Re: Jaws 6 not focusing on Word 2003 thesaurus
- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:40:10 -0800
Hi Francis,
well, if they're trying to drive us crazy,they succeededin my case. I've
experimented with this new thesaurus and decided that what's supposedly so
nifty about it is that the design allows them to offer a web of putatively
related links to other searches or services. To which I say, good for them.
All I wanted was a thesaurus function like the old one, with words leading
to other words and nuances until I found what suited my needs of the moment.
Not some kind of mini Web portal or whatever this wicked thing is. A friend
is coming by later in the week to install Word 2000 for me so I can stop
having to go to thesaurus.com. I read through the help files for the
thesaurus function and couldn't figure out at all how to use it and activate
its controls or anything, and since there seem to be no instructions
anywhere for screen reader use, I don't need the hassle.
Thanks for your sympathy. Maybe someday someone will write some
instructions for blind use of the feature, explaining much that's probably
immediately apparent to a sighted user about the function. but until then,
no thanks.
Daniel
blind instructions when I needle w so that other
----- Original Message -----
From: "Francis Daniels" <fdaniels@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: Jaws 6 not focusing on Word 2003 thesaurus
> Hi Daniel,
>
> The Startup Task Pane is used to see what document you want to open or if
> you want to start a new document. That's why it's called the Startup Task
> Pane. The "Task Pane in Startup" option is disabled by going to Tools and
> then Options. Make sure you are in the View page tab. The first check
> box
> in the View page tab is Startup Task Pane, and is normally checked. To
> turn
> it off when you start Word, make sure this check box is not checked.
>
> However, when you are opening a template or searching the Thesaurus, a
> task
> pane turns on in the same spot where the Startup Task Pane shows. It will
> come on even if you have the Startup Task Pane disabled. You can turn it
> off, or even turn it on, with Control F1. You move between it and your
> document with F6. I don't know why they came up with this thing, except
> perhaps to drive us crazy.
>
> Francis
>
>
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