[Menvi-discuss] JAWS question

[Dale Lieser]

Stephanie,

 

The settings you'll need to change are in the Format menu of MS-Word. I do
not currently have the version you have, but I remember experiencing the
same thing you describe. Might a sighted person have used your computer?
They often like to have the options set as you now tell of, which do not
work well for JAWS users. I'm sorry I cannot tell you the specific menu
choices you will need, but I think it's under Style, or some such item. Poke
around and you'll find it.

 

Dale

 

 

From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org
[mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of STEPHANIE PIECK
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 6:02 PM
To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
Subject: [Menvi-discuss] JAWS question

 

Hi,

 

I am having a problem with JAWS. In Microsoft Word documents, it is reading
every blank space and return, so , it will say "space marker" between every
word of every sentence.

 

It says "paragraph marker" for each blank line.

 

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can make it stop doing this? I am
currently using JAWS Version 7.0, with Windows XP Home Edition and Office
2003 on a desktop computer.

 

The problem has arisen quite suddenly--about two days ago. It does not do
this in SONAR files or e-mail messages (thank God!).

 

Thanks if anyone can help me with this--it makes reading and editing really
cumbersome and annoying, and it also confirms that, when it comes to
technology, I have a low tolerance for my own ineptitude!

 

Stephanie Pieck

 

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