To create an accessible document, it is important to use styles throughout, and in a consistent manner. The styles are then preserved if you create a tagged PDF file, or an HTML file, allowing the recipient to use structural navigation with a screen reader.
The other benefit of using styles well is that you can easily change the presentation by modifying a style definition. gs <geoffsli...@gmail.com> wrote: > The best way to accomplish this is through the use of styles. Create styles > that match the formatting attributes for the particular items you want to > format and then select each piece and apply the style. > > > On Apr 24, 2016, at 9:55 AM, Adrian Spratt <adr...@adrianspratt.com> wrote: > > My sense is that JAWS operates too linearly for this to work as you > describe. However, this idea occurs to me as a workaround. With your main > document open, start a new one in which you pre-set the font attributes you > want to apply to the passages in question. Then use MS's paste special > (control-alt-v) to paste each item into this second file. If it works, the > first passage will be formatted the way you want, and then you can > substitute it in the original file, again using the paste special command. > Note that in this command, you select the format with the up and down > arrows. > > I haven't tested this idea, and it may take a little tweaking. I also > realize it wouldn't be as fast as what you'd like to do, but it would > certainly be faster than reformatting each passage every time. > > -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List > [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of abdulaziz > dapilin Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2016 1:35 AM To: > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to select > non-contiguous text > > What I meant is not for copying and pasting. Here's the scenario. I would > like to select non-contiguous text in a large document to apply format and > attribute changes at ones. For sighted user, they simply accomplish the task > by holding down the control while selecting text from different parts of the > document using the mouse pointer. I don't know if it is possible to do it > solely with the keyboard. > > On 4/24/16, Kimsan <kimsans...@outlook.com> wrote: > > Noncontiguous so each word would not be selected. > > > > -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List > > [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Pinky Sent: > > Saturday, April 23, 2016 8:35 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] How to select non-contiguous text > > > > Hi, To copy one word at a time hold down the ctrl+shift key then right > > arrow for all the words you want to highlight. As you arrow right Jaws > > will announce the words that are being highlighted. > > > > Then after you have highlighted just press the Ctrl+C to copy then go to > > where you want to put the copied text and then just press the Ctrl+V to > > paste it where you want them. > > > > If you want to select all the words on a page just do ctrl+A then Ctrl+C > > to copy then ctrl+V to paste. > > > > Ed > > > > -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List > > [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of abdulaziz > > dapilin Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2016 9:21 PM To: jaws-users-list > > Subject: [JAWS-Users] How to select non-contiguous text > > > > Hi folks. I wonder how to or if its possible to select non-contiguous text > > in word using keyboard. I am pretty sure that for users who could use > > mouse pointer it is possible. Have anybody from this group knows how to do > > it using the keys? > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > 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/ > > > > 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
