If the document collaboration you are speaking of is change tracking in older
versions of Word, then certainly I have used this with JAWS in 2009 and 2013
versions of Word. It is possible this is a different but similar function that
you are describing, since Document Collaboration often is talking about a
document in the cloud where multiple people can edit it at the same time.
Have you asked the vendors of the Screen reader in question (you mention
multiple screen readers) aabout this functionality? How about the MS
accessibility help desk?
People are paying VFO group $100 / year for the privilege of having support for
Microsoft products maintained. There are certainly 1000's of features across
the Microsoft Office suite but you shouldn't have to struggle to do common
business tasks with Microsoft products and JAWS. Also, note that the two latest
versions of Windows 10 have significant improvements in Narrator, so if you are
not running Windows 10 Creative, then don't try to use Narrator for anything
but very basic work.
Best wishes,
Jonathan Cohn
On Dec 26, 2017, at 11:31 AM, Paul Hunt <prhunt1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello everybody. most of Microsoft Wordâs functionality is accessible.
There are three functions that are not. I believe that Microsoft may have
exposed the functionality but the screen readers (JAWS, Narrator and NVDA)
have not made these features accessible, probably because they arenât
commonly used. How can I determine, from the FSUIA object whether Microsoft
has exposed these controls. Here are the features and how to get to them.
1. Document Collaboration. To access this functionality, ccreate a
document, share it with another user, ask the user to make some changes and
save the document. Then access the document. It will show which items the
other user changed but you wonât be able to see them. Has Microsoft exposed
this functionality even though the screen Reader venders have not made it
accessible? How can I determine whether the controls have been exposed
through the FSUIA object?
2. When using the Mail Merge facility, you can create a new Recipients
list. You access this interface with the Alt+R N key tip. When you access
this interface, you get an inaccessible table. Did Microsoft expose this
interface even though the Screen Reader venders have not made it accessible?
How can I confirm this FSUIA object?
3. 3. When using the Mail Merge function, you can edit an existing
recipient List. To access this interface, Access the Use Existing List
feature with the Alt+m,R,E key tip. Then browse for your list. Finally,
access the Edit Repient List with the Alt+M,D key tip. Did Microsoft expose
the controls of this interface? How can I confirm this with the FSUIA object?
Finally, How will JAWS know when this interface has focus so that it can
react automatically?
Thanks so much.
Paul
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