[gui-talk] viewing complex messages with outlook

[David Andrews]

Just do what JAWS suggested, when in the message type alt-h a then 
v.  Many html messages do not display properly, and this generally works.

Dave

At 07:03 PM 10/22/2011, you wrote:
>Hello all,
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>I am very frustrated with Microsoft office outlook 2010 and windows 7. I
>cannot seem to find a way for me to read email messages such as newsletters
>that contain heavy html such as tables, links, headings, and graphics.
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>When I open a message, and I tab to read it with the reading pane, or enter
>to open, I get the warning message from JAWS:
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>"warning, for best results for reading this message, press Alt+H, then the
>letter A, then letter V to read the message in your browser."
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>Also, outlook has prompted me when opening one of these email messages: "If
>there are problems displaying this message, click here to read it in your
>browser."
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>Let me tell you: first, I have spent my life navigating the entire ribbons
>and there is no option in this application that says, or is related to,
>viewing the email in my web browser. Second, I can't also find a way to get
>to the notification bar that outlook displays when there are messages with
>pictures, or to prompt me to right click to download images, ETC. of course.
>I was trying to click on the notification to display the message in my
>browser, but I don't have any luck. I either have to use the JAWS cursor to
>find the notification or go into mazes of junk trying to read the message
>right from within the "read-only" edit box that outlook displays.
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>My questions are:
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>1.       How do I get to the outlook notification bar quicker? Is there a
>shortcut key for this?
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>2.      Is there a way in outlook that I can make it to view the message
>into Internet explorer, for instance, to read those kinds of email messages?
>Is there a hot key for that also? Is JAWS perhaps lying about the given
>shortcut key since it does not work at all?
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>Any answers are welcome. And as I said earlier, I'm starting to hate office
>outlook 2010. If this continues, I'm going to have to roll back to office
>2003 regardless of whether I am told that I need to update or not! (grim).
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>Cheers,
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>Humberto