Hi, Takis, and let me join in welcoming you to the list. I'm not sure these three ideas will help, and they won't solve all the problems you're experiencing, but I don't find them in either your query or Steve's suggestion. I can't be sure which, if any, will apply to Word 2007, but I think they do.
To read a footnote, place focus at that footnote and press shift-alt-e. To exit a footnote and return to text, press the pass-through key combo (JAWS key+3 on the number row above the letters), then shift-alt-c. To review footnotes already inserted into a document, press Insert+Z to turn quick keys on. Then press o to move through the footnotes document. By the way, be sure to check the options in the JAWS key+v JAWS quick settings. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Panagiotis Antonopoulos Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2017 10:20 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] difficulty in working with footnotes in word 2007 Greetings to all, I face a lot of dicciulty recently, when I work on a document, (writing it or reading it in Braille) when I want to insert a footnote. Using Windows 10 creator, Jaws 18, Word 2007 and an Active Braille display. In the past I was able to create a footnote by using contrl-alt-f. The note would appear and I could type my text viewing it. When I was done, by arroing once to the right, I was able to go back to my document, see the note's number and continue typing my document. When reading notes, I always used to hit a cursor routing button just above the number, and a sort of preview would and still appears, which permitted me to read most of the notes, but if these were too long, I could use alt-v, f and land on that note which I could read in its entirety. By toggling the same command, I was back on my reading document. This is no longer feasible. I have jaws set to read the entire note, which it does orally, but I really want to follow it in Braille, since these include a lot of bibli ographical data in various languages, (I have installed six vocaliser voices), and Mr. jaws does not always get the language right. I mentioned this problem of mine to another list I participate, and a fellow member sent a reply, which unfortunately, did not work, and which I will paste at the end of this message. Now, I must say that when I type alt-contrl-f to get to a footnote, jaws is crushing which means I can only type blindly, as no Braille appears either, and I have to restore it with the known shortcut alt-f-j. It lands on jaws menus and by escape I am back on desktop and I need to alt-tab to get to the note. At that time I can see the note's text with highlighting, but arrowing to the right will not automatically do something, unless I do a contr-home for the beginning of document, and a contrl-end to get back to where I was, in which case it may eventually work. I am pasting the kind reply I got which proved vain, so, if anyone has had a similar problem or knows for a better solution, I would be most grateful to hear from you. K indest Regards, Takis Hi Takis, I've got Word 2016 and Windows 7 so I don't know if the following will help at all, but it gives you some things you can try! The way footnotes appear depend on which view I use. In Print view I can press Alt + Ctrl + F to start a footnote. From within the footnote, I can press the applications key or Shift + F10 and choose Go To Footnote to return to the document text. The footnote pane appears at the bottom of each page, and JAWS indicates this when I read with DownArrow or Say All, although in neither case does it actually read the footnotes unless I navigate by word while focus is in the footnote pane. In Draft view I press Alt + Ctrl + F to start a footnote, as before, but then I use F6 to return to the document text. Once there is at least one footnote, I can press Shift + F6 to move to the footnote pane at any time, and F6 to return to the document. JAWS should announce which view is in effect. I can press Alt + Ctrl + P to force print view, and Alt + Ctrl + N to force Draft view, which used to be called Normal view. Does that get you any further? Steve 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/
