[nabs-l] Some computer questions

[Steve Jacobson]

That is very good to know, I am glad to hear it.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Sat, 05 Apr 2014 20:41:26 -0400, Matthew Dierckens wrote:

>Numbers works very well with voiceover since the new IWork updates.

>Matthew Dierckens
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>On Apr 5, 2014, at 8:34 PM, Steve Jacobson <steve.jacobson at visi.com> wrote:

>> 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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