Hi Steve,
What’s the point in having a non-Cloud-based upgrade?
Mike
On 2 Jan 2019, at 10:06, Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Jackie,
I don’t think you can. Because the whole Office 365 deal is cloud based.
Since Office 2019 is based on non-cloud stuff, it would be counter to the
Office 365 ethos.
All the best
Steve
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<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf Of
Jackie Brown
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Office 365 accessibility advantages
Hi Steve
I just assumed you could, perhaps wrongly then, we certainly did from 2013 to
2016?
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
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Nutt
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Office 365 accessibility advantages
Can you upgrade to Office 2019 with a 365 subscription? I haven’t seen the
upgrade installer when I’ve logged in.
All the best
Steve
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Jackie Brown
Sent: 01 January 2019 15:56
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Office 365 accessibility advantages
Hi George
Yes, we have Office 365 and are currently running 2016, we haven’t up[graded
to 2019 yet. We each have a Microsoft account, but you can still do that and
share it with someone else in the home which is what we’ve been doing for a
long time. This gives us the ability to download the full version of Office
and each have 1tb of Cloud space in the form of OneDrive.
Does that make it any clearer?
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
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<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf Of
George Bell
Sent: 01 January 2019 13:27
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Office 365 accessibility advantages
Hi Jackie,
I’m a shade confused here, so will have to do some research later. You say
you have Office 2016, yet share a 365 subscription.
I may be wrong here, but I perhaps wrongly understood that Office 2019 was in
effect 365 without all the Cloud rubbish.
What’s driving me mad with Word 2019, is the additional grammar checking
which displays a blue double underline. I know I can turn it off, but that’s
not the point. It’s far from obvious at times why something has been flagged
in this way.
George
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<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf Of
Jackie Brown
Sent: 01 January 2019 13:03
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Office 365 accessibility advantages
Hi Peter
It depends how often you use Microsoft Office, what operating system you
have, and version of screen reader. If, for example, you have an older
version of JAWS, you might struggle to get the best out of 365. We are
running Windows 10 with the latest JAWS 2019 release and Office 2016.
Because we both use Outlook and Word a lot, the 365 subscription we share is
good value for money. There are quirks here and there, but I don’t know if
they are to do with JAWS or Microsoft, or a combination of the two. I jumped
from 2003 to 365 so can’t comment on 2007 or 2010. I don’t think about the
ribbons any more unless I’m looking for something new and have to hunt for
it. Office is a really bulky program, and if you are an occasional user,
perhaps a 365 subscription isn’t worthwhile? You can make some adjustments
so Outlook and Word are more friendly with a screen reader, and the bulk of
work I carry out in Word and Outlook is accessible. We will probably update
to 2019 when our machines need a make-over or restore, but neither of us is
desperate to go down that road right now for the sake of a few bells and
whistles Microsoft has likely introduced to justify it.
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
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Bentley (Redacted sender "bentleypd31" for DMARC)
Sent: 01 January 2019 11:29
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Subject: [access-uk] Office 365 accessibility advantages
I understand the advantages in the subscription approach, particularly the
claim that it is continually being updated in the area of screen reader use.
However it is considerably more expensive long-term.
I currently use Office 2010. My questions are:
1. Is 2019 significantly more accessible in some of the more difficult
dialogue boxes?
2. The claim is that Microsoft is continually making improvements in this
area. How true is this and how significant are the changes.
I realise that you pay your money and make a choice but for the average home
user who is basically coping though struggling in some areas, is the extra
cost justified?
Peter
