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Accessible Peachtree Accounting is Ready Now
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Dave...
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Yes, last year (or was it two years ago) I did talk to them for over a half hour to describe the problems I was having with that version. The next year, it was decidedly better, but we're still not there -- as you attest. And yes, I also get stuck in that "bookmark" section all the time. It really grabs the focus. Still I wish I could browse through the forms, as well as using the wizards. Dave Carlson Tastefully composed and launched near the Pacific Ocean using a Dell Latitude E6520, JAWS 13.0.718, and Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
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From: "Gary King" <w4wkz@...> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 21:14 Subject: Re: Accessible Peachtree Accounting is Ready Now Dave, Yes, I like having all of my tax data on my own system and don't want to be dependent on the Net while I'm doing my taxes. I sometimes got stuck in an area near the top of the screen while in TaxAct, but I learned that Escape would get me out of the area and back where I needed to be. As I said, TaxAct is much better than it was when it was dependent on scripts. Did you give the TaxAct any feedback on the accessibility problems you encountered with their software? Gary King w4wkz@... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farfar Doing the Chores" <dgcarlson@...> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 9:22 PM Subject: Re: Accessible Peachtree Accounting is Ready Now Gary, _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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Yes, I like having all of my tax data on my own system and don't want to be dependent on the Net while I'm doing my taxes. I sometimes got stuck in an area near the top of the screen while in TaxAct, but I learned that Escape would get me out of the area and back where I needed to be. As I said, TaxAct is much better than it was when it was dependent on scripts. Did you give the TaxAct any feedback on the accessibility problems you encountered with their software? Gary King w4wkz@...
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From: "Farfar Doing the Chores" <dgcarlson@...> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 9:22 PM Subject: Re: Accessible Peachtree Accounting is Ready Now Gary, |
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Dave...
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So you're paying the small amount to download the Tax Acts and install on your computer, and not the version that runs on the web? That's what I do, and yes, it's sort of accessible with JAWS, but takes a lot of extra routing home and tabbing to keep focus during the Q&A wizard, and again in the forms mode, it's really bad. Dave Carlson Tastefully composed and launched near the Pacific Ocean using a Dell Latitude E6520, JAWS 13.0.718, and Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
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From: "Gary King" <w4wkz@...> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 10:44 Subject: Re: Accessible Peachtree Accounting is Ready Now Dave, I think you misunderstood which version I used. I used the downloaded version of TaxAct that I installed on my computer. I have been using TaxAct for around 12 years. Although access is not perfect, it is much better than it has ever been. I must admit that my tax situation is not as complicated as yours, for which I am grateful. Gary King w4wkz@... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farfar is Back" <dgcarlson@...> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 12:47 AM Subject: Re: Accessible Peachtree Accounting is Ready Now Gary, _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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I think you misunderstood which version I used. I used the downloaded version of TaxAct that I installed on my computer. I have been using TaxAct for around 12 years. Although access is not perfect, it is much better than it has ever been. I must admit that my tax situation is not as complicated as yours, for which I am grateful. Gary King w4wkz@...
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From: "Farfar is Back" <dgcarlson@...> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 12:47 AM Subject: Re: Accessible Peachtree Accounting is Ready Now Gary, |
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Dave...
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Thanks. I use several forms and schedules each year (complicated life, I guess) and after going through Q&A wizards to enter the data, follow up by slogging through a virtual form line-by-line to double-check. And that's where the major accessibility problem lies, although in TaxActs the Q&A wizard is also cumbersome and needs to have some work done to keep JAWS properly focused. Wish I had time to learn scripting, so I could give it a shot myself. Dave Carlson Tastefully composed and launched near the Pacific Ocean using a Dell Latitude E6520, JAWS 13.0.718, and Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
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From: "doug slotten" <doug.slotten@...> To: "'The Jaws for Windows support list.'" <jfw@...> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 07:12 Subject: RE: Accessible Peachtree Accounting is Ready Now Dave, The online version works pretty well. I have used it for several years. It has some limitations that are not present in the purchased disk version--cannot access tax form pages and edit them. This year, I filed for an extension since my taxes are more complicated and seeing the forms would be helpful. I may try it and use someone to help me if it does not work. If I do, I will pass along what I learn. Doug _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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Dave,
The online version works pretty well. I have used it for several years. It has some limitations that are not present in the purchased disk version--cannot access tax form pages and edit them. This year, I filed for an extension since my taxes are more complicated and seeing the forms would be helpful. I may try it and use someone to help me if it does not work. If I do, I will pass along what I learn. Doug |
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Turbo Tax was not accessible several years ago when I purchased it so I went with Tax Acts, which was much more accessible back then. The company who developed scripts for Tax Acts on behalf of Freedom Scientific have not updated them since version 2004 or thereabouts, and FS is not paying them to do any updates since. If Turbo Tax is accessible now, I'd like to know. Dave Carlson Tastefully composed and launched near the Pacific Ocean using a Dell Latitude E6520, JAWS 13.0.718, and Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
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From: "doug slotten" <doug.slotten@...> To: "'The Jaws for Windows support list.'" <jfw@...> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 20:25 Subject: RE: Accessible Peachtree Accounting is Ready Now Has anyone heard about the downloadable Turbo Tax? Doug _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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I use the installed version that I purchase each year, rather than the on-line version. That's likely why. Dave Carlson Tastefully composed and launched near the Pacific Ocean using a Dell Latitude E6520, JAWS 13.0.718, and Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
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From: "Gary King" <w4wkz@...> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 16:56 Subject: Re: Accessible Peachtree Accounting is Ready Now Dave, I used the downloaded version of TaxAct this year, and I don't recall having any particular problems with it. It pretty much acted like a series of web pages. Maybe I just ignored those focus issues, since a lot of the web is just as bad these days. Of course, some of my happiness with the program may be due to the fact that I no longer need to modify the old scripts each year. They once used all of those customized controls and graphics that were tied to messages in the script files, and I had to change these messages to match the year I was working on. Using TaxAct is a picnic now compared to what it used to be. Gary King w4wkz@... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farfar is Back" <dgcarlson@...> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 5:19 PM Subject: Re: Accessible Peachtree Accounting is Ready Now Nice! Now if someone could only write scripts for Tax Acts I'd be a very _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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doug slotten
Has anyone heard about the downloadable Turbo Tax?
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I used the downloaded version of TaxAct this year, and I don't recall having any particular problems with it. It pretty much acted like a series of web pages. Maybe I just ignored those focus issues, since a lot of the web is just as bad these days. Of course, some of my happiness with the program may be due to the fact that I no longer need to modify the old scripts each year. They once used all of those customized controls and graphics that were tied to messages in the script files, and I had to change these messages to match the year I was working on. Using TaxAct is a picnic now compared to what it used to be. Gary King w4wkz@...
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From: "Farfar is Back" <dgcarlson@...> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 5:19 PM Subject: Re: Accessible Peachtree Accounting is Ready Now Nice! Now if someone could only write scripts for Tax Acts I'd be a very |
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Dave...
Nice! Now if someone could only write scripts for Tax Acts I'd be a very
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happy taxpayer. And it wouldn't take much, because it works a bit out of the box, but needs to have better focus on the screens and forms. Hint, hint. Dave Carlson Tastefully composed and launched near the Pacific Ocean using a Dell Latitude E6520, JAWS 13.0.718, and Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
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From: "Richard B McDonald" <richardbmcdonald@...> To: "'The Jaws for Windows support list.'" <jfw@...> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 14:33 Subject: RE: Accessible Peachtree Accounting is Ready Now Hi! You may wish to visit the following link: www.scriptsforjaws.com Regards, Richard _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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Richard B. McDonald
Hi!
You may wish to visit the following link: www.scriptsforjaws.com Regards, Richard |
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