Great thanks Tim that worked - it has been driving me nuts Best wishes Julie
Dr Julie Rattray SFHEA Associate Professor of higher Education and Director of Education School of Education Durham University Leazes Road DURHAM DH1 1TA Tel: 0191 3348249 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Twitter @joolsled On 4 Feb 2019, at 23:15, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi, When on the cell, press option-return. This will automatically take you to the entry field for the given cell. YOu'll be able to tell what's in it from there. Sometimes, Apple's Accessibility team doesn't totally get it, as they often still use their eyes instead of trying it from the VO prospective. Later... Tim Kilburn Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Feb 4, 2019, at 16:05, RATTRAY, JULIE <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Fab thanks I will try that and also send off an email to apple Best wishes Julie Dr Julie Rattray SFHEA Associate Professor of higher Education and Director of Education School of Education Durham University Leazes Road DURHAM DH1 1TA Tel: 0191 3348249 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Twitter @joolsled On 4 Feb 2019, at 23:04, Jürgen Fleger <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hello, same issue here. Sometimes it helps to click on the merged cell. Apples accessibility team told me they were not able to duplicate the issue. So it might be a good idea to send them an e-mail as well to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> to confirm the issue. All the best Jürgen Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 04.02.2019 um 23:58 schrieb RATTRAY, JULIE <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>: Hi everyone, I am using Numbers for spreadsheets which generally works fine but I have an issue when someone send me a spreadsheet where they have merged columns to create wider headings I think VO just says merged cell but does not read what is in the cell even if I try interacting with it. Am I doing something wrong or can anyone help me to work out what is in the merged cell? Best wishes Julie Dr Julie Rattray SFHEA Associate Professor of higher Education and Director of Education School of Education Durham University Leazes Road DURHAM DH1 1TA Tel: 0191 3348249 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Twitter @joolsled -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. 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