Re: JAWS slowing down in Word

  • From: "Cher Bosch" <Cher.Bosch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:56:12 -0600

If you haven't already done so, go to view, toolbars, and uncheck evrything 
except standard and formatting.  It sounds like your control toolbox is turned 
on.
 
Cher
 


>>> "tiscali" <facup1927@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 11/19/2007 10:04 AM >>>
It is the normal View that is checked.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ann Byrne" <annakb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: JAWS slowing down in Word


> Which view is checked--normal, print, view as web page???
> At 08:50 AM 11/19/2007, you wrote:
>>I've just changed the Zoom to 75% as it was on 100.  I am using 12 point 
>>Roman, normal style.
>>
>>Its strange but it used to work fine and I'm not sure how or why it has 
>>changed.
>>
>>Ron
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Beaver" <dbeaver888@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 2:08 PM
>>Subject: Re: JAWS slowing down in Word
>>
>>
>>>I have seen this issue when using certain fonts and styles in MS Office. 
>>>Have you tried using different fonts and styles?
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "tiscali" <facup1927@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 8:44 AM
>>>Subject: Re: JAWS slowing down in Word
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi all.
>>>>
>>>>I also have an issue with Jaws and Microsoft Word 2003 edition.
>>>>
>>>>When I open a document the machine says co, but there is nothing on the 
>>>>screen.  Then after typing for a few minutes, I cannot read what I have 
>>>>written.
>>>>
>>>>As for the microsoft updates, don't these come automatically with 
>>>>Windows updates?
>>>>
>>>>Ron
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Moore" <donmoore@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 1:14 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: JAWS slowing down in Word
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Already done. Thanks.
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" 
>>>>><christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 12:53 AM
>>>>>Subject: Re: JAWS slowing down in Word
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Don, I suggest you check for the latest updates to Office. Service 
>>>>>>Pack 3 has been released, so you should update to that if possible. 
>>>>>>Hope that helps.
>>>>>>Chris Hallsworth
>>>>>>BrailleNote mPower User
>>>>>>Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr 
>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Moore" <donmoore@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 3:03 AM
>>>>>>Subject: JAWS slowing down in Word
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    If I start typing in a Microsoft Word document, JAWS works fine 
>>>>>>> at first. However, after I have been typing for about 6 or 7 lines, 
>>>>>>> JAWS slows down. What I mean is that JAWS is very slow to report 
>>>>>>> each character I type. If I stop for a few moments, then it seems 
>>>>>>> all right, but then JAWS starts slowing down again. I can also hear 
>>>>>>> the hard drive winding, so something is happening.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    This only happens with Microsoft Word and I am using Word 2003, 
>>>>>>> Windows XP (home) and JAWS 8.0; it does not happen when I am typing 
>>>>>>> an Outlook Express message and it doesn't happen when I am typing a 
>>>>>>> WordPad document.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    I tried shutting down both my anti-virus program and my 
>>>>>>> anti-spyware program, but that didn't make any difference.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    Can anyone help?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    Don --
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