You can delete items; it's just that you can't drag them to the
trash. Instead, you select the to-be-deleted item and then use a key-
stroke combination to delete it.
Below is a small (i.e., incomplete) list of commands that I copied
and pasted from the help menus on my computer. It will give you an
idea of how VoiceOver works, but you won't be able to use them on
your computer, since you cannot install VoiceOver on systems Earlier
than Tiger. For a ccomplete list, I suggest you look on the Apple
Website.
Good luck to you.
Rafael Bejarano
VoiceOver navigation commands
Use these commands to move around the screen, move inside windows and
webpages, and control cursor tracking. If you have an iBook or
PowerBook computer, you may need to press the Fn key when you press a
function key.
Action
Command
Move up
Control-Option-Up Arrow
Move down
Control-Option-Down Arrow
Move to previous
Control-Option-Left Arrow
Move to next
Control-Option-Right Arrow
Move to the top of the visible area (window, text area, etc.) where
the VoiceOver cursor is located
Control-Option-Home
On a portable computer, press Control-Option-Fn-Left Arrow.
Move to the bottom of the visible area (window, text area, etc.)
where the VoiceOver cursor is located
Control-Option-End
On a portable computer, press Control-Option-Fn-Right Arrow.
Move to the top of the area (window, text area, etc.) where the
VoiceOver cursor is located, scrolling if necessary
Control-Option-Shift-Home
On a portable computer, press Control-Option-Shift-Fn-Left Arrow.
Move to the bottom of the area (window, text area, etc.) where the
VoiceOver cursor is located, scrolling if necessary
Control-Option-Shift-End
On a portable computer, press Control-Option-Shift-Fn-Right Arrow.
Move to the top of the window
Control-Option-Command-Home
On a portable computer, press Control-Option-Command-Fn-Left Arrow.
Move to the bottom-right corner of the window
Control-Option-Command-End
On a portable computer, press Control-Option-Command-Fn-Right Arrow.
Move to the front the window where the VoiceOver cursor is located
and make it active
Control-Option-Shift-F2
List the links on a page
Control-Option-U
List the items in a window
Control-Option-I
Move to the Dock
Control-Option-D
Move to the desktop
Control-Option-Shift-D
Move to the menu bar
Control-Option-M
Move to the first status menu in the menu bar
Control-Option-M two times
Open the Spotlight menu
Control-Option-M three times
Open a contextual menu
Control-Option-Shift-M
Jump to a linked item (for example, from a Mail message in the Inbox
to its message text)
Control-Option-J
Move to the next frame in an HTML content area (such as a webpage)
Control-Option-Command-M
Move to the previous frame in an HTML content area (such as a webpage)
Control-Option-Command-Shift-M
Move back, retracing the movements of the VoiceOver cursor
Control-Option-Left bracket ([)
Move forward, retracing the movements of the VoiceOver cursor
Control-Option-Right bracket (])
Turn cursor tracking on or off temporarily
Control-Option-Shift-F3
Move VoiceOver cursor to keyboard focus
Control-Option-Shift-F4
Move keyboard focus to VoiceOver cursor
Control-Option-Command-F4
Move VoiceOver cursor to mouse
Control-Option-Shift-F5
Move mouse to VoiceOver cursor
Control-Option-Command-F5
On Mar 28, 2007, at 10:15 AM, Cheryl Wade wrote:
Dear Rafael,
So, if this thing doesn't drag and drop, does that mean you can't
move stuff off your desktop and delete it? What a pain!
Also, I'm still waiting for information on a LIST OF COMMANDS so I
can actually try it out. Where can one get it?
Cheryl Wade
