Hi Flor & List Members, My earlier statement that the Spike feature in Word 2002 didn't work was incorrect, & I do apologize for the erroneous information. I took a little more time to play with it, & it most certainly does work in Word 2002! I find using the appending to clipboard tool works faster for me but, that's more than likely do to my familiarity with using the append to clipboard feature & absolutely no experience with the Spike feature. But, it is always nice to have other options. Thanks much, take care. Mike This email was sent from our, iGasSucking460Powered1969Mach1!
Take care. Mike This email was sent from our, iGasSucking460Powered1969Mach1! ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike B. To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Spike Feature In Word 2010 Hi Flor, The way understood the steps is you used the keystrokes to cut the lines of text in the order in which you want them to be in the target file. I tried this in Word 2002 & it didn't work. Was I doing it wrong? Probably so! What I need to try is doing this in Word 2010. But, the steps say to select the lines of text in the order in which you want them to appear in the target file. Isn't this what you do when appending to the clipboard? I understand the appending to the clipboard is a Jaws feature, where the Strike feature is a Word feature. Am I wrong in my assumption? Thank you very much for your reply. Take care. Mike This email was sent from our, iGasSucking460Powered1969Mach1! ----- Original Message ----- From: Flor Lynch To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Spike Feature In Word 2010 Mike, The Spike has existed for a very long time in Microsoft word. I think you may also have explained the differences between it and appending to your clipboard in your example. You can manipulate the selected (or spiked) text however you like with the Spike, whereas when you append to the clipboard it stays the way you appended it till you transfer it to your target document. that's my undeveloped or rough understanding at the moment. others may have better explanations. . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike B." <[email protected]> To: "Jaws-Users List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 10:21 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Spike Feature In Word 2010 > Hi All, > > > > Have any of you heard of the Spike feature in Word 2010? It's > explained > below. If this is different from the appending to clipboard feature > other > than different keystrokes, would someone please explain the > difference? > > > > Have you ever heard of the spike? It lets you select and cut multiple > > items to the clipboard, then place them back in your document in the > > order in which you want and have placed them on the clipboard. Here's > a > > simple example of how to use it. Here are three lines of text which > are > > out of order. > > > > Line 2. > > Line 1. > > Line 3. > > > > > > To rearrange them using the spike, select each line in the text above, > in > > its proper order, one at a time. > > After each selection, press ctrl+f3. Repeat this process for the > > remaining lines until the text disappears. > > Then, press shift+ctrl+f3, and you should see > > > > Line 1. > > > > Line 2. > > > > Line 3. > > > > The spike is a nifty little feature once you get the hang of it. > > > > Take care. > Mike > This email was sent from our, iGasSucking460Powered1969Mach1! > 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/
