[real-eyes] Re: Word help
- From: "Robert Beach" <rbeach@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:52:17 -0500
When this happens again, look in the View Menu to see if the Task Pane was =
activated by something you are doing at the time. For example, the Task =
Pane can sometimes become active if you are working with styles.
Other than that, I don't know.
Robert Lee Beach
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66112
Phone: (913) 288-7671
Fax: (913) 288-7678
E-mail: rbeach@xxxxxxxxx
>>> "alicia" <astarner@xxxxxxxxxxx> 10/18/2007 8:46 AM >>>
This check box is not checked. I have no clue what is going on. I think=20
there is a gremlin in my computer. I thought it might be a floating =
toolbar,=20
but I checked that and there are no toolbars showing. Occasionally, I =
get=20
things that are installed on my computer that I didn't install. what =
could=20
be the cause of this and could that be the cause of the Word problem? I =
am=20
just curious. For example, the other day a game was installed on my =
computer=20
without my knowledge and the only person who uses my computer is me. I =
do=20
use NOD 32 antivirus, adaware for adaware removal, and frequently run =
checks=20
on my computer. I have recently ran the defragmenter and deleted all=20
Internet files and cookies. Additionally, I went into the prefetch =
folder=20
and deleted everything from there, as well as the recycling bin and no=20
results. The problem will go away for a day or two but will be right =
back=20
again. Could there be spy or something that is accessing my computer =
causing=20
the problem.
Alicia
"The chief handicap of the blind is not blindness, but the attitude of
>seeing people towards them."
>- Helen Keller, 1925
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From: "Robert Beach" <rbeach@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 8:06 AM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Word help
>I think what you're dealing with is the Task Pane, which can certainly be =
=3D
> a pain. To turn it off (for the most part), do the following:
>
> 1) ALT+T to open the Tools Menu.
>
> 2) Type O to open the Options dialog box. You should be in the View =
Tab=20
> =3D
> with the focus on the option for start up the Task Pane. Make sure this =
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> is not checked.
>
> The Task Pane may still appear from time to time, depending on what =
tasks=20
> =3D
> your are performing, but it shouldn't be as annoying.
>
> If it does appear and you need to zap it again, go to the View Menu, =
arrow=20
> =3D
> down to the Task Pane option and make sure it is unchecked. This is a =
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> temporary fix that only works if the Task Pane is turned off in the View =
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> Tab of the Options Dialog Box.
>
> HTH!
>
>
> Robert Lee Beach
> Assistive Technology Specialist
> Kansas City Kansas Community College
> 7250 State Avenue
> Kansas City, KS 66112
> Phone: (913) 288-7671
> Fax: (913) 288-7678
> E-mail: rbeach@xxxxxxxxx=20
>
>>>> "alicia" <astarner@xxxxxxxxxxx> 10/17/2007 8:02 PM >>>
> Hello, Everyone:
> First of all I am running Microsoft Word 2003 on an XP machine with JAWS =
=3D
> 8.0. AS I am using Word the menu bar will suddenly appear in the middle =
of=20
> =3D
> the screen, making it difficult to finish what I am working on. Does =3D
> anyone know if there is a way of locking that menu bar to the top of the =
=3D
> page and making it stay there? It seems as if there is a gremlin in my =
=3D
> computer moving things around on me and I don't always have someone =3D
> sighted around to drag the menu bar up to the top of the page. Thanks =
for=20
> =3D
> any assistance you can give me in clearing this problem up.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alicia
> "The chief handicap of the blind is not blindness, but the attitude of
>>seeing people towards them."
>>- Helen Keller, 1925
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