Hi Elaine,
I have just been playing with this and here is what I discovered.
First, you can get to headers and Footers through the View menu instead of
the File menu, I don't know what difference this makes.
Now as for those Left, Center and Right edit boxes, you can type directly
into them if you want. Jaws doesn't really read your typing correctly but
you can see it with routing Jaws to PC and moving about.
You can actually select the buttons but you will have to experiment a
little. For example I discovered that ALT-D when you are on one of those
edit boxes will place the date marker in it. ALT-A drops the TAB marker what
ever that is. ALT-E drops the FILE marker which I assume places the filename
into that section.
I don't have a pair of eyes around here just now to verify how that actually
sets up but it looks to me like that is the way to do it.
Hope this is helpful.
Dale leavens.
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From: "Elaine" <elaine.d...@gmail.com>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 3:28 PM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Excel 2003 and jaws
Hi Folks
I'm using jaws Version 8 professional with windows xp with office 2003.
can any one help with a strange problem with creating headers and footers
in Excel?
this is for my college course and I'm not sure if there is a way round
this problem.
I am told to create headers and footers, go to file, page setup, go to the
page tab, go to customise.
admitted it's not helping as most of the time I'm told to use a mouse.
now, this is where I'm feeling frustrated as, once you land in this
section you have three edit boxes, left, centre, right. this determines
where the header or footer is on the page.
ok, I understand edit boxes, you type in what you want, right? well...to
add to frustration, the book asks for the date to be inserted in the left
box, a file name in the centre box and tab in the right.
these items are all buttons on the screen, the pc cursor will read them.
but, I cant select the buttons such as date, time, file name etc that are
further on after the above boxes, left centre and right.
does any one know how this can be done with jaws?
I cant select the buttons because the cursor moves from the left, centre
or right edit boxes.
hopefully I've explained this problem *smiles*
all I need to do is put text in to the headers but cant find a way round
this.
I tried leaving the jaws cursor in the edit box and tab over with the pc
cursor, but that moved the focus.
I've tried the other way round, to leave the pc cursor in the edit field
then switch to jaws cursor but jaws then cant see the buttons.
I feel there must be a way round this problem but what it is, I've no
clues.
thanks
Elaine
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