[access-uk] Re: Tables in Word 2007
- From: Douglas Harrison <harrison1d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:36:47 +0100
Many thanks for this comprehensive reply, Steve. I will save it carefully for
future reference.
I had missed the relevant item in the Layout "page" because Hal 8 reads
"Select. Pull-down.
Alignment data". The last two words caused me to think that it was not what I
wanted.
I seem to recall that I did try the old Word 2003 keystrokes without success.
But perhaps my
memory let me down and I got one of them wrong.
But it is easier enough from the ribbon when you know where to look.
Douglas
On 20 Apr 2008 at 13:40, Griffiths, Steve wrote:
> Douglas,
>
> The ribbon has options for selecting table elements, but the relevant tab
> only appears while focus is within a table. It's called Layout, and the
> first command on the first group is a select option. The keytips to get to
> it are Alt, JL, K. That puts focus into a menu with items for cell,
> column, row or table.
>
> The keystrokes that worked in Word 2003 can be used to bypass the ribbon
> interface. These were Alt, A, C, to open the Table menu and then the
> Select submenu, followed by E to select a cell, R for a row, C for a
> column or T for a table.
>
> Lastly, while focus is in a table it's possible to select the entire
> table with a single keystroke, Alt + NumPad 5. This keystroke may
> conflict with any access technology you're using, in which case you'll
> need to use the bypass keystroke first.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Douglas Harrison Sent: 20 April 2008 09:57 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Tables in Word 2007
>
> I have been using Word 2007 for several months and have gradually found
> ways of doing most of the basic tasks I require. But there is one thing
> which defeats me so far, and I am hoping that some list member might know
> the answer.
>
> In Word 2003 there was an item in the tables menu which allowed
> selection of either a single
> cell, a row, a column or the whole table as required. This was very
> useful in making changes
> of alignment, clearing the contents of a particular column etc.
>
> The ribbon provides ways of doing almost anything within tables, except
> apparently this selecting process. I appreciate that mouse users would
> not need this facility anyway but there should be some way of achieving
> the same result when working with a screen reader.
>
> Any suggestions would be much appreciated. At present I have to
> periodically go over to an
> old machine running Word 2003 to perform actions I cannot do on my main
> machine.
>
>
> Douglas
>
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