[NFBCS] Tips for Activating Ribbon Items

[Christopher Chaltain]

I suspect the split button is tripping you up. With the split button the spacebar or enter activates the default action and the alt+downarrow brings up a list of different options.

I'd suggest the webinar from Freedom Scientific on using the ribbon at An In-Depth Look at the Microsoft Office Ribbon and JAWS - Freedom Scientific<https://www.freedomscientific.com/webinars/an-in-depth-look-at-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-and-jaws/>

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From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Joe Orozco via NFBCS
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2024 12:23 AM
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Subject: [NFBCS] Tips for Activating Ribbon Items

Hello,

Sorry, last email.

Can someone please give me tips on figuring out which keystrokes activate various elements on the Office ribbon? I feel like different things require the Space Bar, the Enter key, or Alt Down Arrow. For example, if I want to turn off all markup when tracking changes, depending on the computer I'm using, I have to try a range of keys lest I risk being kicked out of the menu and put back in my document without activating the menu element I wanted. I figure there has to be a way of using the specific keystroke depending on what the control is, but so far, this has eluded me.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Joe

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