know it is an e-mail that is a problem. >> >> >>The resolution to this is to use the browser to read the e-mail. That is, >>use <alt>h x v and the e-mail is then fully accessible. >> >>While there is a fully documented macro that could be used to work round >>this, the issue I see with it is that you need to know it is a mal-formed >>e-mail before you invoke the macro. So why not just use the browser read >>option. >> >>I really think that GW and MS should work out how to get round this. >> >> >>Regards, John >> >>Contact on : (Home) [email protected] >> or : (work) [email protected] >> >>Help raise funds for The Dacorum Talking Newspaper, shop at >>www.buy.at/dtnhemel >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Jim Grimsby Jr. [mailto:[email protected]] >>Sent: 08 January 2009 22:09 >>To: 'Pat Ferguson' >>Cc: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: Outlook 2007 and Window-Eyes >> >>Hi I am using it right now. Not sure what problems you speak of. The >>only >>thing I can say that is a problem and it is an issue with all office >>programs and window-eyes is that there is a sluggish response to back >>space >>and other cursoring commands. Also sometimes we gets a little happy >>repeating smart tag information when as far as I can tell nothing has >>changed. Restarting we fixes it. >>Other then those minor problems it works great. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Pat Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]] >>Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:14 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Outlook 2007 and Window-Eyes >> >>Hi Everyone, >> >>I'm thinking of switching to Outlook for my email, so I can have both >>accounts in one place. >> >>I need to know if the problems with Window-Eyes and Outlook 2007, have >>been >>resolved. >> >>Any help is so very gratefully appreciated. >> >>Thanks a bunch. >> >>Pat Ferguson >> >>If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender >>only. 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