I often use NVDA for proofreading. It reads all the elements, at least in my good old Word 2003. It also says if it thinks something is misspelled while just reading a line, which I find helpful. However, I am thinking of buying a new version of Office, so pairing it with Window-Eyes is interesting to me.
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To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 8:16 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Window-Eyes free with MS Office 2010 or 2013
Although I use neither (I am sighted), it would appear that you would get far more support or have a larger pool of people to assist you with questions if you use JAWS. However, I do know several highly proficient volunteers who do use Window Eyes as well.Hope this helps… Have a great weekend! Valerie On Jan 17, 2014, at 9:50 AM, Dasha Radford <dasha95@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:What is the general opinion. These jaws or window eyes better for Bookshare proof reading?Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 17, 2014, at 7:15 AM, Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi all,There is an FAQ on the web page at GWMicro.com explaining all this. There are also going to be two informational webinars about all this at 11:30 and 14:00 EST today.Folks, sorry for taking up the list with this, but it is so huge that it deserves at least some internet time on lists where such things aren't usually discussed.This means that anyone who buys a computer which is equipped with Office 2010 or higher can have a screenreader for free. This is not NVDA, though NVDA is an excellent program, this is one of the three prime screenreaders in the world, and it is going to impact the market in a significant way.One cautionary note folks, your MSOffice *must* be licensed. It will not work on cracked coppies of the same. However, it will make buying a computer for people all over the world significantly cheaper. As an example. If you buy a computer between the high end at $700 and the low end at say $300, say $500 as an average. That's r25,000 rupees set against the same $500 plus $850 for WE which is $1,350.00 a cost of r67,500 ruppees. That's a significant savings. This makes a Windows computer within reach for a significant portion of the Indian market, not to mention any other market you want to name.Window-Eyes works great for proofing books for Bookshare, except I can never remember the command to see what font something is. It works well, and it is stable and reliable. Friends, this is just so huge!Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx web site: http://www.portaltutoring.info Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost." To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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