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keystroke to say what line you are on in MS Word
JAWSKey+delete announces the distance from the top and left edges of the page.
JAWSKey+delete announces the distance from the top and left edges of the page.
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Richard B. McDonald
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How do I move into and out of the header/footer pane in MS Word 2016? - SOLVED
Hi Heather! Thanks for your below. Yes, escape gets me out of the header/footer view and back into the main document pane. That was too simple for me đ Your method below for getting into the header/fo
Hi Heather! Thanks for your below. Yes, escape gets me out of the header/footer view and back into the main document pane. That was too simple for me đ Your method below for getting into the header/fo
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Richard B. McDonald
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Need recommendation for an accessible printer
Hi! I need a recommendation for a good, robust and hopefully accessible printer. It must be a multi-function printer (print, copy, scan). It must be able to handle letter and legal size paper. It must
Hi! I need a recommendation for a good, robust and hopefully accessible printer. It must be a multi-function printer (print, copy, scan). It must be able to handle letter and legal size paper. It must
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Richard B. McDonald
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How do I move into and out of the header/footer pane in MS Word 2016?
I tried control+alt+n as suggested below, and also control+F6 as someone else suggested. Neither works. The former changed the document view to "draft" (which such view yielded no resolution) and the
I tried control+alt+n as suggested below, and also control+F6 as someone else suggested. Neither works. The former changed the document view to "draft" (which such view yielded no resolution) and the
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Richard B. McDonald
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How do I move into and out of the header/footer pane in MS Word 2016?
Well, as I mentioned at first below, F6 does not do it. The alt+v then h thing works to get me *into* the header/footer pane, but my problem still remains once there - I cannot get out of it and back
Well, as I mentioned at first below, F6 does not do it. The alt+v then h thing works to get me *into* the header/footer pane, but my problem still remains once there - I cannot get out of it and back
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Richard B. McDonald
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How do I move into and out of the header/footer pane in MS Word 2016?
Hi! I am using JAWS 2019 and MS Word 2016 under Windows 7. In a particular Word document, I went through the ribbons to create a footer, and ended-up in that pane. But, I got stuck in it and could not
Hi! I am using JAWS 2019 and MS Word 2016 under Windows 7. In a particular Word document, I went through the ribbons to create a footer, and ended-up in that pane. But, I got stuck in it and could not
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Richard B. McDonald
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Adding alt tags to images?
I think there is a thing in JAWS called "graphics labeler." JAWS+g is the command, I think. Your cursor needs to be on the graphic. Check out the JAWS help topic on it. if you are in another program,
I think there is a thing in JAWS called "graphics labeler." JAWS+g is the command, I think. Your cursor needs to be on the graphic. Check out the JAWS help topic on it. if you are in another program,
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Richard B. McDonald
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outlook 2016 and JAWS 2019, seems to be a new bug
Well, pressing alt+u results in a âdingâ sound; indicating that no action could be taken. And, the âtryâ command thing remains. I am not using the subscription version of Outlook; that is, Office 360.
Well, pressing alt+u results in a âdingâ sound; indicating that no action could be taken. And, the âtryâ command thing remains. I am not using the subscription version of Outlook; that is, Office 360.
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Richard B. McDonald
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outlook 2016 and JAWS 2019, seems to be a new bug
Hi Sieghard! Your below is interesting. However, for me when I follow these steps I end up hearing a series of "try" commands. What are those? I do not hear the option button about new features. I won
Hi Sieghard! Your below is interesting. However, for me when I follow these steps I end up hearing a series of "try" commands. What are those? I do not hear the option button about new features. I won
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Richard B. McDonald
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Accessibility of 1) Kindle Create versus 2) the MS Word Plug-in Therefore
Hi! I am using JAWS 2019, MS Word 2016 and Windows 7. I could use either 1) the Kindle Create stand alone desktop application or 2) an MS Word plug-in that, claims to accomplish the same thing as Kind
Hi! I am using JAWS 2019, MS Word 2016 and Windows 7. I could use either 1) the Kindle Create stand alone desktop application or 2) an MS Word plug-in that, claims to accomplish the same thing as Kind
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Richard B. McDonald
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How To Re-Read Download File Path
In Firefox, if you go to Options > General, and then make many tabs, youâll get to where you can set the download location. I changed mine from âDownloadsâ to âDesktop.â
In Firefox, if you go to Options > General, and then make many tabs, youâll get to where you can set the download location. I changed mine from âDownloadsâ to âDesktop.â
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Richard B. McDonald
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The menu bar in Firefox does not seem to be always visible
Hi! Even though I have the View > Toolbars > Menu Bar âcheckedâ in Firefox, it does not seem to be always visible. When I press only the alt key, nothing happens. However, if I press for example alt+f
Hi! Even though I have the View > Toolbars > Menu Bar âcheckedâ in Firefox, it does not seem to be always visible. When I press only the alt key, nothing happens. However, if I press for example alt+f
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Richard B. McDonald
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Msword question
Sometimes, when you are in one of these âsub windowsâ (e.g., the âsmart lookup windowâ) pressing control+spacebar brings up a context menu similar to the alt+spacebar action. One of the resulting sele
Sometimes, when you are in one of these âsub windowsâ (e.g., the âsmart lookup windowâ) pressing control+spacebar brings up a context menu similar to the alt+spacebar action. One of the resulting sele
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Richard B. McDonald
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Nothing seems to happen when I go to Firefox add-in manager
Hi! In Firefox, when I go to the add-in manager nothing seems to happen. I do hear a sound as if I am placed into some edit field, like a search box. However, that is all that seems to happen. I canno
Hi! In Firefox, when I go to the add-in manager nothing seems to happen. I do hear a sound as if I am placed into some edit field, like a search box. However, that is all that seems to happen. I canno
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Richard B. McDonald
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Two Firefox Questions - Sounds Upon Download Completion and Activating Message
Hi! I am using JAWS 2019 and Firefox, all the latest builds, under Windows 7. In Firefox, how do you make it play a sound upon download completion? Is there a plug-in for this or some setting within F
Hi! I am using JAWS 2019 and Firefox, all the latest builds, under Windows 7. In Firefox, how do you make it play a sound upon download completion? Is there a plug-in for this or some setting within F
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Richard B. McDonald
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Accessibility of wordpress.com Versus Wordpress on a Hosted Site
Hi Hope! Thanks for your below. This is very helpful. It sounds like, in the end, using a hosted site might be cheaper than wordpress.com. And, I understand you to be saying that there is not really a
Hi Hope! Thanks for your below. This is very helpful. It sounds like, in the end, using a hosted site might be cheaper than wordpress.com. And, I understand you to be saying that there is not really a
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Richard B. McDonald
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Accessibility of wordpress.com Versus Wordpress on a Hosted Site
Hi! I am wondering about the level of accessibility of 1) putting up a blog on wordpress.com directly versus 2) having Wordpress installed onto a hosted site and blogging their? To illustrate this dif
Hi! I am wondering about the level of accessibility of 1) putting up a blog on wordpress.com directly versus 2) having Wordpress installed onto a hosted site and blogging their? To illustrate this dif
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Richard B. McDonald
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looking for others using Jaws 2019 and track changes in Word 2016
I should encourage that issues, like the below, be formally reported (meaning an actual âticketâ is written-up). Otherwise, they can never be fixed.
I should encourage that issues, like the below, be formally reported (meaning an actual âticketâ is written-up). Otherwise, they can never be fixed.
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Richard B. McDonald
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Jaws Saying Alt Shift F10 When Reading Through A List Of Items In Word Document
Hi Tom! You may already know this, but alt+shift+F10 is the equivalent of a "alt-right mouse click" when on something that has been auto corrected. For example, a : ) (without the space) is auto corre
Hi Tom! You may already know this, but alt+shift+F10 is the equivalent of a "alt-right mouse click" when on something that has been auto corrected. For example, a : ) (without the space) is auto corre
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Richard B. McDonald
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Tether JAWS Cursor to PC Cursor
Hi! What is the JAWS command (laptop keyboard layout, if available) to tether the JAWS cursor (i.e., the mouse) to the PC cursor? Also, when this is done, is it specific only to the particular applica
Hi! What is the JAWS command (laptop keyboard layout, if available) to tether the JAWS cursor (i.e., the mouse) to the PC cursor? Also, when this is done, is it specific only to the particular applica
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Richard B. McDonald
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