This is incredible! ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ferrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <jaws-users-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 6:51 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] office 2007 for Victor
> > Our man Ray has been a busy fellow. Never the less Victor might find this > of interest. > David Ferrin > *** > Hi Dave > Victor has posted that he is having problems with Word 2007 but from what > I > have read he is using Jaws 7 and he should be using Jaws 8. > Anyhow here is what the New Features are with Jaws 8 using Word 2007. > Special Characters in Microsoft Word > > JAWS now recognizes the following special characters in Microsoft Word: > . Soft hyphen - Press CTRL+HYPHEN to insert a soft hyphen. > . Non-breaking hyphen - Press CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN to insert a non-breaking > hyphen. > . Non-breaking space - Press CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE to insert a non-breaking > space. > > Table Description in Microsoft Word > > JAWS 8.0 can detect the color pattern and shading of table cells in > Microsoft Word. For example, if a cell is 50 percent shaded with a clear > background, > JAWS will announce, "Gray 50 percent shaded on clear pattern background." > Table description is on by default. Note: This functionality is not > currently > available in Word 2007. > > Press INSERT+TAB if you want JAWS to repeat the cell description. > > To disable table description, do the following: > List of 4 items > 1. Open a Word document. > 2. Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Verbosity dialog. > 3. Use the ARROW keys to select Table Description, and press SPACEBAR to > turn off this item. > 4. Close the Adjust JAWS Verbosity dialog. > > Reading Tables in Microsoft Word > > The following JAWS keystrokes, used for HTML tables on Web pages, can now > be > used with Word tables: > . Say Next Row - WINDOW Key+DOWN ARROW. > . Say Prior Row - WINDOW Key+UP ARROW. > . Read Current Row - WINDOWS Key+5. > . Read Current Row - WINDOWS Key+COMMA. > . Read Current Column - WINDOWS Key+PERIOD. > . Say Next Column - WINDOWS Key+RIGHT ARROW. > . Say Prior Column - WINDOWS Key+LEFT ARROW. > > An error message is announced if a key is pressed while not in a table. > > JAWS always announces if the keystroke is entered while in the first or > last > row of the table. > > Bullet Type Indication in Microsoft Word > > JAWS can now read an outline-style list that contains bullets rather than > numerals. For example, if a Word document contains an outline list that > uses > different > bullet styles, JAWS announces these shapes as filled-round bullet, > hollow-round bullet, star bullet, and so on. Bullet Type Indication is on > by > default. > > To disable bullet type indication, do the following: > 1. Open a Word document. > 2. Press INSERT+V to open the Adjust JAWS Verbosity dialog. > 3. Use the ARROW keys to select Bullet type indication, and press SPACEBAR > to turn off this item. > 4. Close the Adjust JAWS Verbosity dialog. > > Reading Footnotes, Endnotes, and Comments in Microsoft Word > > When you turn on the "Comments, Footnotes, & Endnotes" verbosity option, > JAWS now detects the presence of footnotes, endnotes, and comments even > when > performing > the Say All command. > > If you want JAWS to announce the contents of a footnote or endnote in a > Word > document, do the following: > 1. Open a Word document. > 2. Place the cursor on the footnote or endnote reference. > 3. Press ALT+SHIFT+E. JAWS reads the footnote or endnote. > > If you want JAWS to announce the contents of a comment, do the following: > 1. Open a Word document. > 2. Place the cursor on the comment reference. > 3. Press CTRL+ALT+APOSTROPHE. JAWS reads the comment. > I do not know whether this will help him or not. > What do you think. > He might have to buy Jaws 8. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list%40googlegroups.com/ Address to contact the management team: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JAWS Users List" group. To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jaws-users-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
