[nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

What do you mean by not being able to use the shortcuts?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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> Hi,
> Yes I heard of this, but the disadvantage is that you cannot use the 
> keyboard shortcuts; still I'll probably use it some.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 6:49 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility
>
> Do you know how to use the quick settings in JAWS? Copied from the JAWS 13
> help:
>
> Virtual Ribbon Menu
> The Ribbon is a new style of menu available in many new applications being
> released today. Ribbons first appeared in Office 2007 programs, but are 
> now
> becoming more common in other applications tailored for the Windows 7
> operating system. Ribbons create an accessibility challenge due to
> inconsistent navigation between various groups and items. For example, 
> when
> you enter the Lower Ribbon and press the ARROW keys to move between items 
> in
> a group, you can skip items and unexpectedly move into another group.
> Pressing TAB gives no indication that you have left one group and entered
> another. Using first letter navigation to find items can be difficult and
> frustrating. Finally, because of a group’s layout, you do not know if you
> should navigate up, down, left, or right to select an item.
>
> The new Virtual Ribbon Menu provides predictable navigation, lets you see
> everything in the Ribbon, and offers consistency when navigating with 
> ARROW
> keys. For example, the ARROW and TAB keys move focus from the Upper Ribbon
> tabs to the Lower Ribbon groups. Once in a group, the ARROW, TAB, and
> SHIFT+TAB keys move through all items in a group, move from one group to 
> the
> next, and wrap to the beginning of the Ribbon. For submenus, SPACEBAR and
> ENTER expand menus, and ESCAPE collapses menus. The Virtual Ribbon Menu is
> off by default and can be switched on or off from within Settings Center 
> or
> the JAWS Startup Wizard. When it is on, the Ribbon is navigated using a
> traditional menu and submenu format familiar to most JAWS users.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 3:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility
>
>
>> jaws 13
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
>> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 6:23 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility
>>
>> What version of JAWS are you using?
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 3:08 PM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Seems like the office suite is less user friendly with the new ribbons. 
>>> Occasionally I find a button unlabeled.
>>> Anyway, is access and Publisher accessible at all? I’d like to create 
>>> simple charts with publisher and maybe brochures if I volunteer for pr 
>>> somewhere.
>>> Is excell still accessible?
>>> I’ll need the access database for work probably.
>>>
>>> Ashley
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