RE: Problem with Word document
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:56:33 -0400
When you use the up/down arrow keys jaws reads the entire line; when you
use some combination involving the left/right arrow keys, jaws will
either read the character you land on or the word, depending on what
you've used, but not the entire line; this may be why you're not hearing
the prompt of "sir name" as you move to the right.
I think it's very difficult for someone (blind or not) to try and "fill
out" a word document that's not been designed as a word "form", so don't
feel bad; it's of course much harder if you are blind. =20
You might ask whoever provided you this document if they could convert
it for you into a Word "form"; if they do that, and they need some
advice on making it accessible, tell them to be sure to specify a help
text for each field which is an accurate prompt for the information to
be entered into that field.
I did convert such a poorly constructed document for the state office of
the Florida Division of Blind Services and returned it to them just to
get my point across to them that it could be done, and made to be much
more accessible to their potential blind clients and their blind
employees. I don't know if it ever convinced them to begin converting
their other forms or not as I never heard back from them, although I did
hear they had begun to use my converted form, at least internally.
Hth,
Chip
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> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Catherine Turner
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:43 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Problem with Word document
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> Hi,
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> I have a Word document which is an application form for a=20
> job. It's not a form as in with checkboxes and fields etc=20
> but seems to be just typed and with spaces where one should=20
> fill in the answers.
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> The problem is JAWS isn't reading it properly. For example=20
> when I cursor down to where it says Personal Details. Then=20
> cursoring down below that I hear "Surname", "Address" and=20
> various things like that. But say I've cursored onto the=20
> line that says "Surname", and I cursor right or CTRL Cursor=20
> right to get along the line to the right place to write my=20
> surname, all JAWS says is "blank" - yet it reads "Surname"=20
> when I cursor up or down onto that line.
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> The view is set to "print layout". When I set it "normal"=20
> there seems to be nothing at all in the Personal Details=20
> section - when I cursor down after "Personal Details" I just=20
> find a lot of blank lines according to JAWS, then it goes on=20
> to the next section.
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> Can anyone explain what is happening here? I suspect it's=20
> something to do with the way this document has been created=20
> but anyone say what? And is there anything I can do about it=20
> so I can get to the right places to fill in my answers?
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> Catherine
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