[jaws-uk] Re: Check boxes in Word
- From: "Mullins, Chris" <Chris.Mullins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:19:05 +0100
Hi George
I've had a little play around with forms in Word using the help you
suggested and I am even more depressed about getting to grips with forms
data than I was before. It seems that in order for Jaws to interact with
form fields, the form must be protected but if you protect it, you can't
roam around the document using the PC cursor because it wont read anything
and you have to use the Jaws cursor, which reads all sorts of other rubbish
on the Word window as well as the bits you want.
Word documents here are for the most part, standard readable text with a few
check boxes and edit fields thrown in, so they cannot realistically be
classed as forms. I've tried protecting the document I'm currently
struggling with and reading it is absolutely hopeless.
I am really surprised that there is no keystroke to check/uncheck a check
box in an unprotected form because if I can access and change the default
value property via the dialogs, surely it can be done via a Jaws script or
maybe a Word macro.
Cheers
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: George Bell [mailto:george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 19 August 2005 10:21
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: Check boxes in Word
Hi Chris,
As I have been finding out of late, all too many Word forms
designers actually don't really know how to create a form
which can be completed on the PC itself. It looks great in
print, but no use otherwise.
May I suggest you study the Section in the Jaws Help files
about creating forms using JAWS. Then show that to the
people who design the forms, and explain your problem.
Once they get it right, you will be able to use the space
bar to check and uncheck a box.
George.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Mullins, Chris
> Sent: 19 August 2005 09:21
> To: 'jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [jaws-uk] Check boxes in Word
>
> Hi
> Does anyone know how to check/uncheck a Check box in a
Word
> document? The only way I can find is to press the
> Applications key, select 'Properties', then change the
> default setting. This seems a convoluted way of doing
this,
> so is there a keystroke that I don't know about?
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris
>
> Chris Mullins - Analyst/Programmer
> Experian Cardpac Multi Team
> Telephone 0115 828 6469
>
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