Adrian, On the principle of "use it or lose it," there's no danger of us ever getting senile! LOL. We have to remember too much. How easy computers must be for those who can look at the screen and see everything at a glance. Click, click! No keystrokes to remember! Smile. Rebecca -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 12:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking spelling with JAWS cursor
Rebecca, I'm impressed. Your method works. But I have to tell you I'm grinning. How anyone could figure out such a non-intuitive solution is beyond me. JAWS users can be amazing. Such feats of intellect over an address line! No sarcasm intended. Just astonishment at the attention we must give to seemingly little things. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rebecca Lineberger Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 11:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking spelling with JAWS cursor Adrian, If I am using the PC cursor, I get the same results with my Outlook 2010 as you describe. I can arrow through: B e h a l f, o f, But it won't arrow through your name. However, if I shift-tab back to the "From:" line, and then press control-left arrow till I hear JAWS begin to spell the word Behalf backwards As I press the control-left arrow, I can then switch to the JAWS cursor with insert-minus and I can arrow forward through your name with the right arrow key. Not to belabor the topic, but just in case this clarification helps. Rebecca -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 8:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking spelling with JAWS cursor David, I just put focus in the "From" line and maximized the window. Same result. But I should elaborate. I can get JAWS to go character by character through parts of the "From" line in your message, such as "on behalf of," but as soon as your name appears, this capability ceases. I can have your name spelled out by pressing JAWS key+numpad 5, but I can't go character by character. Again, I'm not overly worried about this. I only wanted to give Maria a workaround. But it is curious. I'm glad to know that it works on many systems and that perhaps when I one day upgrade to Outlook 2016 I'll have this function. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Whitehead Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 7:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking spelling with JAWS cursor Adrian; when you enter on a message, and do the shift+tab to the from line, make sure the screen is maximized. I went in to your message, pressed the keystroke, windows-key+down-arrow, to minimize the screen, I could not read the address, once I did the windows-key+up-arrow to maximize? I was able to read. I find that sometimes going in to a message, the screen is not in the maximized state. hope this helps. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 6:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking spelling with JAWS cursor Interesting, because in Outlook 2010 I have the same experience as Maria. I can get the name spelled, but I can't go through it with arrow keys. No matter. The workaround is simple enough. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Whitehead Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 5:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking spelling with JAWS cursor yes, 2016. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 5:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking spelling with JAWS cursor With Outlook? -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Whitehead Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 4:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking spelling with JAWS cursor Hi Adrian; well, I just entered on your message, did a shift+tab until I got to the from line, now, route jaws to pc, and was able to either ctrl+lef or right, or, able to read character by character. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 4:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking spelling with JAWS cursor Hi, David. Yes, this works the way you describe, but it doesn't solve the problem that you can't arrow through a name to check spelling. That's a problem when you have the long "From" lines that come with list messages. FYI, you can get directly into the "From" field by holding down the alt key and pressing 1 above the letters twice quickly. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Whitehead Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 3:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking spelling with JAWS cursor hello; in outlook; 1, enter on the message in which you wish to find out the sender's name to spell, 2, shift+tab to the from line, make sure the name/email is highlighted, now use the insert+numpad5 pressed twice quickly. works for me all the time. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 12:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Checking spelling with JAWS cursor In Outlook, JAWS won't read info in the "From" field letter by letter. Instead, set up a reply to the message and arrow down to the "From" line. Then you'll be able to go letter by letter. Just be sure not to hit "Reply"! -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Maria Campbell Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 12:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] Checking spelling with JAWS cursor For sometime now I have not been able to use my JAWS cursor to check spelling. Example, I'm trying to check the spelling of Eric Damery's last name on the from field in a message. When I route JAWS cursor to pc cursor, JAWS just says blank. What's up with that? I'm using Thunderbird and JAWS 2018. -- Maria Campbell [email protected] "Preach the Gospel, and when necessary use words!" --St. Francis 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/ 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/ 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/
