Peter, In verbocity settings, have you checked the item smart help messages, number 17 of 19 I think. Try checking that and see if it does the trick... Don't ask me why either. Cheers, Robin -----Original Message----- From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Bentley Sent: 17 May 2007 11:51 To: JAWS Group Subject: [jaws-uk] Cell visibility in Excel Hello Sorry for the repost but nobody responded to my first try. Perhaps there is not a way. Using JAWS 7.10 and above together with Excel 2000 (though I suspect the same would apply for later versions) Can somebody tell me please how to adjust JAWS so that "cell text visibility" is spoken by default. I know this can be changed using the verbosity menu and that these settings can be saved for this particular workbook using control+enter but I would like to change the default so that this automatically happens each time excel is opened. I have looked in configuration manager under verbosity settings and then preferences but could not see anything. Any suggestions appreciated. Peter Bentley - Special message from TalkTalk - Please help in the search for Madeleine McC=3D ann=3D20 Madeleine's aunt, Philomena McCann, has devised an email poster as she fear=3D s that Madeleine may have been taken to Spain where the girl's disappearanc=3D e has generated less attention.=3D20 You can download the poster from here http://news.aol.co.uk/web-appeal-over-missing-madeleine/article/20070510 063=3D 809990001. Anyone with information should contact the Portuguese police direct on 00 3=3D 51 282 405 400 (international call rates apply) or contact Crimestoppers an=3D onymously on 0800 555 111. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] ** or send a message, to=20 ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq