[Athen] Voice Over and Office for Mac

Karlen Communications info at karlencommunications.com
Sat Sep 12 10:35:05 PDT 2015


If you subscribe to Office 365, you should be able to use the desktop versions of Office 2013/Windows and Office 2016/Mac as well as having access to the advanced editing tools for Office IOS devices and the range of regular 365 tools.

Your access to the desktop applications will depend on the Office 365 subscription you have.

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msca/en_CA/cat/categoryID.64516400?tid=SCvBdGpl_dt&cid=5387&pcrid=2640194511&pkw=microsoft%20office%202010%20order&pmt=b&WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=pointitsem_Microsoft+CA_bing_Office+15+Suites+-+EN&WT.term=microsoft%20office%202010%20order&WT.campaign=Office+15+Suites+-+EN&WT.content=SCvBdGpl&WT.source=bing&WT.medium=cpc&s_kwcid=AL!4249!10!2640194511!18488264175&ef_id=Ugk4CwAAAA13SlQW:20150912172807:s

Hmmm...it looks like all versions have the desktop versions included but I will double check that.

Office 2016 for Mac is only available with a 365 subscription, not as a standalone suite. I believe this is also true if you want to use Office 2013 for Windows.

Cheers, Karen



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> On Sep 12, 2015, at 1:11 PM, Robert Beach <rbeach at KCKCC.EDU> wrote:

>

> That is part of my confusion. Is there a difference between Office 2016 and Office 365? One article I read makes it sound like maybe Office 365 is a bit more accessible than Office 2016. This didn't seem to be the case on the Windows side last I checked.

>

> Thanks.

>

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> Subject: Re: [Athen] Voice Over and Office for Mac

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> Hi Robert,

> Really the only version to even consider is the latest version, 2016. Prior versions had major voiceover accessibility issues. For example in Word, all the controls and menus read, but the screen reader was unable to detect any text in the text editing area. 2016 is the first version that has attempted to address these issues. I haven't tried it yet myself; but from what I've heard, it's working relatively well. Having said that though, I wouldn't be surprised if accessibility is still a bit rough around the edges as compared to the polished experience users would get with the Windows version. I'm not sure if 2016 can be purchased as standalone software, or whether it is currenly only available as part of the Office 365 offering.

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