[adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel
- From: "Scott Blanks" <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 10:20:55 -0400
Laura,
Here are a couple thoughts on making pdf documents accessible.
1. Try using the "convert to text" option in Adobe. This can be found in
the file menu. Press alt f for File, arrow down to "convert to text" and
press enter. You will be asked to give the file a name, and it can be
converted into a text format. However, this option often doesn't work
because the format is still difficult to cope with using a screen reader.
2. The other option is to use a program like Openbook or Kurzweil to open
the pdf file. If you have either one of these scanning programs, you can
use the Open option from the file menu to access the pdf document. Press
alt f to access the file menu, arrow down to open and press enter. Now, you
will have to use the "look-in" combo box to locate the file you want to
open. Remember also that you must change the "files of type" to all files
in order to see the pdf document. Once you have located the file, press
enter to open it. The process that occurs is very much like what happens
when you scan a page using your scanning program. Each page of the pdf
document will be examined by the scanning software and turned into readable
text. This process can take a while especially if the document is lengthy.
I hope some of this will help you access the information more successfully.
Take care,
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Daly" <LDaly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:13 PM
Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel
Hi Rob and all, I can usually read PDF's fine, but lately the textbook
from school have been poorly formatted and are thus not readable with
JAWS. A friend told me that it is possible to convert them into a
legable format, but he didn't know the details so I am hoping that
someone on this list knows what he was referring to.
Laura Daly
LoopNet Inc.
Client Services
185 Berry Street #4000
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-243-4200
ldaly@xxxxxxxxxxx
www.loopnet.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Simon [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 7:03 PM
To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel
Hi Laura,
I read PDF's all the time from my work. I can't creat them but I can
read
and store them on my desktop using Jaws .
Our tech person from my office downloaded Acrobat reader, the free one
and
it works fine.
Good Luck --- Rob Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Daly" <LDaly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:28 AM
Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel
Hi does anyone know how to make PDF documents accessable?
Laura Daly
LoopNet Inc.
Client Services
185 Berry Street #4000
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-243-4200
ldaly@xxxxxxxxxxx
www.loopnet.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Blanks [mailto:scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:29 PM
To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel
Laura,
To go to a specific location in Excel,
1. press control g to access the goto dialog box.
2. Type in the cell you would like to move to, such as c10 or f3.
3. Press enter. The focus should be in the requested cell.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Daly" <LDaly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 12:14 PM
Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel
Thank you Scott and all for your help; I used the applications key for
the first time this morning and also the f2 function in Excel. =20
I have two more questions; how do you move to a specific cell in
Excel?
For Example, say I want to go the cell f7, how do I move directly to
that cell without tabbing or arrowing around?=20
Much Thanks,
Laura Daly
LoopNet Inc.
Client Services
185 Berry Street #4000
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-243-4200
ldaly@xxxxxxxxxxx
www.loopnet.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Blanks [mailto:scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx]=20
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 5:40 PM
To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel=20
Hi Laura,
When using Jaws with Excel, you can tab to move from one column to
another=20
in Excel. You can also move from row to row by using the up and down
arrow=20
keys. So, when you tab to a given cell, or you arrow to a particular
cell,=20
the cell is ready to receive data. No other keystroke is necessary in
order=20
to begin entering text. If a cell already contains data, and you wish
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replace that data, simply move to the cell and hit delete. This will
clear=20
the cell and you can begin typing. If you want to edit data within a
cell,=20
move to the cell and press f2 to go into edit mode. You may then
arrow=20
through text, making any necessary changes.
Scott
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Laura Daly" <LDaly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 3:19 PM
Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel
Hi, does anyone know how to select a cell in Excel to type data into?
Currently, I am just double clicking the cell and typing the data in
that way.
Any info is helpful.
Laura Daly
LoopNet Inc.
Client Services
185 Berry Street #4000
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-243-4200
ldaly@xxxxxxxxxxx
www.loopnet.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Blanks [mailto:scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx]=3D20
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 10:19 AM
To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [adaptivetec] Wireless Network Cards for the Braillenote
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