[nvda] Re: Problem with help areas in windows

yeah I noticed.
if you are really in the creak then windows help doesn't do much.
ms support is much worse than help.
in short while fixing a problem I wish they just told me to reformat rather 
then recking a perfectly good system first.
At 11:06 p.m. 27/07/2009, you wrote:
>Has anyone ever noticed though, that windows help seems to just state the 
>obvious, and is little help if you are in real trouble? I guess its meant for 
>the uninitiated really.
>Brian
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene" <gsasner@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 5:48 AM
>Subject: [nvda] Re: Problem with help areas in windows
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>>Use f6 to move from the treeview part of the dialog to the part of the
>>Window where text is displayed.  F6 will move you back to the greeview part
>>of the dialog if you press it again.  It's a toggle.  I did a presentation
>>for Accessible World on using standard Windows help systems.  If you don't
>>know how to work well with features such as the index or search parts of
>>dialogs in a standard windows help system, you may want to listen to the
>>presentation.  the link to the download page is:
>>http://www.accessibleworld.org/content/understanding-and-using-help-menus
>>The download link is just about at the bottom of the page.
>>
>>Gene
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Kennydog" <hurrikenny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 8:51 PM
>>Subject: [nvda] Problem with help areas in windows
>>
>>
>>>Hi there
>>>
>>>As any one else had problems with help areas in windows?  for example i
>>>go into say notepad then press the F1 key to bring up the help menu  it
>>>lets you tab to where you want on the tree say copy and paste on the
>>>tree but when you go to tab to the area where its says about it there is
>>>nothing at all and son't read it out  but if i move the mouse around to
>>>where the box is where its written its will say it then if i hit the
>>>right spot on the screen.  I have noticed this i a few programmes as
>>>well.  I am useing windows sp sp3 and internet explorer 8 which i think
>>>it may display in.  and the latest snapshot
>>>
>>>gene NZ
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