Thanks to all of you for the help and the links. I think I have enough to do what I need.
You guys are fabulous! On 3/1/16, George Martinez CPA <[email protected]> wrote: > Kimber, > > Adding a little to what Teresa said see below. > > There are many variations of this but here is one way. > > 1. Press ALT and then arrow to the right to Insert and press space bar. > 2. Now TAB over until you hear Tables, it will be 3 or 4 TABS. > 3. Press Space Bar and it brings you into a grouping of boxes. you will be > in the top left box. JAWS will say something like "1x" which is your row > number. > 4. Now ARROW down an JAWS will say "2x" then "3x" and so on. Arrow own to > 5. > 5. Now arrow to the right twice. This will give you a beginning Table 5 > rows long and 3 columns across. Press Enter. > 6. This brings you back into your Word document and you are in the upper > left cell of your new Table. > > If you want to mess with the width of your columns then from here press > your > Applications key. > 7. Arrow down to Table Properties & press enter. > 8. You land in the Table properties TAB where you can set many parameters > for your table. > 9. ALT + U moves you to the Columns TAB and then ALT + R takes you to the > Row properties TAB. There are also TABS for Cell and All Text. > 10. In the Column TAB TAB once an you land on Preferred width an it is > checked by default. > 11. TAB once an you land in the Spin Box to set your preferred column > width. > 12. I forget the keystroke to move between TABS but you could use that to > move through the TABS as well. > > This sounds a little complicated but like most things it is fairly straight > forward and gets easier the more you practice at it. Don't be afraid to > create tables modify them then dump the document and begin again until you > get just what you want. > > HTH > > > “If I continue to do the same things I have always done and am believing > for > change in my life… That is a form of “insanity!” > > George A Martinez CPA, PC > 12231 North 50th Avenue > Glendale, AZ 85304-2215 > Voice 602.368.8854 FAX 206.666.2589 > Email [email protected] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Kimber Gardner > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 12:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Formatting columns in word then getting jaws to > read the columns > > Adrian, > > Thanks for the link. I did some poking around but couldn't find any > reference to purchasing individual textbooks. And a subscription for > $500 is way more than I want or need. I do a lot of work with Word and > would definitely be interested in that book in particular. > > Thanks again. > > Kimber > > On 3/1/16, Adrian Spratt <[email protected]> wrote: >> Kimber, >> >> In case no one has any better ideas, I've just looked over CathyAnne >> Murtha's MS word 2010 textbook and notice that she explains how to create >> columns using tables. Your guess was a good one. I realize you're using > Word >> 2013, and I wouldn't feel comfortable posting a copy of her text. Since > I've >> never done this task myself, I can't explain from experience. But if > you're >> willing and able to lay out the cost of CathyAnne's Word 2013 textbook, >> it >> might well be worth the price. At the following link, you'll find a > webpage >> where you can contact her to confirm that her 2013 book provides similar >> instructions. To place an order, you may have to do a little more > searching, >> but you'll be on the right website. I have no connection with her or her >> company other than having purchased her textbooks: >> >> > http://www.blind.training/sample-page/access-technology-trainer-certificatio > n-course/25-2 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Kimber Gardner >> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 12:48 PM >> To: jaws-users-list >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] Formatting columns in word then getting jaws to >> read >> the columns >> >> Hi All, >> >> Hoping someone can help me out. >> >> I need to format a document with two columns. For the sake of example >> let's call them cause and effect. Obviously, or maybe not so obvious, >> each effect in column B is associated with the cause listed on that same >> line in column A. >> >> What would be the most jaws friendly way to format the document so the >> associations are clear both visually and via jaws? Would tables be >> useful? >> If so, I need a little tutorial on setting that up. >> >> I am using word 2013 and jaws 16 though I do have access to jaws 17 if > need >> be. >> >> Thanks in advance for any help. >> >> Kimber >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> > > > -- > Kimberly > > 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/ > -- Kimberly For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
