RE: view for high volume mailing lists in outlook 2013

2015-10-19 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I am on a high volume list at home. I first have a rule that puts all the messages from that list into a folder. Then, I set the view of that folder to what Rod described (which I pasted again below). Finally, I do not want to have to down arrow through all the messages individually if I

RE: Hovering the Mouse

2015-10-09 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Nancy, I was hoping someone would have this really straight forward answer for you. I was trying to find a website with a mouse over link to practice on, but didn't see one. So, with my best recommendation to add to what others suggested, I add that if you tab to the mouse over link then

RE: 3 Window-Eyes Questions.

2015-07-09 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
You can also use the built in Control + Windows key + M combination to Mute Window Eyes. I'm excited to have just learned this one! It's part of the Windows Enhance app, so you have to be running that, but it's part of the default app package, so I'd imagine you have it running.

RE: 3 Window-Eyes Questions.

2015-07-09 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
, Robin via Talk Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 10:32 AM To: Georges Zeinoun; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: RE: 3 Window-Eyes Questions. You can also use the built in Control + Windows key + M combination to Mute Window Eyes. I'm excited to have just learned this one! It's part of the Windows

RE: Reading the address bar using the advanced email app

2015-07-07 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Paulette, I think you are asking about the Outlook Enhance app? I'm also thinking you have message virtualization turned on so that when you open an outlook email. You can use browse mode commands to read the message text. I'm trying to understand what you mean by the address bar. Are you

RE: Word 2010 - Using the search pane

2015-07-08 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
, then F6 will do this. Also, the Word shortcut key to find the next occurrence in the forward direction in your document is Control-Alt-Y. Hth, Rod -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Van Lant, Robin via Talk Sent

RE: sapi5 eloquence and sapi5 dec-talk

2015-07-09 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
And I find DecTalk Paul the easiest voice because it's what I've used for 15 years. Eloquence pronounces some words differently that confuse me. So funny how we all just get used to things. Glad there are options to suit various preferences. -Original Message- From: Talk

Task Manager in Windows 8.1

2015-08-26 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I needed to use Task Manager to close a program on my Windows 8.1 laptop running WE 9.1. It's so different looking that in Windows 7. Seems like it's landing me on the processes section, but I can't really figure out how this is laid out now. Any quick tips on using task manager to end a

RE: Excel 2013, Completing cell editing with arrow keys behaves differently than using Enter or Tab key

2015-09-01 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Rick, I'm replicating your issue, but in Excel 2010. I followed your steps and put info in sells a1, b1, c1, a2, b2, and c2. If I just start typing in the cell, whether an empty sell or one that has text in it and I'm completely overriting the text, the right and down arrow keys move me to

RE: Mouse keys are not working as they used to

2015-09-10 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
e > Window-Eyes mouse boundary to a setting that you normally don't use. > The hotkey to cycle among the options is Control-Shift-B. > Kind Regards, > Marc > > -Original Message- > From: Talk > [mailto:talk-bounces+msolomon=aisquared@lists.window-eyes.com] O

RE: converting word docs to a pdf

2015-09-15 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I've used this Save As PDF option a lot and it works very well. It's also good that it makes it a readable PDF for other screen reader users. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of RajTribhuwan via Talk Sent:

RE: Word 2007 Question

2015-09-17 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Gil, I'm not sure if you can fully stop it, but you can reduce the list size to one. In Word 2010, the setting is in the Options dialog found on the File Menu. Then arrow down to the Advanced tab and tab through the options till you hear "Show this number of recent documents" and change the

RE: Professional level robust Punctuation/grammar/proofing tools that work with Window-Eyes.

2015-09-17 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Well said, Tom! Punctuation is often a matter of formality in the writing. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Tom Kingston via Talk Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 9:41 AM To: Diana Kube; Window-Eyes

RE: ABC Mouse?

2015-10-06 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Hi - did you get a reply on your ABC Mouse question? My kids preschool gave us log ins for ABC Mouse, but I have not yet tried it. I've heard other blind parents talk about the program, so I'm assuming it has some level of access, but I do not know which screen reader they are using. If

RE: WE and Electronic Time card data collection software?

2015-10-06 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I am using Kronos in my office. The main web application that most employees use here is completely inaccessible to me using WE. However, I do have a link to the HTML version of the web application which is fairly accessible. Unfortunately, every couple years I manage a set of trainees for a

RE: Weli.exe stopped working. What?

2015-12-15 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I used to have this issue on Win XP and I think on Win 7, to, but it went away after my upgrade to WE 9.1 or 9.2. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Steve Clower via Talk Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 9:21

RE: office tutorials?

2015-12-14 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
There are several webinars and quick videos on the GW site that I found helpful when first learning. I also found a few YouTube videos. I purchased a Word and Window Eyes tutorial from one of the vendors, which I found helpful for the first couple chapters, then it really got into using

RE: No attachments found again

2016-01-04 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I had issues with Outlook Enhance when I upgraded to WE 9.3 a week or two ago. Some of the features of Outlook Enhance worked, but others were not. It wasn't even showing up in my list of apps in the Window Eyes app menu, even though things like Insert C would pull up the Outlook Window Eyes

RE: w-e 9.3

2016-01-06 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I am one of those who has experienced some issues since upgrading to WE 9.3 on Windows 7 at work. Just quirky things that don't happen consistently enough for me to articulate, but definitely more focus and freezing that I often resolve by just logging out of Windows and trying again. I don't

RE: WE9.3 Outlook 2010 list heading

2015-12-18 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
>From within Outlook, press Control alt H to open the mailbox header editor >dialog. You'll land in a listbox of all the header options. Arrow down till >you find subject and then tab twice. You'll land in a combo box that will >likely say "original". Set that to " None." Tab till you hear

RE: Adobe Flash Player always crashing every time I open Firefox

2015-12-18 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I had this happening and my IT guy here at work updated the Flash and it seemed to go away. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin.van.lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Larry Higgins via Talk Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 8:32 AM To: Window-Eyes

RE: How do I change a view in Windows 8.1: RE: Changing the folder view in Windows 10 Was RE: Trying to find a Window-eyes setting

2015-12-24 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Curious to do this, too. I just hunted all over the Explorer window and can't find that option as it's existed before in Windows. I cannot re all if I found it 2 years ago when I first got this computer. -Original Message- From: Talk

RE: Spacing in Word 7

2015-12-23 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Trish, It's actually probably the new default spacing they use that is separate from the line spacing you were trying to change with Alt 1. To make it look like the classic line spacing you are accustomed to, do the following: On the home ribbon, there is a button in the Quick Styles

RE: mail going out of focus with we 9.2 and thunderbird

2015-11-23 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I'm actually having similar sounding issues with Outlook and sometimes Word. I hoped WE 9.2 would improve it, but that hasn't happened. I'll need to test whether this is only on my work laptop or on my home one too. -Original Message- From: Talk

RE: OT Question about Word

2015-11-20 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Bob, I have made that mistake myself. You are likely accidentally hitting Alt S, F, which takes you to the References ribbon and enters a footnote. Word inserts a superscript footnote reference number at the point where you mistakenly hit that keystroke. If you hear it right away, press

RE: frustrations with we 9.3

2016-01-12 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I find Windows D is a lot less reliable than windows m since upgrading to, I think it was, WE 9.1. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin.van.lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of net bat via Talk Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 11:02 AM To: Jeff Weiss;

RE: Lastpass

2016-01-12 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I've heard good things about One Password being used on both IOS and on Windows computers with screen readers, but I don't know which screen reader. I heard a podcast on this from AppleVis, I think it was. The version for Windows costs money, whereas the IOS version is free. I'm just thinking

RE: frustrations with we 9.3

2016-01-12 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I'm also on Windows 7 here at work and also have it where WE 9.3 doesn't fully function correctly upon initial start-up after logging in. It will say my keystrokes, but Windows M or D won't let me read icons and I find I can't get it to read everything as normal. I have gotten in the habit of

RE: conversation view in outlook 2016

2016-06-02 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I'm using it in Outlook 2010 with WE 9.4 and WE 9.3. Not sure if it's different in Outlook 2016. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of matthew dyer via Talk Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 12:12 PM To: Window-Eyes

RE: Frustration with email in Outlook

2016-05-31 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Karen, I am also using Outlook 2010. At work I, too, often want to save a message. If I am in the list of my messages, I arrow to the message I want to save, hit Control C to copy, then move to the folder on my computer where I want to save it. I then hit Control V to paste it. The message

Kronos Time system access

2016-06-24 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Hoping those 1 or 2 of you out there using Kronos Time keeper at your company will see this. We've talked about access in the past to this time card system with WE. Until now, I've had access to a link into Kronos that provided an HTML based version of the time card. All the rest of my

RE: Interesting fb post

2016-01-11 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Fascinating. I'm not proficient enough of a Braille reader to use Braille displays in lieu of speech, but I am a complete proponent of the literacy Braille brings to people in lieu of seeing the letters. I cannot be profductive without Window-Eyes on my PC, but I still relish my ability to

MS Word - how do I know where I am on the page?

2016-01-15 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I'm working on a document for our company president where I need to have each of these award winner write-ups come out to around one half of a page in Word given a certain font size. Is there a way to have WE read the cursor position within Word, such as 5 inches from the top so I can put my

RE: Kronos Time system access

2016-06-27 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
-established. Hopefully this was just an oversight in the IT department and not something more systemic. Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD http://lras.home.sprynet.com -Original Message- From: Van Lant, Robin via Talk Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 2:34 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject

RE: Annoying Window Technical Service Calls from India or where ever

2016-06-27 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Our company's IT administrator even gets these calls on his cell phone while driving. It is all just a scam, nothing to do with your real computer -- unless you make a mistake and let them remotely connect. -Original Message- From: Talk

RE: W E not finding attachments

2016-02-10 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
You can use Control Alt A to open a Window Eyes attachment dialog box. On the Outlook file menu, there is also a save all attachments option. If worse comes to worse, hit Control F to forward the message then tab to the attachment line below the subject line. There really are several ways

RE: headers in outlook 2010

2016-02-10 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
If you have message virtualization turned on, then you can navigate with "H" for headers within the email messages. While in your inbox, Alt Shift V will toggle virtualization on and off. -Original Message- From: Talk

RE: Screen capturing?

2016-02-29 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
The built in way to do this is to press Alt and Print Screen on your keyboard, which copies a picture of your screen to the clipboard. Then you go to an email or word document and hit Control V to paste that picture. In my experience, this only captures a screen shot of the active window

"tiles" on web pages

2016-02-17 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
For those of you web design people, is there something important for Window Eyes users to know about tiles in web page design and how we interact with them? My company redesigned it's human resources homepage with tiles and last night I logged into my Bank of America account and think I heard

RE: Photo in Email Message

2016-02-11 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Oh, then hit the context key to find the copy or save as option. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Van Lant, Robin via Talk Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 11:12 AM To: net bat; Window-Eyes Discussion List

Windows Media Player question

2016-03-14 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I have copied some old VHS movies onto my hard drive into MPG files. Running Windows 8.1 and Window Eyes 9.4, launching any of these movies will load them into Windows Media Player so my kids can watch these old m movies. Is there a way to use the keyboard to fast forward and rewind in the

RE: Outlook Attachments Hot Key

2016-03-11 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
It's Control Alt A you press to pull up the attachment dialog while a message is open. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Don Smith via Talk Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 9:39 AM To: 'Rod Hutton'; 'Window-Eyes

RE: Window-Eyes and Excel

2016-04-08 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Vic, While not a fix for your mouse pointer navigation question, have you tried using Control Spacebar to select a column and shift spacebar to select a row? This is how I accomplish what you are doing. You can do this from whichever cell you are in within that row or column, so you don't

RE: Printing pictures or images

2016-04-11 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Can you visually see that the coupon image is on your screen? I find that when I have message virtualization turned on, the images do not load in my messages. I have to turn off message virtualization to see pictures, so do check that. -Original Message- From: Talk

RE: the outlook calendar

2016-03-07 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Veronica - I did this for my employees so long ago that I don't recall what it looks like, but I'll see if I can figure it out for you. Try using Insert Tab to pull up the links in the open email from your boss and see if that shows the link to you. -Original Message- From: Talk

RE: outlook question

2016-03-07 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
If you turn off the speaking of smart tags in Word, that should help here in Outlook as Outlook uses Word as the default editor. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Long via Talk Sent: Thursday, March 03,

RE: the outlook calendar

2016-03-07 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
via Talk Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 5:03 PM To: Smith, Veronica; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: RE: the outlook calendar Veronica - I did this for my employees so long ago that I don't recall what it looks like, but I'll see if I can figure it out for you. Try using Insert Tab to pull up

RE: reading in browse mode

2016-03-29 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I have that sometimes in PDF files and figured it is something with the formatting from the author. Not sure though. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Carol and Roger via Talk Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016

for those on Windows 10

2016-04-25 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Two questions for those of you on Windows 10, 1.)Is the feel of Windows 10 more like Windows 8.1, Windows 7 or some completely new thing? I'm on Win 7 and work and Win 8.1 at home. 2.)Anyone using Quicken on Windows 10? If so, which version? I have an older version of Quicken

WE saying some words differently in read to end versus word by word

2016-04-25 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
This is only a curiosity... I've noted a couple different instances lately where a word I'm reading will be pronounced differently if I have WE doing Read to end as opposed to reading by Word or line. The latest word today was "resume" in a document I was reading about Keyboard commands. In

RE: enabling message virtualization

2016-04-25 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Message virtualization puts an Outlook email message into a form like browse mode so that you can use all the browse mode first letter navigation and such. This is important for those of us who get emails with fancy formatting in them, especially tables. Facebook messages, for example come in

RE: Problem with WE and Word 2010

2016-04-27 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Is this with all documents? Is it saying Protected View? Sorry, I didn't read the first thread on this. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Peterson via Talk Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 12:34 PM

RE: WE saying some words differently in read to end versus word byword

2016-04-26 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
in advance. So the same synth can be programmed to be phonetically perfect for each of the relatively small number of speech events that will occur. Regards, Tom On 4/25/2016 5:49 PM, Van Lant, Robin via Talk wrote: > This is only a curiosity... I've noted a couple different instances lat

RE: Forbes article on windows 7

2016-05-05 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Glad to hear I'm not the only one having a hard time reading this web page. I've tried it in Firefox and IE 11 with very little success. Next option is on my phone with Safari. What am I missing on how to navigate this page? -Original Message- From: Talk

RE: looking for how to use outlook2010 with window-eyes in mp3 files

2016-05-02 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
There are a couple good webinars on the GW Micro support pages that I watched when I first moved to Outlook. You'll have to go back through the links to find them as they are further down on the page. Skip past the one on Outlook 2013 and move down to the one on using the Outlook Enhance App

RE: looking for mp3 tutorials on how to work with the Ribbons in office 2010 and later using any n all screenreaders

2016-05-02 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Jim, There is a short video clip on this page from AI Squared that shows you the basics. Move by heading on this page to hear the clip names. I think I also went to YouTube when I first moved to Office 2010 and searched for office Ribbon Window Eyes and got a few clips from another trainer

Question for other Quicken users

2016-05-02 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Hi, I use Quicken for my personal use. I do not recall which version I'm on, but I'm thinking it's somewhere between Quicken 2011 and Quicken 2013. I'm slow to upgrade because I don't use all the online downloading functions and I am concerned about accessibility getting worse. The version I

RE: looking for how to use outlook2010 with window-eyes in mp3 files

2016-05-02 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
There are also some quick videos on this page on very specific tasks in Outllok that answer common questions. http://www.gwmicro.com/Training/Tutorials/ -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Jim Ardin via Talk

RE: spell checker in outlook 2007

2016-05-02 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I cannot speak to why this occurred for you, as I've never had good luck with the spellcheck window. You are better served to use the alt semicolon and alt apostrophe spell check commands in Outlook just as you do in Word. These are a Window Eyes function and I find it much more useful. The

RE: Using the Window-Eyes Calendar with an IPhone

2016-05-04 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
If I understand you correctly, yes. The Window Eyes calendar is not really a calendar, but rather lives in Outlook and Window Eyes just pulls that information into a nice dialog box that is easy to navigate. At work, I use Outlook to manage my calendar and do use the Window Eyes calendar

RE: Word 2010 questions

2016-04-14 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I think what you are looking for is on the WE Control Panel onder Verbosity, Office, Word, Miscellaneous. There is a check box for speak styles, which I have unchecked. I don't hear that stuff you mentioned, so this might be it. -Original Message- From: Talk

RE: How to copy large Blocks of Text?

2016-04-19 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
In Word, I typically use Shift and down arrow, selecting each line of text that I want to copy. Win Eyes will read each line as I select it. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Dave via Talk Sent: Tuesday,

RE: Copying large Blocks of Text

2016-04-19 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Dave, I tried someone else's suggestion of using F8. When I hit that, it says Extended Selection on. I can see that as I arrow down or page down, the text is being highlighted from wherever I started. I then his Control C and pasted it to another document. Maybe it was the test document I

RE: How to set computer to open folders in a list view

2016-07-26 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
There are two steps to this. First, open Windows Explorer with Windows key E. Hit Alt, then V to open the View menu then arrow down the List and hit enter to select it. The second step is to tell Windows that you want all folders to display this way. To do this, hit alt, then T to open

RE: Window-Eyes and fractions

2016-07-21 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Thank you! I'm excited to try this modification to the character dictionary as I type all my recipes in Word and have been frustrated at how WE sometimes reads fractions and sometimes doesn't. -Original Message- From: Talk

If my laptop has a touchscreen

2016-07-21 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Hi all, As I look at new laptop choices, the off the shelf ones I'm seeing at local stores that are in my desired price range and specs also have touchscreens. My recollection is that WE 9.4 does not yet have touch screen support, so my question is whether having a touch screen is problematic.

RE: new laptop

2016-07-31 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I have been looking at the HP models that are a 15 inch screen but also have the numpad. Costco is having some good sales right now with back to school and I'm just debatin the price point of whether to go with an i3, i5 or i7 for the limited things I do on a laptop. Seems like for one pice

minimum system requirements for WE 9.4

2016-07-12 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Frustratingly, my fairly new laptop has irrepairably died and I need to get a new one much sooner than expected. Since I didn't budget for a new one, I'm going low budget this time. I was trying to find the minimum system requiremetns for WE and wasn't finding it on the site. What do you all

RE: Printing MS Word Tables and Excel Workbooks

2016-07-18 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Hi Tom, Printing in Excel is similar to Word in that Control P will open the dialog. I admit that I do try to use some of my remaining vision and so may not have all the answers on how to know if your table will fit on a single page. This is probably my biggest concern as I like to work in

RE: Trouble opening an attachment

2016-07-18 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Paulette, I also wonder if this is an attachment you must go retrieve somewhere on a server. That's how our company handle's secured attachments. You have go and validate who you are an then you can obtain the attachment. If this is being sent to you from someone in your company and you are

RE: Outlook in Table View

2017-01-26 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
My guess is that you are not virtualizing your messages. You can toggle this on by using Alt + Shift + V when focused on the inbox. Alternatively, if you go to the WE control panel and open the apps menu, the arrow down to the Outlook Enhance app, you should be able to check if the Message

RE: question re ms excell

2016-08-23 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I haven't found how to do this in the menus or with a keyboard shortcut, but here's what I have found can work. 1. Use Control Shift F to open the Window Eyes find dialog box, then type in the name of the sheet (for example "Sheet1" without the quotes) and hit enter. The mouse will route to

new laptop keyboard issue

2016-09-07 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I have an interesting challenge on my new HP laptop keyboard. I realized before I bought it that it did not have an application key, but the discovery since buying it is that the Insert Key does not work as Insert unless I hit the FN key. If I just hit the button alone, it's print screen.

OT: issues setting up email account in outlook 2010

2016-09-01 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Hi, I'm about to jump off a cliff with trying to set up my new computer, particularly my email. Running through my options now. I had an IT support guy over last night and he wasn't making progress either. This is a new Windows 10 machine. I have an MSN email account I've had for years, but

Where to set all folders alike in Windows 10

2016-09-08 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I've figured this out in the past, but cannot find it in Windows 10. I've opened Windows Explorer, gotten the layout the way I want, but cannot find where to tell it to have all folders mirror the one I just did. A hint please? Robin Van Lant | Sr. Program Manager Strategy & Performance

OT: opticbook 3600 scanner

2016-09-22 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Anyone on here have the Opticbook 3600 scanner? I was using it for scanning books into Kurzweil 1000 a few years ago and had it working on my WE 8.1 laptop, but cannot get my new Windows 10 laptop to recognize it when I insert the driver CD. When I plug it into the USB port, it chimes as if

getting my new PC set up

2016-08-25 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I started up my new Windows 10 laptop last night for the first time. I have a couple questions, more out of curiosity, since I was able to get my sighted husband to read the screen to me. * When I started the PC, it ran through a set of questions to set up the PC. Should I have been

RE: Mouse keys?

2016-08-23 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Reva, I get the dings if I am trying to use the mouse pointer on my desktop view, but if I'm in Outlook or another program it seems to work. I'm in your boat of trying to get more adept with the mouse keys as I lose more visions, but I do not use magnification. What programs are you trying to

RE: jump to a unvisited link

2016-08-23 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I wonder about how to define a hotkey for this. Haven't tried it, but I've wanted a next unvisited link hotkey before. Anyone tried to define U or such to so this? -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin.van.lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Rod

RE: Steve Clower

2016-11-23 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
would think a cash refund would be in order but having delt with FS in the past know it won't be handled in a way that benefits the user. On 11/23/2016 10:46 AM, Van Lant, Robin via Talk wrote: > Well said, Grumpy Dave. I'm disappointed, but if a business can't make it, > they do what they c

RE: Steve Clower

2016-11-23 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Well said, Grumpy Dave. I'm disappointed, but if a business can't make it, they do what they can. I unfortunately think I paid for an SMA and haven't used it up, so I'm hoping VFO will give me some sort of credit for that if I'm told to switch. I've never used JAWS and only played with NVDA a

RE: reading title when doing alt-tab

2016-11-28 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
On the WE control Panel, look under Verbosity / Common / Activiated. One you tab into the options, it's the third one and has a radio button for whether or not to announce the title. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin.van.lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On

in IE 11, how do I get to open / save notification?

2016-11-11 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
When downloading a file and the notification in the bottom right pops up asking whether to open or save, how do I get to that? I've forgotten and it seems that just hitting Alt S or Alt O does not do the trick consistently. Robin Van Lant | Sr. Program Manager Strategy & Performance

RE: having trouble with outlook on home computer

2016-11-02 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
To show the Bcc field, open a new message to compose, Use Alt P to open the Options ribbon, then tab a few times until you hear Show Fields BCC. Hit enter on that button to make BCC fiels show. For the other part of your question, it could be that you have Message Virtualization in Window Eyes

RE: colors in Word 2007

2016-12-09 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Carol, Any chance you use the Windows High Contrast color scheme? I do and I find that the font color can get messed up by that. I would often have yellow font printing on white paper. Chip Orange wrote a WE app for me that allows me to select all the text and tell it to be black in one

for those using a Braille display

2016-12-09 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I do not use a Braille display, so I am curious about something. Does the Braille display give you the same access that the speech synthesizer does, since, to my understanding, you have to be running a speech software to get Braille display support? I was thinking about this as it relates to

RE: remind me please!

2016-11-29 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Insert backslash -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Jim via Talk Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 1:20 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: remind me please! Was wondering if anyone on list could remind

RE: How to save a PDF that is within a web page?

2017-01-05 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Are you able to share the link? I’m trying to imagine the situation. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Janet Brandly via Talk Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 3:27 PM To: talk@lists.window-eyes.com Subject:

RE: Finding all Duplicates II

2016-12-06 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I agree that the Excel function to remove duplicates would be my approach. I've used it several times recently on large data files. As long as you are typing the numbers consistently, e.g., with the same punctuation, this will work. Simply select all the numbers in your word document, then

Fix for WE not reading file type in Office Save As dialog box?

2016-12-06 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Hi all, I've been lazy about asking this question, but it's bugging me. Running latest WE and Office 2010. Is there a reason and fix to why WE does not read the combo box of file type choices in a save as dialog box? I was just trying to change the file type on an Excel file that came to me

Anyone using the USAA Federal Savings Bank site for mobile banking?

2017-03-21 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I'm curious how accessible it is as an alternative to what I'm using now. This communication may contain privileged and/or confidential information. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying,

PDFs and F8 copy function and table navigation

2017-03-24 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
In a PDF document where I can toggle browse mode on and off, should I be able to use the F8 copy method to grab text? Also, should I be able to use the table navigation of caps lock and arrows to move around? I was just trying both on a pdf file I'm helping another lister look at and neither

Re: Windows Media Player

2017-04-03 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
that's all you would have recorded. >> You would have had to record in MPG or WMV or another video file format as >> well. Sorry. (smile) >> >> Hth, >> >> Rod >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Talk >> [mailto:talk-bounces+rod_

Amazon link?

2017-04-03 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I used to use the m.amazon.com but when I go to the main Amazon site, sometimes I hear Window Eyes say to click here to go the accessible site, which is different. Then again, I can't seem to find this link when I want it, so I end up back to the m.amazon.com URL, which does not allow me to

gun shy about new laptop

2017-04-12 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
Late last summer I got a new HP laptop. The primary thing that drew me to it in the store was the keyboard layout of having the 10-key number pad on the right, yet only being a 15 inch screen. What I did not realize until after I got it home and paid money for a tech to come help me set it up

RE: gun shy about new laptop

2017-04-12 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
. -Original Message- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Chris G via Talk Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 10:53 AM To: Van Lant, Robin via Talk Subject: Re: gun shy about new laptop Hi, A couple years ago I purchased a Toshiba

Training software used at your work?

2017-04-20 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
My company has a training software package that manages course enrollment, required compliance testing, self-study courses and so on. The software has some screen reader compatibility issues, but I can generally navigate the basic steps I'm required to do. Where I have not had success is with

RE: gun shy about new laptop

2017-04-13 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
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RE: gun shy about new laptop

2017-04-13 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
e. Just my thoughts on the subject. > > > Brenda > > because I will use my Win7 desktop until it really dies. > > > > > On 4/12/2017 12:14 PM, Van Lant, Robin via Talk wrote: >> Late last summer I got a new HP laptop. The primary thing that drew >> me to i

RE: capslock insert problem

2017-03-13 Thread Van Lant, Robin via Talk
I only press the caps lock key once and hold it to hit the action key I want. For example, I hold the caps lock then hit the T key to hear the time. I'm confused by you saying that you hit it twice. I wonder if that is your issue? -Original Message- From: Talk

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