I understand spellcheck will not work in office 2016 with we.— latest version
Richard Petty Dictated to and sent from my iPhone Please excuse dictation errors > On Jul 1, 2019, at 11:15 AM, Van Lant, Robin via Talk > <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > > David, > I just bought a copy of Office 2016 Professional on eBay for 10 US dollars. > I am sure I also saw copies of Office 2010. The Home and Student one is > technically for students, despite the name. I'm not sure what the Home and > Business one is. When I was looking at buying the subscription or a license > of Office 2019, it seemed that Home and Business was a more costly option. > As a home user, the version I kept getting pointed to on Microsoft's site is > the Office Professional Plus. So, when I bought my Office 2016 license, I > purchased Office 2016 Professional Plus. This gives me a license for one > computer without a subscription and includes all key programs, including > Outlook and a terabyte of storage on OneDrive. > > I have switched fully to using JAWS now, so I cannot speak to the > accessibility of Window Eyes and Office 2016. However, if you think about > it, Office 2016 was already out when Window Eyes support stopped, so I would > think it would work. I would not go to Office 2019, as I don't know how much > different it might be and if, therefore, Window Eyes would have issues. > > Regardless, for only 10 US dollars, I figured that the investment was really > inexpensive. I was more worried about fraud, having never bought on eBay > before, but the same could be true if you purchase Office 2016 and find it > has issues with Window Eyes. You could move backward and purchase another > cheap copy of Office 2010 or Office 2013. Better to get the most recent copy > of Office you think works with Window Eyes though, so that you are as caught > up as possible. > > > Robin Van Lant, Robin > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk <talk-bounces+robin_van_lant=key....@lists.window-eyes.com> On > Behalf Of David via Talk > Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2019 2:34 PM > To: WE English Mailinglist <t...@window-eyes.com> > Cc: David <trailerda...@hotmail.com> > Subject: MS Office question > > Anyone here has any experience, or know the rules? > > > I am trying to get hold of a copy of MS Office, and thought I might save a > few dollars, on buying one of the former versions. Got some offer here, for > unopened and fully licensed versions, but got confused about their titles. > > > One says Home and Student, the other reads Home and Business. Well, I am > neither a student, nor a business owner. But since they both states Home, > will it still be legal for me? Or, was there any other version that I should > look out for? > > > They are both Office 2010. Anyone knows when Microsoft would end support for > that version, or maybe they have already done so? > > > Finally, I got one more offer, this time for Office 2019. Would someone > happen to know whether that version is accessible with WinEyes? Guess > NVDA and Jaws are OK with 2019, but would hate to loose WinEyes > functionality. > > > Allright, I do know of the subscription versions of Office, but I really > don't want that kind of ongoing expenses. Rather pay once, and you know > what you've got. Subscribe, and next month - or next year - Microsoft > decides to change something, and all the sudden you are lost, and have > to spend days in figuring your way around the new features. > > > Thanks for all feedback, that I can make the most informed decition. And > please, since I am outside North-Americas, I was under the impression > the Microsoft Assistance line would not be available for me. If I am > mistaken, I'd be glad to know. > > > -- > David > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/robin_van_lant%40key.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > This communication may contain privileged and/or confidential information. It > is intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended > recipient, you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing > or using any of this information. 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