Hi Susan, I'm no expert on the topic, but would you consider trying NVDA? It is a free screen reader which, from what I've read, is very popular and efficient. The built-in voice sounds like a robot, but it is very easily changed. Kind regards, Niall On 8 Mar 2015, at 11:44, "Susan Bourke" <SusanCurry@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi flor, > > I'm no longer using jaws I am using window eyes now, > I loved jaws and was so used to it. But when my computer gave up at Christmas > and I had to get a new one I just could not afford to get jaws so I'm using > the free version of window eyes that comes with office 2010 and it is a > nightmare > > susan > > -----Original Message----- > From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Flor Lynch > Sent: 08 March 2015 11:37 > To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [vip_students] Re: saving documents > > Hi, > This JAWS bug (that Stuart mentionns) is not in my JAWS16 and office 2010 > Home and Student edition. However, it has been in previous versions of JAWS > and of Office. So, the problem (of JAWS making you save any document that > you opened) has been in-and-out for several years. It may be fixed for a > time, but then be broken again with another fix! Just either save, or delete > the .dotm file (if you can find it) when no Office program is in use, which > will fix things for a while. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stuart Lawler > Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 5:47 PM > To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [vip_students] Re: saving documents > > Hi Susan, > > If you are using JAWS this is a known bug, especially with Office 2010. > There's not a lot you can do about it at present. It is being worked on > though, and I think there will be a fix in a later version of 16. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bourke > Sent: 07 March 2015 12:02 > To: Vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [vip_students] saving documents > > Hi folks, > > When I close a file either in word or excel it asks me to save it whether or > not I have made any ajustments, how can I stop this please? > > Many thanks > > susan > > =========================================================== > The vip_students mailing list > Manage account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/vip_students > Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/vip_students > Administrative contact: support@xxxxxxx > > =========================================================== > > > [NCBI Footer Image]<http://www.ncbi.ie> > > Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ncbisightloss > Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ncbi_sightloss > > Check-out NCBI's Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh appeal on the following link. > http://youtu.be/25P2tiuCi0U > > NCBI Group - CRO No 26293 CHY 20902 > NCBI Services - CRO No 527862 CHY 4626 > NCBI Retail - CRO No 527863 CHY 20619 > NCBI Charitable Foundation - CRO No 527864 CHY 12673 > > > Information in this email (including attachments) is confidential. It is > intended for receipt and consideration only by the intended recipient. If > you are not an addressee or intended recipient, any use, dissemination, > distribution, disclosure, publication or copying of information contained in > this email is strictly prohibited. Opinions expressed in this email may be > personal to the author and are not necessarily the opinions of NCBI. > > If this email has been received by you in error we would be grateful if you > could immediately notify the IT Service Desk by telephone at +353 1 8821911 > or by email to service.desk@xxxxxxx and thereafter delete this e-mail from > your system. > > ==================== > The vip_students mailing list > Manage account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/vip_students > Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/vip_students > Administrative contact: support@xxxxxxx > > ==================== > > > > =========================================================== > The vip_students mailing list > Manage account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/vip_students > Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/vip_students > Administrative contact: support@xxxxxxx > > =========================================================== > > ==========================================================The vip_students mailing list Manage account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/vip_students Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/vip_students Administrative contact: support@xxxxxxx ==========================================================