Re: Jaws cannot read in MS Word

  • From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:30:47 -0400

Could your problem be that you uninstalled and then re-installed the
software?  I never uninstalled word 2,000 and it works just fine.  If this
is the problem contact Microsoft and ask them what their problem is.  Judith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Neufeld" <jerry.neufeld@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: Jaws cannot read in MS Word


> Good morning folks.
>
> While I like some of the new features in the software, Microsoft's Word
2003
> has proved a real problem for me, inadequately scripted in JFW, regardless
> of how recent the version, and coded somehow to make things difficult with
> screen reading, i.e., very slow echo and sluggish navigation at the levels
> of words, lines or paragraphs. Although I had 2003 on all of my machines,
at
> home and at the office, I have had to remove it and return to Office 2000
> where things go much better. Even there, Jaws does not handle some
everyday
> tasks very well. I have had to modify many of the scripts or write new
ones
> to get this vital software to work satisfactorily.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jerry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis Lucero" <lclucero@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 9:04 AM
> Subject: Jaws cannot read in MS Word
>
>
> > Hi List,
> > I am using XP Home, Jaws 6.1 and MS Word 2003 and when using the down
> > arrow in a document Jaws just says "blank line".  But my kids say there
is
> > something on the screen.  I do have the view set to normal and 75%. It
> > also reads during a say all.  But again not when moving around the
screen
> > with the arrow keys.  Any ideas?
> >
> > Much thanks,
> >
> > Louis
> >
> > "Luck is a product of hard work."
> > Louis A. Lucero
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