As far as I am aware, Lotus Notes short cuts can be found in the help files of Jaws, as one of their applications.The short cut key of Ins & h whilst in the application should also provide you with a list. You can use the access keys in Lotus Nots such as Alt C and then r for reply, alt t and l to launch attachments etc. You can also quickly access the action bar by pressing ins and a together which will provide you with a list of options you can select. I don't think what you are doing is the reason why you can't access the dictionary. Is the right dictionary file loaded as Notes normally comes with the American version. You can convert pdf easily into text but I don't think you can directly convert pdf into Excel. regards David Quarmby quarmby@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephen Seaton To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 6:50 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Lotus Notes + PDF's Hi, Can any one help me with the following? At work I use Jaws 5 with Lotus Notes 6.5. Despite considerable efforts I have so far been unable to locate many of the normal e-mail hot keys. I have worked out that Control M allows you to start a new message but I don't know if there are particular key strokes for replying to a mail, sending a mail, forwarding a mail etc. At present I can only access these controls through the menus. My second question relates to PDF files. My beloved employer has decided to supply me with some very critical data in PDF format rather than Excel, which always worked fine for me. I know PDF files are inherently difficult and I am wondering if there is any way I can convert them back to Excel. Lastly, Lotus notes spell checker currently tells me that it can't find the right dictionary when ever I try to use it via the menus. I was given instructions by our I.T department but they haven't worked. I am wondering if by my use of the menus rather than the inaccessible icon, I am causing this problem. Any advice you can provide on the above points will be greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.2 - Release Date: 04/03/2005