Since it is a known fact that keyboards without Num Lock functionality have
been shipping for years, maybe an alternate approach is to ask screen
reading software to work with keyboards without the Num Lock key.
Perhaps a soft key combination could be provided in the screen reading
software that t
Hello Mark:
Below are some of my musings regardins trainings and webinars.
Audio editing using Audacity with Window eyes.
Tips to give the sighted so that they can produce accessible html emails.
How to alt tag images, links, etc. Segment emails using headings, etc.
Working with visual Studio.
What program are you using to display the MathML? Most modern web browsers
can display MathML. Microsoft Word's equation editor provides a limited
MathML editor capability. There are also specific MathML editors.
I have been unsuccessful in having Window Eyes speak all facets of an
equation create
Hello list:
On one of my computers, I had turned on the feature to have WE speak
characters, like plus, minus, slash, etc. Looking through the WE control
panel, I cannot seem to find how to turn this off. I would think it is in
the verbosity settings, but I just can't seem to find it. Any help
.
Sorry I can't be of more help.
Chip
Chip Orange
Florida Public Service Commission
Computer Systems Analyst
850-413-6314
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Subject: Microsof Word Problem
I have a Microsoft Word document that I c
I have a Microsoft Word document that I created that contains 21 pages, 5600
words, 47 comments, numerous perceived misspellings (since it contains XML
code samples), some tracked changes and a couple of graphics. If I open this
document by itself, I have no problem navigating and having WE read th
What version of iTunes are you running? What version of Window Eyes are you
running? What version of Operating System?
Rick
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It's easy to say AI Squared should fix the problem. Unfortunately, no
software company, no matter how large or how small, can replicate every
single possible combination of computer configurations and permutations.
Unless you work for a large corporation where each PC is a clone of your
coworker, i
Hello Manny and Chris:
This thread seems to have lost my initial observation. I understand, Manny,
that you have some difficulty with headers. However, my problem is more
fundamental.
Currently, I still have the default verbosity configuration. In Excel 2013,
create a new spreadsheet.
In cells A
Hello list:
I am using Excel 2013, WE 9.2, Win 7 Pro. If I edit a cell and complete the
operation with the tab or enter key, WE speaks the next cell reference and
contents as expected. However, if I complete the editing operation using the
arrow keys instead, Excel moves to the next cell in the
OK. So how can I subscribe to it with my Victor Reader Stream? I search for
gwmicro with no results, gwmicropodcast with no result.
Rick
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Is there a simple way to change the sorting criteria for messages in
Outlook?
In my sighted days, I would simply click on the column header to choose
sorting by who the message was from, the date received, etc. I cannot seem
to navigate to these headings using the mouse keys. Using the ribbon u
Working in Word with tables containing merged cells causes Word to sometimes
crash.
Replication steps:
Create a blank document and add a table, say 5 by 5.
Select cell R1C1 to R4C1 and merge the cells.
Go to cell R5C1.
Hold the shift key and hit up arrow, attempting to select multiple ce
Hello Jeremy:
What a wonderfully open-ended question you have asked. As a person new to
WE, recently migrating from Zoom Text, I cannot comment on how past features
are different in the current version. I can only dream of what would make my
life easier with assistive technology such as Window Eye
This sounds like a great opportunity for a WE enhancement. Perhaps an Export
Settings and Import Settings could be added by AI Squared in a future
release. A dialog could be presented where one could check which settings
could be chosen to export or import.
Rick
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Hello Rod:
I also get a ding when using only ALT - T. However, if I do ALT - F and
arrow down to options, WE tells me the shortcut is ALT - F, T.
Rick
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Se
I do not believe that the support person advocated that an external keyboard
was a permanent solution, but only for assistance in trouble shooting your
problem. There are many of us that have HP laptops that do not exhibit the
problem that you are having. It would be nearly impossible for AI Squ
Thanks for the great explanation. I had no idea that the alternate
functionality for the number pad keys had also been removed from some
keyboards. At least on the one keyboard that I own that is missing the Num
Lock key, the alternate functionality still exists if I set the Num Lock
toggle in the
Hello Rick:
I understand your frustration. It is amazing the number of posts dedicated
to this subject. Yet, I did not see this topic mentioned during any of the
Version 9 beta testing, despite the fact that Dell eliminated this key as
far back as 2012. As a developer, I understand the difficulty
Apparently, Dell has been shipping keyboards for quite a while without the
Num Lock key. The folling is a link to a posting about this issues dating
back to 2012 and lasting for two years. However, there was never a
satisfactory answer for toggling the function.
http://en.community.dell.com/suppor
I accidently deleted the earlier threads of this email. Someone in this
thread mentioned that the problem may be related to the fact that Adobe
opens large files in single page mode, but suggested that you could change
the setting in Adobe Reader to not do this and behave as it does on smaller
file
In Excel, when you move the mouse over a border between row headings or
column headings, the cursor changes shape. If you double click at this
point, the row or column will auto size to fit the content of cells. Now
that I can no longer see this, I was wondering how do perform this action
using WE.
Today, I got the following tip on the Window Eyes Tip of the day:
Window-Eyes allows the mouse pointer to be locked on either a vertical or
horizontal axis, providing an efficient way for low vision users to track
the mouse pointer across a straight line.
While this alerts the user to a gre
Occasionally, I will receive a PDF file that, when using either the up and
down arrow keys or the page up and page down keys will tell me it has reach
the bottom after each page rather than the end of the document. I need to
get out of browse mode or use the mouse to navigate to the next page, re
e
I just hooked my laptop up to my TV using a display port to HDMI adapter.
The sounds made by the PC (power up sound, dings, etc.) all come from the
speakers on my TV but some voices still use the PC speaker while others come
through the TV speakers.
Is there a way to change which output the voices
Hello:
I know that in older versions of Power Point (2003 and earlier) you could
simply rename a .pps file to .ppt and then it would open just like a normal
Power point file. Perhaps you can renam a .ppsx to .pptx with the same
results.
I do not have any .ppsx files to try. Let me know if this wo
I am experiencing the same problem, both in Excel 2010 and 2013. If you hit
F2 and ESC, speech will also begin working. Seems to be an initialization
problem.
Rick Blair
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Let's see, there are 25.4 mm in an inch. Dividing by 8 gives 3.175 which is
less than 3.5. Therefore, the 1/8 inch is smaller than the 3.5 mm.
Rick Blair
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Being somewhat new to WE, today I listened to the WE 9.0 tutorials and
learned about the Information Selection (Insert + Tab) dialog. Being eager
to try this out on a document that I am currently reviewing, I hit the keys
and WE stopped talking for about 30 seconds. Only once in many attemps did
it
Opps! Forgot to mention that I am running WE 9.0 and this behavior is the
same for Word 2010 and Word 2013.
I am running Windows 7 Professional on both computers that exhibit this
problem.
Rick Blair
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Using Windows Explorer, I selected multiple Word (.docx) files. I then hit
the Enter key. The multiple files (3 in my case) all opened in Word just
great. However, only one file would read the correct text when using the
down arrow and up arrow keys to navigate the document. The remaining
documents
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