Re: [Blind-Computing] Mission Accomplished - Template is Fixed to bethe same on all Word 2010 Documents

2012-09-07 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi, With the amount of effort put into helping you, why has it not crossed your mind to tell everyone else how you did it? The more you help others, the higher the likelihood they will help you again. LS - Original Message - From: Liuda Balcius balciu...@gmail.com To:

Re: [Blind-Computing] Getting settings to stick in Word2010Documents

2012-09-06 Thread Lauren Simmons
Don't forget that control shift comma decreases the size of the font. You can of course select certain text and use these hot keys to increase or decrease the size of the font in the same way for the selected text while leaving the rest of the document alone. In fact, ran a quick search, and

Re: [Blind-Computing] Window's 7 Sounds

2012-09-05 Thread Lauren Simmons
HI David, In Windows7 go to run and type the following: sndvol. As you tab along, you will come across various sliders: Jaws or system sounds etc. simply press left and right arrow keys as well as page up and page down, and you will find yourself raising or lowering sounds. Once you have made

Re: [Blind-Computing] Window's 7 Sounds

2012-09-05 Thread Lauren Simmons
: Lauren Simmons simmonslaure...@gmail.com To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Window's 7 Sounds HI David, In Windows7 go to run and type the following: sndvol. As you tab along, you will come across various sliders: Jaws

Re: [Blind-Computing] losing a dll file

2012-09-04 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi, Not only that ,but Super AntiSpyware is not a good real time malware detector at all. Get yourself a copy of Malwarebytes Pro. LS - Original Message - From: John Carvalho n1...@verizon.net To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 9:13 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [Blind-Computing] another shortcut?

2012-09-02 Thread Lauren Simmons
HI, Yes, a lister (I'm sorry I forgot your name) posted this last night. He conveyed that after having selected the cells of interest, one can press the jaws command to read the bottom line of the active window (insert + pageDown). This command will tell you how many cells have been selected,

Re: [Blind-Computing] checking margins

2012-09-02 Thread Lauren Simmons
HI Cliff, In Office 2007 within MS Word, to check your current page margins if you're using jaws, press insert + alt and listen closely. Is this what you wanted? To modify page margins in Word Office 2007: 1. Launch MS Word. 2. Press alt key to access the ribbon. 3. Right arrow to Page Layout

Re: [Blind-Computing] help neededCan't unzip files and folders usingpre-installed WINDOWS COMPRESSED (ZIPPED) FOLDER

2012-09-02 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi, Would be nice to know the exact problem and exact solution in the event someone else has a similar problem. LS - Original Message - From: bryeghtsta...@aol.com To: BLIND COMPUTING blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 4:04 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing]

Re: [Blind-Computing] adding amounts in cell columns

2012-09-01 Thread Lauren Simmons
HI, Quick step by step open a blank worksheet type 1 2 3 4 5 in first 5 cells of the first column. Place focus on the cell beneath 5. Press Alt + = then press enter. Your answer will be 6. This works vertically and horizontally. LS - Original Message - From: Trish pzoell...@tx.rr.com

Re: [Blind-Computing] adding amounts in cell columns

2012-09-01 Thread Lauren Simmons
, 2012 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] adding amounts in cell columns yeah, isn't that what I said? lol - Original Message - From: Lauren Simmons simmonslaure...@gmail.com To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 4:06 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing

Re: [Blind-Computing] win7 and winamp

2012-08-31 Thread Lauren Simmons
HI Lois, Lauren writing off list from BlindTech. Regarding playing MP3 files in Winamp, try this: 1. Highlight the MP3 file. 2. press the Windows context menu key or press shift f10 then down arrow to Open with and either press enter or press right arrow. 3. Up arrow to Choose default

Re: [Blind-Computing] win7 and winamp

2012-08-31 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi Lois, You're not being fair to windows 7. (Smile). Your probablem really doesn't have anything to do with windows 7; you have a Winamp and user problem. I'm only taking the time to make this comment because comments like this give XP users a bad impression of what Win7 is like. I've

Re: [Blind-Computing] win7 and winamp

2012-08-31 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi Lois, What you should really try is reading the jaws help topic on how to configure Winamp to play nice with Jaws. If Jaws is indeed the screenreader you are using, this information will almost 100% guaranteed you can run Winamp problem free. At some point you will have the opportunity to

Re: [Blind-Computing] win7 and winamp

2012-08-31 Thread Lauren Simmons
Lois, this information you want is also within the Jaws help topic for Winamp. Getting Winamp to work in the ways you followed worked, but the changes you made may also present problems for other Windows apps. i time, you will have forgotten the general changes made to windows and will not

Re: [Blind-Computing] AVG and Jaws

2012-08-29 Thread Lauren Simmons
HI Niahmh, On 8/29/12, Niamh niam.mcke...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all I fell victim to a horrible worm, something which sounded like MS Anti Virus Platinum. My computer was out for days and it took an engineer to remove it and clean up the computer. He recommended AVG as my program. I had

Re: [Blind-Computing] AVG and Jaws

2012-08-29 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi Niamh, Firstly, sorry about my previous empty message. Human error. (Smile). In all likelihood, while using Internet Explorer or other browser, you probably clicked or pressed enter on a warning message telling you that certain worms or viruses had been discovered on your computer and that

Re: [Blind-Computing] Users on a Win 7 Network

2012-08-27 Thread Lauren Simmons
HI Alan, When you right-click on a file and press enter on Sharing, is None the actual option presented? After taking a second look is the actual item Nobody? One would choose Nobody if the owner of the computer doesn't want the folder to be shared. I understand this is not your goal, but I'm

Re: [Blind-Computing] Fw: CPU Beep

2012-08-25 Thread Lauren Simmons
HI all, I don't hear beep codes on my custom desktop either. I don't know if its because the speaker is faulty, the wire was never connected, or my motherboard simply doesn't support such a feature. Either way, I don't seem to need them, and when I had my Dell I never knew what they meant

Re: [Blind-Computing] the image for windows program

2012-08-20 Thread Lauren Simmons
did read the manual quite some time ago. David Ferrin Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind, and the ones that mind don't matter. -Original Message- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Lauren

Re: [Blind-Computing] the image for windows program

2012-08-20 Thread Lauren Simmons
Ferrin Compromise is never good if it means sacrificing a principle. - Original Message - From: Lauren Simmons simmonslaure...@gmail.com To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 7:29 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] the image for windows program Sorry David, I

Re: [Blind-Computing] the image for windows program

2012-08-19 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi David, The person wanting to use this utility should really consider reading the manual, or at least the help files. There is also great how-to info and how-to videos on the Terabyte website. We're talking about making an image to protect your important information, why not learn as much as

Re: [Blind-Computing] You-Tube-Converter

2012-08-18 Thread Lauren Simmons
So why not not just install the Free YouTube to MP3 app. http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/products/dvd/Free-YouTube-to-MP3-Converter.htm This works on Windows7 Home Premium 64-bit, is easy to use, and is completely accessible. LS - Original Message - From: Trish pzoell...@tx.rr.com To:

Re: [Blind-Computing] Backing up External HD

2012-08-18 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi all, Depending on the age of the external HD, it might have a USB 3.0 slot or an ESata slot. If this is true then the replication process should take significantly less time than if you use USE2.0. Check specifications of your external HD for details as to the varied ways in which you can

Re: [Blind-Computing] the image for windows program

2012-08-17 Thread Lauren Simmons
HI Gerald and others, Do not, absolutely do not rely on a single copy of anything! Especially a hard drive image burned to optical media such as DVD. I've been using Image for Windows for some time now (Leo Laporte's security guru suggestion), and the very few times I've used the DVD recovery

Re: [Blind-Computing] Page / Link By Email With Windows Mail

2012-08-14 Thread Lauren Simmons
an option like copy link or a send option that you can click on to get the mail recipient option. From the file/send sub-menu, Jaws reads that both the page link by email are unavailable. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my ILazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Lauren

Re: [Blind-Computing] Page / Link By Email With Windows Mail

2012-08-14 Thread Lauren Simmons
available. I can't find Set Program Access and Computer Defaults in the control panel. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my ILazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Lauren Simmons To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing

Re: [Blind-Computing] Optional Window's Updates

2012-08-13 Thread Lauren Simmons
Trish, Regarding David's comment: Keyboard software often conflicts with screen readers as a matter of fact, I have experienced this first hand. He did not make it abundantly clear if he was referring to software that comes as part of your keyboard, or is it a a windows update relating to your

[Blind-Computing] Configuring Window's Updates

2012-08-13 Thread Lauren Simmons
was referring to keyboard and mouse drivers specifically. David Ferrin Compromise is never good if it means sacrificing a principle. - Original Message - From: Lauren Simmons simmonslaure...@gmail.com To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 6:34 PM Subject: Re

Re: [Blind-Computing] Page / Link By Email With Windows Mail

2012-08-13 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi Mike, Am I misunderstanding the goal? Using Windows Mail, w7, INTERNET EXPLORER 8. I launched my homepage (Google). I went to file Send Page by email press enter. I checked my email and when I opened my email message I noticed the text of the Google homepage was in the body of the

Re: [Blind-Computing] Page / Link By Email With Windows Mail

2012-08-13 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi Mike, In your original message you asked the following: In Windows Mail, how do you send a page or link by email? Using just about all Internet Explorer browsers you can press F6 to highlight the path of the webpage you are currently viewing. Press Control + letter C to copy the path (it

Re: [Blind-Computing] Configuring Window's Updates

2012-08-13 Thread Lauren Simmons
myself back where I always am when I check for window's update, landing on the install button. I shift tab to the list link entered on it, the same old 2 were in the box, sigh.. - Original Message - From: Lauren Simmons simmonslaure...@gmail.com To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent

Re: [Blind-Computing] Fw: Products for low vision, blindness, and learning disabilities from Freedom Scientific

2012-08-13 Thread Lauren Simmons
Trish, Please try to maintain coherence with how you post and the messages you reply to. You've posted a link to an FS article with nothing but a link, you then replied to this message with content meant for another topic. The grammatical and spelling errors are also making it difficult to

Re: [Blind-Computing] PC tuner card with Verizon fios

2012-08-05 Thread Lauren Simmons
HI hareth, Thank you for this TV tuner card software information as it looks promising. I can't seem to find a list of all compatible TV tuner cards, but I'll contact the developer worst case scenario to compare with my card. I did see a reference to compatibility with jaws as well as a

Re: [Blind-Computing] add-ons

2012-07-31 Thread Lauren Simmons
The following is information on the Google toolbar. Regarding how the toolbar was placed there from the start, it is likely the person installed something like CCleaner or any number of applications that add such toolbars during the installation process. It is important all screen reader users

Re: [Blind-Computing] internet explorer eight

2012-07-27 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi Anna, What is the error message and how is it that it presents itself? Does it present itself immediately after IE is started, or is it shown when you click on a link to show a webpage? Does this happen randomly or every single time you launch INTERNET EXPLORER 8? LS - Original

Re: [Blind-Computing] Search Provider Error Message In IE8

2012-07-26 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi Mike, This appears to be a tricky problem. There are some pretty good suggestions here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie8-windows_other/a-program-on-your-computer-has-corrupted-your/854f9563-5dfe-48fc-9180-0927339a93cf Good luck, LS - Original Message - From: Mike B.

Re: [Blind-Computing] How to fix broken USB plug onexternal hard drive

2012-07-25 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi Mark, Regarding the plug you detached from the hard drive while drive was still inside enclosure... Was it a plug that felt like a half inch wide USB plug with a flat cable about 1/4 of an inch wide? If so that's a sata cable which means you have a sata i or sata II hard drive in there.

Re: [Blind-Computing] Search Provider Error Message In IE8

2012-07-25 Thread Lauren Simmons
Hi Rick and others, Coming in a bit late on this thread but... How about resetting IE8, which will take it almost back to the way it was when your computer was new. I'm saying Almost because you can configure the reset not to delete favorites and such (details are on reset page). A reset of