JFW 12.0.1158 FAQ for Excel
- From: "Farfar Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:13:46 -0700
I alluded to an FAQ I received from FS. I haven't tried this yet, but if you
have a problem with Excel (like it doesn't even work, or some of the key
commands don't work) perhaps reading this treatise will help you. I may just
wait a while to see what happens.
The following FAQ has been posted to the Freedom Scientific web site:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_support/BulletinView.asp?QC=1433
Bulletin Type: FAQ
Bulletin Number: 60798
Date Posted: 4/20/2011
Product Name: JAWS
Version: 12.0 plus
Category: Excel
Question:
How can I get my older customized dictionary settings, frames, or
labeled graphics to work in Excel with JAWS 12.0 Update 1 or later?
Answer:
Excel support has been redesigned for a more responsive and accurate
experience. This redesign will affect customized Excel settings files
created with versions of JAWS prior to 12.0. Update 1 (v. 12.0.1183,
released April 2011). These changes affect the customized settings files
for Excel 2003 or later. If you have customized a few Excel settings,
you can re-create those customizations manually. However, if you have a
large number of customizations, don't remember them all, or someone else
generated them for you, you can re-label them for use with JAWS 12.0
Update 1 and later. The following instructions are for use with Excel
customized-settings such as configuration files created by the Settings
Center (JCF), structured Braille files created by the Settings Center
(JBS), dictionary entries created through Dictionary Manager (JDF),
special frames for Excel (JFF), or labeled graphics (JGF):
Open the Start Menu and navigate to: All Programs/JAWS12.0/Explore
JAWS/Explore My Settings.
Rename the files Microsoft Excel.jbs, Microsoft Excel.jcf, Microsoft
Excel.jdf, Microsoft Excel.jgf, and Microsoft Excel.jff to excel.jbs,
excel.jcf, excel.jdf, excel.jgf, and excel.jff respectively. If the old
file name included the version of Excel, such as Microsoft excel
2007.jdf, the version part is no longer required. Such a file should be
renamed simply excel.jdf.
Notes:
If you are using Excel XP or earlier, you do not need to rename your
customized Excel files.
The files referred to here do not include any JSI files for Excel from
your PersonalizedSettings folder. If you have customized script files
that utilized the JSS files prior to installing 12.0 Update 1, or if you
have customized JSI files for Excel in your PersonalizedSettings folder,
do not make the changes described in this article. It is also not
recommended that you rename JKM files in the manner described here.
Please contact Freedom Scientific Technical Support for more
information.
727-803-8600.
Dave
Composed on a Dell Latitude 630 in the general vicinity of my Audio
Recording and Mixing Studios, San Francisco Bay Area.
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