Let me just assure you that Office 2007 is a good upgrade. It has a learning curve because MS has switched to ribbon menus rather than the pull down menus, but give yourself a little time to explore, and you will find this system works well, and JAWS works well with it. Blessings, Tom
> Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:10:46 -0600 > From: "Jean Menzies" <jemenz...@shaw.ca> > To: "Jaws Users List" <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Subject: [JAWS-Users] laptops and OS > Message-ID: <3257e2e447514c4d9ee961e219e00...@office> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello all, > > I don't have time to read many messages, so apologize if this has > been covered or is of common knowledge. > > I am in the market for a laptop computer. I've never owned a laptop > and don't know what to look for or avoid as a blind user. I will > have to upgrade Jaws as I'm back on version 8. I'm thinking that most > laptops now are sold with Windows 2007 operating system. How does > Jaws work with that? Of course, it would be whatever current version > Jaws is at, version 11 I think. Also, I would then have to make the > leap to Office 2007 from Office 2003. I may have to use Office 2007 > including PowerPoint, Excel, IE, and Word in school next fall. I'll > know that for sure later this week, but I would expect that they > will not be using my favourite 2003 stuff. > > Anyway, any pointers on upgrading would be appreciated. > > Thanks. > > Jean > > "Hear no ____________________________________________________________ Be a Photographer 2010 is the year to enroll in a Photography Training Program. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4bb0abfa61959c64m01vuc For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
