[nfbcs] Does anyone know how to set JAWS stop saying "space marker" in MS word 2016?

Dr. Denise M Robinson deniserob at gmail.com
Mon Oct 30 13:04:16 UTC 2017


Off of what Glen just said, a quick way is just alt h, then hit 8 which
turns off the space markers asap


*Dr Denise M Robinson*

Denise M Robinson, TVI, PhD

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On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 7:35 AM, Glen Gordon via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> In word, if you go into options (Alt+F followed by t in Word 2016), on the
> display tab there should be checkboxes for showing special symbols
> including space markers. If you make sure those items aren't checked, JAWS
> should stop saying space.
>
> --Glen
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jooyoung via
> nfbcs
> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2017 10:56 PM
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> Subject: [nfbcs] Does anyone know how to set JAWS stop saying "space
> marker" in MS word 2016?
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> For some reasons, my JAWS 18 keeps saying "space marker" for any
> whitespace in MS word.
>
> My punctuation level is set as "some" and I do not know what caused this
> issue.
>
>
>
> It would be so much appreciated if someone could help me tackle this
> problem as it is so bugging me.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> JooYoung
>
>
>
>
>
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