[nfbcs] SharePoint

[Tracy Carcione]

Thanks Louis.  That's a weight off my mind.  I've saved your message for 
future reference.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Maher via nfbcs" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Tracy Carcione'" <carcione at access.net>; "'NFB in Computer Science 
Mailing List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] SharePoint


> Hi Tracy,
>
> SharePoint is not that bad.  From the webpage, you can choose a view that
> makes the document library appear as a windows explorer list view 
> structure
> which allows you to access and cut and paste files easily.
>
> You can also map your SharePoint to a disk drive to make the entire 
> library
> be a windows explorer view as follows:
>
> Map a SharePoint Website to a Disk Drive
>
> To establish a link to a SharePoint site through Windows Explorer, go to 
> the
> SharePoint website, hit alt+d for the address field, hit control + c to 
> copy
> the address into your clipboard, hit Windows + e to go to Windows 
> Explorer,
> hit shift + tab to  bring you to the left side of the screen (in tree 
> view)
> and land on computer (which is my  PC in Windows 8), click the right mouse
> button, arrow down to Map Network drive, hit enter,  paste the SharePoint
> shortcut name into the folder field, hit shift + tab and select a  drive,
> tab to "reconnect at startup and check it, tab to finish.
>
> Now when you want to read or add documents to your SharePoint site, hit
> Windows + r for the run dialog, enter your SharePoint disk letter, and 
> your
> SharePoint documentation will appear in a Windows Explorer dialog.  You 
> can
> open, copy, and delete files just like any Windows Explorer dialog.
>
>
> Regards
> Louis Maher
> Phone 713-444-7838
> E-mail ljmaher at swbell.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> via nfbcs
> Sent: Tuesday, August 5, 2014 8:28 AM
> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbcs] Sharepoint
>
> When my department starts implementing a new system later this year, we 
> will
> be using Sharepoint to coordinate documentation, they say.  I gather there
> are problems with Sharepoint accessibility?  How hard is it work around 
> the
> problems, using the latest version of Jaws?  Is it likely to be a little
> hard, a pain in the neck, or a complete access disaster?
> The older I get, the more I understand why so many blind people just throw
> up their hands and give up. We've had a stretch where access was pretty
> good, but now things are getting harder again.
> Tracy
>
>
>
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