[nfbcs] Excel questions

[Dr. Denise M Robinson]

Jason
All aspects of excel are accessible--right off the bat--hit that f1 key and
type in the search for keyboard commands and you will pull up a whole list.
You can do a similar google search and do the same thing and get lots of
results.

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On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 12:03 PM, Jude DaShiell via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> 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>
>> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jason Polansky
>> via nfbcs
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 8:57 AM
>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Jason Polansky
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Excel questions
>>
>> 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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