----- Original Message -----

From: David Goldfield

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 9:02 PM

Subject: Re: Ideas for handling color coded spreadsheets

 

Robin,

Please bear in mind that I have no personal experience in dealing with color-coded spreadsheets but I believe I can get you started on finding some possible solutions.

First, Excel's Find command, available via the ctrl-F hotkey, contains an Options button within this dialog. When you activate this button you will be in another  dialog. From this dialog, navigate with the tab key and look for the Format button. Once you activate the Format button you will be in a multi-page dialog box. One of these tabs is a Font tab. Within the font page is a color picker, where you can specify a specific color that you're looking for. Once you perform a color search it is likely that activating the Find Next command, which is probably f3, will search for the next cell containing the color you previously searched for. Along with that you could also use the Speech and Sounds Manager, found within Settings Center, to set JAWS to behave in a certain way when you move to a cell containing a specific color. As an example, it should be possible to tell JAWS to play a certain sound when you move into a cell containing red text or you could have JAWS identify that color by speaking its name when it gains focus. You can even tell JAWS to read text in a specific color in a different voice. For red text you could set JAWS to read it with a lower pitch voice, as an example. The instructions in how to do this would be in the JAWS help system and you have many options from which to choose. I wish that JAWS would have keystrokes where you could bring up a list of cells with specific color attributes, such as all cells with red text. I don't believe that this capability exists with the current set of Excel scripts. I think this is something which FS should add and it might be worth writing to suggestions@... to ask them to add this. It could likely be done with scripting.

I hope this helps.

 

David Goldfield,

Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist

JAWS Certified, 2019

WWW.DavidGoldfield.org

On 2/13/2020 4:24 PM, Van Lant, Robin via Groups.Io wrote:

Hi all,

Using JAWS 2019 with Office 365 and Windows 10.

I seem to be working with more people, including my new manager, who really like color coding in Excel.  I totally get it, as I can clearly understand how this visually makes looking at a large spreadsheet file easier, especially on calendar or schedule files.  The first project I had for my new manager was to take a color coded calendar she had from last summer and update it for this year, color coding each event based on whether I was able to secure the necessary room reservation.  My approach in this case was to hunt for color coded cells, and copy the color into a place off to the side, then clear all the colors and then paste the colors back in to new cells as I made the room reservations.  This is just an example.

 

Hear my question with the lens of someone who is losing more usable vision and adjusting to new leadership in my role.  I’m feeling a bit insecure about my abilities and am wondering if there are any tips from others who share spreadsheet files with sighted colleagues on managing colors and/or fancier layouts.  I’m intimidated by these large files my new manager is sending.  I’ve typically been the one creating the spreadsheet, so I could lay it out in my own way, but I’m taking on new job duties and inheriting files with lots of data that is just just a simple grid.

 

I guess I just need to hear of there are any tips or empathy out there. 

 

 

 

 

Robin Van Lant, Sr. Program Manager, Strategy & Performance Management

Key Equipment Finance | 720-304-1060 |  www.keyequipmentfinance.com 

 

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I did not know that Jaws could be set to play a sound file when moving into a cell of a specific color.

If so, one could make up your own WAV files saying things like blue cell or red cell.

 

Glenn

----- Original Message -----

From: David Goldfield

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 9:02 PM

Subject: Re: Ideas for handling color coded spreadsheets

Robin,

Please bear in mind that I have no personal experience in dealing with color-coded spreadsheets but I believe I can get you started on finding some possible solutions.

First, Excel's Find command, available via the ctrl-F hotkey, contains an Options button within this dialog. When you activate this button you will be in another  dialog. From this dialog, navigate with the tab key and look for the Format button. Once you activate the Format button you will be in a multi-page dialog box. One of these tabs is a Font tab. Within the font page is a color picker, where you can specify a specific color that you're looking for. Once you perform a color search it is likely that activating the Find Next command, which is probably f3, will search for the next cell containing the color you previously searched for. Along with that you could also use the Speech and Sounds Manager, found within Settings Center, to set JAWS to behave in a certain way when you move to a cell containing a specific color. As an example, it should be possible to tell JAWS to play a certain sound when you move into a cell containing red text or you could have JAWS identify that color by speaking its name when it gains focus. You can even tell JAWS to read text in a specific color in a different voice. For red text you could set JAWS to read it with a lower pitch voice, as an example. The instructions in how to do this would be in the JAWS help system and you have many options from which to choose. I wish that JAWS would have keystrokes where you could bring up a list of cells with specific color attributes, such as all cells with red text. I don't believe that this capability exists with the current set of Excel scripts. I think this is something which FS should add and it might be worth writing to suggestions@... to ask them to add this. It could likely be done with scripting.

I hope this helps.

David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019

WWW.DavidGoldfield.org

On 2/13/2020 4:24 PM, Van Lant, Robin via Groups.Io wrote:

Hi all,

Using JAWS 2019 with Office 365 and Windows 10.

I seem to be working with more people, including my new manager, who really like color coding in Excel.  I totally get it, as I can clearly understand how this visually makes looking at a large spreadsheet file easier, especially on calendar or schedule files.  The first project I had for my new manager was to take a color coded calendar she had from last summer and update it for this year, color coding each event based on whether I was able to secure the necessary room reservation.  My approach in this case was to hunt for color coded cells, and copy the color into a place off to the side, then clear all the colors and then paste the colors back in to new cells as I made the room reservations.  This is just an example.

 

Hear my question with the lens of someone who is losing more usable vision and adjusting to new leadership in my role.  I’m feeling a bit insecure about my abilities and am wondering if there are any tips from others who share spreadsheet files with sighted colleagues on managing colors and/or fancier layouts.  I’m intimidated by these large files my new manager is sending.  I’ve typically been the one creating the spreadsheet, so I could lay it out in my own way, but I’m taking on new job duties and inheriting files with lots of data that is just just a simple grid.

 

I guess I just need to hear of there are any tips or empathy out there. 

 

 

 

 

Robin Van Lant, Sr. Program Manager, Strategy & Performance Management

Key Equipment Finance | 720-304-1060 |  www.keyequipmentfinance.com 

 

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----- Original Message -----

From: David Goldfield

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 9:02 PM

Subject: Re: Ideas for handling color coded spreadsheets

Robin,

Please bear in mind that I have no personal experience in dealing with color-coded spreadsheets but I believe I can get you started on finding some possible solutions.

First, Excel's Find command, available via the ctrl-F hotkey, contains an Options button within this dialog. When you activate this button you will be in another  dialog. From this dialog, navigate with the tab key and look for the Format button. Once you activate the Format button you will be in a multi-page dialog box. One of these tabs is a Font tab. Within the font page is a color picker, where you can specify a specific color that you're looking for. Once you perform a color search it is likely that activating the Find Next command, which is probably f3, will search for the next cell containing the color you previously searched for. Along with that you could also use the Speech and Sounds Manager, found within Settings Center, to set JAWS to behave in a certain way when you move to a cell containing a specific color. As an example, it should be possible to tell JAWS to play a certain sound when you move into a cell containing red text or you could have JAWS identify that color by speaking its name when it gains focus. You can even tell JAWS to read text in a specific color in a different voice. For red text you could set JAWS to read it with a lower pitch voice, as an example. The instructions in how to do this would be in the JAWS help system and you have many options from which to choose. I wish that JAWS would have keystrokes where you could bring up a list of cells with specific color attributes, such as all cells with red text. I don't believe that this capability exists with the current set of Excel scripts. I think this is something which FS should add and it might be worth writing to suggestions@... to ask them to add this. It could likely be done with scripting.

I hope this helps.

David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019

WWW.DavidGoldfield.org

On 2/13/2020 4:24 PM, Van Lant, Robin via Groups.Io wrote:

Hi all,

Using JAWS 2019 with Office 365 and Windows 10.

I seem to be working with more people, including my new manager, who really like color coding in Excel.  I totally get it, as I can clearly understand how this visually makes looking at a large spreadsheet file easier, especially on calendar or schedule files.  The first project I had for my new manager was to take a color coded calendar she had from last summer and update it for this year, color coding each event based on whether I was able to secure the necessary room reservation.  My approach in this case was to hunt for color coded cells, and copy the color into a place off to the side, then clear all the colors and then paste the colors back in to new cells as I made the room reservations.  This is just an example.

 

Hear my question with the lens of someone who is losing more usable vision and adjusting to new leadership in my role.  I’m feeling a bit insecure about my abilities and am wondering if there are any tips from others who share spreadsheet files with sighted colleagues on managing colors and/or fancier layouts.  I’m intimidated by these large files my new manager is sending.  I’ve typically been the one creating the spreadsheet, so I could lay it out in my own way, but I’m taking on new job duties and inheriting files with lots of data that is just just a simple grid.

 

I guess I just need to hear of there are any tips or empathy out there. 

 

 

 

 

Robin Van Lant, Sr. Program Manager, Strategy & Performance Management

Key Equipment Finance | 720-304-1060 |  www.keyequipmentfinance.com 

 

This communication may contain privileged and/or confidential information. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing or using any of this information. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. This communication may contain nonpublic personal information about consumers subject to the restrictions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. You may not directly or indirectly reuse or redisclose such information for any purpose other than to provide the services for which you are receiving the information.

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Hi all,

Using JAWS 2019 with Office 365 and Windows 10.

I seem to be working with more people, including my new manager, who really like color coding in Excel.  I totally get it, as I can clearly understand how this visually makes looking at a large spreadsheet file easier, especially on calendar or schedule files.  The first project I had for my new manager was to take a color coded calendar she had from last summer and update it for this year, color coding each event based on whether I was able to secure the necessary room reservation.  My approach in this case was to hunt for color coded cells, and copy the color into a place off to the side, then clear all the colors and then paste the colors back in to new cells as I made the room reservations.  This is just an example.

 

Hear my question with the lens of someone who is losing more usable vision and adjusting to new leadership in my role.  I’m feeling a bit insecure about my abilities and am wondering if there are any tips from others who share spreadsheet files with sighted colleagues on managing colors and/or fancier layouts.  I’m intimidated by these large files my new manager is sending.  I’ve typically been the one creating the spreadsheet, so I could lay it out in my own way, but I’m taking on new job duties and inheriting files with lots of data that is just just a simple grid.

 

I guess I just need to hear of there are any tips or empathy out there. 

 

 

 

 

Robin Van Lant, Sr. Program Manager, Strategy & Performance Management

Key Equipment Finance | 720-304-1060 |  www.keyequipmentfinance.com 

 

This communication may contain privileged and/or confidential information. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing or using any of this information. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. This communication may contain nonpublic personal information about consumers subject to the restrictions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. You may not directly or indirectly reuse or redisclose such information for any purpose other than to provide the services for which you are receiving the information.

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Have he gone into Outlook options – there are a lot of them – and turned off sound feedback?

David Griffith

 

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of david
Sent: 13 February 2020 19:36
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: How to stop sounds from playing in outlook when typing in the to field

 

Has there been an answer to this issue?

one of my clients is experiencing the outlook sound when typing into the to field.

 

 

       The impossible is the untried,  Never under estimate the power of a dream.

 

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Jay
Sent: Friday, February 7, 2020 6:26 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: How to stop sounds from playing in outlook when typing in the to field

 

Hi.

 

When I’m typing an e-mail, in the to field, jaws will play a sound that indicates recent people you’ve contacted. Is there a way to turn this off, and where do I find it?

 

Thanks.

Has there been an answer to this issue?

one of my clients is experiencing the outlook sound when typing into the to field.

Hi.

When I’m typing an e-mail, in the to field, jaws will play a sound that indicates recent people you’ve contacted. Is there a way to turn this off, and where do I find it?

Thanks.

----- Original Message -----

From: Van Lant, Robin via Groups.Io

To: JFW List (jfw@groups.io)

Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:24 PM

Subject: Ideas for handling color coded spreadsheets

Hi all,

Using JAWS 2019 with Office 365 and Windows 10.

I seem to be working with more people, including my new manager, who really like color coding in Excel.  I totally get it, as I can clearly understand how this visually makes looking at a large spreadsheet file easier, especially on calendar or schedule files.  The first project I had for my new manager was to take a color coded calendar she had from last summer and update it for this year, color coding each event based on whether I was able to secure the necessary room reservation.  My approach in this case was to hunt for color coded cells, and copy the color into a place off to the side, then clear all the colors and then paste the colors back in to new cells as I made the room reservations.  This is just an example.

 

Hear my question with the lens of someone who is losing more usable vision and adjusting to new leadership in my role.  I’m feeling a bit insecure about my abilities and am wondering if there are any tips from others who share spreadsheet files with sighted colleagues on managing colors and/or fancier layouts.  I’m intimidated by these large files my new manager is sending.  I’ve typically been the one creating the spreadsheet, so I could lay it out in my own way, but I’m taking on new job duties and inheriting files with lots of data that is just just a simple grid.

 

I guess I just need to hear of there are any tips or empathy out there. 

 

 

 

 

Robin Van Lant, Sr. Program Manager, Strategy & Performance Management

Key Equipment Finance | 720-304-1060 |  www.keyequipmentfinance.com 

 

This communication may contain privileged and/or confidential information. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing or using any of this information. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. This communication may contain nonpublic personal information about consumers subject to the restrictions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. You may not directly or indirectly reuse or redisclose such information for any purpose other than to provide the services for which you are receiving the information.

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Hi all,
Using JAWS 2019 with Office 365 and Windows 10.
I seem to be working with more people, including my new manager, who really like color coding in Excel. I totally get it, as I can clearly understand how this visually makes looking at a large spreadsheet file easier, especially on calendar or schedule files. The first project I had for my new manager was to take a color coded calendar she had from last summer and update it for this year, color coding each event based on whether I was able to secure the necessary room reservation. My approach in this case was to hunt for color coded cells, and copy the color into a place off to the side, then clear all the colors and then paste the colors back in to new cells as I made the room reservations. This is just an example.

Hear my question with the lens of someone who is losing more usable vision and adjusting to new leadership in my role. I'm feeling a bit insecure about my abilities and am wondering if there are any tips from others who share spreadsheet files with sighted colleagues on managing colors and/or fancier layouts. I'm intimidated by these large files my new manager is sending. I've typically been the one creating the spreadsheet, so I could lay it out in my own way, but I'm taking on new job duties and inheriting files with lots of data that is just just a simple grid.

I guess I just need to hear of there are any tips or empathy out there.




Robin Van Lant, Sr. Program Manager, Strategy & Performance Management
Key Equipment Finance | 720-304-1060 | www.keyequipmentfinance.com<http://www.keyequipmentfinance.com/>

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Hi.

When I’m typing an e-mail, in the to field, jaws will play a sound that indicates recent people you’ve contacted. Is there a way to turn this off, and where do I find it?

Thanks.

Hi folks,

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I’m still presented with the new tab thing when launching chrome and need to do alt home to get to the home page.

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----- Original Message -----

From: Glenn / Lenny

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 11:14 PM

Subject: Re: Accessible File Recovery software

Hi Dave,

I'm surprised that the scan found nothing.

Hopefully you did not copy and/or download more files, as if that area of the HD gets written over, it may not be able to retrieve them.

I'll see what else it can do.

Glenn

----- Original Message -----

From: Dave Durber

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 4:40 PM

Subject: Re: Accessible File Recovery software

Hello Glen:

 

I did what you suggested. I do not need to use a partition manager. There is nothing wrong with the hard drive on which the deleted files are located. I tried to use Recuva but, I did not find the program very user friendly. I managed to get the program to perform a scan on the particular hard drive, but the scan was inconclusive.

 

Do you have any further suggestions as to other programs I can try.

 

Thank you for any stggestions

 

Dave Durber

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Glenn / Lenny

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 3:36 PM

Subject: Re: Accessible File Recovery software

There are good tools on the WinPe ISO.

Actually, if you have WinPe on a USB drive or a DVD, in the root there is a folder called "programs".

Copy that to your c: root and there are good file and partition recovery tools there that will run in your Windows, without booting to WinPe.

HTH.

Glenn

----- Original Message -----

From: Dave Durber

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 9:19 AM

Subject: Accessible File Recovery software

Hello everyone:

 

The subject says it all. I accidentally deleted the contents of a folder on one of my hard drives. So, now, I am looking for file recovery software which is accessible using a screen reader, so I can try and recover the deleted files.

 

In the past, I have used File Scavenger, but I found it finiky to use. One of my difficulties was, recovering deleted files in a specific folder location.

 

I hou someone on the list can help.

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Dave Durber

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 4:40 PM

Subject: Re: Accessible File Recovery software

Hello Glen:

 

I did what you suggested. I do not need to use a partition manager. There is nothing wrong with the hard drive on which the deleted files are located. I tried to use Recuva but, I did not find the program very user friendly. I managed to get the program to perform a scan on the particular hard drive, but the scan was inconclusive.

 

Do you have any further suggestions as to other programs I can try.

 

Thank you for any stggestions

 

Dave Durber

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Glenn / Lenny

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 3:36 PM

Subject: Re: Accessible File Recovery software

There are good tools on the WinPe ISO.

Actually, if you have WinPe on a USB drive or a DVD, in the root there is a folder called "programs".

Copy that to your c: root and there are good file and partition recovery tools there that will run in your Windows, without booting to WinPe.

HTH.

Glenn

----- Original Message -----

From: Dave Durber

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 9:19 AM

Subject: Accessible File Recovery software

Hello everyone:

 

The subject says it all. I accidentally deleted the contents of a folder on one of my hard drives. So, now, I am looking for file recovery software which is accessible using a screen reader, so I can try and recover the deleted files.

 

In the past, I have used File Scavenger, but I found it finiky to use. One of my difficulties was, recovering deleted files in a specific folder location.

 

I hou someone on the list can help.

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Glenn / Lenny

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 3:36 PM

Subject: Re: Accessible File Recovery software

There are good tools on the WinPe ISO.

Actually, if you have WinPe on a USB drive or a DVD, in the root there is a folder called "programs".

Copy that to your c: root and there are good file and partition recovery tools there that will run in your Windows, without booting to WinPe.

HTH.

Glenn

----- Original Message -----

From: Dave Durber

To: main@jfw.groups.io

Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 9:19 AM

Subject: Accessible File Recovery software

Hello everyone:

 

The subject says it all. I accidentally deleted the contents of a folder on one of my hard drives. So, now, I am looking for file recovery software which is accessible using a screen reader, so I can try and recover the deleted files.

 

In the past, I have used File Scavenger, but I found it finiky to use. One of my difficulties was, recovering deleted files in a specific folder location.

 

I hou someone on the list can help.

 

 

And it will of course depend somewhat on your skill, there are OK scripters and good scripters and then there are the few outstanding ones like Brian Hartgen.
I had somebody write some script for me once (I am not going to mention a name) and I ended up paying him $500 for a rather small script to do one thing in one of my point of sale applications and it only ever worked so-so.
He worked on it for a few hours via Jaws Tandem, can’t remember the exact time, but I certainly did not feel like I got a very good deal. I think if you are starting out you may not be able to charge top Dollar until you made a name for yourself.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of goodwitch
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 7:19 AM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Hourly rate for JAWS scripting

So, I'm actually not a JAWS script developer (at least not yet). But I wanted to get a feel for the rates. And I didn't want to assume that $150 was the only rate.

Interestingly enough, I found a firm in the UK that does a lot of JAWS scripting work, and they charge $60 and hour. They also have a big backlog of work. They said, they couldn't even start on a JAWS scripting job until April. The firm is Hartgen Consultancy http://www.hartgen.org/accessible

Thank y'all for your responses. In my mind..I'm now thinking that the hourly rate for JAWS scripting is likely between $60 and $150, depending on where in the world you are. I also realize that the rate could be higher or lower than that...I was just looking for a ballpark number (and I am in the United States).

Peace out,
G

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-->can’t seem to make it work. I need to read my prior bank
-->statements. They are only available in PDF. I’m sick of that Open
-->Parent Window button. It does nothing.</p><p class=MsoNormal>
--></p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal>Shirley</p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shirley
-->Tracy</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div
-->style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid
-->#E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal
-->style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a
-->href="mailto:don.mauck@oracle.com">Don Mauck</a><br><b>Sent:
--></b>Tuesday, February 11, 2020 6:46 PM<br><b>To: </b><a
-->href="mailto:main@jfw.groups.io">main@jfw.groups.io</a><br><b>Subje
-->ct: </b>Re: Avoiding that &quot;open parent document&quot; button
-->in Adobe.</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tim, you can change it
-->in the Window settings App.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>You might need to do a
-->search in the Apps search box for “default”, chose Default Files.
-->There are a lot of extensions in the group, but you can tab until
-->you finally &nbsp;get to PDF. The default will be Edge, press inter
-->then find your choice and press inter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Usually you can
-->highlight a file, press the applications key and look for “open
-->With,” but I didn’t see it on the PDF file I
-->chose.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div
-->style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in
-->0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tim Ford
-->&lt;ttford@gmail.com&gt; <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 11,
-->2020 4:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> main@jfw.groups.io<br><b>Subject:</b>
-->Avoiding that &quot;open parent document&quot; button in
-->Adobe.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
-->Roman",serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi
-->All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>When I am using
-->Internet Explorer and press on a link that goes to a PDF document,
-->it opens with only a button to “open parent document”.&nbsp; Try as
-->I might, nothing happens, and I cannot get to the document.&nbsp;
-->The type of link is one where it does not give me the option of
-->saving the target.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>How can I set things up
-->so I either get the option of opening or saving, or that the
-->document opens with Adobe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tim
-->Ford<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><div><p
-->class=MsoNormal></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
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-->class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’m having the same issues. I
-->can’t seem to make it work. I need to read my prior bank
-->statements. They are only available in PDF. I’m sick of that Open
-->Parent Window button. It does nothing.</p><p class=MsoNormal>
--></p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal>Shirley</p><p class=MsoNormal> </p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shirley
-->Tracy</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div
-->style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid
-->#E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal
-->style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a
-->href="mailto:don.mauck@oracle.com">Don Mauck</a><br><b>Sent:
--></b>Tuesday, February 11, 2020 6:46 PM<br><b>To: </b><a
-->href="mailto:main@jfw.groups.io">main@jfw.groups.io</a><br><b>Subje
-->ct: </b>Re: Avoiding that &quot;open parent document&quot; button
-->in Adobe.</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tim, you can change it
-->in the Window settings App.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>You might need to do a
-->search in the Apps search box for “default”, chose Default Files.
-->There are a lot of extensions in the group, but you can tab until
-->you finally &nbsp;get to PDF. The default will be Edge, press inter
-->then find your choice and press inter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Usually you can
-->highlight a file, press the applications key and look for “open
-->With,” but I didn’t see it on the PDF file I
-->chose.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div
-->style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in
-->0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tim Ford
-->&lt;ttford@gmail.com&gt; <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 11,
-->2020 4:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> main@jfw.groups.io<br><b>Subject:</b>
-->Avoiding that &quot;open parent document&quot; button in
-->Adobe.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
-->Roman",serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi
-->All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>When I am using
-->Internet Explorer and press on a link that goes to a PDF document,
-->it opens with only a button to “open parent document”.&nbsp; Try as
-->I might, nothing happens, and I cannot get to the document.&nbsp;
-->The type of link is one where it does not give me the option of
-->saving the target.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>How can I set things up
-->so I either get the option of opening or saving, or that the
-->document opens with Adobe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span
-->style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p
-->class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tim
-->Ford<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span
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