JAWS and Excel: Reading, Navigating, and Working with Spreadsheet Data (Assistive Technology Webinar)

Spreadsheets can be notoriously difficult to navigate with a screen reader, but the right techniques make all the difference. In this session, Marisa will walk through the core JAWS commands and strategies for reading, navigating, and working with data in Microsoft Excel, covering how to move through cells, rows, and columns efficiently and understand the information being presented. Attendees will learn how JAWS reads cell content, handles formulas, and announces table headers, as well as how spreadsheet structure and formatting decisions directly impact the screen reader experience. The session will also cover practical workflows for common Excel tasks including data entry, sorting, filtering, and working with named ranges. Join Marisa Church from Access Ingenuity to learn how to read, navigate, and work with spreadsheet data more efficiently using JAWS.

• Apply core JAWS commands to move through cells, rows, columns, and sheets in Microsoft Excel.
• Explain how JAWS reads cell content, formulas, and table headers within a spreadsheet.
• Identify how spreadsheet structure and formatting decisions impact the JAWS reading experience.
• Use JAWS to efficiently complete common Excel tasks including data entry, sorting, and filtering.
• Navigate named ranges and structured tables in Excel using JAWS keyboard commands.