My problem with the ribbon is much more that they are non-linear (that is sometimes they are 2 by x or sometimes even 3 by x blocks instead of item after item). If they were always item after item I

I have never seen a Windows 10 to Windows 11 upgrade kick out any existing program or delete any user files. It's also pretty much a kick it off, answer the couple of questions it asks you, then walk

Hi Jeff, What you have sounds almost the same as what I have; I just upgraded on Sunday and even though it took awhile (over an hour) I was able to do it without any sighted assistance. Good luck and

Hello Lists, I currently have a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10 64-bit. I have Jaws 2022 on it with a Focus 40 Braille display. When I go to Windows update, it keeps asking me to upgrade to Windows

- If you have not already done so, please read Gene Asner's tutorial on using the ribbons, in which he also covers the Windows split button as a thing of its own: Using Ribbons to Control Program

Greetings: The ribbons work well for me. The initial two months were bad, but once I figured it out, ribbons are great for exploration. You just have to be sure the ribbon is fully expanded before

That is one thing I hate about the ribbons. I too prefer to explore a program by going through the menus. This one more good thing about Linux, it still uses menus, like good old windows, and pretty

In old-style programs with a menu I would make a point of examining the entire menu system. I find that more difficult for programs using the ribbon but I still try. -- Soronel

Because installed applications and apps both can have very different UIs, you'll probably get more responses, and of higher quality, if you provide a couple of examples of applications or apps you're

If, by chance, you haven't enabled them already: Accessibility for Docs editors - Computer - Docs ... - Google I just experimented with a long (77 page) PDF file I have on Google Drive. When I open

I haven't much experience with edge, but I'm just guessiog that tactice might work. Justin

Use control tab and open it in another tab? Justin

I have definitely seen this when the site opens a PDF document, as is the case with my internal benefits site at work. If I know this will happen, I will do the application key and have it open in a

Hi, Sometimes, I upload PDF documents in Google Drive and open them in Google Docs. THis makes for a smoother reading experience than viewing them in Adobe Reader. however, the documents get cut off

I was wondering what are people's strategies for getting your orientation in an application? I use JAWS + Q for the application name. JAWS + T for the window. F6 until I find a cycle. Then tab within

- Definitely. But when that's the case, the back button is just not available, regardless of whether you're using the browser "the sighted way" or with a screen reader. It is possible for a website

In help mode, when I press JAWS + t, and double tap it, I get this: JAWSKey+T Says the title of the active window within an application or the application title itself. Says the application title,

Hi guys: Could it be that some websites simply do not let us go back when we hit the alt+left arrow? I have seen this on some legal research websites such as: Lexis/nexis, and, Westlaw;

Thanks, no quirks except those that will always exist with assistive technology and the interaction thereof with other software that sometimes leaves issues with no rhyme or reason. Dan

- Then something's quirky on your system. Try this on another computer, repeately, and see if the behavior is consistent with yours. If there's a page to go back to, ALT + Left Arrow should go back