Yes, that would be great if you could understand what the voice was saying. To me, all I need is to hear, “Comment” and then I know that the text being read is a comment. When the voice changes to Rocko, it speeds up and I cannot understand what it says.
Thanks, Russell > On May 14, 2015, at 1:20 PM, Michal Nowicki via Jfw <[email protected]> > wrote: > > There may be, but why do you want to do this? To me, it makes perfect sense > that JAWS reads comments in a different voice, as it makes it easier to > distinguish them from the body of the main text. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Russell > Solowoniuk via Jfw > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 11:53 AM > To: The Jaws for Windows support list. > Cc: Russell Solowoniuk > Subject: Re: Track changes in Word 2007/2013 > > Hi again, > > I have one more question regarding track changes. When I arrow through > my document, and come to a line that has a comment, the Jaws voice > changes to Rocko when reading the comment. Is there a way to prevent > the Jaws voice from changing when it reads a comment? > > Thanks, > > Russell > > On 5/14/15, Russell Solowoniuk <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Ed, >> >> Thanks so much! You saved me a lot of time combing through the archives. >> >> You guys are great! >> >> Russell >> >> On 5/13/15, Ed Marquette via Jfw <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Russell: >>> I just reviewed Paul's very thorough tips on using track changes in Word. >>> I >>> think I was in that thread with Paul, and I cannot think of a thing he >>> left >>> out. >>> You should know that turning on the quick access keys with JAWS key plus >>> z >>> is pretty much useless in large documents. So, don't rely on that. >>> Also, don't rely on JAWS to give you the colors of the added and deleted >>> text. In the end, that's not all that important because the colors >>> depend >>> on everyone's computer. So a deletion that is in red on your computer >>> may >>> be green on someone else's computer. >>> In the verbosity settings, turning on "count" is crucial. That way >>> you'll >>> know if there has been a change in a line if you are reading by line. >>> This >>> is not too reliable if you are jumping by paragraph. JAWS won't always >>> tell >>> you when an entire paragraph has been deleted if you are jumping through >>> a >>> document with control plus down arrow. >>> Paul is also right about sighted users having some of the same problems, >>> especially in identifying who made what changes. JAWS will actually >>> announce the names. Sighted users have to jump through way more hoops to >>> figure out who made what change -- particularly when there have been 4 or >>> 5 >>> people editing a document. >>> Good luck. >>> Ps >>> As frustrating as JAWS is on track changes, the other screen readers >>> either >>> don't attempt to follow track changes or do so crudely. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Russell >>> Solowoniuk via Jfw >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 10:53 PM >>> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >>> Cc: Russell Solowoniuk >>> Subject: Re: Track changes in Word 2007/2013 >>> >>> Hi Kimber, >>> >>> Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions… very helpful. You and >>> Paul suggest the same trick of using the Quick Access toolbar… a great >>> idea. >>> >>> Take care, >>> >>> Russell >>>> On May 13, 2015, at 1:26 PM, Kimber Gardner via Jfw >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Track changes are, quite honestly, a pain in the butt with any version >>>> of jaws. It can be done, but you will need patience and perseverance. >>>> >>>> Now having said that, what I've done is place accept and reject >>>> changes on the quick access toolbar so I can use control key >>>> combinations to perform these functions. The whole operation is still >>>> a bit clunky, and there are times when you will need to use your jaws >>>> functions to list revisions and the like. But it can be done. >>>> >>>> Kimber >>>> >>>> On 5/12/15, Russell Solowoniuk via Jfw <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>> >>>>> What is the most efficient way to use track changes in MS Word 2013 >>>>> or >>>>> 2007 using Jaws 16? It seems a little tedious to bring up a list of >>>>> revisions with shift + Insert + R and then work through all the >>>>> listed insertions and deletions one by one, especially in a long >>>>> document. Is there a way to accept or reject a change and then jump >>>>> directly to the next revision and so on without having to bring up the >>>>> list again? >>>>> >>>>> Any suggestions for using track changes more efficiently would be >>>>> greatly appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks all. >>>>> >>>>> Russell >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Russell Solowoniuk >>>>> tel: 473-5819 >>>>> e-mail: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Jfw mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >>> >> >> >> -- >> Russell Solowoniuk >> tel: 473-5819 >> e-mail: [email protected] >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
