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

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Thu Jan 6 16:39:25 UTC 2011 

Laura:

Yes, Office 2007 is accessible, at least when using JAWS 11 or 12.  the only caveat is that if you're using JFW11, you'll have to get used to using the Office Ribbon bare-back, i.e., simply by using the tab and arrow keys -- quite doable but a bit confusing at times.  I have 2007 on my other machine running XP SP3 and haven't encountered any "gotchyas".  The only reason I'm fuming about 2010 is that I used Outlook Express on the XP machine rather than Outlook so am not used to the way Outlook works with accounts that don't come thru Microsoft Exchange Server as mine does at work where I use Outlook 2003.

Anyway, be adventurous!  2007 works quite satisfactorily -- at least it did foe me.

Mike


On Jan 5, 2011, at 20:52, "qubit" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 7:39 PM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Subject: [nfbcs] Outlook 2010 Conundrums
> 
> Hello, all.
> 
> Santa was very kind to me this last Christmas; I thought surely
> he'd leave
> me with a lump of coal.  However, instead he left me a wireless
> keyboard for
> my iPhone and a new computer.  And therein lies the reason for
> this post.
> It's a 64-bit machine with a fast processor, upgraded sound
> card and large
> (for a laptop) hard drive.  And, much to my chagrin, it obviously runs
> Windows 7.  This means I have to get used to a bit different
> interface and
> no more Outlook Express.  So I bought Office 2010.  Hence, I
> have questions
> about Outlook 2010.
> 
> I managed to get it configured for my Panix account although
> the automatic
> configuration chose IMAP instead of POP3 for the incoming mail
> protocol.  I
> received messages okay the first evening of use and test
> messages from the
> account configuration menu still work.  But I can't seem to download
> messages from Panix and see them in my inbox.  I don't know whether
> something's bum in folder synchronization (I'd rather avoid
> this altogether
> but it's part of the IMAP process).  Also, I seem to have run into the
> problem wherein I'm not accessing the inbox I did the first
> evening (which
> may be part of the problem).  I don't know what, if anything, I
> changed.  I
> have a feeling it's sort of like the Outlook Express problem wherein the
> program creates new folders with (1), (2), etc. when creating
> folders with
> the same name for an account (that's why there's an involved
> procedure for
> manually restoring folders).  Anyway, I'm stumped.  I'm sorry I
> can't give
> you an exact error message.
> 
> I can find the individual email messages under the Start Menu search box
> when I type Outlook in it to bring up the program.  But I can't
> seem to get
> Outlook to see them again.
> 
> Sorry for the confusing description.  I'm having to learn Windows 7 and
> Outlook 2010 at the same time.  I there a way to re-initialize Outlook
> without uninstalling/installing Office again?
> 
> T I A!
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
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