I could not get negative numbers to not speak the negative value either. So
1. Either something in a specific type of sheet formatting.
2. Different versions of numbers.
or
3. AN obscure setting in VoiceOVer that some of us are not finding.
I think the easiest thing to do is verify your numbers is up to date in the App
Store, then perhaps you could share via dropbox a file that you are not getting
negative numbers read. Obviously don't send personal information. If Tim and I
can't still reproduce, then we will need to start importing / exporting
VOiceOver settings and that does not sound fun at all.
Best wishes,
Jonathan Cohn
> On Sep 15, 2019, at 1:15 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've messed with some VO Settings and cannot seem to get it to stop saying
> negative when a negative number is present. changing between word/Digits,
> changing how cursors follows each other, verbosity level, and arrow vs VO
> navigation all did not seem to change what was announced. I seem to always
> get the negative announced. this led me to check if there's something either
> in Accessibility or Language of System prefs that could cause differences,
> but could not find anything. Voice choice sounds like a possible difference,
> but I'm using Alex which is where you're finding the problem. Squash that
> idea then. My language is set to Canadian English, not US, and I know that
> some aspects of these two versions of English are slightly different, but I
> don't see how that would affect the announcement of the negative number. I
> even checked if the negative is announced differently when it's a entered
> number vs a formal, but it all works fine for me. You've stumped me so far.
> Good work :).
>
> Later...
>
>
> Tim Kilburn
> Apple Teacher
> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
> Jamf Certified Associate
> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>
> On Sep 15, 2019, at 09:42, Barry Hadder <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am using Voiceover with Excel and vo reads negative numbers.
> In the text tab of verbosity settings in vo utility, do you have numbers read
> as words?
> Also, how are you moving between cells? There are three ways: arrows, tab,
> and the vo movement commands. How you do this may affect how vo reads the
> content.
> With vo punctuation set to all, vo should read parentheses.
>
>
>> On Sep 15, 2019, at 09:45, Dave Carlson <[email protected]
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>> Tim,
>> I am also wondering where is that mysterious setting that is haunting me. So
>> far, in all my wanderings through VO and Accessibility settings, I have not
>> found the holy grail.
>>
>> Dave Carlson
>> Pioneer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, Engineer, and Musician
>>
>>
>>
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