Oops, I meant to ask: How do I use JAWS on a laptop to select a column in a table from a PDF. Sorry for the confusion.
-----Original Message----- From: Anna Byrne [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 4:22 PM To: Sexton, Bruce; The Jaws for Windows support list. Subject: RE: excel 2010 monitoring cells To select a column in Excel press spacebar and control together. At 02:31 PM 6/30/2014, you wrote: >Hmm, that's something to look into. However, I do not currently own office >2013 only office 2010. I need to order a duplicate copy of the Kurzweil >CDs. Perhaps it retains the table formatting. > > Another option I found online is to paste each Colum at a time into word >and have it auto format into a table. Does anyone know how to select only a >column at once? > >-Bruce >-----Original Message----- >From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lisle, Ted >(CHFS DMS) via Jfw >Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 3:45 AM >To: Anna Byrne; The Jaws for Windows support list. >Subject: RE: excel 2010 monitoring cells > >What about 2013's PDF editing capabilities. I haven't tried that yet, as I >haven't even gotten around to installing 2013, due to other priorities. >Nonetheless, short of investing in Acrobat, it sounds like one of the better >options around, if you happen to own 2013 anyhow. > >Ted > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anna Byrne via >Jfw >Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 8:03 PM >To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >Subject: RE: excel 2010 monitoring cells > >I haven't found a way to retain .PDF tables when converting to Word. I have >tried saving, but the only option I have is save-to-text. I have tried >printing to the Freedom Import Printer, and although the text is retained >pretty well the formatting is lost. I have sent files to >[email protected], and they come back in the right order, but without >actual formatting, as .txt files. > >There are programs to convert .pdf's to Word, but I haven't seen table >retention work. ever. > when you find something, please let us all know. > >Thanks, > >Ann > >At 03:20 PM 6/29/2014, you wrote: > >Bruce, > > > >First, your message posted this time. It hasn't been posted before, so > >something went wrong the first time. > > > >Second, your message is written very clearly, for which I'm sure > >everyone thanks you. That said, in my experience, it's best to post > >each question separately. > > > >Third, in response to your specific questions, I have only two > >suggestions. Others with more experience of Excel will have more useful > >tips to offer. Note that a shorthand developed on this list is to say > >"JAWS key" instead of insert key (for a keyboard layout) and caps lock > >(for a laptop layout). > > > >On your point 1, check your verbosity level. If you have it set to > >"beginner," which I doubt, change it to "intermediate." If you have it > >at "intermediate," try "advanced" and see if that eliminates needless > >verbiage without suppressing needed information. > > > >On your point 4, I wonder if converting a PDF file to Word (assuming > >you have Word) would enable you to extract a table. I've never tried > >it, so it's a shot in the dark. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sexton, > >Bruce via Jfw > >Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 2:52 PM > >To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' > >Subject: excel 2010 monitoring cells > > > >Hello list, > > > > > > > >I am newly subscribed. I am an intermediate JAWS user. That is, I use > >it very well, but I do not script or program in any way. > > > > > > > >I sent this message previously, but am unsure if it made it to the list. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Here are my questions: > > > > > > > > > > > >1. When I hit control shift m in excel 2010 I hear the cell > >reference first, which is distracting. Is there a way to stop the cell > >reference from showing up in the list of monitored cells? > > > >2. For some reason, on my laptop, I haven't tried anywhere else, >when > >I press shift+caps+2 it doesn't do anything to set that monitored cell; > >whereas all the other numbers 1, 3, 4. do. > > > > > > > >3. Has anyone successfully used the iPhone app hippo remote or > >something like it with JAWS to read documents? Whenever I scroll or > >type with this wireless option, JAWS doesn't read even though the > >cursor is moving/typing. > > > > > > > >4. Anyone know of a way to extract tables using JAWS from PDF files > >without the expense of adobe professional? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I know these are a lot of questions, any bit of help on any of these is > >appreciated. > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > >Bruce > > > >-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > >scrubbed... > >URL: > ><http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachmen > ts/2>0140629/6ef91ac3/attachment.html> > >_______________________________________________ > >Jfw mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Jfw mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > >_______________________________________________ >Jfw mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > >_______________________________________________ >Jfw mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > >_______________________________________________ >Jfw mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com
