Re: [JAWS-Users] eEudora and seven

2011-02-28 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Arrianna, Try going to the http://www.blind-computing.com/directory.html Under Communications, you'll find all you need to get you started in the section: http://www.blind-computing.com/e_mail/pages/eudora.htmleudora-e-mail client There is a BlindEudora users list. It is very low traffic and

Re: [JAWS-Users] eEudora and seven

2011-02-28 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I'm learning to start there before I post. Some awesome items available. Recently Arianna wrote: Betsy, many thanks for this. For some reason, that's the one place I just didn't go to look. Arianna - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com

Re: [JAWS-Users] Quicken 2003 and Jaws 12 with split transaction (solved)

2011-02-18 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Lennie, I'm using XP Home and JAWS 12. In my Eudora, Enhanced is checked by default and I've not experienced any difficulties with Eudora. I've unchecked it now and if anything major changes, I'll report back to the list. Recently Lennie wrote: Hi, I want to share this with everyone on

Re: [JAWS-Users] re turning jaws up and down separately?

2011-02-14 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
probably screw that one up too. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 12:32 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] re turning jaws up and down separately? Yes, just the music on one and everything

Re: [JAWS-Users] re turning jaws up and down separately?

2011-02-14 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
- From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 12:32 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] re turning jaws up and down separately? Yes, just the music on one and everything else including JAWS on the other. Recently Lenny

Re: [JAWS-Users] re turning jaws up and down separately?

2011-02-14 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
if you have any further questions. David Ferrin ow...@jaws-users.com I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one up too. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011

Re: [JAWS-Users] re turning jaws up and down separately?

2011-02-13 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I have two sound cards on my XP machine, and wish to make music come out of one, which I have now and JAWS comes from the other one. However, the sounds that are made when playing games or the regular windows sounds such as the boot-up, come out of the one with the music. I'd like the sounds,

Re: [JAWS-Users] re turning jaws up and down separately?

2011-02-13 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
no longer have access to an xp machine to toy with that.. I do not believe that it can be done. -Original Message- From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 4:34 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] re turning jaws up and down separately? I

Re: [JAWS-Users] Snagging a URL

2011-02-09 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Try f6. Recently Dan Rossi wrote: Sooo, isn't there supposed to be a keystroke that puts me into the address bar in Internet Explorer so that I can copy the URL of the page I am on? Insert a says that is what it does, but it doesn't. It only reads the URL, but I can't copy it. I can do it

Re: [JAWS-Users] Snagging a URL continued.

2011-02-09 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Dan, after you press either the altD or the F6, try highlighting the line using shift end and copying it. When I use either of these, JAWS says address and the line is highlighted. Recently Dan Rossi wrote: I will have to investigate my Internet Explorer settings to see why alt-d and f6

Re: [JAWS-Users] Snagging a URL

2011-02-09 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
it says nothing is selected. If I go to notepad and hit control-v, nothing is copied. Also, if I look in the keyboard manager under either default or internet explorer, neither alt-d nor f6 are defined as key strokes. On Wed, 9 Feb 2011, Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press wrote: Try f6. Recently Dan

Re: [JAWS-Users] avast

2011-02-03 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi John, Is it possible that there have been no updates? Recently john wrote: Hi list. I suddenly stopped getting voice messages with avast such as virus definitions are updated. I went to the avast settings sounds tab and all the boxes are checked and enabled, and the avast voices are

Re: [JAWS-Users] I need the address of the Blind Computing e-mail site

2011-02-02 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Taken from the BlindComputerUsers list reminders message that was sent yesterday: blind computing blind-comput...@jaws-users.com Recently Francis E. Khan wrote: Every time I attempt to send a message to the blind computing e-mail address it ends up in the owner's e-mail. Please, can someone

Re: [JAWS-Users] passkeeper

2011-02-01 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Lenny, Just tab to the second password field. Don't let that blah blah about the little boxes scare you. I left the .ini file in the folder where I unzipped it. When you start entering items, tab through the fields. HTH Recently Lenny McHugh wrote: I downloaded the pass word keeper.First

Re: [JAWS-Users] PassKeeper

2011-02-01 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Aloha list, I'm forwarding you a message that I sent out to my coworkers, which includes some comments from the BlindComputing list. I found this little application that you can download and use to store all of your account names, passwords and usernames and they are stored in an encrypted

Re: [JAWS-Users] PassKeeper

2011-02-01 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Oi, try wait... Recently Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press wrote: Aloha list, I'm forwarding you a message that I sent out to my coworkers, which includes some comments from the BlindComputing list. I found this little application that you can download and use to store all of your account names

[JAWS-Users] Writing you off list: Re: passkeeper

2011-02-01 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
the BlindComputer Users list... Oh dear. Betsy Recently Lenny McHugh wrote: Betsy that does not work. The first tab tells me that I must fill in both password fields. The next tab takes me to the ok button -Original Message- From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Re: [JAWS-Users] re jaws 9 and ten

2011-01-28 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Stewart, You could just go into JAWS and turn off automatic forms mode, or you could also change the sound. I don't know if there is an option to have no sound. Recently stewart ross wrote: ok this is the problem i have i am running jaws ten and i want to turn off that popping sound wen u

Re: [JAWS-Users] 'Image for Windows' VS 'windows System Restore'

2011-01-27 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
And if your computer won't start, you can't restore it using the system restore. Recently Dujari, Prateek wrote: Hello. So if your PC starts acting really weird in any number of ways there seem to be 2 options categories to restore it. 1. use some commercial system/data back up software like

Re: [JAWS-Users] Accessible Defrag at Boot Time - was: Re: Slow computer

2011-01-26 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi there, I copied the link to my clipboard and pasted it into the address bar in Google. I also removed the slash after the word net and it worked, so try this: http://ultradefrag.sourceforge.net Recently VIJAY KUMAR P.V.S. wrote: Unfortunately the link is not working. When I tried to

Re: [JAWS-Users] How does the latest JAWS 12 update effect/alter my current JFW 12 settings?

2011-01-25 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
It shouldn't do anything to your settings. I updated and all is still the same in my settings. Recently Dujari, Prateek wrote: Hello. so I've all these custom settings all over the JFW 12 settings center including in the super long list there in the 'keyboard labels' page and also these

Re: [JAWS-Users] Copying the name of a file

2011-01-23 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Norma, I'm a bit confused by the answers you received to this so perhaps I didn't understand the question. If I am in a list of files and want to copy the name to move it somewhere, when I am on the filename I just press control c. In the same file list situation, the usual conventions

Re: [JAWS-Users] Copying the name of a file

2011-01-23 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
, then copy the name and press enter. Steve - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Copying the name of a file Hi Norma, I'm a bit confused by the answers

Re: [JAWS-Users] Further Problems With PPT format and Converting

2011-01-19 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Josh, I fear that you have some graphics in that document. It may be that the graphics are not pertinent to the information, but it's hard to know. We use the same instructions here at Dolphin Press, but if we have such things as graphs we have to input the information. Recently Josh

Re: [JAWS-Users] recent strange behavior with Google Voice and Jaws12.0.522

2011-01-09 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I haven't had that happen, but try pressing escape or alt. It sounds like you are on some sort of toolbar. Recently CrisMunoz54 wrote: Hello list, For the past few days I have been experiencing some odd behavior with Google Voice and JFW. When I go to voice.google.com Jaws acts as if it's in

Re: [JAWS-Users] tip for UPS tracking

2011-01-07 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Yes, this is true and if you are shipping FedEx the email track address is: tr...@fedex.com I often use FedEx and one of the things I don't like about these email tracker things is that I used to be able to click things about which I wanted to be notified, picked up, delivery problems and

Re: [JAWS-Users] How to get JAWS to treat â ?T as a n apostrophe

2011-01-04 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
as an apostrophe What is the sign [symbol] actually called? - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com To: jaws users jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 10:57 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] How to get JAWS to treat â?T as an apostrophe

Re: [JAWS-Users] Installing Braille display after Jaws

2011-01-04 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Vicki, Just open JAWS, enter on Options, arrow down to braille, press enter, and tab across to Add braille display. Recently Victoria Vaughan wrote: Hi, I need to either reinstall Jaws 11 or do a repair in order to get to the custom install, where I can pick the type of Braille display I

Re: [JAWS-Users] Installing Braille display after Jaws

2011-01-04 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
if it does. Thanks again, Vicky - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Installing Braille display after Jaws Vicki, Just open JAWS, enter on Options

[JAWS-Users] How to get JAWS to treat ’ as an apostrophe

2011-01-03 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi all, I tried pasting those symbols into the JAWS pronunciation dictionary and told it to say nothing when it saw them, and I tried telling JAWS to treat those symbols as an apostrophe, but no joy. They seem to occur more and more often these days. I'm not sure, but I think it has

Re: [JAWS-Users] Problem with a Date Field

2011-01-01 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Nancy, Usually on such sites there is a button to change such things as date, account from which money will be taken and amount of payment. However, that button can sometimes be found before the table that shows the current selections. Wish I could be of more assistance, but sometimes that

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS12 disk problem

2010-12-31 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
George, I didn't have any trouble, and don't remember seen any posts to this list like that. Recently George Marshall wrote: Hi: I am using XP with a pentium4 processor with 2GB of ram. I finally got around to installing version 12 a couple days ago and tried 3 times to install it my self. I

Re: [JAWS-Users] movies

2010-12-21 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Try it this way: http://www.blindmicemart.com Recently heather kd5cbl wrote: Hummm, that site does not work! I got an ie message saying that it could not open the site! Heather - Original Message - From: Nicole goldyemo...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [JAWS-Users] yesterday's daily information

2010-12-19 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
My laptop manufacturer agreed to provide my laptop without a monitor. I have a port on it to connect an external monitor but have never needed it. It made the laptop lighter as well. Recently Dan Rossi wrote: One other way to help increase your battery life, that works for blinks, is that we

[JAWS-Users] Freedom Millionaire

2010-12-17 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Apparently, some had trouble with the actual site and this dropbox option was sent to the list. I don't remember by whom and I have no information about this except that I downloaded and installed this with no issues. It seems not to be a full version because I got a message saying that Level

Re: [JAWS-Users] Task bar keystrokes?

2010-12-06 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi all, If I hold down the alt and hit the tab key, it cycles through all of my open programs. Running XP Home. Betsy Recently, David Ferrin, 07:51 AM Monday 12/6/2010 wrote: Alt tab seems to toggle between the last 2 open programs where windows tab gives you a complete list of all running

Re: [JAWS-Users] any program that will read office 2010 extentions?

2010-11-28 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Troy, Do you have an older version of office? At 03:08 PM 11/28/2010, you wrote: Is there any accessible program that will read office 2010 extentions so I don't have to purchase office? Thanks, Troy For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS not speaking at sign

2010-11-25 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
to 'none' so that all occurences will be spoken. I hope my explanation makes sense! besides that, you can add a dictionary entry for the 'at' sign. At . - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com To: jaws users jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent

Re: [JAWS-Users] Spacing In Word

2010-11-25 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Donnie, In Word 2000: If you go to the format menu and then to paragraph, tab across to the combo box that gives you three line spacing choices. If you are in a document that has already been created, and you want all of it to have the same spacing, highlight all of it and use one of the

Re: [JAWS-Users] The pseudo mouse

2010-11-24 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Jewel, Are you talking about a laptop or some other equipment? I've never seen such a little wheel in that place on a keyboard. Betsy At 04:03 PM 11/24/2010, you wrote: I believe it is also called the scroll wheel, but I have much more colourful names for the dratted thing. Can anyone tell

[JAWS-Users] JAWS not speaking at sign

2010-11-24 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I want the sign for the word at to be spoken because of a job I'm working on. I went into both JAWS 11 and 12 and set the at sign to speak all under the customize punctuation menu but it still isn't being spoken. There is an edit box near there but I have tried putting the word at in it and

Re: [JAWS-Users] The pseudo mouse

2010-11-24 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
, with no thanks to the pseudo mouse, to defer for as long as is possible. Jewel Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] The pseudo mouse Hi Jewel

Re: [JAWS-Users] SSA Website

2010-11-18 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi curtis, Windows XP and both JAWS 11 and 12 here and all is well. Maybe it was a momentary glitch? At 04:44 AM 11/16/2010, you wrote: Is anyone else experiencing any problems with the Social Security website? www.ssa.gov JAWS 11 and 10 both crash or won't read anything on the website. It

Re: [JAWS-Users] the tips and tricks page

2010-11-14 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
David, The link to the JawsUsers page is http://www.jaws-users.com/ and the link to the Tips and tricks page is: http://www.jaws-users.com/text/ Hope this helps. At 10:50 PM 11/13/2010, you wrote: Hello, can i have the link to the list please. thanks - Original Message - From: David

Re: [JAWS-Users] internet address bar??

2010-11-13 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi david, While on the page, you can also go to your File Menu and type e for the Send submenu. From there you can send the page either as a page, a link or a shortcut to your desktop. One other way to get to the address bar is by pressing f6 Hope this helps. At 11:34 PM 11/12/2010, you

Re: [JAWS-Users] What has Google done?

2010-11-12 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi, We use ClickFree backup. We paid about $140 and we backup four computers on the same unit. It will backup just your files unless you specifically tell it to backup the programs. When my hard drive crashed recently, it was almost a painless experience. You literally plug it into a USB port

Re: [JAWS-Users] Refreshable Combo Boxes

2010-10-31 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Just to add one more little thing. Sometimes when you get into those things and use the alt down arrow, when you move down, it doesn't say the entry. If you tab and then shift tab back it will read it. I always feel like i'm sneaking up on it. Betsy At 08:09 PM 10/30/2010, you wrote: First

Re: [JAWS-Users] Changing the way Jaws12 treats password fields in internet explorer 8

2010-10-23 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
XP Home and JAWS 12. I hear star when entering letters, but if there are stars already in a password field they are not announced, as in when the password is already there. I've mentioned this issue on this list before with no forthcoming solution or suggestions. I've tried changing my

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws sluggishness and upgrading your pc

2010-10-23 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Troy, It is my understanding that the speed of your processor can make a difference, even if you add mor memory. I wasn't having sluggishness issues on my XP Home computer, but when I had a major crash I did upgrade the memory and now this thing flies. I would call tech support. At 02:01

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS 12 DOWNLOADS 32 BIT AND 64 BIT

2010-10-21 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
If you press enter after each link before sending, they will be active when they arrive. Betsy At 04:39 PM 10/21/2010, you wrote: Doesn't seem as though the links were active by the time they made it to the list. Maybe I can put them in my drop box and send them to the list for whoever would

Re: [JAWS-Users] Check writing software.

2010-10-13 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Dale, It's not my preference, but I do have raised line checks and can write a check if needed. I bought the kind of checks that have a carbon behind them so if a friend or someone writes a check for me I have a copy of it. I have been using online banking until recently when they changed

Re: [JAWS-Users] reply to sender

2010-09-27 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I don't use the same email program, but in mine there is a check box under Tools, Options, Replying In that dialogue I can choose to have the control r to Reply to Sender or to All. The default on mine is Reply to all, so I unchecked the box. This may not specifically answer the question, but

Re: [JAWS-Users] Eudora Checking Mail Automatically?

2010-09-25 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Aloha Chris, Go to Tools, Options, checking mail. That dialogue has several buttons. Unless you've told it not to check when using a battery or when you don't have a network connection, it should auto check when you open it. To change the Priority: With focus on the desired mesage in your

Re: [JAWS-Users] Unblocking someone in Windows Live Messenger

2010-09-24 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
offline status, or, name, etc, you do this by, alt+t=tools, O=options, again, shift+tab, you will land on general, now, tab until you hear layout, now, tab and make your necessary changes. I hope this helps, - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com

[JAWS-Users] Unblocking someone in Windows Live Messenger

2010-09-23 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I am running XP Home and the JAWS beta, 12.0.451. I have recently downloaded and installed Messenger. I am doing something wrong when I add contacts and they are showing as blocked. I have read the JAWS information pertaining to Messenger, and looked through the Help topics in Messenger, but I

[JAWS-Users] Another system tray question

2010-09-21 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I have a button on my system tray that isn't labeled,. It just says button when I arrow over it. Any idea how to find out what it is? It's not new, been there for ages. TIA, Betsy Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft Word 2007 and Jaws 10 Problem

2010-09-17 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Have you tried normal view? That's what my default is. At 09:17 AM 9/17/2010, you wrote: Friends, I am using Microsoft Word 2007 with Jaws 10 on a Dell Inspiron 1545 Operating System (OS) XP Pro. Now that is out of the way the problem I am having is Jaws only seems to want to read in the Print

Re: [JAWS-Users] Microsoft Word 2007 and Jaws 10 Problem

2010-09-17 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Josh, I don't use 2007, but in 2003 it is found on the View menu. You just select it and press enter. Hope this helps, Betsy At 10:19 AM 9/17/2010, you wrote: Can you tell me how to put MS Word into normal view? - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill

Re: [JAWS-Users] Question For All Who Use Jaws 11

2010-09-15 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Michelle, This is an off-the-wall guess, but if you have update set to automatically download and install, sometimes after the installation it requires a restart of the computer. If that dialogue box comes up while you're working, it should ask you if you want to restart now or later. This

Re: [JAWS-Users] Question about first version of JAWS

2010-09-03 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I actually don't remember what it was, but it was on a DOS machine and I had a fit when I had to move to windows. Boy do I miss DOS. At 07:15 AM 9/3/2010, you wrote: Hello all. What was the first version of JAWS you ever used? Mine was JFW version 3.2 on a laptop running Windows 95. -- Sent

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS Repair

2010-08-27 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Donnie, What do you mean that it has become sluggish, please? At 08:16 AM 8/27/2010, you wrote: My JAWS 11 has become very sluggish. Someone said that I probably needed to run a repair. Could someone please help me out with this? I don't even know how to start, so please be gentle.

Re: [JAWS-Users] Balloon hot key

2010-08-17 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I believe it is: Num pad slash for desktop or caps lock number 8 for laptops. At 12:53 AM 8/17/2010, you wrote: Some web sites have a little help balloon or other information in a balloon that opens up when you point the jaws cursor over a graphic. Is there a hot key that will read just what

Re: [JAWS-Users] update to version 11.0.1467

2010-08-11 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I used the Check for updates from the Help menu and all went smoothly. At 01:23 AM 8/11/2010, you wrote: This was interesting. I used the check for updates and checked the new version. When it got to the point where checking your system was completed the update failed. It did not notify me that

[JAWS-Users] Volume mess

2010-08-05 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi all, This may not seem like a JAWS issue, but I can't seem to fix my volume control. I was trying to adjust it from the system volume controls. Now I only have sound coming out of one side of my speakers. No matter what I do, I can't seem to find the control to change it. Suggestions

Re: [JAWS-Users] Volume mess

2010-08-05 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Flor, Yes that was the problem, but I couldn't find the button I'd clicked before. Finally got where I needed to be from the control panel. Thanks, Betsy At 04:12 AM 8/5/2010, you wrote: Change left-right balances to 50 percent? - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin

Re: [JAWS-Users] office 2003 vs 2007

2010-08-02 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
-- From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 12:44 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] office 2003 vs 2007 Aloha Lenny, I haven't seen any reason to upgrade yet, mostly because of the ribbon learning curve. I don't

Re: [JAWS-Users] office 2003 vs 2007

2010-08-01 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Aloha Lenny, I haven't seen any reason to upgrade yet, mostly because of the ribbon learning curve. I don't need more things to learn...grinning. I just downloaded the Microsoft patch so that I could open 2007 documents and spreadsheets in 2003 and all is well. If you need the link for the

Re: [JAWS-Users] Eudora and Accessibility

2010-07-20 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Chris, Many of us longtime users are using an earlier version of Eudora. If you have specific questions, you might consider subscribing to the blindeudora list temporarily. It is a very low traffic list. blindeudora-requ...@freelists.org with subscribe in the subject field. At 02:10 AM

Re: [JAWS-Users] Eudora and Accessibility

2010-07-20 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Yes they work. Go to: http://www.eudora.com/ There is a link on that page for downloading version 7.1... At 06:18 AM 7/20/2010, you wrote: but, will the older versions of Eudora work, and if so, where do I get 'em. Chris. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill

Re: [JAWS-Users] Eudora and Accessibility

2010-07-20 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
It is not. It is the same one for which I sent you the link that northstar1950 is also using. At 06:43 AM 7/20/2010, you wrote: now, 7.1 isn't the version that looks like thunderbird that I hear isn't very good, is it? Chris. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press

Re: [JAWS-Users] My serial number for activating

2010-07-12 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi Melissa, When I look in my About in JAWS it only shows my serial number, a locking code and some other number that isn't an authorization code. Do you happen to have an authorization disk? If not, I'd just call them and ask for it. Betsy At 11:43 AM 7/12/2010, you wrote: Hello everyone.

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS and Blank PDF Documents

2010-07-11 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Just a thought. Is the jibberish another language? I've notice that sometimes the text on one side of a page is english and on the facing page it is french, spanish or japanese. At 07:23 AM 7/11/2010, you wrote: Thanks for this great tip. I had no idea OB could translate PDF documents that

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS and Blank PDF Documents

2010-07-11 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hmm, could it be a picture? At 08:20 AM 7/11/2010, you wrote: No, the gibberish is not another language, just random characters and symbols that don't make any sense. Gerald - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws

Re: [JAWS-Users] is there a way to free up space on my desk top without deleting recent versions of programs?

2010-07-10 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
If you have icons you don't need, just go to the icon and press your delete key. It will ask you if you want to delete that shortcut. HTH At 04:24 AM 7/10/2010, you wrote: Hi list members, i'm noticing that my desk top is getting crouded but i'd like to first know if there is a way to delete

Re: [JAWS-Users] I need shortcut keys for 4 versions of jaws?

2010-07-10 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi David, Not sure exactly what you mean, but if the icons for those 4 versions of JAWS are on your desktop, you could rename them so that you just type one character for each of them. Just put your cursor on the icon on the desktop, press the application key, arrow up to rename, press enter,

Re: [JAWS-Users] I need shortcut keys for 4 versions of jaws?

2010-07-10 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I'm just curious. Do those of you who have more than one version of Jaws on your systems, having different settings in them? I am just wondering what is the purpose. After I get a new version, I keep the old one until I am sure the new one is working properly. Thanks, Betsy At 07:58 AM

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS and Blank PDF Documents

2010-07-10 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
It's a graphic. Do you have some sort of scanning software that you can use to scan it like kurzwell? At 04:33 PM 7/10/2010, you wrote: Hi. using JAWS 10 and Adobe Reader version 8: I'm trying to read menus at http://www.pagliaiscarbondale.com/ that is a PDF document. I can download the

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS and Blank PDF Documents

2010-07-10 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
there, it's just not visible to JAWS? I HAD A THOUGHT! No. Wait. False alarm. Lisa Belville missktlab1...@verizon.net - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 11:02 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS

Re: [JAWS-Users] alternative to windows live

2010-07-01 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I don't have Windows 7, but there are people on the BlindEudora list that say Eudora works very well with 7. At 12:32 PM 7/1/2010, you wrote: I am highly frustrated with Windows Live email. I would like to consider an aternative to micrsoft products. I heard some of you use Eurdora and some

Re: [JAWS-Users] new jaws

2010-06-29 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Downloaded from the Check for Updates on the Help Menu in JAWS. It installed itself and all was done in about 3 minutes. At 03:04 PM 6/29/2010, you wrote: I tried to get the new jaws using help and update but got error message. I went to the web page and got same problem Is anyone having the

Re: [JAWS-Users] new jaws

2010-06-29 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I think if you click on uninstall, the next box will say something about uninstall/repair. At 04:20 PM 6/29/2010, you wrote: How do I do so, I went to jaws's tool and uninstall to find repair but did not see that choice. -Original Message- From: Tim Appleby Sent: Tuesday, June 29,

Re: [JAWS-Users] HTML and inserted information

2010-06-26 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Whitney, Dolphin Press braill...@hawaii.rr.com Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 7:31 PM To: jaws users jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] HTML and inserted information Aloha all, Some time back I mentioned that I was having trouble reading parts of my online banking service screens

Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows Installer Cleanup Utility

2010-06-25 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
This is an example of it's use. A vestige of a previous attempt to install a program was interfering with subsequent attempts to install an update for that program. In effect, I couldn't go forwards or backwards. I couldn't uninstall the previous version of the program because it wasn't

Re: [JAWS-Users] Computer advice.

2010-06-25 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
When I saw the price of the monitor I thought it must be a typo. At 05:51 PM 6/25/2010, you wrote: $765 for a monitor? Do you live in the USA, because I can get the highest end model for around $300 and that is for a 20 inch. The only one I have seen at that price is built for Mac's. By the way

Re: [JAWS-Users] Mozy backup and jfw

2010-06-18 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
If you are looking for a solution that is not online, this may be of interest. http://www.clickfree.com I've been using it for about two years on four computers and have found it accessible. To backup, you do nothing but plug in in to a USB port. At 11:19 AM 6/18/2010, you wrote: Hello list,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws stuck on Menu Bar

2010-06-18 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
John, When you're stuck, what happens if you just press the alt key? At 11:47 AM 6/18/2010, you wrote: Yello all again, I've been haveing this problem with jaws for as long as I can remember, and decided to ask if anyone knows the solution. every once in a while, when I'm browsing the internet

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS Training Manuals

2010-06-14 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Aloha Donnie, A BRF file is a braille file that can be read by most notetakers, and I think opened in more than one braille translation software program. If she has the print, I might be able to help her. Feel free to write me off list at: braill...@hawaii.rr.com Betsy At 04:35 PM 6/14/2010,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Adobe Flash Player Update

2010-06-13 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Usually when I try to update, it says that it needs to close the program first and it isn't open. Then it tells me that it can't close the program. So I am most successful if I check for updates from within the program instead of from the Notification System Tray button. At 08:52 PM 6/12/2010,

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word document question

2010-06-12 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Aloha Mike, I saw the previous posts for this and I have an addition. Not sure about Word 2002, but in 2003 and forward, if you just put your cursor at the end of a link or email address and press the spacebar, it will make it a hyperlink. I know this works because I do braille transcription

Re: [JAWS-Users] Word document question

2010-06-12 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I'd be curious to know if the spacebar hint works in Word 2002. Thanks, Betsy At 01:36 PM 6/12/2010, you wrote: Hi Vicky Betsy; Thank you both very much for the added helpful tips. They will definitely be saved. Thanks again, take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney

[JAWS-Users] Repost, scripts for Quickbooks

2010-06-10 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Just asking one more time if anyone has scripts or tips for using quickbooks with JAWS. TIA Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

[JAWS-Users] Command Prompt

2010-06-07 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
It's been ages since I needed to know this but is the Run... on the Start Menu the same as the Command Prompt? If not, where is it? TIA Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

Re: [JAWS-Users] Command Prompt

2010-06-07 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
myself and you constantly use the command prompt, just pin it to the start menu, or even just allocate a hot key to it from its Properties Tab. Take care, Ishe He who can take advice is sometimes superior to he who can give it. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press

[JAWS-Users] Scripts for Quickbooks?

2010-06-02 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
I looked in the popular applications section of the JAWS Help menu and Quickbooks isn't listed. Is anyone using Quickbooks and can you give me any pointers? TIA, Betsy Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:

Re: [JAWS-Users] Is there a quick way to move over my Jaws8 settings to Jaws11?

2010-05-28 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Hi, Open JAWS 11, goto the Utilities Menu and select the Merge Utility. It will ask you from which previous version of JAWS you want to merge your settings. Just select JAWS 8 and it will do it for you. At 12:19 PM 5/28/2010, you wrote: I really want to avoid having to laboriously go through

Re: [JAWS-Users] bank of america and links

2010-05-26 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
This isn't helpful for you, but I am hoping that someone else has an idea. I bank with American Savings Bank, and they recently did an upgrade to the marvelously accessible site, and now I am having similar trouble. There is a place where all of my payees are listed and then you fill-in the

Re: [JAWS-Users] bank of America and links

2010-05-26 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
The latest version of JFW 11. At 10:40 PM 5/25/2010, you wrote: Hi Which version of JAWS are you using? God bless, Mark Jesus Is Lord! Pendleton Redeemer http://pendletonepiscopal.org/ -- From: Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press braill

Re: [JAWS-Users] PAC MAN NOISE SOUND HEARD WHEN STARTING GOOGLE

2010-05-22 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
There is still a link to start it, but when I go to Google the sound doesn't seem to automatically start. The noise auto-start stopped yesterday afternoon. At 04:46 AM 5/22/2010, you wrote: So how come I'm not hearing the PacMan sounds anymore on the classic Google home page? Maybe I'm just

Re: [JAWS-Users] PAC MAN NOISE SOUND HEARD WHEN STARTING GOOGLE

2010-05-21 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
Josh, Oi... Apparently it is the thirtieth anniversary of PacMan. Hopefully, it will go away tomorrow. Betsy At 07:45 AM 5/21/2010, you wrote: All JAWS users, First of all I want to ask if anyone else has ever experienced a noise such as a pac man game playing when starting Google? I then

Re: [JAWS-Users] Accessible PacMan game

2010-05-21 Thread Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press
It has graphics for people who are sighted. At 11:33 AM 5/21/2010, you wrote: Is this game for sighted folks as well or only for the blind? -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Tim Appleby Sent:

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