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From: Ilana Gordon
Date: Jun 8, 2017 4:53AM

Thanks Jim!

On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 5:32 PM, JP Jamous < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> The screen reader does not report anything when the macro is run. It might
> speak a few things depending on how the macro is written such as cell
> content.
>
> It is important to test all macros while a screen reader is running to
> ensure no conflicts occur. For example, if the macro is selecting various
> cells with text content in them, JAWS may speak the text. As the macro runs
> so quickly and JAWS is trying to keep up, JAWS could crash or cause Excel
> to crash as well.
>
> There is no correct answer if that's what you are looking for. I always
> test any macros which JAWS and NVDA running to ensure no conflicts occur.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
> Behalf Of Ilana Gordon
> Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 4:00 PM
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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Word/Powerpoint Macros
>
> Thanks Jim. Very much appreciate your answer.
>
> My question is that if a macro is initiating an event and does the screen
> reader know what's happening?
>
> Regards,
> Ilana
>
> On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 4:41 PM, Jim Allan < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > you can include them.
> > However, many organizations have that feature turned off for users.
> > That is, the end user cannot open documents with macros, or can open
> > them but macros are disabled. Macros are considered security holes as
> > they can deliver malicious content.
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 4:18 PM, Ilana Gordon
> > < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone have documentation about whether macros can be included
> > > in
> > Word
> > > or Powerpoint docs?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Ilana
> > >
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> >
> >
> >
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>
>
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> Ilana Gordon
> President
> Word Wizards, Inc
> 8609 2nd Avenue, Unit 406-B
> Silver Spring, MD 20910
> *v.*301-986-0808 *fax.*301-986-0809
> *Direct: 240-380-2639*
> www.wordwizardsinc.com
> > > at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> >
> > > > >



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Ilana Gordon
President
Word Wizards, Inc
8609 2nd Avenue, Unit 406-B
Silver Spring, MD 20910
*v.*301-986-0808 *fax.*301-986-0809
*Direct: 240-380-2639*
www.wordwizardsinc.com