Firstly, don't take this the wrong way but a lot of your questions will be answered by going through the help that is built into voiceover on the mac. There is a section spesifically on editing text that has lots of mac keyboard commands like what your looking for along with lots of other information. Between the builtin/online help and spesific google searches, I've found lots of simple answers to similar questions.
It's shift option left arrow to select the word to the left of the curser and shift option right arrow to select the word to the right of the curser. This to me makes so much sence and fits into the shift left arro shift right arrow selecting characters. the select paragraph command is shift option up arrow to select the paragraph above the curser and shift option down arrow to select the paragraph below. Also, a blank line is treated as a paragraph. As a point of interest, all these commands work when editing on the iPhone with a BT keyboard. I was able to double check them as I'm currently working entirely from my iPhone and my goodness is it easier with a good keyboard. It truely is a computer in your pocket and although I wouldn't want to give up my mac, this is doing a good enough job for now. HTH Danny: Sent from my phone On 03/01/2013, at 8:54 AM, "Cathy" <flowersandhe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I wanted to thank all who have answered my questions on Pages. Anne thanks > for the answers to all my questions specifically. Andrea, your description > of the insertion pointer was so on target for me. now, after reading your > notes on how it works with the example you mentioned, the light bulb went > off in my brain and I had that great feeling that comes when I finally "get > it." I've been practicing with this and still have to "think" about what I > am doing, but it is great that I "know" what to do. > > > > > Now my next question for you kind folks: > > I've been playing around in Pages attempting to select text to move, copy > and paste, and realize that the shift key plus arrows will select characters > and the shift up and down arrows will select lines. Great to know, but how > do I select a word or paragraph. > > Next question, when I open pages, I am not placed on the text area, so is > there a VO command to move me there? > > Thanks, once again. > Cathy > > > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
