[nfbcs] {Spam?} Re: Outlook 2010 Conundrums

[Rasmussen, Lloyd]

There is a "compatibility pack" that allows Office 2003 to read and write Office 2007 format files .docx, .xlsx, .ppptx, etc.  So you could probably satisfy the coursework requirements while continuing to run Office 2003.

Judy and I are running Windows 7 on new computers and finding that it works reasonably well.  There is a book, "Windows 7 for Seniors, for Dummies" available as a talking book on the BARD site that explains some things, even though it wasn't written from a nonvisual perspective.  Also, National Braille Press has a book in the Sarah Morley series, on Windows 7 explained.

I just saw in the Top Tech Tidbits that HandiTech is offering a course on Office 2010, probably in their offices in Minneapolis.

Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Project Engineer
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress   202-707-0535
http://www.loc.gov/nls
The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Library of Congress, NLS.


-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of qubit
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 11:53 PM
To: Rasmussen, Lloyd; NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
Subject: [nfbcs] {Spam?} Re: Outlook 2010 Conundrums

Greetings --
I have not yet moved to office7, but do have a windows7 laptop.  I have been considering getting office7 or later but I still have my old installation CDs for Office 2003.
The thing that keeps me from installing 2003 on my new machine is that I signed up for an online class last year and read the little blurb about required software and course expectations.  Turns out that the university requires Office7 and a particular document format and quoting conventions etc.  I actually read the whole document in detail, and concluded that if I was going to take classes online at all, I should drop office2003 and stick with office7.
I am only writing this to warn you that sometimes old software, no matter how convenient and robust, will separate you from doing some things you want to do because the new software provides some features.

Office7 is accessible, more or less, isn't it?
It has been out for a long time now and the screen reader vendors and Microsoft all have had plenty of time to adapt for accessibility.

Happy reading.
--le




----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
To: "'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Outlook 2010 Conundrums


Ditch Office 2010 and go back to 2003!  I know, that's all kinds of not
helpful, but it does run on Windows 7 without the new ribbon layout.  Is it
possible to reconstruct your Outlook folders as it is in XP?  I'm thinking
maybe you can just re-initialize without reinstalling.  Or, switch to GMail
since most of the setup is automated.  I'm sitting on XP until I absolutely
have to move.

Joe

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing

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[mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Fred Wurtzel
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 8:24 PM
To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Outlook 2010 Conundrums

Hi Mike,

I just installed Office 2010 this past week.  I am having a very similar
problem.  I hav 3 email accounts and have discovered that, for
some reason,
there is a separate folder for each account with the account name as
described in the accounts dialog.  I have not figured out how
to actually
have my mail placed in the inbox.  By going toe the folders
(control Y) and
typing the first letter of the account P for Pop, for example
and you should
get into the folder for that account.  I am not sure how to fix
this, yet.

Warmest Regards,

Fred

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