[NFBCS] copy and pasting subject line from Outlook in Office 365 question

[Gene Kim]

Hi John,

I'm not sure if this will work for others, but I'm able to press enter on
any part of the message body given it's not a link. It changes my JAWS
focus to the subject line.

Cheers,
Gene


On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 9:27 AM John Miller via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Steve and Curtis,
>
> Thank you for your suggestions.
>
> Best regards,
>
> John
>
>
>
>
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> *From:* NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *Steve Shelton via
> NFBCS
> *Sent:* Monday, January 9, 2023 8:49 AM
> *To:* 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Steve Shelton <stevesheltonokc at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [NFBCS] copy and pasting subject line from Outlook in
> Office 365 question
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> Hi John –
>
>
>
> If you are using JAWS, the layered history command (JAWSkey + H) will give
> you recent text read/display by JAWS in a window you can easily select and
> copy.    . You can press alt + 4 before activating the history to read the
> subject to ensure it is in the history.
>
>
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> *From:* NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *John Miller via
> NFBCS
> *Sent:* Monday, January 9, 2023 10:30 AM
> *To:* 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* John Miller <johnmillerphd at hotmail.com>
> *Subject:* [NFBCS] copy and pasting subject line from Outlook in Office
> 365 question
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> In Microsoft Outlook which is part of Office 365 I sometimes wish to copy
> and paste the information on the subject line of an e-mail I receive into
> another application.
>
> The way I am doing it seems a bit complicated.
>
> Do others have a more direct way to grab this data?
>
>
>
> I bring the focus of Outlook to the body of the e-mail.
>
> I press shift-tab 6 times to get to the subject line.
>
> I type ctrl-shift-down-arrow to highlight the subject line.
>
> I execute a typical copy and paste with ctrl-c, move to my application of
> choice and paste with ctrl-v.
>
>
>
> If I just need to read the subject line with the braille display I can
> move to the body of the e-mail and press alt-5.
>
> This displays the subject line to the braille display as a flash message
> that shows for a few seconds and then disappears.
>
> If I need to review the subject line carefully and want the subject line
> to persist on the braille display,
>
> Then the alt-tab 6 times from the body of the message shows me the subject
> line.
>
> How do I quickly go back to the body of the e-mail when I am on the
> subject line?
>
> At this time, I press escape to return to a list of my e-mails and return
> to the body of the e-mail with enter.
>
> This is faster than alt-tab 6 more times.
>
>
>
> On a related note, if I am drafting an e-mail I do see that Outlook has
> the keyboard shortcuts:
>
> To button as alt-t, cc button as alt-c, and subject line as alt-u.
>
> Of these I find subject line alt-u the most useful.
>
>
>
> Some reasons to copy information from the subject line of an e-mail:
>
> colleagues sometimes provide meeting entry codes or 10-digit phone numbers
> on the subject line with a blank e-mail.
>
> I prefer the subject line to steer the user to the kind of information
> rather than be the essential piece but others have a different view.
>
> When I share a link from the Safari web browser on the iPhone, the name of
> the link comes on the subject line and the link itself appears as the body
> of the e-mail.
>
> Best regards,
>
> John
>
>
>
>
>
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