Trying to wrap my brain cells around the usage of Jaws. Those of you who are more driven in using Jaws with Excel, maybe you can give me some directions here, please. OK, I am using Excel 2007, but think my issue would be similarly worked out under any later version of Excel. So all feedback is welcome.
Under WinEyes, it is possible to define a column, that should be read, whenever you land on a row. You defined it under the hotkey of Ctrl-Shift-H, if memory serves me right. What it does, is this: I have a spreadsheet, holding a list of products, prices and amounts. The amount column is the first of each row, like A1, A2, A3 and so on. Each row, in column C, holds the product name. So, C1, C2, C3 and on we go. Benefit of the WinEyes feature, is that I can move down the first cell of each row, and have its contents (the amount) spoken, along with the screen reader automatically read out to me what is in cell C of the same row (the product name). It for instance might read: 2, Milk; 3, Bread; 5, chocolate bars. Milk, Bread and Chocolate bars, are all found in the C column of the spreadsheet, but I do never have to move out of the first (A) cell of each row, since cell C automatically is being spoken, as I move up and down the individual rows. For anyone who are familiar with the feature, i am sure you know what I mean. Those who have not yet tried it, sorry for not being very good at explaining the material. My big question now, is IF there is a corresponding feature in Jaws. What is it called, How do I get to it, and could someone give easy step-by-step instructions of setting it up? Once I have a sample, I might be able to work out the specifics for other spreadsheets as well. I really hope there is such a feature, as otherwise I will have to jump back and forth between the individual cells, which is really counter-productive. Thanks for all feedbacks, ideas and workarounds, you might have. -- David _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
