[jaws-uk] Re: office 2007

  • From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 11:41:30 +0100

Hi Adrian,

There are actually potential benefits for both Braille and
large print producers.  Office 2007's default file format is
a derivative of XML.

Hence with a set of appropriate mask/map files, one can
generate both media from the same file.

Of course at the end of the day, it's still down to how well
the original files are prepared, and sadly all too few
people know how to use Styles and such like.

George.

-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adrian
Higginbotham
Sent: 10 May 2007 09:54
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: office 2007

Nothing.
There are some developments but absolutely nothing that
makes it an
essential purchase for a basic or even an intermediate user
to put this
in some context, earlier in the year we undertook research
and published
a recommendation to all UK Schools that there was no
significant benefit
in progressing to either Office 2007 or Windows Vista in the
short term,
certainly not immediate 12 months.  This being the case for
Schools it
is unlikely to be a different situation for a average home
user.

Adrian Higginbotham


Accessibility content manager

British Educational Communications and Technology Agency -
BECTA
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard
02476-416994.

Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4
7JJ=3D20


-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of TOM REID
Sent: 09 May 2007 19:41
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: office 2007

Hi Brian and anyone else who wants to comment.

What's  office 2007 got over 2003 say? What would make it
worth the
effort for a basic user specially if you had to upgrade jaws
and pay for
that upgrade?

Tom


----- Original Message -----
From: "Belinda P" <bcpfizz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 12:39 PM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: office 2007


> No one seems to have replied to this, which surprises me,
is no one at
all=3D20
> using Office 2007?
> We use Jaws version 6 and have just got a new PC with
Windows XP Home
on=3D20
> it instead of Vista, but unfortunately it has Office 2007.
I've only
had=3D20
> a very quick look at Word so far but don't like what I see
at all.
>
> Firstly the new ribbon is going to be a bit of learning
curve for most

> people - does anyone know of a way round this, a way of
getting back
to=3D20
> the old menu structure?
>
> Secondly, and more worryingly, it doesn't seem to work
with Jaws 6.
As I=3D20
> said, I've only had a quick look so far but two really
basic things
don't=3D20
> work: it doesn't read the text in Word, and it doesn't
read out the
menu=3D20
> options in Word.   Does this mean the only option is to
upgrade the=3D20
> version of Jaws?
>
> I'd be grateful for people's thoughts, thanks.
> Belinda
>
> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
>  From: Adrian Higginbotham
>  To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 11:09 AM
>  Subject: [jaws-uk] office 2007
>
>
>  all: has anyone had a go with office 2007 particularly
Outlook? I'm=3D20
> piloting it at work on a new machine and having trouble
with outlook=3D20
> especially but haven't had much opportunity to investigate
as yet so
am=3D20
> unsure whether the issues are office related or machine
set-up
related.=3D20
> Word and access to the Ribbon seem ok although I haven't
yet found all
of=3D20
> the basic features but in outlook I don't hear message
senders or
subjects=3D20
> readout in message lists, and can only hear the message
body read out
if I=3D20
> open the message, not in the preview payne.  Nor have I
worked out how
to=3D20
> switch on the folder treeview but suspect that one is much
more me
than=3D20
> anything else.
>
>  so, my questions,
>  are you using office 2007 successfully,
>  are you using outlook 2007 successfully?
>
>  if anyone can answer yes to either I might come back with
some follow
up=3D20
> questions but for now it would just be nice to know if
anyone else has

> made it work.
>
>  Adrian Higginbotham
>
>
>  Accessibility content manager
>
>  British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
- BECTA
>  Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard
02476-416994.
>
>  Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
>  BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4
7JJ
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