RE: Worth upgrading to JAWS 12 from 11 question

This topic is of considerable interest to me.  I no longer have an SMA, and our 
firm is using Office 2003.
We are, however, upgrading to Office 2010 in about 60days.
So, if I'm stuck with the ribbons, won't I need JAWS 12?
Is it actually possible to use Office 2010's ribbons with a keyboard?
What I've heard generally is that ribbons are unworkable and that without the 
JAWS virtual ribbons, Office 2010 is unusable.
I suspect that's an overstatement.  I believe that there are people using 
WindowEyes and System Access with Office 2010, and I more than suspect that 
neither of those screen readers offers the virtual ribbons feature.
At the same time, I'm pretty busy and really don't have time to learn a whole 
new interface.
I find my self challenged as it is in learning Google Docs, which I've been 
required to do for a particularly significant client.
So, I guess the question raised in the subject line still remains.



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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Yadiel Sotomayor
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 11:26 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Worth upgrading to JAWS 12 from 11 question

Well, if you have the SMA, sure. Also, the virtual ribbons are a great feature, 
however, not a deciding factor.


From: Christian<mailto:christian08@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 11:20 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Worth upgrading to JAWS 12 from 11 question

Hi all,
Just have a question, is it worth upgrading to v12 of JAWS from v11?
Many thanks,
Christian
Yadiel J. Sotomayor

E-MAIL: yadosotomayor@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:yadosotomayor@xxxxxxxxxxx>

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