Hi Jim, If there's a downside to installing Ubit, I haven't found it yet! LOL LOL Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool.
----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Pursley To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 6:50 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Dropdown grids in Word 2010 Any downside to installing and using UBit, Mike? I like that the program is updated to include Office2013, indicating that the issuer is quite contemporary. So many apps come and go. I do use Excel extensively, so I'd likely find Ubit useful even as I will eventually transition to Office 2013. On 3/18/2014 10:23 AM, Mike B. wrote: > Hi Jim, > > I, like you, don't care for the ribbons & I don't use them enough to > really > get familiar with them or the shortcut keystrokes but, I may have > something > for you. I found this great little program / app called, UBit, that makes > the ribbons work kind of like the older menues from older versions of > Office. Go to the link below: > > http://www.ubit.ch/software/ubitmenu-languages/ > > Once you're on the website press the letter, H, to navigate by heading & > you'll land on: > > UBitMenu for Office 2007, 2010 and 2013 Shortcuts > > Now, arrow down to: > > . Download English UBitMenu > > Click on the link to get the download. I'll put the steps for Office > 2010 > below. > > for private use (free for private use). This setup will work with Office > 2007, 2010 and 2013. > Close all open Office programs before installing! > > Office 2010 Steps: > Personally, before using the Ubit program I turn a couple of things off in > Jaws / Options/ Basics to cut down on excess Jaws chatter. They are: > > Tutor Message, Turn off Menu and Control Help > > Access Key, set to off. > > > After installing the UBit program do the following to access the menues: > MS Word: > > 1. Press the, Alt key, to open the menu bar. > 2. Right arrow 2 times to the, Menu tab. > 3. Now you can tab from menu to menu. When you are on the menu you want > you'll hear, File sub-menu, for example, so, press enter to > open the dropdown list & you can down or up arrow through the list of > options. > 4. When you are on the menu you want press enter or if you hear an option > / button, press the spacebar to open.?? > > Note: That anything new to 2007 or later shows up at the bottom of > the appropriate menu, so you don't lose anything. > > > Excel: > > 1. Press the, Alt key, to open the menu bar. > 2. Right arrow 2 times to the, Menu tab. > 3. Now you can tab from menu to menu. When you are on the menu you want > you'll hear, File button dropdown, for example so, press the spacebar to > open the dropdown list & you can down or up arrow through the list of > options. > 4. When you are on the option you want press enter or if you hear an > option > / button, press the spacebar to open.?? > > Power Point: > > 1. Press the, Alt key, to open the menu bar. > 2. Right arrow 2 times to the, Menu tab. > 3. Now you can tab from menu to menu. When you are on the menu you want > you'll hear, File button dropdown, for example so, press the spacebar to > open the dropdown list & you can down or up arrow through the list of > options. > 4. When you are on the option you want press enter or if you hear an > option > / button, press the spacebar to open.?? > > HTH > Take care. > Mike > This email was sent from my, iBarstool. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Pursley > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 5:51 AM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Dropdown grids in Word 2010 > > > I am finding the recent ribbon menu discussions helpful as I struggle to > transition from rank ribbon neophyte to journeyman. I'm using win7, 64 > bit. When I land on a dropdown grid in an element on a lower ribbon I > attempt to use the arrow keys as instructed and nothing happens. None > of the other navigational techniques I know work either - tab, etc. I > enabled the JAWS ribbon menu for ease of access. Any ideas how to > unlock the dropdown grid's secrets? > > More generally..I see where not using the JAWS ribbon menu feature can > be advantageous to one who can first letter navigate. Is the ribbon > menu feature just the equivalent of training wheels? This said, I use > Word only for drafts and won't likely need more than an occasional > layout and print color change. Bottom line, I don't like extensive > tabbing or arrowing so maybe going cold turkey to the pure ribbon view > may work for me. May I have a quick intro to using ribbons without the > virtual ribbon menu feature? > 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/
