Maria, this is an incredibly helpful answer. Thank you for taking the time and making the effort.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Maria Kristic Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 1:03 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Questions relating to an upgrade from Office 2010 to Office 2016 1. Yes, absolutely! I have been using Office 2016 since its release with JAWS 17 and now 18. VFO/FS has done webinars using Office 2016 as well, so yes, it is officially supported. 2. Yes, there are differences, but I don't think they will be too difficult to get used to. I upgraded from 2010 to 2013 to 2016, so I cannot be too specific because I do not remember much about the 2010 layout. Some items in the ribbon have been rearranged, and there are times when contextual ribbon tabs will appear once you have entered or selected areas where they are relevant (i.e., entering a table or chart, in the Instant Search edit field in Outlook, etc.) Especially for items I don't use frequently, I like to use the Tell Me feature found throughout Office 2016 to find items rather than searching through the ribbon (ALT+Q, type what you are looking for, DOWN ARROW to and select from the search results). Some ribbon shortcuts have changed. You will find that there are more instances in which activating a function causes a pane to open rather than a dialog; if it seems like nothing happened after you activate something, F6/SHIFT+F6 around to see if a relevant pane has opened. T here are new features (new chart types in Excel, the Resume Reading feature in Word which will return you to your last place if you activate the Resume Reading button within the few seconds that it appears upon opening the document, Outlook Attach a File option initially displays recent files you worked on, tighter integration with online services, etc.) 3. I really cannot say for sure on this one because of my upgrade path...I believe I was asked to uninstall my previous version of Office before installing the new one... Good luck! Regards, Maria -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 5:30 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] Questions relating to an upgrade from Office 2010 to Office 2016 Hi. Jim's posts this afternoon have me hankering to upgrade to 2016. I'm really hoping, though, that the upgrade will eliminate an annoying problem FS, this list and I have been unable to solve concerning the clipboard interfering with JAWS in Outlook. So, my questions: Does anyone know if FS/VFO has announced they officially support Office 2016 now? The recent JAWS 18 upgrade notes suggests they do. I also have a call into FS about this. Second, are there big differences between 2010 and 2016, especially in the ribbon? (I don't use the JAWS virtual ribbon.) Third, when I upgrade, will my 2010 settings be retained? How about my JAWS settings for Office? As you might guess, I'm hoping for the least possible time-consuming transition. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
