[nabs-l] Microsoft excell help please

[minh ha]

Wow, this spreadsheet is an absolute nightmare. I tried everything I
can think of to make it more readable, but nothing seemed to reduce
the amount of formatting in the columns and rows. I also tried copying
and pasting the information into an MS word document, but that didn't
work either. Here are some of the things I did if you want to try it
for yourself to see if it works. To clear formatting from the file,
hit alt for the menu and then tab over until you hear "clear submenu."
Right arrow on that and it will give you a list of choices for you to
clear. I just hit clear all to get most of the formatting out.

Someone mentioned not knowing what color a chunk of text is. Use
insert+f. It will announce the font and color and background and such.

I hope this helps in some way,
Minh

On 5/21/15, Arielle Silverman via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> It sounds like it is already filled out and Michael's job is just to
> read through it and compare the data that was filled in with data from
> another source. So you should be able to do that once the smart
> formatting is stripped out.
> Arielle
>
> On 5/21/15, Ashley Bramlett via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Michael,
>>
>> I agree with Arielle. I looked at the sheet and the formatting is a
>> nightmare.
>> I use jaws but have a little central vision, enough to see colors and
>> where
>>
>> writing is but cannot read it so that's why I use jaws.
>>
>> I'm no excel expert but I was trained a little with basic formulas and
>> here
>>
>> is some tips.
>>
>> To navigate excell generally, use arrow keys.
>> Left and right arrows take you to the last or previous cell.
>> Up and down arrows move you up and down the column.
>>
>> As you hopefully know, excell has coordinates like a graph.
>> To get to a cell, you need to know its location such as B2 which is its
>> coordnates.
>>
>> If you know it, you can jump there fast.
>> Press f 5 to go to a cell. Type in the cell location and tab to ok.
>> Pressing control page down takes you to the next worksheet, I think.
>>
>> As for navigating this spreadsheet, it bounces around as you go from cell
>> to
>>
>> cell with the arrows.
>> I am assuming this is because of merged cells and other formatting.
>> Also, you cannot fill it out because of colors guiding you to fill it
>> out.
>> If you are totally blind or do not have enough vision to see the cell you
>> are in and its colors, you will not know what to fill out.
>>
>> Some of it is yellow, other merged cells are red, and I think others are
>> green.
>> My suggestion is to find what rows of data you need and try to read it in
>> order. If you can't, you might need sighted assistance.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Ashley
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael D Ausbun via nabs-l
>> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 8:53 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Cc: Michael D Ausbun
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Microsoft excell help please
>>
>> Greetings, all:
>> I am unfamiliar with excel, which is bad since my job uses it heavily.
>> Essentially, attached is what I would be working with. Anyone have any
>> tips,
>>
>> all are appreciated!
>> Respectfully,
>> Michael
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Minh Ha
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