Re: Formatting in Word Using JAWS, Without Tabs

  • From: "Bruce Toews" <dogriver@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:21:46 -0500

You could always use tabs and then get rid of them with search and
replace.

Bruce
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:04:34 -0700, "Jyotsna Kaki"
<jyotsnakaki@xxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Have you tried turning on autoformatting and using the 'numbered list'
> from the format menu?
> 
> On 4/18/07, Ray Campbell <ray.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hello All:
> >
> > I have been working with someone that is training to be a Medical
> > Transcriptionist through a company called Trans Am.  This company
> > provides on-line training.  They do not want my client to format her
> > documents using the tab key.  For example, there are places where there
> > are numbered lists in the document and the numbers have to line up under
> > each other, two inches from the left margin.  You can accomplish this
> > nicely with tabs, but as I said, Trans Am doesn't want my client doing
> > it that way.  I contacted my client's trainer and she said that the
> > reason they don't want tabs used is that it makes it harder if the
> > document editors, who I guess edit the documents after they are
> > transcribed, need to add additional items to the document.
> >
> > They want my client to be able to correct formatting problems using the
> > ruler.  I don't know of a way to do this using JAWS.  I tried pressing
> > insert-/ to lock down the left mouse key and moving the text over and
> > this did not work.  The Trans Am trainer said something about using the
> > arrow keys to do this, but of course, when you move across the line with
> > right and left arrow it doesn't add anything before the numbers.  And, I
> > tried using the space bar to put extra spaces in to make things line up,
> > no luck, I couldn't get the numbers to be two inches from the left edge.
> >
> > Anyone got any ideas on how my client canaccomplish formatting of the
> > documents without tabs using JAWS?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Ray Campbell, Help Desk Technician
> > Adaptive Technology Center
> > Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
> > 1850 W. Roosevelt Road
> > Chicago, IL  60608
> > 312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) or
> > 888-825-0080 (voice/Relay)
> > ray.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > AIM Screen Name: tclhelp
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