[access-uk] Re: How to stop JAWS announcing merged cells in MS Excel

  • From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:33:04 +0100

Well, perhaps I'll get someone who uses them to explain what happens because I can't really understand ...


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Carol
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On Sunday, July 20, 2008 5:59 PM (UK time), Chris at christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx said:

I think it's a visual thing Carol, to make the workbook less
cluttered from a visual standpoint. What I do when I see merged cells
is to unmerge them. This enables me to read the data cell by cell.

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Chris Hallsworth
Derbyshire, UK
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Well, sorry Chris, no it doesn't.  I mean, I understand that's the
case but
why do you want to do it?  What does it achieve?


Hi, it's where a group of cells are "merged" together into one cell.
Hope that helps.

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Chris Hallsworth
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You wrote:
I don't quite understand "merge cells" ... though I've seen it used
on some
spread sheets.  Anyone explain it to me, please?


Hi all,

I am currently creating an excel spreadsheet and require to merge
cells. The problem is that JAWS does not speak the contents of
merged cells, just the row or column name and merged cells, even
though I change the setting in the verbosity settings to merged
cells off, as soon as I exit the settings it still speaks merged
cells, and when I go back into the settings, merged cells is on
again.  Where's my hammer!
Any help much appreciated.

Dave

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