Interesting, I will try that. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of inthane Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 12:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to turn on and off type over mode in word 2007
ah friends if you select a word or phrase you automatically overwrite that selected section, this is why this feature is normally not running with jaws. elf . Moderator, Blind Access Help. . Owner: Alacorn Computer Enterprises "own the might and majesty of an alacorn" www.alacorncomputer.com . proprietor: Inthane's Grab Bag for blind computer users and Programmers! http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Flor Lynch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to turn on and off type over mode in word 2007 > try alt+control+o (= overtype)? (Alt+ctrl+i was originally known as > 'overwrite' mode.) > > Someone was asking what it does. Normally, you are in insert mode, where > text follows along consecutively as you write. When you're in Overtype > Mode, you're filling in an existing space or template, *writing over* > existing characters, where the amount of text does not change. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greg Washington" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 3:42 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to turn on and off type over mode in word > 2007 > > >> Dear Ann, Flor and Alex, >> Thanks for your suggestions. However I still cannot get alt+control+i to >> toggle over type on and off. I went into the tools menu in MS word 2007, >> went to options and went to advanced. The over type option was not >> checked but neither was control over type with the insert key. So I >> checked the use insert key option for controlling on and off over type >> and left typeover unchecked. However when I press the alt+control+i key >> jaws still says insert mode active. When I press it again it says the >> same thing "insert mode active". >> >> I then tried checking the allow over type key in the options menu but >> then Jaws said typeover active when I pressed the alt+control+i key and I >> could not go back to insert mode. It seems like for me the alt+control+i >> key is either one or the other. I cannot get it to work as a toggle >> switch. >> >> Greg >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Alex Stone" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 9:20 AM >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to turn on and off type over mode in word >> 2007 >> >> >>> It'll be Word, not Jaws. >>> Cheers >>> Alex >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg >>> Washington >>> Sent: 23 August 2011 15:15 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to turn on and off type over mode in word >>> 2007 >>> >>> Flor, >>> Thanks for the advice. Is the tools menu you reference in MS word or in >>> Jaws? >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Flor Lynch" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 8:54 AM >>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to turn on and off type over mode in word >>> 2007 >>> >>> >>>> You need to uncheck the overtype Mode checkbox. It used to be found in >>>> the Tools | Options | Edit tab control. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Greg Washington" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 2:38 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to turn on and off type over mode in >>>> word >>>> 2007 >>>> >>>> >>>>> Ann, >>>>> When I press alt+control+i Jaws announces insert mode active. When I >>>>> press those keys again it still says insert mode active and type over >>>>> is not activated. Am I doing something wrong? >>>>> Greg >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>From: "Ann byrne" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 8:29 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to turn on and off type over mode in >>>>> word >>>>> 2007 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> To toggle between typeover and insert modes, press alt-control-i. >>>>>> At 08:21 AM 8/23/2011, you wrote: >>>>>>>Hello everyone, >>>>>>>I am using latest Jaws 12.0.1170 on a windows XP pro desktop >>>>>>>computer. >>>>>>>In word 2007 how do you turn on/off type over mode. Pressing the >>>>>>>insert key does not seem to work. >>>>>>>Greg >>>>>>>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/
