----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Hunt" <prhunt1@...>
To: <main@jfw.groups.io>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2017 07:17
Subject: Re: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me
How to customize it?


Hello everybody. Personally, I don't care so much when coordinates are
announced as long as they are announced. To be productive using Excell, I
want the name of the row announced as I navigate up and down no matter what
cell I'm accessing. So in my budgetfor example, My row names are Categories.
Every time I move from one category to another, the category is spoken
before the dollar amount in the cell I'm accessing.
In my budget columns would be subtotal, total, Budgeted amount, actually
spent, etc. These column names would be announced as I move left and right.
This is easily done in Excell and JAWS. In fact, anyone can make
spreadsheets accessible even if they don't have JAWS installed on their
machines. The feature in Excel is called Define Name.
There's an excellent Daisy book that shows you exactly how to do this and
the good news is that no script modification is necessary.
I hope this helps you.
Paul


-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Mario
Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2017 9:03 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me
How to customize it?

I don't understand why the cell contents are announced before the
coordinates. it is displayed as the cell coordinat followed by it's
contents, so why can't JAWS announce it that way. it seems counter
productive to me.


-------- Original Message --------
From: Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS) [mailto:ted.lisle@...]
Sent: Thursday, Jun 8, 2017 7:50 AM EST
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me How to
customize it?

I got my first real spreadsheet training around 1990. Over the years, I
used Artic Business Vision, VOS, ASAP, and, of course, JAWS. Far as I can
remember, cells have always been announced the same way; guess I never gave
it much thought until now.

Ted

-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Shannon
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2017 4:41 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me
How to customize it?

Mario,
After doing all of this and rearranging a few lines.
I deleted the entire script entry.
Guess what happened?
Not a thing!
Without that stuff in there it still says the contents and then the
coordinates.
So the answer must be tied to something else.
Shannon
P.s.
I copied all of the jaws excel script into note pad for back up before I did
anything.
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Mario
Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 3:20 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me
How to customize it?

yep, same issue I'm having.

at the end of one of Tom's replys, he mentioned about a setting in JAWS.
I wonder if he meant the Cell verbosity, which in my case, it's set to
contents and coordinates. but changing it to contents only is not practical.
these are the only choices for cell verbosity. maybe there's another setting
to adjust?


-------- Original Message --------
From: Shannon [mailto:shannon@...]
Sent: Wednesday, Jun 7, 2017 4:10 PM EST
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me How to
customize it?

Hi all,
I gave up intrying to over think it and just did a cut and paste.
At first it would not save. I got some sort of error.
Then I read Joseph's message below and learned about compialing. I did the
whole thing over cut and pasted what Tom provided.
I did the ctrl S and I was told it compiled.
But it still is reading the contents and then the coordinates.
It didn't change the behavior.
Here is what I pasted.
Script SayCell()
If OnSpreadSheet()
&& !OnFormulaBar() then
SayCell()
if CellReadingVerbosity() == readCellContentsAndCoordinates then
SayActiveCellCoordinates()
Endif
EndIf
EndScript
-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 2:53 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me
How to customize it?

Hi,
Was the script compiled at all? You need to compile the script
(Control+S) before it takes effect.
Cheers,
Joseph

-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Mario
Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 12:52 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me
How to customize it?

Tom, I followed along but the coordinates are still announced after the
contents. I don't understand why does it not work for me, might I have to do
a repair of JAWS?

-------- Original Message --------
From: Bissett, Tom [mailto:tom.bissett@...]
Sent: Wednesday, Jun 7, 2017 3:23 PM EST
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me How to
customize it?

We are moving the line from between the endIF statements to before the

* if CellReadingVerbosity() == readCellContentsAndCoordinates then*

statement.

Regards

Tom Bisset

**

*From:*main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Lisle,
Ted (CHFS DMS)
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 07, 2017 3:17 PM
*To:* main@jfw.groups.io
*Subject:* Re: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me
How to customize it?

Correction: if I understood, there’s no line to delete, just insert.

Ted

*From:*main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
[mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS)
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 07, 2017 3:14 PM
*To:* main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
*Subject:* Re: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me
How to customize it?

I’ve been following this, as I haven’t done any cookbook mods to a script
for a good while. I think Tom is inserting the line “SayCell()”
immediately prior to “*if CellReadingVerbosity” . . ., and that makes the
change. If all else fails, try using cut-and-paste, to avoid mistyping.
Delete the original line, and paste from the clipboard.*

**

*Ted*

*From:*main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
[mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Bissett, Tom
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 07, 2017 3:02 PM
*To:* main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
*Subject:* Re: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me
How to customize it?

Actually Richard gives a good response.

Regards

Tom Bisset

**

*From:*main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
[mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Shannon
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 07, 2017 2:47 PM
*To:* main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
*Subject:* Re: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me
How to customize it?

Tom,

I am so sorry to keep pestering.

I did what you said, I opened excel, insert 0 and found that section in the
script.

What you wrote is exactly what it already says.

Which part do we change to reverse the information?

I have no idea at all what the ! () && have to do with anything so I don’t
know what it is that I need to change.

It mentions something about verbosity set to *readCellContentsAndCoordinates
*Which is the default choice

Do we need to find the Verbosity script to change that to say
*readCellCoordinatesANDContents*

Or is that what I need to do right here in this section you pointed out?

Thanks a lot

Shannon

*From:*main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
[mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Bissett, Tom
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 7, 2017 1:15 PM
*To:* main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
*Subject:* Re: Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me
How to customize it?

Ok, I will give this a go.

Open excel

Then open the script manager using jawsKey and zero on the number row

This will bring up the excel scripts in the script manager

Then do a search using control F searching for “*Script SayCell()” with out
the quotes *

*Here is where you can make the modification so that is reads like the
following *

**

*Script SayCell()*

*If OnSpreadSheet()*

*&& !OnFormulaBar() then*

* SayCell()*

* if CellReadingVerbosity() == readCellContentsAndCoordinates then*

* SayActiveCellCoordinates()*

* Endif*

*EndIf*

*EndScript*

**

*You will see that I just moved the line Script SayCell() up 3 lines so that
it is before *

* if CellReadingVerbosity() == readCellContentsAndCoordinates then*

**

*That is the only change needed but now you need to compile and save the
file.*

*When you open the jaws script manager using JawsKey and zero Jaws
automatically creates a copy of the excel scripts in your personal folder
and this is where jaws looks for scripts first so it will pick up any new or
modified scripts.*

*To invoke the compile and save you simply press control and the letter S.
Jaws will announce compile complete you can then use alt F4 to close the
script manager. *

Your changes will take effect immediately.

If you want to back out of the changes you can go to your jaws personal
folders

c:\Users\userid\AppData \Roaming \Freedom Scientific\JAWS\18.0\Settings\enu

here you can delete the excel.jsb and excel.jss files and you are good to
go.

Regards

Tom Bisset

**

*From:*main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
[mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Richard Turner
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 07, 2017 12:44 PM
*To:* main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
*Subject:* Modifying scripts for cell coordinates, was Excel bothers me How
to customize it?

Tom,

To someone who is not a programmer, or doesn’t know the first thing about
programming, this still is not terribly useful.

If you could give file names and specific instructions how to do this
without screwing up the original scripts or how to safely back them up
first, that would be very useful.

Or, maybe those of us who are completely clueless shouldn’t even monkey with
this.

Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
[mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bissett, Tom
Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 9:35 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
Subject: Re: Excel bothers me How to customize it?

This wasn't a new script but which script to change and how to change it.
Adding a new script by the same name at the end won't fix it because jaws
will just the first one.

I should have been more descriptive and said that you needed to locate the
existing script and make the modification as shown in the example.

regards

Tom Bisset

*From:*main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
[mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Bissett, Tom
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 7, 2017 7:39 AM
*To:* main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
*Subject:* Re: Excel bothers me How to customize it?

The only way I can find to change the order is by changing the script.
Below is the script

*Script SayCell()*

*If OnSpreadSheet()*

*&& !OnFormulaBar() then*

* SayCell()*

* if CellReadingVerbosity() == readCellContentsAndCoordinates then*

* SayActiveCellCoordinates()*

* Endif*

*; SayCell()*

*EndIf*

*EndScript*

I commented out the line

* SayCell()*

*And copied it And pasted it in the script just above the third “if”
statement as shown above *

Regards

Tom Bisset

*From:*main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
[mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Shannon
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 06, 2017 3:46 PM
*To:* main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
*Subject:* Re: Excel bothers me How to customize it?

Richard,

Thank you, Do I have to do this for every spread sheet.?

I want to hear the coordenants before the contents not after. I want to hear
A2, meadows plaza not Meadows plaza A2

I looked around and found the spot to turn off the coordinates but not how
to reverse the order of what is spoken. Is this one of the advanced settings
of the verbosity settings?

Thanks again

Shannon

*From:*main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
[mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Richard Turner
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 6, 2017 2:30 PM
*To:* main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
*Subject:* Re: Excel bothers me How to customize it?

I can help you with the column headers, but I’m not sure why my coordinates
speak after the data.

To set the column headers to read the way you want do the following:

One, Go to a1 and tap the alt key to bring up the upper ribbon and arrow to
the formulas tab.

2. down arrow to the lower ribbon and right arrow to the Define Names tab.

3. Hit enter.

4. Hit alt+n to create a new name.

5. Write the word “title” without the quotes and hit enter.

6. tab to the close button and hit spacebar.

Now, when you arrow down a column, it will speak the contents of the cell,
but if you right arrow or tab, you will hear the column title. As you down
arrow, you will also hear the row title.

I hope that helps,

Richard

*From:*main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
[mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Shannon
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 6, 2017 12:05 PM
*To:* main@jfw.groups.io <mailto:main@jfw.groups.io>
*Subject:* Excel bothers me How to customize it?

Hi all,

I use spread sheets every single day.

I have opened an excel sheet and when I am arrowing through it I am hearing
things that are just…. Yucky!

1there is this annoying voice that speaks the cell coordinates.

I have futzed around with the voices so what I don’t know is which one of
the voices is doing this. It is the same one that says the status of a
message in Outlook un-read, forwarded and replied. And gives the erroneous
indexes of the messages. (for some reason it always gives x of
44.)

2I don’t like hearing the contents and then the cell coordinates after.

I want to reverse the order. How can I do that?

3 How to make the entire first row column headers and have it only
report when I change columns? I don’t want to hear it when I stay in the
same column.

Thanks

Shannon














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