[blindlaw] Track changes via JAWS

Tai Tomasi TTomasi at driowa.org
Tue Mar 15 18:07:29 UTC 2016


What is the keystroke for toggling the view? 

Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A.
Staff Attorney
Disability Rights Iowa
Email: ttomasi at driowa.org
Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors.

> On Mar 15, 2016, at 12:15 PM, Tim Elder via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I regularly toggle the track change view between final showing mark-up and
> final.  This process helps you sort out some of the complexity when
> reviewing track changes.  There is also a JAWS quick nav key to navigate
> directly to a track change edit.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kelby Carlson [mailto:kelbycarlson at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 8:43 AM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Track changes via JAWS
> 
> The Windows key moves to the start menu.  Do you use it in conjunction with
> something else?
> 
> I have similar issues with using track changes.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andrew Webb via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> To: "'Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org Date sent: Mon, 14 Mar
> 2016 10:30:42 -0500
> Subject: [blindlaw] Track changes via JAWS
> 
> Hello,
> 
> 
> 
> I know this topic comes up from time to time, but I'm wondering if anyone
> can provide any guidance on effective use of the redlining feature with
> track changes turned on in a MS Word document, in combination with JAWS? I
> find that I have a rudimentary command of the track changes feature, and
> that I have no problems navigating among and reading comments posted in
> balloons within the text.  What I have trouble with is reviewing redline
> revisions, where people mark specific blocks of text for deletion or
> replacement.  Even though I'm able to navigate from revision to revision
> within the text, I often find it disorienting to locate what particular text
> has been marked for deletion, and what it has been replaced by.  
> Am I missing
> something fundamental, or does anyone else struggle with this as well?
> 
> 
> 
> Just to avoid rehash, or perhaps because it may be instructive to some on
> the list, here are the commands that I know and which constitute my
> repertoire as far as track changes for now:
> 
> 
> 
> Control Shift E - Toggles track changes on and off
> 
> Quick keys (JAWS key plus Z) - M to move to the next comment, R to move to
> the next revision
> 
> Windows key; - Provides lists of all comments, footnotes, endnotes and
> revisions
> 
> Alt R A - Accept revision
> 
> Alt R J - Reject revision
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Beyond this, if anyone has any guidance to help me master and make more
> effective use of redlining, or can point me to any articles or online
> resources that are helpful, I'd be most grateful.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
> 
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