[NFBCS] Resources for new Edge and PowerPoint

[Nancy Coffman]

It is clunky, but you could also use the pass key through command, jaws key + 3. i believe that works in JAWS and NVDA.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 4, 2020, at 8:57 PM, Christopher Chaltain via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> JAWS-key+z turns the virtual cursor on and off in the Chromium based Edge browser on my PC.
> 
> --
> Christopher (AKA CJ)
> Chaltain at Gmail
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Charles Vanek via
>> NFBCS
>> Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 7:49 PM
>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Charles Vanek <charles.vanek at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Resources for new Edge and PowerPoint
>> 
>> I have found the new edge browser to be quite fast and enjoyable. One thing
>> that I can’t get over is that you can’t turn off the virtual cursor with insert plus Z.
>> Are use Jira at work a lot and find that I need to be able to turn on and off the
>> virtual cursor so that I can use the J K M C and other hotkeys that Jira provides
>> for navigation on their webpage. Would love to hear any tips or other ways
>> around this.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Jun 4, 2020, at 1:27 PM, Jim Portillo via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Cool.  I'm taking a class with him now, and I like his stuff.  I'll check it out.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Brad Snyder via
>> NFBCS
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:21 AM
>>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Brad Snyder <wbsjr at swbell.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Resources for new Edge and PowerPoint
>>> 
>>> Brian Hartgen has courses on both.
>>> Check it out at HartgenConsulting.org.
>>> 
>>> - Brad -
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 4, 2020, at 11:55, Jim Portillo via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Howdy,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I recently updated to the new Windows Update, and while doing that I
>> downloaded the new Edge.  I thought I recently read that there might be a
>> resource or tutorial on using the new Edge with a screen reader like JAWS.
>>> Is this correct?
>>> 
>>> I'll bet Freedom Scientific has one, but I wondered if someone else had also
>> put one together.
>>> 
>>> So far, it seems as if Edge works well and has many of the same key strokes as
>> what we're used to using, but it's only my second day.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Also, does anyone know of a good tutorial for PowerPoint and JAWS that is a
>> bit more advanced?  I am working with someone who would like to add audio to
>> his presentation, and frankly, I've not done it before.  It will be a new learning
>> opportunity for both of us.
>>> 
>>> Thanks much.
>>> 
>>> Jim
>>> 
>>> 
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