Hi John,
Don't worry, that's what this list is here for, to help users and new
users alike.
Well...
Control + Option + T will tell you the attributes of the text the
cursor is on, but this is not really necessary generally as you can
turn the text attributes option on in the Voice Over Utility. To do
this do the following: (I am assuming that you are using a desktop
Mac, if not you might need to hold down the FN key with the Control +
Option F8 to open the Utility)
1. Open VO Utility with Control + Option + F8
2. Navigate to the "Verbosity" page
3. Navigate to the "When text attributes change..." drop down box
where you'll see three options - these are self- explanatory.
Regarding the footnotes, you can do your footnotes in the text i.e.
author book title publisher etc and then copy them and put them in the
footnotes when you have all the footnote set out the way you want it.
If you're going to get Nisus contact me off list if you like and I may
be able to help you get your bearings as it is what i am currently
using to write my Dissertation
All the best
James
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On 14 Apr 2008, at 20:23, John J Herzog wrote:
Hi James,
Thank you for answering some of my questions.
As far as the footnotes go, I will need to be able to read and
modify all of
them. So this might be a bit of a problem.
Second, regarding text attributes, what voice over commands do I
have to use
to be notified of the changes as I'm reading?
Forgive my ignorance, as I have spent little time with a mac.
However, I
like what I've seen thus far, and want to make the best out of my
upcoming
visit to the apple store.
Thanks so much,
John J Herzog
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From: James Austin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS
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Subject: Re: questions about mac and word processing
Hi Jon,
Yes Voice Over will tell when font and text attributes change.
What do you mean when you say can Voice Over read footnotes? If you
mean are they accesible with VO then the answer is sort of yes if
using Nisus Writer. It's not feasible past the first page of your
Nisus document, but hopefully the developers are working on this.
Best
James
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On 14 Apr 2008, at 15:36, John J Herzog wrote:
Hi list,
As a potential mac switcher, I have a few questions about creating
complex
word documents. I was hoping you could shed some light on this
subject for
me.
If using voice over, is it possible to determine how a document is
formatted? In other words, can you tell when text is indented, when
the font
style changes, and what portions are underlined, bolded, etc?
Also, is there a way to read foot notes?
I briefly looked over the voice over manual and do not see any of
this
information. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
John J Herzog
