[nabs-l] microsoft product accessibility

[Amy Sabo]

	Yes, Arielle it does... as a matter of fact I'm using ms
office 2010 with jfw 12.


Hugs,
amy

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[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Arielle Silverman
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 5:00 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
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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