JAWS does not handle comments in MS Word all that well, especially in Word 2007 and later (though I have not tried version 2013). I also don't use Braille; however, for what it is worth, I can sort of get by with comments if: 1. I ensure the document is in "draft" mode. To do this, press F-6 until JAWS says "Status Bar." Then, use the right arrow until you hear "draft." Press space bar if it is not already checked. Then, use F-6 to get back into the document. 2. To get a list of comments in the document, press control plus shift plus semicolon. This lets you scroll down through a kind of dialog box that lists comments. To go to any particular comment to discover its context, click OK (just to the right of the comment in the dialog box). Now, if you get inside a comment, you can get out by hitting ESCAPE (provided you are in DRAFT mode). If you are not in DRAFT mode, you might as well exit word. There is no way to get out of the comment. I realize the above is articulated in terms of speech, and not Braille. That's the best I can do. I have no idea how a Braille display works.
-----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kimber Gardner via Jfw Sent: Friday, October 24, 2014 8:05 PM To: Jason White; The Jaws for Windows support list. Subject: Re: Comments in MS-Word documents Jason, I have never attempted to view a comment using my braille display, though I suspect that what you describe is indeed the case. Jaws functionality with MS word in all aspects of review and edits and comments is spotty and requires some patience to accomplish. I do quite a bit of editing with Word so if there is anything I can do to help, feel free to contact me privately. Kimber On 10/23/14, Jason White via Jfw <[email protected]> wrote: > This is with JAWS 15, MS-Word 2007 and a document into which comments > have been inserted. > > I notice that JAWS announces the comment and speaks the comment text, > but the braille display shows only the original text (no indication of > the comment) unless I move the cursor to the exact location at which > the comment starts. > > Has anyone else on this list seen such behaviour? Is there an option > that I need to set? I checked that JAWS was configured (as it is by > default) to present comment and footnote text. > > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > -- Kimberly _______________________________________________ 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
