[nfbcs] Excel questions

[Jude DaShiell]

If the student has msaccess, and remembers crosstabs in msaccess are 
identical to pivot tables in excel and last time I used msaccess that 
part of it was accessible.

On Wed, 2 Nov 2016, Bryan Schulz via nfbcs wrote:

> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 11:17:21
> From: Bryan Schulz via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
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> Cc: Bryan Schulz <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Excel questions
> 
> Hi,
>
> It has been about ten years since I messed with the charts.
> You can basically forget about pivot charts.
> Bryan
>
>
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> Hello this is my first post to this list. My name is Jason Polansky, and I
> am a blind student at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, studying business. I
> am taking a class called strategic use of information tech, and we are
> working on Excel. So far, I have completed the Hadley Institute's course,
> but it only really covers basic concepts. I know how to apply number formats
> with control-1, auto-fit cells through the ribbon, edit cells, use simple
> formulas, sort items in a database, and select, copy, and paste. Currently,
> my peers are learning to use auto-fill and the v-lookup function. They will
> also be doing graphs, pivot tables, and charts. My professor and I are not
> sure how much of these features are accessible with a screen reader. We are
> both having difficulty finding good comprehensive resources on these topics,
> if there are any. I want to learn as much as I can and have as much
> knowledge as my peers, but we're not sure how I can gain this valuable
> knowledge. The book that they are using primarily focuses on using the
> mouse, but has some keyboard shortcuts. Honestly, I think someone needs to
> write a book on using excel with a screen reader. It was suggested that I
> call the Microsoft Accessibility answer desk, but they did not have any
> answers and in fact, said that they have never had anyone ask these
> questions. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated.
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