Re: MSWord 2003 not reading characters

  • From: "donna" <dmbrown59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 21:59:51 -0400

Debbie, I've tried the detect and repair a few times, and it never prompted
me for the word cd, and it still takes forever to load.  While it's loading,
when I do insert T for the title bar, it says "installing components for
Microsoft word 2003".  Any other suggestions?  Thanks.  Donna
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debbie Scales" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: MSWord 2003 not reading characters


> Before you totally reinstall it, try a repair.
> Go to the help menu in word, and enter on detect and repair.
> It will prompt you for your Office CD, and then will do the repair.
>
> Debbie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "donna" <dmbrown59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 6:58 PM
> Subject: Re: MSWord 2003 not reading characters
>
>
> Robert and others, I too have had some trouble with MS word reading while
> editing documents.  I purchased the Word Wise 2000 book from National
> Braille Press.  That book is great!  One of the chapters discusses how
> screen clutter can interfere with JAWS in word.  It gives recommended
> settings in the various menus to get rid of some of the clutter.  When I
> made those setting changes, things were much better.  The changes are too
> numerous to mention here.  I hope this helps.
> Now I have a problem.  My computer crashed a few weeks ago.  I had to
> reinstall everything.  Now my Microsoft word takes forever to load.  Do I
> need to remove it and reinstall it, and will I be able to install it
myself.
> Does JAWS talk a person through the installation of MS word?  Thanks.
Donna
> Brown
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert McCoy" <rmccoy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 6:35 AM
> Subject: MSWord 2003 not reading characters
>
>
> > Would appreciate some help.
> >
> > When in MSWord 2003 for the most part all works fine.  However, in some
> > documents I can read line by line, but character by character reports
> > nothing.  If I hit jaws + F with PC cursor on it reports mixed fonts
mixed
> > style.  Yet, jaws cursor will read character by character and jaws + F
> > reports a specific fonts size and style.
> >
> > Is it a settings issue?
> >
> > Appreciate any assistance,
> >
> > Robert McCoy
> > 506-459-6636
> >
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