[Blindtlk] Microsoft Word, or JAWS question...

[David Andrews]

That assumes that he is using JAWS, which isn't universal.

Dave

At 08:18 PM 12/8/2015, you wrote:
>Insert f2 for settings center, then use shift 
>control d for default.  Type in ribbon, then it 
>should pull up use virtual ribbon, and give you 
>the option to check it.  Then just hit enter, or 
>just tab to okay. -----Original Message----- 
>From: blindtlk 
>[mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
>Of James Kelm via blindtlk Sent: Tuesday, 
>December 08, 2015 9:14 PM To: Blind Talk Mailing 
>List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> Cc: James Kelm 
><jameskelm at earthlink.net> Subject: Re: 
>[Blindtlk] Microsoft Word, or JAWS question... 
>Howdy...  Just out of curiosity, is there such a 
>easy setting in Word that will change the Ribbon 
>set up to the old XP style?  Maybe I am the only 
>one, but I got so use to Windows's regular 
>menus, and now have just never completely made 
>friends with the Ribbon style.  Maybe I'm just 
>an old guy that doesn't like change, but I hate 
>Ribbons!  LOLL James -----Original Message----- 
>From: justin williams via blindtlk Sent: 
>Tuesday, December 08, 2015 7:46 PM To: 'Blind 
>Talk Mailing List' Cc: justin williams Subject: 
>Re: [Blindtlk] Microsoft Word, or JAWS 
>question... Go to alt f, then hit the letter t 
>for options, then arrow down to display. Uncheck 
>anything that is related to reading paragraph 
>markers, or space markers. Justin -----Original 
>Message----- From: blindtlk 
>[mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
>Of Judy Jones via blindtlk Sent: Tuesday, 
>December 08, 2015 8:43 PM To: Blind Talk Mailing 
>List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> Cc: Judy Jones 
><sonshines59 at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] 
>Microsoft Word, or JAWS question... I also use 
>Windows 7 with Word 2010 at work, same thing 
>happened quite a while ago, but have not had the 
>time to trouble-shoot.  I think it may be in the 
>Views Tab, maybe Show Markup, but not sure about 
>those.  I also would appreciate advice. Judy 
>-----Original Message----- From: James Kelm via 
>blindtlk Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 2:08 PM 
>To: Blind Talk Cc: James Kelm Subject: 
>[Blindtlk] Microsoft Word, or JAWS question... 
>Hello everyone.  I hope that you will be able to 
>help me correct an issue that is driving me 
>crazy!     I am using Windows 7, Word 2010, and 
>JAWS Professional.  Everything has been working 
>wonderfully, and I have been going 
>smoothly.  Last night I shut down my computer, 
>and then of course this morning booted back up 
>once I was back at work.  But I do not know if I 
>accidently checked something, unchecked 
>something, or did some other little thing that I 
>was not aware of. No one else has access to my 
>computer, unless evil little elves broke into my 
>office last night, and messed with my computer 
>and then ran away laughing!  LOLL     The 
>problem doesn’t seem to be in any other 
>program other than MS Word. But everything reads 
>fine when I do a read all command.  But when I 
>either navigate word by word or letter by 
>letter, JAWS is now suddenly saying “space 
>marker” at every space, and “paragraph 
>marker” at every paragraph. It use to simply 
>say “blank”, if it was on a empty line, and 
>space if I was going letter by letter, or word 
>by word.  But now it seems to be speaking all of 
>the “"format markings, which is confusing, and 
>far more information than I need.     Does 
>anyone know how I can get JAWS to not give all 
>of the additional information? James 
>_______________________________________________ blindtlk

         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
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