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Re: strange issue when checking for Jaws updates

You are right, that is easy, what isn't easy is that I keep forgetting Narrator. :-( Gene...

By Gene Warner · #99275 ·

Re: strange issue when checking for Jaws updates

That is OK if you are a long time user of computers and not a new user! Andrew

By Andrew Summers · #99274 ·

Hi Murray, Just a shot in the dark, but maybe turning off virtual cursor with insert + Z while in the spreadsheet would help. Glenn

By K0LNY · #99273 ·

Google office and xlsx documents

Hi there, My work colleagues have asked me to do some work with them on a shared document. This takes the form of an xlsx document that appears to open in some kind of Google office online much like

By Murray Peat <murraytp@...> · #99272 ·

Re: JAWS and column titles in excel?

JAWS supports more than one set of titles in a sheet. If your last cell to be included were f8, 1. Place the cursor at the beginning of the row of column titles. 2. use the applications menu to

By Ann Byrne · #99271 ·

Re: strange issue when checking for Jaws updates

Thanks everyone. I downloaded the update via Freedom Scientific's website.

By molly the blind tech lover · #99270 ·

JAWS and column titles in excel?

Along the same lines as a previous topic about this but with a twist. I have a spreadsheet that has a couple of tables in it. Is it possible to get JAWS to read the column titles based on which

By Gene Warner · #99269 ·

Re: strange issue when checking for Jaws updates

No controversy, in the past the JAWS installer was self voiced, it did not need a screen reader running to have a voice. Gene...

By Gene Warner · #99268 ·

Re: strange issue when checking for Jaws updates

Hmmm... I guess that's kind of in line with them dropping support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, which all had very anemic version of Narrator. Gene...

By Gene Warner · #99267 ·

Re: strange issue when checking for Jaws updates

Hello: The controversy arises when a person wants to have JAWS turned off during the update or installation. JAWS used to have a self-voicing installer which appears no longer to be present today.

By Curtis Chong · #99266 ·

Re: strange issue when checking for Jaws updates

I'm confused. I just installed the new update. Throughout, I tracked the steps and progress as JAWS verbalized them. What exactly is the controversy? -- My novel Caroline is now available in

By Adrian Spratt · #99265 ·

Re: strange issue when checking for Jaws updates

Hi, Gene. I believe Freedom Scientific intentionally removed the self voicing installer from JAWS, because now, Narrator can be used to monitor the install. Bill White billwhite92701@...

By Bill White · #99264 ·

Re: strange issue when checking for Jaws updates

I just did the update and sent Freedom Scientific tech support a message, ever since the beginning of the year, or somewhere around there, the installer's self voicing feature hasn't worked. I prefer

By Gene Warner · #99263 ·

Re: strange issue when checking for Jaws updates

Hi, Curtis. If it weren't for your message and Molly's message, I would not have known about a new update. I am going to install the update on my desktop and then I am going to use the help utility

By Michael Massey · #99262 ·

Re: strange issue when checking for Jaws updates

I just did a manual check for updates and am told that this update is available: JAWS 2022.2207.25 Gene...

By Gene Warner · #99261 ·

Re: strange issue when checking for Jaws updates

Hello: I am not experiencing this issue, but I do have Windows 10. There was an update released today. You can download it directly off of the Freedom Scientific website. Here is the direct download

By Curtis Chong · #99260 ·

strange issue when checking for Jaws updates

Hi everyone. I am having a weird problem with Jaws. When Jaws turns on, it informs me that an update is available. However, I get the following message. "The following updates are available. List

By molly the blind tech lover · #99259 ·

Re: Jeff Lukacsena: more Kindle for PC questions

The only answer to both questions is amazon.com Gene...

By Gene Warner · #99258 ·

Jeff Lukacsena: more Kindle for PC questions

Hello List, People mentioned to get the Kindle for PC. Where can I download that? Also, any good places to get Kindle books so I can try this application out? Thanks, Jeff Lukacsena

By Jeff Lukacsena <jlukacsena@...> · #99257 ·

Re: kindle question

You can absolutely copy in kindle. Select the text you want to copy. Press control c as you normally would to copy. It will put you in an area of check boxes you can arrow through to select different

By Phillip Gross · #99256 ·

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