Hello JAWS users! I'm in a pickle and need some help. I use JAWS version 9. I work for a government agency and we recently started using Microsoft Office 2007. I have been using the basic-intermediate functions of Excel and the basics of Access for many years. As you may know, the look and functions in Office 2007 have changed considerably. I have asked my employer to provide one-on-one training for me in the new functions (and older ones that I didn't know). I had one training session last week and it was a difficult experience. JAWS did not reada number of functions logically or completely, if at all. I need to find some training materials, classes, or individuals that can help me use JAWS with the intermediate-advanced functions of Excel and the basics-intermediate functions of Access. I've contacted people I know and have looked on the Internet. I was excited to see that Easter Seals in Indiana offered such training; (so their website said), but then no class information was provided on their website. This was the only helpful thing I could find. I have gone to the Freedom Scientific website and have combed through all the Help menus on my version of JAWS. There is no mention of, or short cut keys for, the functions I want to use. Freedom Scientific does not provide in-depth training on any MS Office application and it looks like there is no such training guides that you could obtain from them. I know that someone might be able to write some scripts for me, but why reinvent the wheel? Surely I'm not the only person in the world who uses JAWS and wants to access all the functions of Excel and Access 2007. Someone out there somewhere must have experienced this problem. I am willing to teach myself if I have the proper materials and I might be able to go to a class anywhere in the USA if it will provide me with the training I need. I can provide examples of the things JAWS doesn't read well, but that might be quite a list. Also, I'm sure there are functions I haven't even tried that JAWS won't read either. But, for example, the Pivot Table function in Excel and the import external data functions in Access. I really enjoy using Excel and Access and was excited about the prospect of learning these applications more in-depth from an experienced trainer. However, if JAWS doesn't work properly, then I'm stuck not being able to use the applications. If I can't access the functions I've been using in earlier versions of Office, my job performance will either suffer or my job responsibilities might need to change. I don't want to see that happen. Thank you for any suggestions or referrals you might be able to provide. Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 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 address in order to contact the management team [email protected] If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [email protected]
