I know how all the basic select commands work. I am asking for something different, which I think has been provided. I want to know quite specifically how to highlight a PORTION OF TEXT in a document that is not a line, word, or paragraph so that cannot; select with the normal commands. (Let's assume the section is in the middle of the document, so select-to-end and select-to-beginning are not efficient ways of ding this.) Does that make things clearer?

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Can you use the control a to select all?



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-----Original Message-----
From: Kelby Carlson
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 7:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Blocking Text with JAWS

This actually was not what I am asking.  Let us say I need to
copy a chapter from a textbook that is several pages long.  How
can I do this, other than going paragraph by paragraph and
appending? I know sighted people can do this, and I can do it
quite easily with a notetaker.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Barbara In Arcadia" <mb69ma...@charter.net
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Date sent: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:48:49 -0700
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Blocking Text with JAWS

Hi Kelby,

Try the information below to see if this will do what you are
wanting to
accomplish.

The F8 key in Word is a Toggle.  You press the F8 key a different
number of
times to select different amounts of text.
Pressing the F8 key 1 time turns extended selection mode on.  In
this mode
you can arrow up or down to select text line by line.
Pressing the F8 key 2 times will copy the highlighted word.
Pressing the F8 key 3 times will copy the sentence the cursor is
in.
Pressing the F8 key 4 times will copy the paragraph the cursor is
in.
Pressing the F8 key 5 times will copy the document.

Hope this has helped.  Take care.
Mike


 ----- Original Message -----
 From: Kelby Carlson
 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
 Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 1:45 PM
 Subject: [JAWS-Users] Blocking Text with JAWS


 Brief question from a first-timer.  Is there a way to block
 text--as in multiple paragraphs--for selection in a document
with
 JAWS? Like highlighting a certain section of thedocument that
is
 not just a line, word or paragraph for copying and/or cutting?


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