[vicsireland] Re: JAWS 8 and Templates.
- From: "Damien O'Connor" <damienmoconnor@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:39:23 -0000
MessageHi Brian.
Thanks for this.
Damien.
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Butler
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:30 PM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: JAWS 8 and Templates.
Hi Tim and Damian,
It is the insert or Jaws key and not the alt key in the key combinations
listed in Tim's email. The caps lock can be indeed used as a jaws key on a
laptop as long as your jaws software has had its keyboard settings set to
laptop.
Brian.
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From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Culhane
Sent: 31 January 2008 14:18
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: JAWS 8 and Templates.
Hi Damien,
Don't have a laptop to hand, so I'm taking this from memory.
The left mouse button is alt + 8 while the right mouse button is alt + 9.
to route pc cursor to jaws cursor use alt + apostrophe.
alt + ; returns you to pc cursor.
The jaws key is the insert key. If your lap top doesn't have an insert key
I think you can use the caps lock key as well.
Cheers,
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Damien O'Connor
Sent: 31 January 2008 13:00
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: JAWS 8 and Templates.
Hi Tim.
The keystrokes you gave me, Do they apply to laptops as well as desktops. I
should have mentioned, I'm working with a laptop. Also, could you remind me
which key the jaws key is? is it the insert key?
Damien.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Culhane
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:51 AM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: JAWS 8 and Templates.
Hi Damien,
Ok, I've downloaded one of the flyers and I reckon the problem is
that embedded graphics are being used, and no alt text is used with the
graphics, so jaws sees nothing.
Like the web, if you don't put alt text on graphics in word documents,
jaws won't see them at all.
To see if your problem is related to embedded graphics, open the
template and then hit control + jawskey + shift + g.
This should bring up a list of the embedded graphics on the page.
If it doesn't, then maybe your problem is not related to this.
I've found a bit of a hack for converting the graphics to text ....
but I don't know if this messes up the template, so it mightn't be any
use for you.
Again, open the template.
Using the jaws cursor you should be able to find the text in the
graphic on the page.
Hit the left mouse button, (the slash key on the number pad) to
highlight the text.
Then click the right mouse button (* key on number pad), and a context
menu should appear.
select translate.
Then select entire document and choose text.
Word will then try and open a website to translate the document into
another language. You don't really want this, but a side effect seems to be
that the graphics in your template is now text which jaws can read.
There is probably an easier way of doing this, but I'm no expert in
word!
I know this sounds conviluted, and as I say if the template layout is
messed up it won't even solve your problem, but at least you will have the
text.
Regards,
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Damien O'Connor
Sent: 31 January 2008 11:07
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: JAWS 8 and Templates.
Hi Tim.
Thanks for this. No They're not forms. They are content controles. The
templates I'm talking about are ones I've downloaded from the microsoft
website. They are for flyers. the idea is that they are already designed and
all you do is to put in your information. The formatting and overall style of
the template is retained.
Damien.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Culhane
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:37 AM
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: JAWS 8 and Templates.
Hi Damien,
Does the word template contain a form?
If so, it really depends on how the form was created. There are
guidelines for creating accessible word forms.
I would suggest looking at the microsoft word section in the
jaws online help. Specifically look at the helpful hints for word section,
where you will find info on navigating word forms.
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Damien O'Connor
Sent: 31 January 2008 10:24
To: vics Ireland
Subject: [vicsireland] JAWS 8 and Templates.
Hello everyone.
I wonder if anyone can help. I've sent this query to the jaws light
user group and had no response so thought I'd try vics members. Please accept
my apologies if this isn't the kind of thing vics Ireland is for but, I'm
getting desperate.
This isn't really a specific question, so, I apologise in advance
if I'm sounding vague.
I'm currently working through a desktop publishing module on my
computer course and am trying to use JAWS 8 with templates downloaded from the
Microsoft
website into ms word 2007. Once downloaded in order to enter
information I have to click into place views on each template. and then enter
specific information.
However, Jaws doesn't read the downloaded template and I can't seem
to access the areas of the template that require information. Has anyone had
any experience
of using jaws and templates downloaded from the Microsoft website
and if so, can anyone advise me on the best way forward.
Thanks in advance.
Damien O'Connor.
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