Oh, my instructions are how to do it with a laptop. Cindy Lou Ray. Each day is a new adventure. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:28 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: turning off insert mode with jaws in Word Lissi: U hit your extended insert key on accident, e.g., the 1 on the 6 pack of cursor keys to the left of the home key--& all u need to do is hit it again to turn it off--it's a toggle. On 12/15/07, Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Booksharian Friends, > > Two nights ago while validating in Microsoft word 2003, I think, > with JAWS > 8.0, without meaning to change things, letters began disappearing > when I > tried to edit. When I inserted a letter, the letter following it > disappeared, so each change created a new problem. > > I found a more time consuming way to continue working by moving to a > new > line and inserting what I needed where no letters followed and then > using > backspace to reconnect the word. > > Since I know Jamie works in word, I asked her off list about the > problem and > she guessed I'd somehow gotten into something called insert mode > which I'd > never heard of but which sounded like a probable cause of my > problem. > > I searched through Word's menus and couldn't figure out what I > should > change. Then I wondered if there was a JAWS related command I should > be > using. > > By closing my validation file, shutting down my computer and > restarting, the > problem disappeared on its own. > > Does anyone know how I can turn insert mode off if this should > happen again. > It has happened before, but then I just shut down without asking > about a > solution. > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > Always with love, > > Lissi > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a > list of > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject > line. > > -- Jackie McBride Please join my fight against breast cancer <http://teamacs.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=1790196&pg=personal&fr_id=3489> & Check out my homepage at: www.abletec.serverheaven.net To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. __________ NOD32 2725 (20071216) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.