Moderated Office 2021 tips for blind
It's an ill wind that blows no good. It was time I updated anyway!
Don
Gene...
Hi folks. This weekend my computer, only six years old and a solid state drive, died. My tech guy has installed a new drive with greater memory and Office 2021 which gives me a new email setup. I'm glad to have emails but don't know how to move around the email tree (for instance, to Sent and other folders) as well as creating new folders. Also, I'm not sure how to set up my address book/contacts or to create new Word files and name them. Any help towards a keystroke list, etc. would be much appreciated.
It's an ill wind that blows no good. It was time I updated anyway!
Don
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene Warner
Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 8:18 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Office 2021 tips for blind
Interesting, I just picked up a brand new copy of Office 2007, I am very seriously considering downgrading my Office 2016 to it to get rid of that very confusing back stage view thingy they stuck in the file menu.
Gene...
On 12/7/2022 7:35 PM, Don Walls wrote:
Hi folks. This weekend my computer, only six years old and a solid state drive, died. My tech guy has installed a new drive with greater memory and Office 2021 which gives me a new email setup. I'm glad to have emails but don't know how to move around the email tree (for instance, to Sent and other folders) as well as creating new folders. Also, I'm not sure how to set up my address book/contacts or to create new Word files and name them. Any help towards a keystroke list, etc. would be much appreciated.
It's an ill wind that blows no good. It was time I updated anyway!
Don
Gene...
You can, and should, uncheck backstage view. I got that and other setup tips from a training document that I thought I'd kept, but it looks like I didn't. If I'm not mistaken, the author is David Bailes. It might be worth Googling.
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene Warner
Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2022 8:18 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Office 2021 tips for blind
Interesting, I just picked up a brand new copy of Office 2007, I am very seriously considering downgrading my Office 2016 to it to get rid of that very confusing back stage view thingy they stuck in the file menu.
Gene...
On 12/7/2022 7:35 PM, Don Walls wrote:Hi folks. This weekend my computer, only six years old and a solid state drive, died. My tech guy has installed a new drive with greater memory and Office 2021 which gives me a new email setup. I'm glad to have emails but don't know how to move around the email tree (for instance, to Sent and other folders) as well as creating new folders. Also, I'm not sure how to set up my address book/contacts or to create new Word files and name them. Any help towards a keystroke list, etc. would be much appreciated.
It's an ill wind that blows no good. It was time I updated anyway!
Don
Hello Don:
Regarding your use of Outlook, you said:
“I'm glad to have emails but don't know how to move around the email tree (for instance, to Sent and other folders) as well as creating new folders.”
Here are a number of useful keyboard commands you can use to address this.
- CTRL+Y: open up a dialog which enables you to “go to” a different folder.
- CTRL+SHIFT+E: Create a new folder.
- CTRL+SHIFT+V: Move selected message(s) to a folder.
- CTRL+SHIFT+Y: Copy the selected message(s) to a folder.
- CTRL+SHIFT+B: Open Outlook Address Book. Note that only contacts with emails are shown in this list. So, if you have a contact without an email address, make one up so that you can see the contact when using this keyboard command.
Although this is not inexpensive, the textbooks from Blind Training might be helpful to you. Check out the web page on textbooks for Office 365, found at
https://www.blind.training/textbooks-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/microsoft-office-textbooks-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/.
I have been a user of Office for more than twenty years now. The old keyboard commands still work.
Good luck.
Kindly,
Curtis Chong
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Don Walls
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2022 5:36 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Office 2021 tips for blind
Hi folks. This weekend my computer, only six years old and a solid state drive, died. My tech guy has installed a new drive with greater memory and Office 2021 which gives me a new email setup. I'm glad to have emails but don't know how to move around the email tree (for instance, to Sent and other folders) as well as creating new folders. Also, I'm not sure how to set up my address book/contacts or to create new Word files and name them. Any help towards a keystroke list, etc. would be much appreciated.
It's an ill wind that blows no good. It was time I updated anyway!
Don
The address is
freedomscientific.com/webinars
this will give you lists of webinars that have been done in the past few years. Search for outlook and the lessons will be there.
Hello Don:
Regarding your use of Outlook, you said:
“I'm glad to have emails but don't know how to move around the email tree (for instance, to Sent and other folders) as well as creating new folders.�
Here are a number of useful keyboard commands you can use to address this.
* CTRL+Y: open up a dialog which enables you to “go to� a different folder.
* CTRL+SHIFT+E: Create a new folder.
* CTRL+SHIFT+V: Move selected message(s) to a folder.
* CTRL+SHIFT+Y: Copy the selected message(s) to a folder.
* CTRL+SHIFT+B: Open Outlook Address Book. Note that only contacts with emails are shown in this list. So, if you have a contact without an email address, make one up so that you can see the contact when using this keyboard command.
Although this is not inexpensive, the textbooks from Blind Training might be helpful to you. Check out the web page on textbooks for Office 365, found at
<https://www.blind.training/textbooks-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/microsoft-office-textbooks-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/>https://www.blind.training/textbooks-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/microsoft-office-textbooks-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/.
I have been a user of Office for more than twenty years now. The old keyboard commands still work.
Good luck.
Kindly,
Curtis Chong
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From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Don Walls
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2022 5:36 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Office 2021 tips for blind
Hi folks. This weekend my computer, only six years old and a solid state drive, died. My tech guy has installed a new drive with greater memory and Office 2021 which gives me a new email setup. I'm glad to have emails but don't know how to move around the email tree (for instance, to Sent and other folders) as well as creating new folders. Also, I'm not sure how to set up my address book/contacts or to create new Word files and name them. Any help towards a keystroke list, etc. would be much appreciated.
It's an ill wind that blows no good. It was time I updated anyway!
Don
Have a look at: https://hadley.edu/workshops/outlook-screen-reader-series
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Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045
If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly. Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy.
~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian
In regard to Outlook, this search returns Microsoft tutorials regarding same: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=outlook+screen+reader
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Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045
If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly. Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy.
~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian
Thanks to Curtis, Ann and Brian for your helpful directions. Much appreciated.
Don
Sent: December 7, 2022 7:01 PM
To: main@jfw.groups.io
Subject: Re: Office 2021 tips for blind
Microsoft also thoroughly documents using all of the Microsoft Office/M365 suite programs with a screen reader.
In regard to Outlook, this search returns Microsoft tutorials regarding same: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=outlook+screen+reader
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Brian - Virginia, USA - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 22H2, Build 19045
If you cannot or will not imagine the results of your actions, there’s no way you can act morally or responsibly. Little kids can’t do it; babies are morally monsters — completely greedy. Their imagination has to be trained into foresight and empathy.
~ Ursula LeGuin, 2005 Interview in The Guardian