You can also purchase an external DVD drive for very littlemoney. If portability is important and you only use the drive occasionally,this might be a good solution.

Jim, After a bit of digging I think I may have found the cause, and solution, to your problem. If you receive the daily digest in plain format, hitting the link after "Reply to

It is a file made up of about two text boxes. Cindy

I was just thinking that installing JAWS from a master disk is the easiest way to do it--one clean, easy step.

Ted posed the question: Just for curiosity, how many of these have DVD drives? The answer to this question is "increasingly fewer." I bought the laptop I'm using last fall and made a point of

To what?

I have a Word File (although I’m thinking it really is not, but says Word 97) and it is two text boxes. Is there anyway for me to convert it? Thanks. Cindy

Dave: In answer to your question, and for other listers reading this, the fact that I am trying to reply to messages on the “digest” , using the “reply link” provided, may need to be

Just for curiosity, how many of these have DVD drives? Ted

When I use Word 2013 and JAWS 15, I can type the number one and enter information, press enter, and JAWS says number 2. When I have a free computer, I will check it using JAWS 16.

Caps lock I is jaws key 8.

Jessica, the answer to your first question depends on how you're interacting with the group. If you're receiving either the plain or full featured digests and replying using the links in the digest

 Not sure laptop layout keys. Someone else might chime in on that. Maybe CapsLock + u, i, or O. Dave Carlson Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer

Thanks Dave That makes sense, on a laptop is there alternative to numpad 8? HTH noted that Spacebar works to check also. List etiquette question, on this list does everyone see all responses? I wanted

Hi Dave Yes MS Word 2013. Jessica

Hello Dr. Jeanette, I could find much information on Lenovo's website on their thinkpads. Wheer can I find moer information? It sounds like it may be a doable portable option for grad school for me.

I'd like a copy as well. My e-mail is truewise.8614@...

 Um, sorry. Senior moment. Just read the subject line and answered my own question. If the number does not speak, and I'm not at all surprised that it does not, then Insert+Numpad 8 will read the

 Jessica, Are you using MS-Word when you're seeing this behavior? Need a bit more detail here. Dave Carlson Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer

When using lists or outlines the last number won’t be read. To confirm it’s there I press the spacebar so Jaws will read it. HTH