Taming MS Office Applications

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Screen Reader Help for Tables

When people look at tables and read them, without being aware, the eye glances from the cell to its row and column headers providing meaning for that cell
The JAWS screen reader can be told which row and column contains headers and these are read as the user moves from cell to cell
In JAWS insert plus "v" brings up a menu where the user indicates JAWS should read row and column headers and can indicate which row and column contains headers

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Screen Reader Help for Tables

When people look at tables and read them, without being aware, the eye glances from the cell to its row and column headers providing meaning for that cell

The JAWS screen reader can be told which row and column contains headers and these are read as the user moves from cell to cell

In JAWS insert plus "v" brings up a menu where the user indicates JAWS should read row and column headers and can indicate which row and column contains headers