You may also find, as I did, that you need to change the file type combo box to the "all files" option, the bottom of the 5 choices. Otherwise, all you would find in your file list would be the Jarte default file format, .rtf.
Specifically, with Jarte running, press control + o to open the file directory dialog. This opens a typical and very familiar File Explorer dialog. Tab once to the file type combo. The 5 listed options are, in order, as follows: Rich Text Format (*.rtf) Word Documents (*.doc) Word 2007 Documents (*.docx) Plain Text (*.txt) All files (*.*) [Note that to capture this list, I used the JAWS speech history option, JAWS key + space bar, then h. The resulting window has all this in plain text that I just copied and pasted] On that list, if you want to see just .doc, .docx, or .txt files only, arrow to the format you want and press enter. If you want to see all files in the folder, arrow to the bottom and press enter on "all files". Now you can tab, or shift tab twice, to the list of files, and there they are! I have not figured out a way to have Jarte maintain the all-files setting, so remember to first set the file type box whenever you want to use the Jarte file directory. The hint below about first finding a file and then doing the "open with Jarte" option also works. Tim Ford -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 7:28 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Highlight the.doc file you wish to open and hit Enter. You should be presented with a dialog that prompts you to choose a program to open the file. There should be a list box that includes Jarte on the list of programs. Select Jarte and hit Okay, and Jarte should open the .doc file for you. Gerald -----Original Message----- From: Jo Luland Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 9:12 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Mike, After reading all of the suggestions from people on this list, I downloaded and installed Jarte. Since nothing seems to be working for me, do I need to assign a program to open the document? If so, how do I do that? Thanks. Jo -----Original Message----- From: Mike B. Sent: May 22, 2017 4:20 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Hi Jo, You need MS Word to open this file. The file extension, .doc, is the old file extension for MS Word prior to Word 2007, & possibly 2003, but I'm not sure about 2003. If you have a newer version of Word installed, you will also need to have the, Compatibility Pack, installed. This program allows newer versions of Office to open, read, & edit older files from older Office versions. If you need to know how to assign a program to open this file, now this is a totally different set of steps. First we need to know if you have Office installed, & possibly what operating system you're running depending on your needs. Take care, Mike. Sennt from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! ----- Original Message ----- From: Jo Luland To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] What program should be used to read a .doc document? Hi All, I received a .doc document, but I can't read it. I'm informed that I need to create something in the control panel. As you can all see, I'm not familiar with this. I've been using JAWS for many years, but have never come across this situation. I know that many of you out there will know what the heck I'm talking about and will be able to help me. Thanks for any suggestions you may have. Jo 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/ 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/
