Hi David,
You can do this. Place your cursor in the header row, i.e., a4.
If you have more than one row in the header, press shift and arrow down
to include all header rows. I have a3 and a4, so I down arrow with
shift once.
Press ctrl-alt-jawskey -c to label columns
For rows, select the row header you want spoken and press
alt-cntrl-jawskey-r.
Save your file before closing it and your new settings should carry over
each time you open the file.
Carol
On 9/12/2017 4:49 AM, David via Talk wrote:
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.
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