RE: check boxes in word
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 17:29:59 -0400
Hi again Tom,
one thing I should mention about protecting a Word form, just in case
you don't know this, is that you can no longer have access to any part
of the document, with the cursoring keys; you can only access the
controls.
you can still use the jaws cursor to read the screen, and this works ok
for reading the area immediately above and on the same line as the
control you happen to be on, but it means most of the document is
inaccessible to you. therefore, if you don't know how to unprotect and
protect a form, it's a real necessity to learn how to do it so that when
it's necessary, you can unprotect the form so that you can read the
document in places you otherwise just can't get to.
if you find you're unprotecting the form so that you can change the
document, then the form itself needs some redesigning, since that's the
entire point of a protected form, you aren't supposed to need access to
change anything in the document except the data which goes into the
controls.
hth,
Chip
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Chip Orange
Database Administrator
Florida Public Service Commission
Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(850) 413-6314
(Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bissett, Tom
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 4:22 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: check boxes in word
>
> Thanks chip. The form is not protected. So that would
> explain. I will have to ask my sighted colleagues what they
> do. I have just been going into the properties and changing
> the default to checked on the one I want.
>
> Regards
> Tom Bissett
> BMO Financial Group
> Technology and Operations
> Integrated Client Solutions
> Tel: (416) 549-6514
> E-Mail tom.bissett@xxxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chip Orange
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 1:59 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: check boxes in word
>
> It sounds like you have a form, which has become
> "unprotected". when a form is unprotected, then it's just a
> normal document, and the controls are not functional.
>
> you'll need to turn on the forms toolbar, and then find the
> button in this toolbar named "protect", and press it if it
> isn't pressed. that turns back on forms protection. this
> will make all the controls active again, and jaws will be
> able to tab between them.
>
> hth,
>
> Chip
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Chip Orange
> Database Administrator
> Florida Public Service Commission
>
> Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> (850) 413-6314
>
> (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and
> do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public
> Service Commission.)
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bissett, Tom
> > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:08 PM
> > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: check boxes in word
> >
> > Hi I am using jaws 10 xp pro and word 2003.
> > I have a word document with several check boxes. Jaws does
> not seem
> > to recognize that there is a field there or the status of the
> > checkbox.
> > In previous versions of jaws I could locate the check box
> and I could
> > use the properties to change the default to the check
> status I wanted.
> > with jaws 10 I can't even locate the field.
> > Does any one have any experience with this?
> > Regards
> >
> >
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