Hi Mr. Ed, The drop down list we are discussing references the drop down lists you can set up in cells with in your spreadsheet. They allow for consistent and faster entry of data.
Personally, I do not like the Virtual Ribbon. It causes confusion with the Help Desk at work, and when I am working with co-workers and family members. I felt that it was worth investing the time to learn the MS Ribbon system when I moved to Office 2007, and I do not regret it. Annette -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Ed Sent: Friday, December 23, 2016 11:06 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Excel Hi Annette, Do you have Virtual ribbons in menus check in the jaws wizard. By having this check it will allow you to use the alt key to get to the menus and then you can arrow across and then arrow down the list in the menus. To check and see if you have this checked go to the help menu in Jaws then to the wizard. I think it is about the third or fourth page where you will find the box to check virtual ribbon on in menus. Give this a try and see if this helps your issue. Mr. Ed -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Annette Carr Sent: Friday, December 23, 2016 6:33 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Excel Hi, The problem of JAWS not reading the items in an Excel spreadsheet drop down list has been a long-standing intermittent problem for me. I use Excel on 2 different computers and it happens on one more than the other. I am using Windows7 on both machines, and JAWS versions 16 and 17 on both machines. Sometimes JAWS will only announce the current item that is selected when you open the list and nothing else. Other times nothing is read from the list. Although I have never found a fix, you can try the following: Make sure the window is maximized. Use Insert+Escape to refresh the screen. Alt+Tab away from Excel and then go back. Close Excel and re-open it. If you know the contents of the list, you should be able to start typing your selection and Excel should complete it for you. Pressing enter will select it. Be aware, sometimes this technique works intermittently. If you find a fix, please post. HTH, Annette -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Adam Ferguson Sent: Friday, December 23, 2016 7:07 AM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] Excel Hi all. I have another Excel question. How can I select items from a drop-down list in Excel? When I am attempting to do this JAWS is not giving me any feedback whatsoever. Many thanks, Adam. -- Adam Ferguson Tel: 01942 674931 Mobile: 07803 594185 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/
