Insert+F will provide you with a lot of attribute information. I think it includes the color of the text and the background. I am not aware of a way to get JAWS to automatically announce colors, but I have not played around with schemes.
Annette -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Kurt Miller Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 8:44 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] colored cells in excel Tom, I know that if you press the insert key plus the 5 on the number row it will tell you the print color on what color the background is. As for JAWS announcing it automatically when you go to the cell, I don't think it will do that but if I'm wrong, please someone correct me. Kurt -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Bissett, Tom Sent: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 4:35 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] coloured cells in excel Hi, I have an excel spreadsheet. Some of the cells are different colours. These cells are significant. Can I get jaws to announce the colours as I move through the spreadsheet? I have tried the colour scheme but it does not seem to do the job. I have jaws 16 and win 7 and excel 2010 Tom Bisset 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/