Thanks Adrian; as well as Dave and Rebecca. I will follow the instructions
for using the JAWS find, as my MS Word find has taken an apparent indefinite
vacation. But I am really curious as to why it stopped working to begin
with; as it had worked perfectly before.
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Spratt
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 12:41 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Find Function in MS Word 13
Hi, Jerry.
Dave and Rebecca have posted the JAWS alternative that works fine in most
instances. However, the MS find function can be helpful in other ways, so
I'd like to try to suggest what may be going wrong for you.
With JAWS find (JAWS key+control+f), you can only search for whole words. So
if you remembered the word you wanted was a verb such as "talk," but not
whether it was talked, talking, etc., you'd have to search over and over
until you landed on the place you were searching for. MS find isn't limited
to words; you can also search for partial words, etc.
Another nice feature of the MS search function is that it will tell you how
many instances of your search string appear in the document, and also which
one you're focused on. JAWS find does none of that.
Finally, with MS find you can search for paragraph breaks, tabs and other
useful targets. Again, you can't do any of this with JAWS find.
In my experience, the first time I open an MS find, nothing happens. I press
control-f, type in my search string, then press enter. Nothing. However, I
then press control-f again and JAWS verbalizes the search string I just
typed. Now I press enter, and I'm taken to the first instance of that
string.
Here, take care to listen on pressing that enter key. You will be given the
context, such as the entire line where the result appears. You'll also be
told to click on "Next" for the next instance. If you've arrived where you
want to be, press escape to exit the find function. If you're looking for a
different instance, press the spacebar.
If you move on to the next instance, you're now told the number of examples
of this string in the document and which of those instances you're focused
on, as well as the current context.
The MS find function isn't completely consistent. For example, sometimes it
commences a search the first time I do the find command, sometimes not. It
took me some getting used to, and like Rebecca and Dave, I most often use
JAWS find. but learning how to work with MS find was well worth the trouble.
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List <jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com> On Behalf Of
jyandt.mar...@comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 11:53 AM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Find Function in MS Word 13
Morning all.
I have a curious problem regarding MS Word 2013. For some strange reason, I
cannot seem to get the Control F (find) function to work. I can go through
the ribbons and get to the function that way, but it will not work either.
Has anyone ever come across this problem as well, and if so, what was the
remedy? Using JAWS 2018 and Windows 10 on a Dell laptop. Thanks in advance.
Jerry
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