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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There is a setting someplace in the Copilot app to change this behavior. I apologize that I don’t recall exactly where. If you write to
<a href="mailto:edad@microsoft.com">edad@microsoft.com</a>, they should be able to help.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman22.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Karen McCall via athen-list<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 21, 2025 10:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Robert Beach <rbeach@KCKCC.EDU>; Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Copilot and key conflict<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:#1F3864">Robert<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:#1F3864">What application are you in? I just tested this with Outlook, Word and Edge and Alt + Spacebar is opening the system menu.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:#1F3864">I tried using the Alt on both sides of the Spacebar and am using JAWS 2025..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:#1F3864">I have Microsoft 365 with all updates installed. I’m also on the beta channel. In Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, there is a checkbox to turn Copilot off in the Options
dialog, Copilot setting. The ability to do this has recently been added to PowerPoint and Excel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:#1F3864">I find that Copilot interferes with my ability to be productive, especially in PowerPoint where the first Tab on the slide canvas is for Copilot. I just want to
start working on a presentation,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:#1F3864">Cheers, Karen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman22.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Beach via athen-list<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 21, 2025 10:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Copilot and key conflict<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I have a key conflict with Microsoft’s Copilot. I use ALT+SPACEBAR to bring up the system menu so I can maximize a window. However, now that Copilot is here, when I press ALT+SPACEBAR, Copilot comes up instead
of the system menu. Very annoying! Does anybody have any idea how to redirect the Copilot hotkey? I have not found it in the Copilot settings, but maybe I’m missing it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Robert Lee Beach, Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Kansas City Kansas Community College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:rbeach@kckcc.edu">rbeach@kckcc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">913-288-7671<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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