Jude,
Unfortunately, I am not aware of any screen reader that can access forms
created in MS Word.
Gary, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 09:43 AM 8/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
>I was requested to fill out a survey form that was written in word97 and am
>using the current version of jfw 3.3 for that purpose.
>The first problem I encountered was an inability to move the applications
>cursor off the survey title.
>So I use jaws cursor and track app cursor to jaws cursor to work around that
>problem.
>Next, questions appear on the form each with an initial answer.
>clicking on that answer opens up a context menu containing expected choices.
>Selecting a choice from the context menu is successful in changing the
>answer to the new choice.
>The problem is you have to move with the cursor onto what is the answer; jfw
>cannot find it for you even if insert-home-tab is used. insert-f8 also
>fails.
>A second problem comes when trying to check multiple choices for a single
>question.
>Check all that apply and you have more than one to check.
>jfw does not identify checked entries and this kind of question is the kind
>that if you move onto a choice it is checked then hitting the spacebar
>toggles the check off and on.
>Visually obvious but not obvious to jfw.
>checks appear to the left of text describing choices.
>Don't know what kind of class that is either.
>It gets very difficult to move down onto questions lower in the survey
>because jfw conttinually locks the cursor to the title.
>This cursor locking happens whether office assistant is on or off.
>
>What I'd like to know is if I can adjust settings in word and/or jfw to have
>surveys and forms work better than this or are these ongoing problems with
>word scripts?
>Also is it likely the survey was designed poorly? If the survey wasn't put
>together right,
>no amount of adjusting things with jfw and word and win98 will improve
>things.
>
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