Hi Rebecca.

I use Office 2010 on this computer (Windows 10) and I'm quite ok with it. I
was considering getting office 2016 because I had applied to a remote
(home-based) job and they had asked if I had a recent version of Office.
Turns out, I didn't get the job after all, so it's not a pressing issue for
me anymore. I did use Office 2016 at my old (not home-based) work, and it
worked well enough, but I can't say I really noted any practical benefits
over the version I have now. It was easier to get to certain things that I
used for that job, like the accessibility checker, which I didn't even
realise was a feature of 2010 until recently. But honestly, even though I
used that at work, it isn't all that important to me. I would consider an
upgrade to 2016 still, but probably not 365, as I understand that is the
Office subscription-based service, which doesn't sound all that ideal, to
me.



-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Rebecca Lineberger
Sent: February 27, 2018 5:08 PM
To: jaws user's list
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Office 2010 vs. 2016 vs. 365

I'm running Windows 10, Fall Creator update, 1709.  But I'm still using
Office 2010.  I hesitate to update since on the list at least, and probably
naturally enough, I see more problems than benefits.  I've been reading a
bit about 2016 and 365 from books on each downloaded from Bookshare. Does
anyone have any thoughts about either?  It seems these days that screen
readers are always playing catch-up as Microsoft constantly introduces
changes. Since my computer is behaving and I don't need a new one, the
upgrade to a later version of Office would be a choice and not a necessity.

Just wondering about others' experiences.

Thoughts would be appreciated.

Rebecca

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