[nabs-l] Some computer questions

[Steve Jacobson]

Ryan,

I had understood that Numbers does not work all that well with VoiceOver.  Has that changed?

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson


On Sat, 5 Apr 2014 16:45:25 -0400, Ryan L. Silveira 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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