Hello SusieQ, Word 2010 uses Compatibility Mode to maintain compatibility with earlier versions of Word. If you get a document from a person that was created in an earlier version of Word or you open a document you created in an earlier version of Word the word "compatibility" appears in the title bar. JAWS reads the title bar of a document when you open it and so you hear the fact that the document was created with an earlier version of Word but has been made compatible for you. Documents created in Word 2010 are stored in an open XML format. Documents created in Word 2003 or earlier were stored in a binary format so in order to open them in Word 2010 Microsoft uses the compatibility mode. If a file has a .DOC extension it will open in compatibility mode. Even documents with a .DOCX extension created in Word 2007 could open in compatibility mode because some of the features of Word 2010 were not supported in Word 2007 such as some text effects and OpenType typographic features).
Headings in Word are styles. A style consists of such things as the type of font, font size, font color, character spacing, etc. A heading 1 style in word 2010 uses a Cambria font size 14 and is a blue color. The heading 2 is the same except the font is one point smaller and is a 13-point Cambria font. The normal style in Word uses a size 11 Calibri font with a black foreground color. If each chapter in your file starts with text in a heading 2 style then you can quickly move from chapter to chapter by browsing by heading. You can list headings by using JAWS key with function key 6, using up or down arrow to the heading to jump to and pressing enter key. You could also choose to move between only heading 2 text by going into navigation quick keys using JAWS key with Z and then pressing the number 2 to move to next heading or shift with 2 to move to previous heading 2 in your document. When using the navigation quick keys you are working in a read-only mode so you will need to use JAWS key with Z to return to editing mode. You can also use function key 6 in Word 2010 and move to the Search pane. Use the "browse by heading" tab of the pane and use tab key to the list of headings to browse. However, you will likely find it easier to use the JAWS navigation quick keys or by listing headings with JAWS key and f6. The "Part 1" text that you are hearing must be text at the top of your document indicating that you are starting with the first part of a document. You likely have Part 2 and additional parts through the document. One part might have a few chapters in it. Take care. Brian Lee [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susie q Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 6:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] question about word 2010 and Jaws 13? Hi, when I open a document that I had created when I was using windows 2003 and jaws eight, when I open the document in windows seven, and Jaws13, and word 2010, it says, part one compatibility mode, what does that mean? Thanks and when I go to each chapter in the document, it says heading level two, not used to that info, what does each mean? Thanks sue 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/
