Hey Tom, I tried to do all your steps, but I couldn't get passed the template. I couldn't right arrow, or enter on it, so what do I do now? I have MS 2003, Jaws 8, windows XP. Patti
> Lisa, > Since I haven't seen any response to your question, I'm going to take a > stab at it. > I'm using Office 2007 with Windows XP and it works very well, so I don't > think waiting for JAWS 10 is the answer. Plus that's a ways off yet. > I had a similar problem awhile back. For some reason the Normal template > gets messed up and causes slow down problems. > The Normal template is the file Word goes to every time you choose to > start a new, blank document. > You simply need to delete the Normal template. Word will create a new > one, so you don't have to worry about losing something essential. Or if > you are concerned about this simply cut and paste the file to a > different, temporary location. It can be deleted later after you know > you do not need it. > Here's what you can do. > Open My Computer/Windows Explorer. > Go to the Local, C drive > Find the Documents and Settings folder and open it. > Then you will need to find the correct folder for your computer. There > will be folders like, Administrator All users, Default User. > On my computer I need to look under a folder called Tom, but of course > that will be different on your computer. > If you are unsure just look in each of the folders for the following > folders and search through them until you find the right one with the > normal template in it. > > The next folder you need is called Application Data > In that folder you will find another one called Microsoft > In the Microsoft folder you will find a folder called Templates > When you open this folder you will find a folder called Normal.dotm > Then you can do one of two things: > 1. Delete it > 2. Or if you want to keep it around for safety sake to restore it if need > be, you can cut and paste it to a different, temporary location. > When this is done, restart Word and see if this helps. > Blessings, > Tom > > > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello everyone, > My jaws 9 is very sluggish in Microsoft word 2007, and I don't know why. > I know that was one of the things that was supposed to be improved in > jaws 9, > but mine is very slow. When I listened to the what's new in jaws 9 Daisy > book that was one of the things that was demonstrated, and there's was > very fast. > When I read or write in Outlook Express, or the HJ Pad jaws works great, > but when I do the same thing in MS Word 2007 jaws 9 is very very slow. > Does anyone > have any ideas of what I can try to fix this, or should I just wait for > jaws 10 to come out? I thought about just waiting for the release of > jaws 10, > but I know this problem was worked on for jaws 9. Any thoughts on this > would be greatly appreciated! I'm running Jaws 9, and windows XP home > addition. > > Take care, > Lisa > > ____________________________________________________________ > Rock Solid Web Hosting. Click Here. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nBPWpPG8JT2G6oW0gyCWZI4rQIfph2iGKMciznlH8GbbrZs/ > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To post to this group, send email to > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
