Open Office is written in JAVA, and, although JAVA has the capabilities to work with assistive technologies, the programmers didn't wire it up correctly. While I was in school I tested three office suites - MS Office, Open Office and WordPerfect Office. The one that worked best with JAWS was MS Office. ________________________________ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pat Pound Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:35 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: JFW with Open Office Does anyone know how well Open Office works with Jaws--I am thinking of going that direction instead of purchasing MS Office. Pat