Mike: I found the missing messages in the drafts folder of Outlook data files, so this is where they have been going.
However, I still can't seem to figure out how to get future drafts messages to be saved into the drafts folders for my actual personal and work e-mail accounts. Dr. Tom Behler -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike Boyd Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 5:31 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Outlook 2010 Question Tom, Try this: 1. Open Outlook 2. Go to the File menu, and then right arrow over to the next tab, (I cannot remember what it is called) 3. Tab down to "Open Outlook Data File" 4. Press Enter on this 5. You will be prompted for the file name, and type the following: C:\users\Tom\documents\Outlook Files\"Outlook Data file name". 6. The name of the Data File should be something like Outlook1. You can navigate to this location before doing this to double check the file name. 7. On the resulting page that opens, you will find links to view lists of the emails from the folders like Inbox, Drafts, and Deleted Items. 8. Maybe you can find your lost messages here. Goodluck. Mike blindb...@comcast.net I wonder if Bob Boyd and I are kin to each other. -----Original Message----- From: Tom Behler Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2014 6:24 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Outlook 2010 Question Bob: I tried this, but got to the windows 7 search box via the windows key, not the alt key as you suggested. I entered the exact subject line into the search box, which was xxx999xxx, but came up empty, and got the usual "search again" message. If I've missed something, or done something incorrectly, please let me know. Dr. Tom Behler -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Bob Boyd Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2014 7:56 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Outlook 2010 Question Tom, Thinking a bit outside the box now. What if you put some unique characters in the subject line of a test email, like "XXXXX9999XXXXX" - whatever is unique. Then do your usual ctrl "S" or your preferred save to draft method. Then do a search using the alt key to bring up the Windows 7 Search box, then enter the unique subject line test message string. Perhaps the search will disclose the location of your saved messages and solve the mystery of the missing (or AWOL) draft folder. Good luck! Bob -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Tom Behler Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2014 7:39 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Outlook 2010 Question Louise: I just tried your approach by hitting Alt F4 to exit outlook. It asked me if I wanted to save my message, just as it did when I used the escape key normally, to which I responded Yes. Unfortunately, even with this approach, my message was not saved. I could not find it in either my local or g-mail draft, junk, saved, or spam folders. I simply can't imagine where these messages are going, especially since I told Outlook to save them in the drafts folder. On your second note, I, like you, find it easier to find relevant folders in Outlook by simply shift-tabbing to my folder list and accessing my desired folder either via the arrow keys or by first-letter navigation. Thanks for your helpful suggestions, though. I'll keep plugging away at things here. Hopefully others will have additional things for me to try. I'm also going to try to get some sighted assistance here to help determine what might be going on. Dr. Tom Behler from Michigan' -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Louise Johnson Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2014 7:29 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Outlook 2010 Question Hi Tom try this way I saw the other message and remember a friend telling me that using alt F4 to save works and she has office 2010 business hope this helps you. One thing are you when opening office in the folders of your email address it helps. I use 2013 business and I have it open outlook by my email address and when moving around to different folders I use shift tab and use letter like D for drafts and then entre. I found this the easiest way to move around not control Y. Louise and Princess Kiara -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Tom Behler Sent: December 28, 2014 9:46 AM To: Jaws users list Subject: [JAWS-Users] Outlook 2010 Question Hello, everyone. I am experiencing a problem with Outlook 2010, that I can't seem to resolve. If I am writing an e-mail, and find the need to leave my computer before sending the message, I often like to save my message in the drafts folder. My usual way of doing this is to hit the escape key, at which time I will be asked whether I want the message to be saved. Of course, I respond by answering "yes", thinking that all should be well. However, after I do this, I look for the supposedly saved message in my drafts folder, and it is not there. I check both my local drafts folder, and the drafts folder under my expanded outlook folders. The last time this happened, I even checked my drafts folder on the g-mail web site, under my personal g-mail account, and it was not there either. I have also checked my deleted items, junk, outbox, and saved folders, but no message appears there either. What makes this especially annoying is that I did not have this problem a month or so ago. I'm wondering if something has been updated in Windows so as to make this saving function less easy to perform? I posted this quiry several days ago on the other Jaws list j...@lists.the-jdh.com and although I have gotten several suggestions, none have worked thus far. One other note: I have tried the control S key command as a way to save the message. However no saving options appear when using this key command. Thanks for any help that can be provided. P.S. I hope this quiry is not considered to be "off topic" for this list. I am a new member, and don't want to wear out my welcome right from the start. 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