Re: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-16 Thread Melody
Does VO not work at all with word for Mac? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-16 Thread Ashley Cox
you can read the menus ribbons etc, but the text area itself is inaccessible. ash On 16/04/2011 07:13, Melody wrote: Does VO not work at all with word for Mac? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send

Re: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-16 Thread Chris Moore
Sadly not, depressing eh? VO reads the menus, some of the icons and buttons, scroll bars, but sadly just can't see the document area. Not a fault of VO but a failing by Microsoft for not using the accessibility APIs On 16 Apr 2011, at 07:13, Melody wrote: Does VO not work at all with word

Re: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-13 Thread Johchi
Of Ashley Cox Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 3:55 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: word documents on mac's? Hi, Text edit (comes witht eh mac), pages, open office, and pretty much any of the other editors will open and save in word format. I use a macbook for school and use word files

word documents on mac's?

2011-04-11 Thread KliphSharrie
Well, I've got an awful lot of documents in word format, and it would be very time consuming to convert them from word to pages. So is there a app that will allow me to read word documents with voice over, or do I have to bite the bullet and just run windows on my mac? Kliphton Senior (face

Re: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-11 Thread Ashley Cox
Hi, Text edit (comes witht eh mac), pages, open office, and pretty much any of the other editors will open and save in word format. I use a macbook for school and use word files constantly. ash On 11/04/2011 08:41, KliphSharrie wrote: Well, I've got an awful lot of documents in word

RE: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-11 Thread KliphSharrie
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: word documents on mac's? Hi, Text edit (comes witht eh mac), pages, open office, and pretty much any of the other editors will open and save in word format. I use a macbook for school and use word files constantly. ash On 11/04/2011 08:41, KliphSharrie wrote

Re: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-11 Thread Ashley Cox
[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Ashley Cox *Sent:* Monday, April 11, 2011 3:55 AM *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: word documents on mac's? Hi, Text edit (comes witht eh mac), pages, open office, and pretty much any of the other editors will open and save in word

Re: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-11 Thread Chris Moore
, 2011 3:55 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: word documents on mac's? Hi, Text edit (comes witht eh mac), pages, open office, and pretty much any of the other editors will open and save in word format. I use a macbook for school and use word files constantly. ash

RE: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-11 Thread KliphSharrie
@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ashley Cox Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 3:55 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: word documents on mac's? Hi, Text edit (comes witht eh mac), pages, open office, and pretty much any of the other editors will open and save

Re: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-11 Thread Ashley Cox
will let me open them up and have no issues? *From:*macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Ashley Cox *Sent:* Monday, April 11, 2011 3:55 AM *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: word documents on mac's? Hi, Text edit (comes witht eh

Re: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-11 Thread Ashley Cox
? *From:*macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Ashley Cox *Sent:* Monday, April 11, 2011 8:48 AM *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: word documents on mac's? the mac will let you open them up and have no issues. On 11/04/2011 13:46

Re: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-11 Thread Esther
Hi Ashley and Others, Earlier this year Yuma asked whether there was an easier way to save to Word document format from Pages without having to use the export feature in Pages each time. I ran a Google search for an AppleScript to batch export from Pages09 to Word format and posted where to

Re: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-11 Thread Mike Arrigo
Yes, even text edit will read most word documents, though the formatting may not be perfect. Also, open office will open word documents, and I think pages does as well. On Apr 11, 2011, at 2:41 AM, KliphSharrie wrote: Well, I’ve got an awful lot of documents in word format, and it would be

Re: word documents on mac's?

2011-04-11 Thread Matt Dierckens
yes, pages and text edit open word documents. On 2011-04-11, at 8:28 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: Yes, even text edit will read most word documents, though the formatting may not be perfect. Also, open office will open word documents, and I think pages does as well. On Apr 11, 2011, at 2:41 AM,