This works, but it involves more moving around. With the F8 method, you simply place focus inside the sentence. Your method works very nicely for longer blocks of text.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Roger Newell Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 12:09 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to select a sentence in Word 2016 while using JAWS Everyone seems to have their own methods for selecting sentences. The way I do it is to insert a temporary PlaceMarker at the beginning of the selection with CTRL+WINDOWS+K, then I go to the end of the selection and press INSERT+SPACEBAR, M. On 2/28/18, Adrian Spratt <adr...@adrianspratt.com> wrote: > Hi. Using Word 2010, I became dependent on the F8 key to select a sentence. > It doesn't work in 2016. At Google, I find a control-mouse click > instruction, but using the JAWS simulated mouse, it doesn't work. Has > anyone found an alternative keyboard command buried in Word 2016 for > this operation? > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
