[Athen] Lists in Word with Roman Numerals

[Susan Kelmer]

I'm going to chime in here.  Other responders are correct, you can use roman numerals in the auto numbering in word, but a screen reader won't read them properly.

Think about the context and what you are trying to provide.  Is it REALLY that important that the numbers be in Roman numeral format?  Or can you just use numbers and letters instead like a regular outline/list?  I usually just change them to numbers.  I know, it is changing the content somewhat, but it isn't changing what information the content is trying to provide.  My goal is to give the student a workable, even better than minimal, representation of the reading material.  So, what should I be doing to make it that way?  I use regular numbers instead.

Of course, YMMV, but that's how we do it here.

Susan Kelmer
Alternate Format Production Program Manager
Disability Services
University of Colorado Boulder
303-735-4836



From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Beach
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If I am understanding the question, yes you can create a custome list in Word to use Roman numerals.  No, screen readers will not read them correctly, but you can have a numbered list that uses Roman numerals.


Robert Lee Beach
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Kansas City Kansas Community College
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Subject: [Athen] Lists in Word with Roman Numerals

Hi all. As far as I can tell, using the letters "I" and "VII" for Roman numeral in a Word list/outline are not read correctly in screen readers. It is possible to insert the actual Roman Numeral symbols into a Word document, however seem to be impossible to format a list/outline using Roman Numeral symbols. Is there a way around this?

Joseph

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