there is one called jarte " Jarte is a unique free word processor (a $20 paid version is available also) which detects the existence of a screen reader on the system and makes all its features accessible. It is based on the WordPad engine with many enhancements. It can run from a flash drive and open Word 2007 and 2003 files. http://www.jarte.com/download.html " that doesn't half cover it, though I use it mainly for work in .rtf documents (smaller with less fluff in the file) it has its own dictionary setup, a thesaurus, and its own spell checker don't forget that you also have hjPad there if your using jaws and it has decent abilities though I think jarte is superior myself. HTH, inthane ----- Original Message ----- From: David Hardingham To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 12:03 PM Subject: jfw 12.5 quirks Hi all, Why does jaws take me to menus when I use alt plus f4? Also does anyone know of a word processer the works well with jaws. I do not want to pay for microsoft products. Thanks, David