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From: David Farough
Date: Sep 23, 2010 11:30AM

I tried your tables using versions 9 10 and 11 of Jaws.
Both tables were read properly in all versions of jaws when using the
proper table navigation keys. (control + alt and left, right, up and
down arrow keys)
is it possible that the user was just arrowing through the text without
using the control + alt arrow keystrokes?
Jaws should be set to announce tables using both row and column or
marked headers. the other settings include announcing table rows or
announce table titles off.
.

David Farough
Application Accessibility Coordinator/coordonateur de l'accessibilité
Information Technology Services Directorate /
Direction des services d'information technologiques
Public Service Commission / Commission de la fonction publique
Email / Courriel: <EMAIL REMOVED>
Tel. / Tél: (613) 992-2779

>>> Mary Stores < <EMAIL REMOVED> > 12:38 PM Thursday, September 23,
2010 >>>
Hello,

I'm fairly new to list.

I'm using JAWS 11, IE 8, and Windows XP. When I used the table reading

keystrokes (ctrl+Alt+ Left, Right, Up, or Down arrow), JAWS did
announce when you move to a new column or when you were at the end of

a row for both tables. In the first table, for example: JAWS reads the

following in the 2nd row:

Categories. Major Column 1
Categories. Minor. Column 2
Past. FY 01. Column 3
Past. FY 02. Column 4
Future. FY 03. Column 5
Future. FY04 Column 6

If I read the second row in the second table, JAWS reads the same
imformation as above in the very same way.

Mary

Quoting "Langum, Michael J" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >:

> James,
>
> Thanks for the heads up on the case sensitivity issue. I have
updated
> the file.
>
> But I don't think that explains why JAWS is not voicing the column
> and row head information when it moves from cell to cell.
>
> Do you have any insight on that?
> -- Mike
>
>