[NFBCS] Seeking Help with Excel Data Analysis Tools

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Elizabeth.
I think you need a reader to do this exercise in a reasonable amount of
time.  If disabled student services doesn't provide a reader, AIRA can help
(for a price).
A reader can tell you quickly if you have succeeded in creating the pretty
picture sighted people love.  You should be ready to ask questions like "Is
the productivity bar bigger than the wages bar", or whatever your graph is
supposed to show.
I think you also need a sighted mouser to do the business with the bars; at
least, I've always found someone to do it for me.  You should know how to
direct the person doing the mousing, and you should know how to, say, merge
cells or whatever, but it's not cheating to direct someone else to do the
inaccessible bits.  It's a wise use of your valuable time.
Tracy
 

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From: NFBCS [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Mohnke
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Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 9:26 AM
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Cc: Elizabeth Mohnke
Subject: [NFBCS] Seeking Help with Excel Data Analysis Tools

Hello All,

I am currently enrolled in a statistics class that uses the data analysis
tools in Microsoft Excel. However, I am having a difficult time figuring out
how to use the data analysis tools in Microsoft Excel.

Our first Excel project assignment was to create a histogram using the data
analysis tools. I have spent about six hours trying to complete this
assignment without much success.

I am using a laptop running Windows 10 with Excel 2016. I have tried using
the data analysis tools to create a histogram with both JAWS 2019  and NVDA
without any success.

I also tried using my old desktop computer running Windows 7 and Office 2013
with an older version of JAWS. It looks as though I may have been able to
complete the steps for creating a histogram through the data analysis tools,
but I am only able to see it as part of the Excel worksheet in colums and
rows. So I have no idea if it actually shows up visually as a histogram. And
it does not appear as though I have the ability to edit any of the labels or
close the gaps between the bars in the historgram as described in a class
video.

Does anyone know if it is possible to independently use the data analysis
tools in Microsoft Excel without any sighted assistance? Do the data
analysis tools not work as well with a screen reader in Office 2016 compared
to Office 2013? If I need to use sighted assistance to complete my Excel
project assignments using the data analysis tools, how would I go about
doing this in a way that does not feel like the sighted person is doing all
the work for me?

Ideally I would like to be able to find a way to complete my Excel project
assignments for my statistics class on my own. However, the amount of time I
am spending trying to figure this out is simply not sustainable for the rest
of the semester. So any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Elizabeth
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