Re: [JAWS-Users] steps to insert organisational chart in ms word

2018-04-19 Thread korbamukesh
hello, thanks much for your reply. I have not tried any programs as mentioned by you so could please suggest me any program if you have tried? On 4/18/18, Dave...Oregonian wrote: > I have not been able to use the drag and drop capability in MS Word, and I > think it would require some sight to b

Re: [JAWS-Users] fast copy

2018-04-19 Thread Patti Woodworth
hi David, where can you get this program and is there steps on how to use it! From Patti WSent from my iPhone > On Apr 19, 2018, at 7:07 PM, David Ferrin wrote: > > Oh it does a remarkable job of backing up files and or folders for sure. I > can't figure out as of yet how to configure more th

Re: [JAWS-Users] Folders in Thunderbird

2018-04-19 Thread Audiobookfan
Well, this might depend somewhat on your View settings, but one important key is F6. In some mail programs (e.g., Windows Mail) you use the tab key to toggle between folder view and list view. With Thunderbird, you use the F6 key for this purpose. In the View menu, you might prefer the Classic

Re: [JAWS-Users] word 2016 protected mode

2018-04-19 Thread Mike B.
Hi Fernando & List Members, Since y'all are talking about the status bar / line I thought this might interest some folks: To show number of lines, line number, or many other options in the status bar in Word try the following: 1. Press F6 until Status bar is highlighted. Or, until you hear Jaw

Re: [JAWS-Users] Folders in Thunderbird

2018-04-19 Thread Audiobookfan
Well, this might depend somewhat on your View settings, but one important key is F6. In some mail programs (e.g., Windows Mail) you use the tab key to toggle between folder view and list view. With Thunderbird, you use the F6 key for this purpose. In the View menu, you might prefer the Classic

Re: [JAWS-Users] fast copy

2018-04-19 Thread Dennis Long
Will you eventually put it on the website along with good documentation? -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 8:08 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] f

Re: [JAWS-Users] fast copy

2018-04-19 Thread David Ferrin
Oh it does a remarkable job of backing up files and or folders for sure. I can't figure out as of yet how to configure more than a single job which at this point is first on my list for that program right now. It is much faster than some older programs, my guess is that it manages memory bette

Re: [JAWS-Users] Mouse echo sluggish or not working in latest update

2018-04-19 Thread Loy Green
Mouse echo is when the mouse pointer passes over text it reads it. As a partial sighted person this is very useful. - Original Message - From: Mr. Ed To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Mouse echo sluggish or not

Re: [JAWS-Users] Mouse echo sluggish or not working in latest update

2018-04-19 Thread Mr. Ed
Hi, Could you please explain how mouse echo works. If you could give some examples that would be great. I here this all the time but I do not understand what mouse echo is or does. Any help on this would be appreciated. Mr. Ed -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS Latest Updates Several Unresolved Issues

2018-04-19 Thread JM Casey
Hi. In the calculator, if you tab over to the history button, then shift-tab back, jAWS will usually speak the result. I know it's not a perfect solution. This UiA problem with the new 64 bit apps seems an ongoing issue. As for ResarchIt ... whether results work is wholly dependent on the source

Re: [JAWS-Users] Mouse echo sluggish or not working in latest update

2018-04-19 Thread Loy Green
fixed the mouse echo problem, some how it had gotten set with a delay after the update. I set it to none. - Original Message - From: Loy Green To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 5:41 PM Subject: Mouse echo sluggish or not working in latest update

[JAWS-Users] JAWS Latest Updates Several Unresolved Issues

2018-04-19 Thread Rebecca Lineberger
In "Research It," the stock quote still does not work. It still says that it times out while searching for the stock. And the calculator still does not reliably speak the answer when dividing a number. Rebecca "The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better" From: Center for Act

[JAWS-Users] Mouse echo sluggish or not working in latest update

2018-04-19 Thread Loy Green
Mouse echo very sluggish or not working at all in the latest update of JAWS. Anyone else having this problem? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

Re: [JAWS-Users] Folders in Thunderbird

2018-04-19 Thread Jim Pursley
When you boot up Thunderbird you should be in the in box..but it won't actuate.  Tab once and you will be in the tree view.  Tab twice and you will be in the list view of your in box where you can open messages, etc.  Use your arrow keys (down arrow probably because the in box is at the top of

[JAWS-Users] Jaws April Update, J2018.1804.26 Download Links + What's New

2018-04-19 Thread Mike B.
Hi All, Below is the latest Jaws April update, J2018.1804.26, download links plus what's new with this release. 32 Bit: http://jaws2018.vfo.digital/180426AK3935/J2018.1804.26enu-x86.exe 64 Bit: http://jaws2018.vfo.digital/180426AK3935/J2018.1804.26enu-x64.exe Enhancements in JAWS 2018.1804.2

Re: [JAWS-Users] fast copy

2018-04-19 Thread JM Casey
Hi David. This is good to know. I've been trying to figure out a powershell script to do this for me, but I'm wondering if the program you mentioned could do the following: I have an external drive which I use to back up all my music, which I have spread across two other drives. I would like a

[JAWS-Users] Outlook 2016

2018-04-19 Thread HICKS, Steven (ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST)
Well I still seen to get the spell checker flicking to English US when spell checking a message. Must be something to do with my Office 2016. I Checked on Google and it says go to the review tab and change the default language but I don't seem to get a review tab for some odd reason. *

[JAWS-Users] Latest JAWS Update

2018-04-19 Thread HICKS, Steven (ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST)
Looks like the new April update is out as of this morning. Be interesting to see if I still get the loss of speech when typing a new spread sheet in Microsoft Excel. This messag

Re: [JAWS-Users] word 2016 protected mode

2018-04-19 Thread HICKS, Steven (ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST)
Thanks, that is useful! -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List On Behalf Of Fernando Gregoire Sent: 19 April 2018 08:25 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] word 2016 protected mode Hi Steven, You don't need JAWS cursor to activate this button. This is becaus

Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge?

2018-04-19 Thread JM Casey
Do it within windows itself, as was suggested in an earlier response. Windows 10 in particular is finicky about this. You need to set most of your file associations within Windows and not within the individual programs (browsers, readers, etc). You can do this using "default programs" in control pa

[JAWS-Users] Folders in Thunderbird

2018-04-19 Thread jerry martin
Afternoon all. Can anyone instruct me in the procedure for getting to my folders i.e. junk, trash, etc.? I am using the current version of Thunderbird, JAWS 2018 and Windows 10 on a Dell laptop. Thanks for any assistance. Jerry For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit

Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge?

2018-04-19 Thread JM Casey
Hahaha. Ye S, it became the industry standard, but sighted people don't generally like them either. They are a pain to work with and even with Adobe's own products, results are often slow and glitchy, when all you want to do is open a large document. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-Lis

Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge?

2018-04-19 Thread JM Casey
I use Windows 10 and JAWS 18. JAWS OCR was apparently quite improved in version 2018, and maybe to the point now where it is more accurate/better, but even the JAWS training materials stated until recently that you couldn't use this function for reliable, high-quality oCR of scanned images. I do u

Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge?

2018-04-19 Thread Rick Justice
When it comes to reading PDF files with Adobe reader, the problems encountered are most likely to be with the documents themselves, and not the reader. Once the document is loaded in Adobe, if it does not read, whether Jaws indicates it or not, it is because it is nothing more than a picture of t

Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge?

2018-04-19 Thread rosecombs52
My experience is no, with a community newspaper, OCR of it is marginal, no way to insert book marks so you don't have to start over, after you have read 20 pages of a 60 page document. Edge shows me no keystrokes, can't save or import my favorites, I am there, but nothing particularly useful I ca

Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge?

2018-04-19 Thread rosecombs52
Great, need to pull teeth just to have a scrambled document no matter how you do it, Adobe, Jaws OCR, Edge, IE 11, no matter what you do the results are never what one expects. I won't tell you what my late husband said PDF stood for, many of you may figure it out. -Original Message- F

Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge?

2018-04-19 Thread rosecombs52
It does not read the files I send it, just the title, still have to use Jaws OCR to do it, since December last year. I can't remove it cause Jaws has to see it, but I can't use it like I did before December of last year and it is up-to-date. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List On B

Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge?

2018-04-19 Thread rosecombs52
Don't bother with the uninstall/reinstall, did that three times since December, same results which is not what I got in 2917. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List On Behalf Of Pam Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 12:49 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] r

Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge?

2018-04-19 Thread joedinero68
Good Morning I had the same issue with Adobe. That dialog box continues to come up and Adobe never becomes the default program. Here is the solution 1 - Find a PDF file and hit your applications key while focus is on it and arrow up to properties and hit enter 2 - Shift tab to the change button a

Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge?

2018-04-19 Thread cheez
I never could get that feature to work for me. Vince - Original Message - From: "Mike B." To: Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 10:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge? Howdy Sheez, What if you read the PDF file with the Jaws OCR feature instad of Openbook? Would

Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge?

2018-04-19 Thread Pam
Hi I've installed acrobat reader DC and each time I go into it it asks if I want to make it the default and of course I say yes but still can't read PDF's. The only thing I haven't tried yet is to uninstall it and reinstall it. I'm reluctant to do this but it looks like I may have to. Pam Mahuik

Re: [JAWS-Users] word 2016 protected mode

2018-04-19 Thread Fernando Gregoire
Hi Steven, You don't need JAWS cursor to activate this button. This is because this message and button are in the status bar, and since Office 2007 the status bar is also natively focusable with the keyboard by pressing F6. This wouldn't be the case on anything on the status bar in Office 2003 a

Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge?

2018-04-19 Thread HICKS, Steven (ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST)
You could install Adobe Acrobat Reader DC? -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Star Gazer Sent: 18 April 2018 19:59 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] reading pdf's in Edge? Thank you Steve, that

Re: [JAWS-Users] word 2016 protected mode

2018-04-19 Thread HICKS, Steven (ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST)
There is a place that you can click with the JAWS cursor to enable editing, it is at the top of the screen I think. -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Miriam Vieni Sent: 18 April 2018 21:25 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users