Microsoft Office 2007 with JAWS and MAGic
This new three-day workshop is designed for teachers, trainers, and others who are already familiar with JAWS® screen reading software and MAGic® screen magnification software but want to get specific training on how to use JAWS and MAGic with Microsoft® Office 2007. Learn specific techniques in Word, Outlook®, PowerPoint®, and Excel® using the keyboard with JAWS and MAGic.
Heavy emphasis is placed throughout on using best techniques for accessible document design as part of the document creation process.
Overview of the Office Ribbon and Office Menu
NOTE: The prerequisites for attending this workshop include first reading the DAISY book Introduction to Office 2007 with JAWS (DAISY 18.8MB) prior to attending the workshop. This book is available from our Training Downloads page by using the link above.
Additionally, persons who attend this workshop should already have a working knowledge of JAWS and good keyboard skills.
Word 2007
Some of the topics covered in the section on Word 2007 include:
- Preferences, such as Word Options ALT followed by F, I
- Changing the default document template
- Creating new templates
- Styles in Microsoft Word
- Inserting headers, footers, bookmarks, footnotes, endnotes, comments, hyperlinks, and images (with alternate text)
- Page layout
- Track changes for revisions
- Mail merge
- JAWS Navigation Quick Keys with Word
- Creating forms in Microsoft Word
- Save as PDF
- Word to DAISY Translator
Outlook 2007
Discussion and use of Outlook 2007 occurs throughout the workshop, as students and instructor interact and send projects and documents to each other. In addition, items of discussion include:
- Preferences
- Sending and receiving messages and attachments
- Calendar, appointments, and meeting requests
- JAWS Navigation Quick Keys with Outlook messages
- Categorizing messages
- Instant search
PowerPoint 2007
The class will create a PowerPoint 2007 presentation that demonstrates knowledge of the following tasks:
- Use JAWS and the keyboard to create and present slide shows
- Set a background color for all slides in the presentation
- Use a photograph as a background for an entire slide
- Use design templates in PowerPoint to choose a variety of different slides
- Navigate at the object as well as the text entry level of slides
- Insert a button to play a sound on a slide
- Use slide animation effects to fly in bullet points one at a time
- Rearrange animation effects for a more effective presentation
- Set a delay in playing a sound to allow for a more effective presentation
- Insert graphics that have alternate text
- Insert and read speaker's notes
- Use the spell checker in PowerPoint
- Know how to use the outline and thumbnail views during the slide creation process
- Be able to hand out notes from the presentation to your audience
- Use the JAWS Help system to reference keystrokes and more information specific to PowerPoint
Excel 2007
Participants in this class will learn to use JAWS or MAGic to accomplish the following:
- Learn and use keyboard navigation and selection techniques
- Insert and read comments
- Create row and column headers for ranges that read automatically for JAWS or MAGic users
- Read row and column headers with JAWS and MAGic
- Insert hyperlinks for navigation
- Select and move to worksheet objects
- Create and modify charts
- List or post row and column totals with MAGic and JAWS
- List cells with data in current column or row
- List cells with comments or formulas
- Set and use monitored cells
- Create an accessible form in Excel
- Create and use the Custom Summary feature of JAWS for Excel worksheets
JAWS and MAGic are registered trademarks of Freedom Scientific, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida and/or other countries.
Microsoft, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.