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Re: Word/Powerpoint Macros

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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.
>