Hello Alex, I think you’d find placeholder text a better way for entering text that changes. Just type in some typical text in the format you want, then select that text, press VO-Tab for VO to ignore next key press, then press Ctrl-Option-Cmd-t to make it placeholder text. When using your template, the placeholder text will be highlighted when you navigate to it using just the arrow keys, and typing will replace it but keep the formatting.
Cheers, Anne > On 26 Jul 2015, at 00:58, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey list, > I'm trying, once more, to get more into Pages. Hopefully, this time, I can > make myself stick with it long enough to get a handle on this thing. > > Currently, I have a few basic questions: I'm making a template I can use to > fill out client reports and bills (I'm an AT instructor and have to email my > clients this information). I thought I'd put text boxes in where I'll be > entering text that can change, and just type the text that won't. Here's a > super simple example: > > Alex Hall > [auto-inserted date] > > Client Name: [text box for client name] > Number of Hours: [text box for hours] > > You get the idea. I'm running into a few questions, though. > > 1. How do I get the text box to fit the height of the line of text it's on? > VO reports that it's 1.2 inches tall, which strikes me as rather large. > 2. Do I even need a text box, or am I trying to use one where a different > item would work better? > 3. If I do need one, how can I insert text around it? I inserted one, but > even if I go to the end of the line and hit return, then type, the box is > pushed along to the end of my new line of text instead of staying where I put > it. > > Thanks in advance for any answers anyone can provide. > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
