Re: [orca-list] how accessible is google docs with orca

[Janina Sajka <janina rednote net>]

Hi, Krishnakant:

In addition to the tip to use Chromium already posted, let me offer to
additional suggestions:

1.)     The biggest problem for using Google Docs, imo, is that you need
to learn an entire library of unique keyboard commands in order to use
their products effectively. This has lead me to collect some bookmarks
which I will now share:

        Google's general help guidance on using accessibility settings
        https://support.google.com/docs/answer/6282736?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en

        Google's help page for using Google Docs and Screen Readers
        https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632201?hl=en

        Google help specific to spread sheets with a screen reader
        https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632199

        Help specific to functions and formulas
        https://support.google.com/docs/table/25273?page=table.cs&visit_id=0-636476581705697066-814509724&rd=1

        Google's guidance on collaboration when using a screen reader
        https://support.google.com/docs/answer/6239410

        Script to convert a Google Doc to markdown:
        https://github.com/mangini/gdocs2md

2.)     If all else fails, or you need a quick fix, saving your Google
Docs file in Microsoft format will let you import it into LibreOffice. I
understand there are extensions (and other strategies) that offer direct
import/export to LibreOffice, but I have no direct experience of those.
I would be curious to hear about that, should anyone have that kind of
experience.

Googling for '+libreoffice +"Google Docs"'

yields some fascinating reads.

Best wishs, and hth,

Janina

Orca screen reader developers writes:
> Hello all.
>
> I will have to use google docs in a couple of days for some
> collaboration work.
>
> I don't wish to use any other technologies just for this sake.
>
> So I wish to know the state of accessibility with Orca.
>
> Can I edit documents?
>
> What about spreadsheets?
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Krishnakant Mane,
> Project Founder and Leader,
> GNUKhata <https://gnukhata.in/>
> //(Opensource Accounting, Billing and Inventory Management Software)//

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-- 

Janina Sajka

Linux Foundation Fellow
Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup:       http://a11y.org

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures        http://www.w3.org/wai/apa