Is the Microsoft Outlook Calendar accessible with JAWS?
Solution When using JAWS 6.0 or later, the Microsoft Outlook 2003 Calendar is accessible in all views (Day, Workweek, Week, Month, and the Active Appointment List) because MSAA makes the relevant data available. JAWS can access this data, then relay it to you in a very reliable and intuitive manner. In earlier versions of Microsoft Outlook (2002/XP and 2000), however, this MSAA data is not available and JAWS has no means of retrieving it. Instead, JAWS must find a non-standard vertical indicator bar, and try to determine the time slot associated with that position. Since neither the invisible cursor, nor the mouse cursor, track this illusive indicator, it is very difficult for JAWS to locate. Returning reliable data is problematic at best in all views other than the Day view. Because the indicator is in a single column in that view, it is easier for JAWS to locate it. With the lack of adequate MSAA data in Outlook 2002/XP and 2000, the only views accessible with JAWS in those versions
