Hello Katharine I have no speech at all. pressing insert and numpad 5 is silent. This is when word and access have merged. The menus in access alone will not read at all. . Thanks for your help. regards Marcia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Turner" <catherineturner2000@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 1:58 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Jaws stop talking on word menus Hi, So JAWS stopped reading the menus automatically right? What happens if you do ins up arrow to read current line, while you are in a menu? Catherine > -----Original Message----- > From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Marcia Holder > Sent: 12 December 2004 19:56 > To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jaws-uk] Jaws stop talking on word menus > > > Hello All > > I hope someone will be able to help me. All of a sudden Jaws has stopped > talking on the menus in word. > > I was trying to do a mail merge with access and the problem arose. > > I am also unable to access the menus in Access (the database) the same > problem. > > I have Jaws 4.5.1 with EP Pro on operating system windows 2000 > > Please keep it simple as I am not technically minded. I also have no > sighted help. > > Thanks for your help in advance. > > Marcia > > ** 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 > ** 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 ** 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