[real-eyes] Re: How did you do it?
- From: "R. E. Driscoll Sr" <llocsirdsr@xxxxxxx>
- To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:20:33 -0500
There are several offerings of Office 2007 on eBay.
On 4/3/2011 8:05 PM, Robert Beach wrote:
> I'm not Jim, but I'll reply anyway. I don't believe you can get Office 2007
> any more. If you're going to purchase now, you'll be getting Office 2010,
> which is what I would recommend anyway.
>
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> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of V Nork [ginisd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 10:19 PM
> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: How did you do it?
>
> Dear Robert, Jim and chip, , , Thanks for your very thoughtful
> comments.This is great, I have a sense of what is involved after your posts.
> So I will not wait ntil the last minute When I may need to be familiar with
> Word 2007 or 2010 for any reason, to learn it. It sounds like something
> best attempted in stages over a time.
> Jim, I wanted to ask, since I am exclusively a Window Eyes user, do you
> think I would benefit from the freedom scientific podcast mentioned in your
> post? Also, since I am not already using Microsoft Word 2007, would it
> make more sense when I buy an upgrade to just transition to Microsoft Word
> 2010 and skip 2007? Best, Ginnie
>
> Original Message-----
> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Jim Fettgather
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 6:38 AM
> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [real-eyes] Re: How did you do it?
>
> Hi Ginnie,
>
> Let me start out by suggesting that transitioning from Office 2003 to
> Office 2007, and now, Office 2010, is often a traumatic experience for
> both fully sighted and visually impaired folks.
>
> Robert is correct when he states that many many keyboard commands from
> Office 2003 work just fine in both 2007 and 2010 versions. In fact,
> one could perform a variety of tasks using hotkeys, and if you were
> using a screen reader, you literally might not notice a difference at
> all. The ribbon is highly customizable in Office 2010, and the Quick
> Access Toolbar, once you learn to use it, is fantastic for fast and
> easy access to frequently used features.
>
> Freedom Scientific has a fine introduction in the form of an audio
> tutorial to Office 2007 on their training page,
>
> http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/training/training-downloads.asp
>
> Just do a search on that page for Office 2007 and you should find it.
>
> Tutorials can also be purchased from Access Technology Institute
> regarding the newer versions as well.
>
> The ribbon has replaced menus in both Notepad and Wordpad in Windows
> 7, and will likely be used in Windows Explorer for Windows 8.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
>
>
> On 3/30/11, V Nork<ginisd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hello dear listers, I am thinking of learning Microsoft Word 2007.
>> Currently I have the 2003 office suite with word 2003. I do have an
>> opportunity to learn perhaps at the community college where I am taking
> some
>> refresher classes. We do have an accessible computer lab, but instruction
>> can vary for lots of reasons and may not be helpful.. I would love to get
>> your perspective as list members on the various ways you learned this
>> program. I am just started thinking about this and so I am checking in
> with
>> the collective wizardry and savvy and niceness the list is known for in my
>> mind. Here are some of my questions, so far I have no preconceived ideas.
>> (or knowledge either, smile) Any of your stories would be great. Was it
>> very self evident and no big deal for you to learn Microsoft word 2007?
> Why
>> did you decide to leave the familiar 2003 word behind, what decided you to
>> use Word 2007? What are the advantages or benefits you feel? Are
> there
>> things you liked more about Word 2003? Did you learn from fellow friends
>> and users, professionals, web tutorials, or just by intuition and
>> exploration on your own? And an;ything else you guys can tell of your
>> experience again would be terrific. Best regards, with gratitude, Ginnie
>>
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