Hi Laura, I am using Office 365, JAWS 18 and Win 10. What you are asking about is a "working style preference" with no right or wrong way. I prefer to use the ribbons in their "native" format. You can set aside time each day to simply move through and learn the menus. Once you work with Word for a while you will quickly learn which ribbon items you use often & then place those items into your QAT. The one strongest suggestion I have for you is to learn to use the QAT where you can place your most used items in the ribbon for quick easy access. Freedom Scientific offers webinars on the use of Excel, Outlook, and Word and they are very good but a little expensive if you are on a limited budget. The Microsoft help system has greatly improved in the last decade and I find that Mr. Google can find any answer I need. George
"It is a form of insanity to continue to do the same things daily while believing for change in your life." George a Martinez CPA, PC 12231 N 50th Avenue Glendale, Arizona 85304-2215 Voice 602.368.8854 FAX 206-666-2589 Email [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Laura Richardson Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 6:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] Learning MS ribbons - virtual or not ...... Hello, When it comes to navigating MS Word ribbons I'm pretty much a beginner. I've memorized certain shortcut keys to do very specific things but need to learn how to navigate these ribbons. Right now virtual ribbons are turned on .. Would it be easier and more efficient to learn the ribbons if I turned this off? I want and need to learn as much as I can so any feedback and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Laura 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/
