Enhanced accessibility
iManage Work Desktop for Windows now provides enhanced accessibility. You can now use JAWS 2021 or JAWS 2022 screen reading software to read:
- iManage tab, ribbon, menus, dialog boxes, and panels available in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Visio, and MS Project applications
- iManage tab, menus, dialog boxes, and panels available in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
- Email Management toolbar and Select Filing Location dialog box in Microsoft Outlook
- iManage Work Panel
- iManage Work Agent Services
iManage Work Desktop for Windows supports the following assistive technology and is tested with the following environments:
Assistive technology | JAWS 2022 and JAWS 2021 |
Microsoft Windows OS | Windows 11 and Windows 10 |
Microsoft Office platforms | Office 365, Office 2021, Office 2019, and Office 2016 |
Adobe Acrobat platforms | Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC |
Your administrator can enable enhanced accessibility by configuring the iManageEnhancedAccessibility
setting to Y
in the imWorkOptions.xml configuration file. This is used to activate functions that work around circumstances when JAWS cannot read iManage Work UI components. For more information, contact your administrator or refer to the imWorkOptions.xml section in the iManage Work Desktop for Windows Customization Guide.
With this option enabled, ensure that you press the TAB key to enable JAWS to read the text displayed in a iManage dialog boxes and to navigate through the iManage dialog boxes.
NOTE:
If you want the JAWS screen reader to read your mouse hover actions, enable the Mouse Echo option available in JAWS.
You can also use the keyboard alternatives for mouse clicks on ribbons, iManage panels, dialog boxes and menus. Refer to the following sections for more information:
NOTE:
The specific shortcuts designation for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Outlook ribbon bars may vary based on the:
- Version of Microsoft applications installed.
- Microsoft features or configurations selected.
- Other integrated products installed.
- Language set for these applications.
IMPORTANT:
We recommend to not enable enhanced accessibility unless you have users who use JAWS screen reader to read the UI components. This is because with this option enabled, static text fields and other controls that are normally not part of tab order when using the TAB key are enabled as tab stops for JAWS to vocalize the text. In addition, additional Windows notifications are generated when filing emails. This is to enable JAWS to vocalize the email filing progress dialog box that is displayed during the filing process. Hence, users who do not use JAWS will have to perform extra keyboard strokes to complete some actions.
- Navigating through ribbon using keyboard
- Connecting to iManage Work Servers
- Opening documents saved to iManage Work
- Saving documents to iManage Work
- Co-authoring documents in Microsoft Office applications
- Sending document links
- Viewing document properties
- Viewing and uploading offline documents
- Inserting footers in Microsoft Word
- Inserting links and files
- Comparing or combining documents saved to iManage Work
- Filing Emails
- Saving attachments to iManage Work from Microsoft Outlook
- Accessing filing details in Microsoft Outlook
- Sending secure attachments
- Working with iManage Work Panel
- Accessing More in Microsoft Outlook
- Accessing iManage Help and iManage About options
- Using EMM toolbar or Select Filing Location dialog box
- Using iManage Work Agent