That's very strange! So pressing F8 brings up the JAWS menu within
Word? Does this happen everywhere or just Word? This should only
happen when pressing JAWS + j. I would have you check out a few things
in Keyboard Manager, but just installing the new update should fix this
key map as well.
*Don Marang*
Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org
<http://www.vinuxproject.org/>
There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any
real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I
am working on things that matter.
-- Dean Kamen
On 7/25/2011 6:03 PM, Patti wrote:
No that did the same thing about bringing up jaws menu. crazy
Patti
Have you tried Quick Keys mode in Word? It works much like Quick
Navigation in Internet Explorer. Quick Keys is enabled and disabled
by using JAWS + z as a toggle. When in Quick Keys mode, you will not
be able to edit the document. It merely lets you navigate the
document with single keys. Like in IE, h will move to the next
heading, p will move to the next paragraph, and so on. If the
chapters start with a heading, such as heading level 2, just pressing
2 will move to the next chapter.
For example, this could be used with the F8 selection as follows:
1. Move to the beginning of the text to be selected. Then press F8.
2. Turn on Quick Keys with JAWS (Insert) + z.
3. Press the 2 key to move to the next chapter. It will read the
entire amount selected, which annoys me, so I rarely use F8 for
selection. If I am confident about the selection, I just continue on
the next step.
4. Copy the selection using Control + c.
5. Return to normal by pressing Escape to exit the selection mode
and then JAWS + z to exit Quick Keys mode.
I hope this is more like what you are looking for.
*Don Marang*
Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org
<http://www.vinuxproject.org/>
There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of
any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure
that I am working on things that matter.
-- Dean Kamen
On 7/24/2011 8:47 PM, Kelby Carlson wrote:
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?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janie Degenshein" <jdege...@comcast.net
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Date sent: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:42:55 -0400
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Blocking Text with JAWS
Can you use the control a to select all?
Keep Smiling,
Janie Degenshein
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have"
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kelby Carlson
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 7:59 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
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
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
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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