Hello Alex, You have to press the VO-Tab command before each time you use the Ctrl-Option-Cmd-t Make placeholder text command but it should work every time. I’ve been using this for years, and in Pages09 I created a different shortcut for Make placeholder text to avoid having to use the VO-Tab command.
Cheers, Anne > On 26 Jul 2015, at 14:45, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, this is exactly what I was after. The problem is that it only worked > once. I used it successfully on one line, then tried to repeat the process on > the next line. The hotkey does nothing, and my selected text is de-selected. > Is there something I have to do before I can use this mode again? >> On Jul 26, 2015, at 3:34 AM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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. > > > -- > 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.
