Re: Accessible Desktop Calendars with Alarms?
- From: "Farfar Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:47:25 -0700
Ed,
That's why I asked. The items you mention tabbing to, such as the reminders do
not show up in the appointment dialog in 2007. They are accessed separately via
the wonderful ribbon.
However most of what you described was right on point.
Dave
Created in the Audio Recording and Mixing Studios, San Jose, California
----- Original Message -----
From: Marquette, Ed
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 11:33
Subject: RE: Accessible Desktop Calendars with Alarms?
Yes. My post works for Outlook XP, Outlook 2003, and possibly (since my
methods use hotkeys and not menus) Outlook 2007 and 2010 (though I don't yet
have either 2007 or 2010).
Moreover, this is the real Outlook, not Outlook express.
I heard a podcast about a pretty decent desktop/Internet-based
calendar/reminder/to-do product called Remember the Milk.
Strange name, but the podcast demonstrated it using a screen reader, though I
don't remember whether it was JAWS or Window-Eyes, though I think the former.
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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Farfar Carlson
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 1:24 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Accessible Desktop Calendars with Alarms?
Ed,
Just to be clear, you are talking about Outlook 2003, correct?
Dave
Created in the Audio Recording and Mixing Studios, San Jose, California
----- Original Message -----
From: Marquette, Ed
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 09:21
Subject: RE: Accessible Desktop Calendars with Alarms?
Bob:
I know you addressed this to Sue, but having just entered an appointment
in Outlook, I thought I'd answer.
From pretty much anywhere in Outlook (other than inside a message, task,
appointment, or the like), just press control-shift-A. "A" is logical since it
is an "appointment" you are creating.
You will be asked for Subject and Location. Those are the first two edit
boxes. There is a combo box that follows, but I always skip it.
Then comes the start date. The present date will come up as a default.
Just edit the date and hit tab.
The next field is the start time. Mine is set to jump by half hour
increments. So, arrow up and down until you have the start time. If the time
is an odd one, e.g., 11:45 instead of 11:30, just edit. Be sure to indicate A
M or P M. You can freely edit these fields.
Tab again and you will hit the end date. Unless the appointment runs for
several days, just hit tab because this field should have the same date as the
start date.
Hit tab again, and you are in the edit field for "end time." You can
edit this just like the start time. Mine defaults to duration of half hour.
So, if I have a meeting starting at 11:30, the default end time will be 12:00.
Again, edit up and down to increase or decrease the end time. Again, be
sure to check the AM/PM.
There are some other fields that are not important. Just tab until you
come to "reminder." Mine is turned on by default. If it isn't, check it to
turn it on. Tab again to get the advance time. Mine is set, by default, to
remind me 15 minutes in advance of the appointment. This too is an edit field.
Use up and down arrows to increase or reduce the reminder time by Outlook's
set increments, or just type in the amount of time for a reminder. You can
edit the reminder "sound," but I just use the default.
For me, there is only one other useful field, and that is "Notes."
Keep tabbing until you come to "Notes." It is a free form edit box.
Type anything you want in the way of reminders, e.g., be sure to bring the
Smith trademark files or Don't forget to ask about Pete's daughter who is a
freshman at Yale.
Type in anything you like.
Then, press Control plus S to save and Escape to leave the appointment.
To reach the calendar to review it, press Control plus 2 from just about
anywhere in Outlook.
There are alternative ways to do the above. The above works for me.
Hope it is useful for you.
the
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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Onward Bob
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 10:40 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Accessible Desktop Calendars with Alarms?
Sue, how do you do this using outlook? Thanks for any help...Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Sue B
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 4:10 AM
Subject: Re: Accessible Desktop Calendars with Alarms?
Samara,
Many people use MS Outlook for such tasks. Have you already tried
that?
Sue B.
On 9/27/2010 11:53 PM, Samara Raine wrote:
Hey guys. I was wondering if there was a program that was
accessible with jaws and was a calendar. A calendar where I could store
birthdays and events, scheduled tasks and such, and that had an alarm that I
could set to go off when these birthdays or tasks came up. Anything?
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