Hi Brian; I know what you posted is from a training module. The problem is that does not work for many excel 2010 users. What I posted is from a post on this list regarding an excel check book spreadsheet that Eric replied to in March 2014. It is the only way I have been able to get the result I want. As I said in my first post, if any of the other ways work, God bless you and delete my post.
Best regards, Dave David Maynard Franklin NC dmaynar...@morrisbb.net -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Brian Lee Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 4:47 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to get Jaws to announce the name of the column I am in. Ed asked specifically for column headers to be announced in Excel 2010. There are additional directions for creating row header reading or column and row header reading but the answer I wrote for column header reading is in keeping with the latest preference from Erick. The newest copy of "Excel column and row headers" presented by Erick does not suggest using the JAWS method any more. Here is what he says at the beginning of "ExcelColumn and Row Headers": "Titles created using the Define Name feature of Excel - These titles are part of the Excel file itself. This is the newest method of creating headers for column and row titles. They are created by the author or user of the workbook so that any subsequent use of the workbook does not require that you or anyone else need to define them. This uses a built-in feature in Excel and does not even require having JAWS or MAGic on the computer to create headers that automatically work for JAWS and MAGic users. The name is stored within the Excel workbook itself and is therefore independent of different versions of JAWS and MAGic. In addition, the workbook can be shared easily among different users without having to re-create the headers or transfer an ancillary JSI (JAWS Script Initialization) file along with the workbook. Titles created using JAWS Quick Settings dialog box - These titles are saved in a workbook-specific JSI file located in your personal settings folder, a separate file that is created and has to accompany the workbook everywhere it goes. If that JSI file is not present, for example when a new version of JAWS or MAGic is installed, then JAWS or MAGic will not automatically recognize any column and row headers as titles. Also, if you fail to put the JSI file in the correct folder on the computer hard drive where JAWS or MAGic can find it, headers will not read automatically. As you can imagine, the preferred method of creating titles that read automatically for all JAWS and MAGic users without having to worry about transferring a JSI file to the proper location on the computer for each workbook or for each version of JAWS and MAGic, is to use the Define Name feature of Excel. In this DAISY book we will use this newer method." Ed, try to follow the steps for having column headers read that I sent you. If you have any problem with doing it feel free to contact me. Take care. Brian Lee brianl...@charter.net -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dave Maynard Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 9:44 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to get Jaws to announce the name of the column I am in. Hi Ed; I have been watching this thread. You have been given a host of ideas. Over the last year I have tried all of them to no avail. If you have had success, God bless you. Just delete this message. If you are still trying to solve the problem, here is what Eric D. from FS posted and it works for me. >From Eric D. 1. Save the file and give it a name you wish to use. 2. Now open the newly named file in Excel and move to Column A, Row 4, (this is the intersection of the row and column headings and the next step is to inform JAWS of that). 3. Press Insert + V to get into Quick Settings of JAWS for Excel. 4. Press the letter T, and then down arrow to the item that says "Define Name Column and Row Titles Override Off". 5. Press Space Bar a couple of times so the item above is set to "On for the Current File". 6. Now down arrow a few times to the item called: "Column Titles to Row Range". Press Space and you should hear it reflect 4, since you were on row 4. 7. Now down arrow once to the item called: "Row Titles to Column Range". Press Space and you should hear it reflect A, since you were in column A. 8. Tab 3 times now to the OK button and press enter to dismiss the Dialog and you are done. Hth David Maynard Franklin NC <mailto:dmaynar...@morrisbb.net> dmaynar...@morrisbb.net -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [ <mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com> mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Pinky Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 11:35 AM To: JAWS-Users-List 2 Subject: [JAWS-Users] How to get Jaws to announce the name of the column I am in. Hi Jaws listers, I have Win 7 using Office 2010. When I am using Excel and I am down the column how can I get Jaws to announce the name of the column I am in. for example say I have the name of the column called Date and I am down the column how do I get Jaws to announce that I am in the Date column. Otherwise I have to arrow all the way to the top of the page to find out what the name of the column is then arrow back down to the row I won't to enter the date. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Ed For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: <http://www.jaws-users.com/help/> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: <http://www.jaws-users.com/help/> 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/
