[nabs-l] In Search of a Wordprocessing App for iOS

[Helga Schreiber]

Hi Bridget and all! Are you guys sure that the Microsoft Word app is accessible with VoiceOver? I'm just wondering since actually one or two years ago, I don't remember, someone told me that it was not accessible with VoiceOver, and that i needed to use the Pages app! I actually have the Pages app, and I use it twice, but it is actually a very difficult writing a paper with it. However, if the Microsoft word app is accessible with VoiceOver, as you guys said, I think I will download it sice I would like to do my homework in there as well, like Chris. And one last question, is the Microsoft Word app free? Just curious! Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks so much and God bless!

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> On Mar 9, 2015, at 10:45 PM, Bridget Walker via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> The Microsoft word app has already been suggested and I agree it works well. I did not like pages with voiceover however, documents is one that works with VoiceOver. I like it.
> HTH 
> Bridget  
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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>> On Mar 9, 27 Heisei, at 9:28 PM, Greg Aikens via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> I have heard that the Microsoft Word IOS app is accessible with VoiceOver. I have not tried it myself yet. 
>> 
>> I have not worked much with the IOS version of Pages and so can’t offer any tips there. 
>> 
>> Best,
>> Greg
>> 
>>> On Mar 9, 2015, at 8:15 AM, Chris Nusbaum via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello All,
>>> 
>>> I've finally taken the plunge and requested that my school district purchase a Braille Edge 40 from HIMS to replace my BrailleNote Apex. Although this will be a very refreshing change to more reliable and up-to-date technology which is not prone to nearly as many issues as the BrailleNote, it will also come with a learning curve for me, as I will have to get used to doing my schoolwork on my iPhone whilee it is connected to my Braille display. In preparation for this switch, I have been experimenting with doing more work on my iPhone while using my current BrailleNote as a Braille display for my iPhone. However, I have recently been having some issues with Apple's Pages app for word processing, most notably the inability to access all the pages of a multi-page document. I have been experimenting with many alternative apps, including AccessNote from AFB, VoiceDream Writer, and Drafts. Unfortunately, all these apps fall short for me because they cannot open Microsoft Word documents from email attachments—if they can open anything created outside of their apps at all, they can only open TXT and RTF file formats. Since I receive the majority of my schoolwork via email from my teachers, this will not work for me. So, for those who use iOS for classwork, are there any other apps I should try? Also, is there any advice you can give me on the problem I am currently having with Pages? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
>>> 
>>> Chris Nusbaum
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