Why not set this up in configuration manager: 1 Presss insert+F2 and select "configuration manager", then press enter. 2 Press alt+S to open the "set options" menu. 3 Down arrow to "user options" and press enter. 4 Type until you reach "typing echo" and set it to "words", then press enter. 5 Press alt+F4 to leave "configuration manager" and press enter on the "yes" button to save the changes. Regards. Tristram Llewellyn Sight and Sound Technology Technical Support www.sightandsound.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "David W Wood" <g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 12:33 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] none characters words in Word 2000/v5.1 Can anyone let me know why when entering Word on my work machine that the characters are spoken even though verbosity is set to words? When I cycle through the three options with ins 2 I then hear words spoken. More to the point, how do I rectify the issue. David ** 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