[nabs-l] Using Comments in MS Word 2010 and JAWS 15

[Mary Fernandez]

Yeah, the great thing is that it gives you the comment in context,
with the initials of the person who wrote it.
So once you do N or shift N you can read the line per usual, and the
comment will be read rightt where it was inserted.
Make sense?
Mary F

On 2/19/14, Cindy Bennett <clb5590 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Mary,
>
> Yes, this is very helpful! When you press n, can you read the text
> around a comment? Can you know exactly which text the comment is
> referring to?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cindy
>
> On 2/19/14, Mary Fernandez <trillian551 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Cindy,
>> As to your first question, after learning about Jaws quick keys in
>> Word, I've actually grown to love comments. Seriously!
>> Do Insert+Z, and if you press N it will take you to the next comments.
>> Shift +N does previous comment. You can navigate footnotes, )O)
>> revisions (r), and a few other features this way. Also, if you have
>> tracked changes on, I always view the documents in final, no mark ups,
>> view, so Jaws doesn't announce every deletion and insertion.
>> Hope that helps.
>> Mary F
>>
>> On 2/19/14, Cindy Bennett <clb5590 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have a project where I must use a plethora of comments to code text
>>> in a word document. The most efficient way for me to do this is by
>>> inserting comments. I know that I can select text and insert a
>>> comment. However, how can I view a list of comments? Does the selected
>>> text appear beside the comment in the list that I pull up? Is there
>>> anything else helpful to know about comments? In my experience, they
>>> seem annoying and I much prefer parenthetical inline text. However, I
>>> have to use so many codes for this data that it would cut up the flow
>>> of the document significantly, and it is easier for my teammates to
>>> use comments. So I'll take any suggestions.
>>>
>>> My other question is about searching for information regarding using
>>> JAWS with an application. For some reason, I seem to have a difficult
>>> time using the proper search terms to get what I want. I can solve 99%
>>> of my problems by Googling the answer. For some reason, I can try
>>> multiple phrases having to do with JAWS 15 and whatever application I
>>> need assistance with such as ms word 2010 and comments, and I have a
>>> very hard time finding info on the web. If anyone has good,
>>> comprehensive web pages, that would be great. I'm sure Freedom
>>> Scientific has helpful web pages, and that I can of course look at a
>>> JAWS manual. I have just found that clicking through a ton of pages is
>>> not efficient, and I would love to bookmark a few good resources.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cindy Bennett
>>> Secretary: National Association of Blind Students
>>>
>>> B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington
>>> clb5590 at gmail.com
>>>
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>> Mary Fernandez
>> "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will
>> forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them
>> feel."
>> --
>> Maya Angelou
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>
> B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington
> clb5590 at gmail.com
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-- 
Mary Fernandez
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will
forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them
feel."
--
Maya Angelou