[blindlaw] Track Changes

[Amar Jain]

I being a capital Markets lawyer have to deal with track changes day in day out. Some effective tips:

1. Assign keyboard shortcuts for moving to previous and next change from Options > customise ribbon > customise. From the combo box choose all commands to get the entire list;

2. When on the change, use character and word navigation to understand the change. Reading by sentence / line / paragraph does not indicate the change in Jaws, but the same is possible in NVDA;

3. Formatting changes in track are only pronounced as ‘revised’ and one has to accept them to see the impact;

4. If you have access to Workshare or other tools for generating the black line, then save black line in word and use text analyser of Jaws to jump between colour changes; and

5. Commands for accepting all changes or rejecting all / one at a time can be created using customise ribbon > customise.

If this seems complicated, then get on a call and I would be happy to make it simpler.

Regards,
Amar Jain
Mobile: +91-9892622230

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> On 13-Jun-2018, at 4:59 AM, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I still have one more category of questioning, and with that, I promise to pipe down for a bit. Among you JAWS users and editing using red line and/or track changes, how do you find JAWS' level of access? Is it good? Is it reliable? Can you confidently identify what text has been deleted or added? Those who use or have experience with another screen reader, do you find it easy to manage track changes?
> 
> I ask because I have been explaining to my firm the challenges of using JAWS with track changes and hence the need to have some good alternatives. Some people find it incredible that there is no good and reliable technology that can handle something like track and do so entirely non-visually. I thought I would confirm with all of you myself before I politely maintain my line.
> From: Brian Unitt [mailto:BrianUnitt at holsteinlaw.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 2:03 PM
> To: Singh, Nandini
> Subject: RE: JAWS 2018
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I haven't used that function, but think you might find what you are looking for here:
> https://doccenter.freedomscientific.com/doccenter2/doccenter/rs25c51746a0cc/TrackChanges/02-WordTrackChangesWithJAWS.htm
> You've got me curious to try this out.
> 
> Brian
> Brian C. Unitt
> Certified Specialist in Appellate Law
> Holstein, Taylor and Unitt
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> 
> From: Singh, Nandini <NSingh at cov.com<mailto:NSingh at cov.com>>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 10:15 AM
> To: Brian Unitt <BrianUnitt at holsteinlaw.com<mailto:BrianUnitt at holsteinlaw.com>>
> Subject: RE: JAWS 2018
> 
> Thanks. I think I figured out what is going on with sentences, and I like the insert-control-F idea. That works better. I do have another question. I am working with a group that is quite fond of track changes. Is there a quick way to accept all changes in a document? If so, is there a keystroke?
> 
> From: Brian Unitt [mailto:BrianUnitt at holsteinlaw.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 12:15 PM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List
> Cc: Singh, Nandini
> Subject: RE: JAWS 2018
> 
> Hi Nikki,
> 
> I can't duplicate those issues as I am using JAWS 2018 with Windows 7.  I can suggest trying the JAWS find command insert-control-f.  I find I have to use that in programs like Acrobat Reader where the regular control-f doesn't work properly.
> 
> You might also check the knowledge base on the JAWS website to make sure your Windows 10 settings are optimized for JAWS.  Then definitely let the tech support people know about the issue, in my experience they are very helpful.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Brian
> Brian C. Unitt
> Certified Specialist in Appellate Law
> Holstein, Taylor and Unitt
> A Professional Corporation
> 4300 Latham Street, Suite 103
> Riverside, CA 92501
> Tel: 951-682-7030
> Fax: 951-684-8061
> www.holsteinlaw.com<http://www.holsteinlaw.com/>
> mailto:brianunitt at holsteinlaw.com
> 
> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org>> On Behalf Of Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 8:34 PM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>>
> Cc: Singh, Nandini <NSingh at cov.com<mailto:NSingh at cov.com>>
> Subject: [blindlaw] JAWS 2018
> 
> this may warrant an email to FS, but can anyone tell me why basic functions of JAWS may fail to work correctly? I am on JAWS 2018 and Windows 10. My find command, using control-F, and "read sentence," with the use of alt up or down arrow, do not work at all. Any ideas would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Nikki
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