Agreed, the paste method makes all the difference. I was just posing one example of how inserting text from another source can cause JAWS to read erratically.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Jason White Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 7:59 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MS Word text moving on its own Does it matter which Paste method you use? If you type Shift-F10 from within your document and read the context menu, you'll find a list of paste options. You can paste the text alone without formatting, merge the formatting with what is in the current document, preserve the original formatting, etc. Adrian Spratt <adr...@adrianspratt.com> wrote: > The times I most often encounter this problem are when I've copied text from > other sources into a document. Word inserts code that I can't always isolate > and identify. For example, I may have what looks like a two-return break, but > when I delete what I assume is one of the return characters, it remains a > two-line break. Sometimes I figure out that the culprit is the character > called a vertical tab. I wish I could search for that character and replace > it, but I haven't worked out how to, despite having done some online > research. > > In any event, once an errant code enters a document, it can cause JAWS to > behave unpredictably. I'm in the habit now of checking each time I start > inserting text into the middle of a document. > > Sometimes I refresh the screen with JAWS key+escape. I'm not sure if that > solves the problem, but I do think the action causes JAWS to pause and take a > breather. JAWS does have a tendency to get hyperactive. > > JAWS 17, Win7, no braille display. > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] > On Behalf Of The Iowa Gal > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 6:09 AM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MS Word text moving on its own > > Hi there, > > Just a few days ago I had this happen as I was writing a short document in > Note Pad. I'm running Jaws 16.0.4468 on a Win 7 PC, no braille display. > I don't recall if I tried this, but perhaps unloading and reloading Jaws > might help? > > Thanks, > Norma > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] > On Behalf Of Kimber Gardner > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 4:58 AM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MS Word text moving on its own > > Wayne, > > I'm afraid this is not very helpful, but I know exactly what you are talking > about because it has happened to me too and not just in Word. I've had the > same thing happen in Outlook. I'll be typing along then when I go back to > proof what I've written, I sometimes find portions of my text in a completely > different paragraph or line from where I intended. > > I haven't been able to figure out any pattern regarding when this occurs > making it sort of random which is why I have never mentioned it on the list. > I had a half-baked theory that I was inadvertently hitting some key on my > Braille display that was causing the cursor to jump, but I just don't know. > Are you using a Braille display when this text jumping happens to you? > > If anyone else has seen this behavior, I'd like to hear about your > experience. Maybe we can figure out what's going on and report it to > FS or whatever the heck they're calling themselves these days. <grin> > > Kimberly > > Sent from Kimber's iPad > > > On Jul 20, 2016, at 4:54 PM, wayne smith > > <waynesoundsm...@earthlink.net> > wrote: > > > > I need some of you big brains! I have an MS Word 2007 doc that is > > about 250 pages long. At some points when I write the text > > sometimes it appears in the middle of a different paragraph from the > > one I am working on. This happens often but it seems to be > > inconsistent. I am using JAWS 15. Any thoughts would be welcome. > > > > > > > > Wayne > > > > 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/ > 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/
