Ribbons aren't great, but I've found a plug in that really helps, works well and lets you reproduce the classic menus structure within the ribbons so its easier to use with jaws and our older knowledge of commands. http://www.addintools.com/english/menuoffice/?OVRAW=classic%20menus%20for%20 office%202007&OVKEY=microsoft%20office%202007%20toolbar&OVMTC=advanced&OVADI D=6231293012&OVKWID=79839751512 Product is Classic Menues for Office 2007 -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of michael Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 7:01 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Where have all the Key Tips gone? That ribbing in office 07 stinks it has been a problem since it came out most key commands that worked with office 03 don't work anymore. Good luck with that you may want to try open office if you don't get it working. Dr. William J. Griffiths wrote: > Hello, > > I recently installed Office Word 2007 on a Windows 7 system with a > brand new version of JAWS 11. The problem I'm encountering is that > when traversing the lower ribbon, JAWS is not reading the full path of > the Key Tips. For example, if I move to the Picture button within the > Insert tab, JAWS reads only "alt+N"; it does not read "ALT,N,P", which > is what I have become used to on a system with JAWS 8 and Office Word 2007 on a XP Pro system. > > I even installed NVDA on the system, and it reads the Key Tips just fine. > I've tried toying with JAWS verbosity settings, but with no results. > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > This may not be related, but initial letter navigation doesn't seem to > work in some tree views. Is that a consequence of Windows 7? > > Thanks, > Bill > > -- > JFW related links: > JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing > list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com > JFW List instructions: > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To > unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > Alternative archives located at: > http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx