Hi Sam, Another thing you can do that really helps is to program which columns and/or rows contain titles into the spreadsheet using Excel's naming function. This is also a feature that enables any spreadsheet author to make spreadsheets accessible with JAWS. To use names to define row AND column titles, do the following: 1. Move to the first cell in the column and row containing the titles (sometimes A1). 2. From the Insert menu, select Name, then select Define 3. Type "Title" and press ENTER. If you are ONLY using column titles, do the following: 1. Move to the first cell in the column containing the titles. 2. From the Insert menu, select Name, then select Define 3. Type "ColumnTitle" and press ENTER. 4. Likewise, if only using row titles, type "RowTitle" instead and press ENTER. If you are using Regions, that is more than set of data on a single sheet, then let me know and I'll send you the instructions for defining multiple column/row titles. Hope this helps, Mark Mark Stimson, Ph.D. Document Accessibility Specialist www.DocumentAccessibility.com www.accessingenuity.com marks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Samara Morgan Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 5:24 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Speaking Row and Collumn Titles In Excel Hi, I've looked both at excel help and jaws help, and the commands they give me for reading the title or first cell in a collumn or row so I know what I'm in if I forget don't work. Now, I'm not certain if it's the read title command I need or just a command to read the first cell in both the collumns or rows. Can someone help me with a command for those please? I do a lot of spreadsheets for different things, and sometimes it's simply difficult to remember where I am if I take a break or whatnot. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks guys. Sam -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx __________ NOD32 4200 (20090630) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx