Microsoft Office is not accessible on the Mac. Many, many blind people have stated as much, so I have no idea where the Apple store person you spoke with got their info. There was a report on this or another mac accessibility list, I forget which one, stating that the beta for the new version is also not accessible, because the area that displays text is not seen by voice over. If that report is true, then it looks like there will be a long wait before another chance at Office accessibility on the Mac. thanks a lot, Microsoft! Mary > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >