[nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility

Mon Jan 23 04:01:16 UTC 2012

that is true. if you simply need to type stuff and edit it, you are not 
missing much

-----Original Message----- 
From: Rania Ismail CMT
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 9:34 PM
To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility

Thank you. Enjoy it I sure will. I wanted to upgrade but my computer
instructor told me that if I was just using it for word and that kind of
thing that I am not missing much by not upgradeing. I guess I will do it
when I have to.

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Ashley Bramlett
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 11:17 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility

Rania,
I had 2003 until my last computer crashed. I liked it. Frankly, most sighted

people do too. I don't know why microsoft office did away with menus, but it

was not a good decission. Everyone tells me they have to look for the
options since they're moved around, no longer in menus. Pretty soon though,
so many new features will be around that 2003 won't be practical. But til
then, enjoy it; you'll have it till your computer breaks.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Rania Ismail CMT
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 8:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility

I'm glad I stuck with 2003!
Rania,

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of David Dodge
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 10:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility

Microsoft programs appear to me to be getting less and less accessible as
time goes on.

If you are having accessibility issues with these products I recommend
contacting Microsoft from their website. It is unlikely that they will take
the feedback into consideration, but still.

2003 and 2007 or certainly more accessible than 2010.
>

David
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David Dodge
Doctoral Degree Granting Institutions Rep.
State University of New York Student Assembly
English Major
University at Buffalo
306 Clemens Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
daviddod at buffalo.edu

On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 9:08 PM, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home <
ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:

> As far as my experience, there is no advantage to using 2007 or 2010,
> especially if you find 2003. Files created using 2007 and 2010 can still
be
> read and edited using 2003. I will leave it up to you, but my
> recommendation is to use Office 2003. There are ways to have both, but
they
> are not easy or convenient.
>
> ----- 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 4:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility
>
>
> its my computer. Gee would be nice to have both versions
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 7:46 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility
>
> No, you cannot. Is this your computer? If so, I would strongly recommend
> just uninstalling the current version of Office and installing Office
2003.
> If it is not your computer, then maybe you could talk to someone who has
> the
> authority to do it and explain that it would make things a million times
> easier.
>
> ----- 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 4:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility
>
>
> Nicole,
> I think I have an old cd with office 2003 around. Do you know if I can
have
> them concurrently on the computer?
> It just would be nice to have both options; so if I cannot figure out
where
> something is in the ribbons, I can go back to the nice, simple menus of
> 2003.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 7:10 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility
>
> Yes. The excerpt is from the "What's New in JAWS 12.0" section. I do not
> have Office 2007 or 2010, so I unfortunately cannot tell you how well it
> works, but it is probably better than nothing.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arielle Silverman" <
> arielle71 at gmail.com>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 4:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility
>
>
> Does JAWS 12 have this?
> Arielle
>
> On 1/22/12, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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