[nabs-l] Some computer questions

[Arielle Silverman]

So if you use Pages, do you ever have to save your documents in Word
or open someone else's Word doc? How well does that work?

On 4/5/14, Andy <musicproandy at gmail.com> wrote:
> I use a MacBook Pro, but an Air would also be a good choice,
> especially if you want ridiculous portability and something like 12
> hours of battery life.  I've found Pages to be plenty for my needs,
> but I haven't needed to deal with documents involving complicated
> formatting so can't comment on VoiceOver's behavior with those types
> of documents.  If you had to, you could use Bootcamp to install
> Windows on the Mac, giving you the best of both worlds.
>
> I don't know of anything Windows-specific.  Sorry!
>
> On 4/5/14, Ryan L. Silveira <ryan.l.silveira at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> As far as editing documents using office for iPhone, that is not at all
>> accessible. You can, however, edit Word documents with pages. I think you
>> can also use numbers with Microsoft files. If I want to recommend a good
>> computer, I would recommend a MacBook Pro. If you really need windows,
>> you
>> can duel boot. As far as the tablets, I would go with an iPad. Hope this
>> helps.
>> Ryan
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Apr 5, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I've decided to get a new device to replace my aging laptop. I am
>>> starting a new job this summer and they will provide a PC for my
>>> office, but I want to have something that is portable and that I can
>>> use to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files I create at
>>> work or get from colleagues.
>>>
>>> I already have JAWS and an iPhone. If Office for iPhone is accessible,
>>> or if it's possible to easily interact with Microsoft Office files
>>> using the Mac applications (like Pages or Numbers) then I'd consider
>>> using my iPhone instead of a laptop.
>>>
>>> So my questions are:
>>> (1) Is Office for iPhone accessible?
>>> (2) How easy or complicated is it to edit MS Word files using Pages on
>>> a Mac or iPhone?
>>> (3) Does anyone have recommendations for modern Windows laptops that
>>> are ultra-portable, like Ultrabooks or netbooks if they still exist?
>>> (4) Which tablets work with JAWS?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Arielle
>>>
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