There's an edit comment button. Ididn't try editing, though. I just built a six-foot snowman instead. The snow is absolutely perfect for packing today!!
Yeah, I know. Has nothing to do with Word. Snow is a four-letter word, right? Does that count? (lol) At 02:38 PM 2/6/2008, you wrote: >Ann, OK, found that. The reviewing toolbar was already checked- perhaps >that happens automatically when someone adds comments? I could get to the >comments using the next or previous buttons, but it took a few more >keystrokes than using Steve's method of alt-shift-'. After activating one >of these buttons, I could pull up a context menu to delete the comment but >not to edit it. Thank you for the additional method of access and >information. > >Cher > > so it > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ann byrne >Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 6:19 PM >To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] reading comments in Word XP > > >How about the reviewing toolbar? Check it under view, then press >alt, then control-tab till you get to it. There are all kinds of >comment buttons. > At 04:39 PM 2/5/2008, you wrote: > > >Yes, that works great for XP also. Embedded reply follows: > > > >In Word 2003, if I get the list of comments up and press Enter on one, > >my focus goes to the start of a word. *Yes, that works great, and the > >edit and delete options are available from the context menu right where > >I land. > > > >The comment signifier follows that word, preceding any punctuation. > >*Since you said that, I tried the alt-shift-' keystroke and it worked > >It seems like I have to make the list first, use it to move to the > >comment, and then things work- anywhere within the commented text. I > >still have one stubborn comment which can't be located with the > >alt-shift-' keystroke, but the others all worked. > > > >Like you, I can't get the PC cursor directly onto that comment > >signifier, but at any point in the word preceding the comment > >signifier, I can press Applications key and get a menu which includes > >Edit Comment and Delete Comment. If I choose Edit Comment, my focus > >jumps to the comment pane at the bottom of the screen; when I've > >finished editing it I can either press F6 to move to the document, > >leaving the comment pane on screen, or I can press Alt + Shift + C to > >close the comment pane and move to the document. *That one keystroke > >doesn't work for me, but escape does work. > > > >Is that any use to you? > >* Absolutely, yes! Thanks so much for taking the time and effort to > >reply. It is pretty cool that it actually works! > > > >Cher > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don and > >Cher Bosch > >Sent: 04 February 2008 19:39 > >To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > >Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] reading comments in Word XP > > > >Steve, I can't locate anything at the cursor position where I hear JAWS > >say "has comment". I hear it between two sentences, but moving the > >cursor to each space and to the first letter of the next sentence > >yields nothing. I do see however, that the JAWS cursor picks up the > >comment and places parts of it at the end of the next several lines of > >text. The second command makes a nice little list, so I'm just > >wondering if I'm missing something about making the first one work. > >Thanks so very much for helping out on this. > > > >Cher > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Griffiths, > >Steve > >Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 11:47 AM > >To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > >Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] reading comments in Word XP > > > > > >Cher, > > > >Announce Comment > > ALT+SHIFT+APOSTROPHE > > > >List comments > > CTRL+SHIFT+APOSTROPHE > > > >Steve > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don and > >Cher Bosch > >Sent: 04 February 2008 16:33 > >To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > >Subject: [JAWS-Users] reading comments in Word XP > > > >Hi List! > > > >JAWS reads 'comment' when moving through the text, but I have been > >unable to locate how to read the text of the comment. 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