Really? Awesome. Time to call it a night, but it's one of the very first things I'm going to give a whirl tomorrow. Thanks!!! You just totally de-stressed me! (grin) On Feb 27, 2011, at 10:39 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
> You can save in word 97 in text edit. just go down to save as then choose > word 97, *.doc. > > Take care > Sarah Alawami > > If you need an edit done on a small project go to > http://music.marrie.org/master for more info. If you need to contact me my > info is below. > > MSN and AIM: marri...@gmail.com > > website: http://music.marrie.org > Podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com > youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 > > On Feb 27, 2011, at 7:15 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: > >> Thanks so much for your prompt replies. Here's the thing: The computers at >> work are ancient PC's which still use Word 97. I need to be able to read >> documents sent to me, which will likely not be an issue with text edit >> seemingly working so well. However, I need to be able to write lesson >> plans, projects, reports, and other work-related materials in a program >> which can be read, sent to, attached, etc., for use by colleagues, >> supervisors, students, etc. If I send attachments formatted with text edit, >> will this be all right? Is there another program I can use that will migrate >> between my Mac and PC's? What is Apple Pages. Can't locate it on the Mac; is >> it something which requires purchase? I certainly wish the Apple folk knew >> that Office for Mac was not VO-friendly. >> Hopefully, I can get a refund for this useless software. >> Christine >> >> On Feb 27, 2011, at 8:13 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: >> >>> Hi Christine, >>> I'm afraid Word for Mac, along with the other Office programs for Mac, are >>> not accessible with VoiceOver last I heard. Now, I've not tried them >>> myself, so someone who knows differently feel free to correct me. Is there >>> something specific in Word you need to do? TextEdit is good for basic word >>> processing, or if you want more power you might look into Apple's Pages. >>> If you don't mind a system which isn't quite as well integrated into the >>> Mac, OpenOffice is another possibility. Is there a compelling reason you >>> need Word and no other program will do the trick? >>> Sorry to disappoint you, >>> Zack. >>> On Feb 27, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: >>> >>>> Hai, folks. After consulting with Apple, several veteran Mac users, both >>>> sighted and blind, (none of whom use Word on the Mac), and attempting >>>> futilely to figure is out for myself, I am here to grovel for assistance. >>>> When I open a document (those imported from my PC, and those I have >>>> downloaded since transitioning) in TextEdit, all is well. However, any >>>> attempts to figure out Word meet with failure. I keep winding up in a >>>> "document pane view" and I am told that the text is available on the >>>> screen, but VO will only read the title. I've tried using VO commands, >>>> the command key, the right arrows alone and with VO and command, >>>> interacting attempts, the tab, checking out the Word menu -- I don't know >>>> what else to try to write or read documents in Word. Please help. I need >>>> to be able to do this for Work, otherwise I wouldn't care. >>>> Thanks in advance. >>>> Christine >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
