[blindLaw] Red Line

Thu May 18 21:44:08 UTC 2023

Hi everyone,

I use JAWS with redlines on the daily. Derek is correct that Word redlines are generally more accessible than PDF redlines. In my experience, though, redlines that are run with software like Workshare Compare or other software that can produce a “non-track-changes” redline tend to be easier for me to follow. JAWS has gotten somewhat better at handling track-changes over the years, but I feel like using the other style of redline is easier. Of course, your mileage may vary.

One thing that is crucial for me in accessing redlines is to use a JAWS sound scheme that will announce attributes, font, and color. In the JAWS settings center, choose the version of Word that corresponds with what you are using. The setting you want is “Speech and Sound Schemes.” I have mine set to “Attributes, Font and Color.” With this sound scheme active, JAWS will announce insertions as “blue double underline”, deletions as “red strike through,” etc. I actually find that this sound scheme is very helpful in allowing me to understand attributes of any Word document, so I use it as my default.

It takes a bit of getting used to, and sometimes I still need to compare snippets of the “original” and the “modified” document directly, if there are many changes that are close together. But I have gotten pretty good at redlines prepared in this format.

I’m happy to try to answer any questions.

Angie

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Call me.  There are different flavors of redlines. I assume a word redline would be more accessible than a PDF redline, and I also assume a redline with track changes would be more accessible than a pure redline, but let’s discuss unless you hear from someone who has more direct experience.

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> My assigning attorney at my internship asked me if he ran a redline
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> there is some sort of JAWS setting I may activate that would detect the
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