I just discovered this issue today while reading a document sent by a colleague.
Please note that text columns are not tables. Table navigation commands (including smart navigation) do not work with text columns. I searched the Web and found that Alt+Down-Arrow and Alt+Up-Arrow are supposed to move to the next/previous text column, respectively. Even if I used the JAWS pass-through key (Insert+3) to ensure that JAWS did not interpret these keystrokes as sentence navigation commands, they didn't work in Microsoft Word 2016 for me. I also found mention of Alt+Page-Up and Alt+Page-Down, which didn't help either. Is there a better solution than using "route JAWS to PC" to move to a neighboring column after finding the text with the JAWS cursor? Annette Carr <amca...@verizon.net> wrote: > Hello All, > > > > I have to read a MS-Word 2010 document that has been formatted with text > columns. It is driving me crazy that as I move through the document, I am > unable to follow the text. I have to gather specific information throughout > the document, so using insert Down arrow is not ideal to use right now. Are > there commands for navigating text columns? I may resort to reformatting > the document by removing the column setting. > > > > Annette > > > > 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/
