Re: Accessing links through MS Word 2010

  • From: Claire Ryan <claire.ryan24@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:53:12 +0000

Hi  Gary

Thanks very much for the tip   It will certainly come in useful 

Claire

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On 15 Mar 2011, at 00:24, "Gary King" <w4wkz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Claire,
> In addition to the other methods of accessing a link in MS Word that have
> already been mentioned, you can bring up a list of links in Word just as you
> do in your favorite web browser with JAWS Key+F7.  Then press Enter on a
> link to activate it, or press Spacebar on the Move To Link Button in the 
> dialog
> to move to the part of the document where the link is located.
> 
> Gary King
> w4wkz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claire Ryan" <claire.ryan24@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "JFW Mailing List" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 5:08 AM
> Subject: Accessing links through MS Word 2010
> 
> 
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> I'm using JAWS V 11 and MS Office 2010.
>> 
>> I was wondering if there is a way for JAWS to allow me to access links
>> in a Word document? It's like the links have been embedded in the
>> document.  As I scan down blocks of text in a page, (using the arrow
>> keys), JAWS alerts me that certain phrases have links attached by
>> announcing "Link." Is there a way for me to click on each link and
>> have the internet page open up in IE? I think that if I could look at
>> the screen, I would place the mouse over the words that have a link
>> attached and the URL for the page would appear and allow me to click
>> on it. Needless to say, this does not help me here.
>> 
>> Would anyone know of a way that JAWS works to bring up the link I want?
>> 
>> I'd greatly appreciate any help.
>> 
>> All the best,
>> Claire.
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