[jaws-uk] Re: Editting a Word doc, format problem?

From: <tim.pennick@xxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:52:03 +0100
Robin,

I've had the same problem, and as Phil Medway says, its probably caused
by the document having been set up as a form which is always going to
give JAWS problems.  You can find out by hitting insert-f1.  JAWS should
tell you if it has been set as a form.  I remember having to do
something involving removing password control over the document with
which I had this problem, but I'd have thought its really down to the
GDBA to get this sorted out.  If anyone can be expected to supply
accessible documents to blind people it ought to be them.  Have you
tried telling the person that supplied you with the form that you can't
fill it in?  They must have come across this problem before, though this
may be yet another symptom of the problems caused by the
decentralisation of the association.

Regards,

Tim Pennick=20

-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Robin Clayden
Sent: 20 April 2006 08:55
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jaws-uk] Editting a Word doc, format problem?

Hi all,

It's difficult to explain what is happening here without maybe someone
on here accepting the document as an attachment off list and looking at
it for themselves.

Basically it's a guide dog monthly report form I need to complete and
return to GDBA Forfar, but Jaws just doesn't read it well at all. It's
in .doc format and tables layout, and tabbing or arrowing through it is
just a nightmare, skipping past questions etc. It is almost impossible
to navigate as you just don't have a consistent idea of your position in
the page.

I have tried it on both here and at home, fiddling around with the view
settings and the only bit of success in reading the thing is if I route
jfw to pc, but then that doesn't help when you need to insert comments
or answers to the questions. I had to save it as a text document, fill
in answers and then re save it back to .doc, but surely I shouldn't have
to faff around like that?

Anyone like to have a look?

Kind regards,

Robin Clayden, Switchboard.
Edinburgh College of Art.
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