Hi Denis, 1. Insert + N for NVDA menu. 2. Choose preferences. 3. Choose symbols and punctuation pronunciation. 4. You are placed in a list of symbols. Press the apostrophe key and you should hear some

tick is one syllable, apostrophe is 4 syllables. When one needs punctuation to be voiced, tick is less intrusive. -- They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes. They ask: "How Happy are You?" I Say: "I'm as

...and while I respect Gene for most issues, when ever he has said in the past that ribbons are easy once you get used to them, and I ask about just how to use them in Excel--he or any of the other 'g

I'll look at this again, but I'm almost certain I read it before. It's not the basic function, it's such things as defining column width, importing and exporting various kinds of file types and format

In many programs, the items simply do not stay in the exact same position as they would in traditional pull down menus. This is what I have not only experienced myself, but have been told by those mor

I use them too, but they simply aren't as easy or reliable for blind users. If you are sighted and things become rearranged in the ribbon structure, you simply skim with your eyes--a matter of less th

OK, here goes with examples. I am told to press alt + H for the home tab. When I land on it, sometimes I land on a different tab than the clipboard tab. It can be anywhere other than that or back on c

Back stage view is definitely off. -- They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes. They ask: "How Happy are You?" I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!"

I wasn't aware that I hijacked your message. In fact, I read the thread and it was long since changed in character. If anything, I simply may have added to it after the fact. For this I apologize. --

Yes, this is correct and I think I picked the thread up in mid stream after the ribbons issue was already the focus. -- They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes. They ask: "How Happy are You?" I Say: "I'm

Hi Group, I have started a new thread on this ribbon business since some have complained that the other thread had drifted away from the original intent. Here's one big issue with ribbons and Excel. I

Thanks very much for this valuable information. Boy this is just what I need! -- They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes. They ask: "How Happy are You?" I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a

The function may be there, and indeed maybe it's screen reader related. However, as a user of Office since 2000, I never had this problem with standard pull down and drop down menus. Point being that

Hi Quentin, I tried navigating to the insert split button as follows: alt + H, control + right arrow until I hear insert split button, then right arrow, nothing happens, for laughs and giggles left ar

The list of things to insert using that context menu does not include insert sheet. It does include column, row and movement of cells. That's interesting. No one ever mentioned that one to me. I see f

OK, that worked. Give me the old fashion pull downs so I can figure this out myself <laugh>! -- They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes. They ask: "How Happy are You?" I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away

This again proves that in complex menu and listing structures, the ribbons are a bear. -- They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes. They ask: "How Happy are You?" I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpa

You miss the point. I had to have significant help in finding things and finally it was grudgingly admitted that the thing just wasn't acting normally. I have never had any significant issues with fig

With the increased complexity of ribbons and the odd behavior that has been described, you are still missing the point. They are a lot harder to figure out and condemning people for having difficultie

Hi Tony, If you want to group by conversation, the shortcut key is the letter T. If you want to unthread the messages, the keystroke is N. You press these keys from a message list--not from a open mes