Re: Reading on Pages and Text Edit
I don't want to open the file in a browser because I want to be able to read and edit simultaneously. Moiz. On 1/26/24, Brad Snyder wrote: > I don't think QuickLook can be used to read a 300–400 page document. > > - Brad - > > On Jan 26, 2024, at 09:23, 'jason' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > > > Quick Look can also read a variety of file formats. When you want to edit, > of course, you’ll need to use whichever editor you prefer. > > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on > behalf of John Panarese > Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 16:00 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Reading on Pages and Text Edit > > Actually, Brad had a great idea. Try to open it in Safari and see how it > reads there. > > > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > >> On Jan 25, 2024, at 3:27 PM, moiz tundawala >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi John, >> >> Nice to know that you are on the group too. >> >> Sadly it's not working out for me on Text Edit. I have tried all the >> options that you suggested. >> >> Also, I don't want to open the document in a web brouzer. This is because >> I want to have the option of editing it if required. >> >> On Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 6:16:38 PM UTC wb...@swbell.net wrote: >>> >>> Have you tried opening the file in a browser, such as Safari, Chrome or >>> even Brave on your Mac? >>> >>> >>> >>> - Brad - >>> >>> >>> On Jan 25, 2024, at 07:59, moiz tundawala wrote: >>> >>> Thanks for your response. As I mentioned, in Text Edit, I am not being >>> able to read paragraph by paragraph. When Voiceover moves to a new page, >>> it reads the first paragraph character by character. The subsequent >>> paragraphs are read properly, and then once again after a page break, I >>> encounter the same problem. >>> >>> >>> >>> I have tried all possible options, with quick nav on and off, as well as >>> keyboard commanders. >>> >>> On Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 5:12:10 PM UTC thepian...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> For things of that length I usually convert to text and read in >>>> TextEdit. I’ve never had a problem with that. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: macvisi...@googlegroups.com on >>>> behalf of moiz tundawala >>>> Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 10:53 AM >>>> To: MacVisionaries >>>> Subject: Reading on Pages and Text Edit >>>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> What is the best way to read book length documents on Mac? >>>> >>>> I have large Word files from my Windows computer. These files take a lot >>>> of time loading on Mac when I open them on Word. >>>> >>>> With Pages and Text Edit, I am facing a strange problem. I prefer to >>>> read paragraph by paragraph. But whenever Voiceover encounters a page >>>> break, it starts reading character by character. >>>> >>>> I have taking this issue to Apple Accessibility and they have not been >>>> able to help. >>>> >>>> My Word documents are 300 to 400 pages long. Can anyone please advise? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Moiz. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>> Visionaries list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor You can reach mark >>>> at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >>>> cara...@caraquinn.com >>>> >>>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisi...@googlegroups.com/ >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to
Re: Reading on Pages and Text Edit
Hi John, Nice to know that you are on the group too. Sadly it's not working out for me on Text Edit. I have tried all the options that you suggested. Also, I don't want to open the document in a web brouzer. This is because I want to have the option of editing it if required. On Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 6:16:38 PM UTC wb...@swbell.net wrote: > Have you tried opening the file in a browser, such as Safari, Chrome or > even Brave on your Mac? > > - Brad - > > On Jan 25, 2024, at 07:59, moiz tundawala wrote: > > Thanks for your response. As I mentioned, in Text Edit, I am not being > able to read paragraph by paragraph. When Voiceover moves to a new page, it > reads the first paragraph character by character. The subsequent paragraphs > are read properly, and then once again after a page break, I encounter the > same problem. > > I have tried all possible options, with quick nav on and off, as well as > keyboard commanders. > On Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 5:12:10 PM UTC thepian...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> For things of that length I usually convert to text and read in TextEdit. >> I’ve never had a problem with that. >> >> >> >> *From: *macvisi...@googlegroups.com on >> behalf of moiz tundawala >> *Date: *Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 10:53 AM >> *To: *MacVisionaries >> *Subject: *Reading on Pages and Text Edit >> >> Hi >> >> What is the best way to read book length documents on Mac? >> >> I have large Word files from my Windows computer. These files take a lot >> of time loading on Mac when I open them on Word. >> >> With Pages and Text Edit, I am facing a strange problem. I prefer to read >> paragraph by paragraph. But whenever Voiceover encounters a page break, it >> starts reading character by character. >> >> I have taking this issue to Apple Accessibility and they have not been >> able to help. >> >> My Word documents are 300 to 400 pages long. Can anyone please advise? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Moiz. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark >> at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> cara...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisi...@googlegroups.com/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionarie...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/87e88eef-030b-429e-a5f5-228bd978247an%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/87e88eef-030b-429e-a5f5-228bd978247an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > cara...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisi...@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionarie...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/17d67e66-0a2c-40f5-b81e-5824f86a657an%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/17d67e66-0a2c-40f5-b81e-5824f86a657an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- The following inf
Re: Reading on Pages and Text Edit
Thanks for your response. As I mentioned, in Text Edit, I am not being able to read paragraph by paragraph. When Voiceover moves to a new page, it reads the first paragraph character by character. The subsequent paragraphs are read properly, and then once again after a page break, I encounter the same problem. I have tried all possible options, with quick nav on and off, as well as keyboard commanders. On Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 5:12:10 PM UTC thepian...@gmail.com wrote: > For things of that length I usually convert to text and read in TextEdit. > I’ve never had a problem with that. > > > > *From: *macvisi...@googlegroups.com on > behalf of moiz tundawala > *Date: *Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 10:53 AM > *To: *MacVisionaries > *Subject: *Reading on Pages and Text Edit > > Hi > > What is the best way to read book length documents on Mac? > > I have large Word files from my Windows computer. These files take a lot > of time loading on Mac when I open them on Word. > > With Pages and Text Edit, I am facing a strange problem. I prefer to read > paragraph by paragraph. But whenever Voiceover encounters a page break, it > starts reading character by character. > > I have taking this issue to Apple Accessibility and they have not been > able to help. > > My Word documents are 300 to 400 pages long. Can anyone please advise? > > Thanks, > > Moiz. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > cara...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisi...@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionarie...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/87e88eef-030b-429e-a5f5-228bd978247an%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/87e88eef-030b-429e-a5f5-228bd978247an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/17d67e66-0a2c-40f5-b81e-5824f86a657an%40googlegroups.com.
Reading on Pages and Text Edit
Hi What is the best way to read book length documents on Mac? I have large Word files from my Windows computer. These files take a lot of time loading on Mac when I open them on Word. With Pages and Text Edit, I am facing a strange problem. I prefer to read paragraph by paragraph. But whenever Voiceover encounters a page break, it starts reading character by character. I have taking this issue to Apple Accessibility and they have not been able to help. My Word documents are 300 to 400 pages long. Can anyone please advise? Thanks, Moiz. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/87e88eef-030b-429e-a5f5-228bd978247an%40googlegroups.com.
Reading book length documents with Text Edit and Pages
Hi All, I am an academic and a new Mac user. I have started reasonably well, learning from John Panarese’s tutorials and other materials available online. As a researcher and scholar, I need to read and engage with multiple book length documents at the same time. My initial impression about Microsoft Word is that it does not work well with large documents on Mac. So I am trying out Text Edit and Pages. But here is a strange problem. When I open a book length document on Text Edit/Pages/Word on Mac, I first interact with it to read the text. I use the quick arrow keys and my own commander shortcuts to read paragraph by paragraph. Voiceover starts alright, but as it moves to a new page, it announces page break and I hear the beep sound indicating either entering invisible or visible section. After this, Voiceover weirdly begins to read character by character. It works fine when I go to the next paragraph. But the same problem occurs once again when Voiceover moves to the next page. This is extremely annoying, and I want Voiceover to read paragraph by paragraph smoothly across pages. The books I am reading are in Word format which I am opening in Text Edit and Pages. What settings do I need to change to stop Voiceover from getting stuck on pagebreaks? As I mentioned, I need to work with large documents and I am looking for the best way to do this on Mac. Warmly, Moiz. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/120566d3-2b75-44ee-bb1d-7c4b54ae9ce8n%40googlegroups.com.
