[blindLaw] reading word documents with multiple text columns

[Brian Unitt]

Hi Laura,

I am not sure whether this is helpful for what you need to accomplish, but there is an option to download as a word document without the two-column format. I am attaching a sample case. When you press the download button and choose word format from the drop down box, you can tab to "layout options" and there is a checkbox for two column format that can be unchecked. Of course if you have to retain the columns, then this won't be of any help but thought I'd offer it.

Brian
Brian C. Unitt
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Subject: [blindLaw] reading word documents with multiple text columns

Hi all,

As some of you may know, if you download opinions from Westlaw in Word format, the text displays as two columns on the page.  For reasons that are unavoidable, I sometimes need to work with these documents.
I also need to cite to them as they are displayed, so converting is yet again not an option.  Neitehr is going to Westlaw itself and reading the opinion directly or via another format.  I can do that if all I need is the info; I can't if I need to cite it.

When I try reading these documents with Jaws, it will just read straight down the column instead of going back up to the top of the page to read the other column.  Does anyone know of a setting I can change so that Jaws will recognize and read these documents correctly?

Thanks,
Laura

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