Hello Tom: Thanks very much. That was a big help. Cletus Hostetler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas j Vos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 2:51 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Office 2007 -- how to get around in it
> Friends, > I can't answer to the specific error message in the previous posting > about Office 2007, but I can say I am using Office 2007 with Windows XP, > and it's working rather well. > There is a learning curve because of the changes, but let's be thankful > that Microsoft does care about accessibility, and it is possible to get > around with keyboard navigation. > It is a change from the previous pull down menus, but not hugely > different once you adjust to it. > In Word: > Alt F still opens the File menu. > Alt H opens the menutab, which is much like the old Edit menu > Alt N opens the Insert menu > Alt P opens the Page Layout menu (lots of stuff here to explore) > Alt S opens the References menu > Alt M opens the Mailings menu > Alt R Opens the Review menu > >>From There you can tab through the options. In older versions of Office > you could arrow down the menu, now you will tab through the options. > > Note that some of the keyboard commands are still the same. > Alt O, C will still bring you to the columns menu. You can do it through > the new menus with Alt P, J too. > Alt O, F will still bring you to the Font menu > Alt T, S will still put you in the spell checker. > > If you are struggling with learning the ropes in Office 2007, here's what > I suggest: > 1. Go out and shovel snow for a half hour (we can do that today in Iowa) > 2. Now that you've blown off steam, spend some time exploring the menus. > > Use Alt H to open the Home menu, then tab through the options > there to see what each one is. > Then go to the next menu and tab through he options there. > 3. Make yourself a "cheat sheet" > For each option there is a key command combination that will get > you there quicker than going to the menus and tabbing to the option you > want. > I made up my cheat sheet for the commands I usually use. Then, when I > forget the command I can open my cheat sheet and review. Eventually I'll > have the cheat sheet memorized, and you will too. > Blessings, > Tom > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To post to this group, send email to > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
