[nfbcs] Learning Windows 7

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

most of the quick key combos will still work but you will hate the new menu 
style just as many sighted people did.
Bryan Schulz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Learning Windows 7


> Thanks Curtis, and everyone else.  Sounds like I don't need to worry much 
> about Windows 7.  We are also moving to Word 2010, so now I'm worried 
> about that.
> I suppose the same places have tutorials for Word, and I believe I saw 
> some stuff on NBP as well.
> Tracy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Curtis Chong" <curtischong at earthlink.net>
> To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 2:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Learning Windows 7
>
>
>> Dear Tracy:
>>
>> I'm not sure if an earlier reply from me reached you because I did not 
>> see it bounced back to me as a post on the NFBCS mailing list. 
>> Nevertheless, here is what I was trying to say.
>>
>> First, Windows 7 is not all that difficult to learn.  Far more difficult 
>> for people is the transition from Office 2003 to Office 2007, 2010, or 
>> 2013.
>>
>> Windows 7 in and of itself is remarkably similar to Windows XP in terms 
>> of the Windows Desktop and the Run dialog, both of which I use just about 
>> every day.  The Start Menu is something like a rather sophisticated 
>> search engine for your system.  For example, when you press the Windows 
>> key, you are placed in an edit box into which you can type a search term 
>> like "word" or "internet".  The former search term brings up items like 
>> Microsoft Word or WordPad.  The latter brings up an item like "Internet 
>> Explorer".  You arrow down to the item you want and press Enter.
>>
>> To get to the All Programs List after entering the Start Menu, simply 
>> press Up Arrow to get to All programs, and press Right Arrow to open it. 
>> Then continue navigating with Up Arrow.
>>
>> Access Technology Institute (www.blindtraining.com) has a number of 
>> tutorials for Windows 7 depending on the screen reader you use (JAWS or 
>> Window-Eyes).  But each tutorial costs $80.
>>
>> Tech Vision (www.yourtechvision.com) also has information about Windows 
>> 7, and its prices are somewhat less.
>>
>> I can tell you that I've been using Windows 7 for more than two years 
>> now, and it works very well indeed--far better than Windows 8.
>>
>> Cordially,
>>
>> Curtis Chong
>>
>>
>>
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