Well, LOL, I can certainly empathize. I was playing with the find command in my Word 2010, finding partial words and reacquainting myself about how to find formatting. Sometimes it worked beautifully, just as Adrian said. And then, for no reason known to a mere mortal, as opposed to the more highly evolved computer being on this desk, the find could not be found. Gone. And sometimes, it found 18 paragraph marks when I'd only put in five. Maybe it was trying to apologize for earlier disappearances. Rebecca
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of jyandt.mar...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2018 4:26 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Find Function in MS Word 13 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 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
