Thanks for this, however I am not looking to create tables but text columns on the Page so it will look sort of like the newspaper. I know how to create the columns but not how to navigate between them with jobs.
Sent from my iPhone > On 18 Mar 2016, at 14:57, Adrian Spratt <adr...@adrianspratt.com> wrote: > > I'm copying instructions on how to create columns/tables in Word 2013 that > were posted on another list. I know the listers only by their first names, > otherwise I'd give them the credit they deserve. > > Press alt-n, t. > > Theresa. Press enter or space bar. Then you will find a list of different > table you can create such as 1x1, 1x2. And so on then 2x1, 2x2 and so on. The > first number refers to number of rows, the second the number of columns. For > example, 1x2, would be one row and two columns. > > George expands. There are many variations of this but here is one way. > 1. Press ALT and then arrow to the right to Insert and press space bar. > 2. Now TAB over until you hear Tables, it will be 3 or 4 TABS. > 3. Press Space Bar and it brings you into a grouping of boxes. You will be in > the top left box. JAWS will say something like "1x" which is your row number. > 4. Now ARROW down an JAWS will say "2x" then "3x" and so on. Arrow own to > 5. Now arrow to the right twice. This will give you a beginning Table 5 rows > long and 3 columns across. Press Enter. > 6. This brings you back into your Word document and you are in the upper left > cell of your new Table. > If you want to mess with the width of your columns then from here press > Applications key. > 7. Arrow down to Table Properties & press enter. > 8. You land in the Table properties TAB where you can set many parameters for > your table. > 9. ALT + U moves you to the Columns TAB and then ALT + R takes you to the Row > properties TAB. There are also TABS for Cell and All Text. > 10. In the Column TAB once an you land on Preferred width and it is checked > by default. > 11. TAB once an you land in the Spin Box to set your preferred column width. > 12. I forget the keystroke to move between TABS but you could use that to > move through the TABS as well. > This sounds a little complicated but like most things it is fairly straight > forward and gets easier the more you practice at it. Don't be afraid to > create tables modify them then dump the document and begin again until you > get just what you want. > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Adrian Spratt > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 3:29 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] text columns > > I hope this at least gets you started. To create columns in word, you create > what Word calls a table. You'll find tables in the insert tab of the ribbon. > I've just checked Word 2010, and it looks like the shortcut is alt-n, t. > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On > Behalf Of Eyþór Kamban Þrastarson > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 2:41 PM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: [JAWS-Users] text columns > > Hi > I am working with word and need to format a document with 2 news paper > columns. What is the best way to navigate text columns in word as well as > reading headers and footers in documents? B > Best > Eythor > > > 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/
