Hi Greg, Below are notes I've saved regarding your question. I'm sure any 1 of them will help:
From: Brian Lee For newspaper style columns the keystroke Alt+DownArrow key usually moves focus to the top of the next column. However, JAWS uses Alt+DownArrow to read a next sentence. If you use a pass through keystroke followed by Alt+DownArrow focus will move to the top of the next column. You can use JAWS key with the number 3 on the alphanumeric row of keys followed by Alt+DownArrow key if you want to move to the top of the next column. If you use Alt+UpArrow after using JAWS key with the number 3 focus should move to the top of the previous column. If you want to read the information in a different column on the same line you should use the JAWS cursor. Route JAWS cursor to PC cursor and move a word right or left until you find some text in a different column. Do a left mouse button click (if using a desktop press the second key from the left on the top row of the number pad, if using a laptop keyboard configuration then use the caps lock key with the number 8 on the alphanumeric row of keys). Put PC cursor back on and focus should be in the other column on the same row. It is kind of complicated but I think these steps should work for you. Brian Lee From: Flor Lynch In the Word Options (Quick Settings, Insert+v dialogue) ensure that the "page, Section, and multiple column breaks" checkbox is checked. A keystroke used to create text (or newspaper style) columns is: ctrl+Shift+enter. Flor From: Ann Byrne >From JAWS help, under key strokes: Read table column ALT+WINDOWS Key+PERIOD Ann From: Tom Vos If I am in the first column, and press, End, Then the right arrow key, I move to the second column. Then I press, End, again, and the right arrow key And I am in the third column. I can reverse this by pressing, Home, Then the left arrow key Seems a bit clumsy, but it helps me get at the information. Tom HTH Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Wocher To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 1:35 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] JAWS 15 and Word 2010 question Hello all, I have a Word 2010 document that has a section that has two text columns. It is not a table. How can I read the second column of text using JAWS 15? Jaws will read the first column just fine. Thanks, Greg Wocher -- Follow me on Twitter @GWocher 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/
