I'll keep playing with it then, to see if I can work out just when it does and doesn't select as I arrow. Quick Nav is definitely off--I can't imagine the headache were it enabled. Thanks again. > On Aug 4, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Alex, > > You need to hear VoiceOver say “Placeholder selected” to know that the > placeholder text is actually selected as it reads the placeholder text even > when it isn’t selected. You can also use VO-F6 to check that it is selected. > It needs to be selected to type over it. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > >> On 4 Aug 2015, at 15:49, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I thought I'd done that. I down arrowed, heard VoiceOver speak my >> placeholder, and typed. Is there more to the process? If I have to manually >> select the placeholder text anyway, I'm not sure I see the value of using a >> template like this at all; it's sounding less and less convenient. Hopefully >> I'm missing a key step. :) Thanks for your patience. >>> On Aug 4, 2015, at 7:40 AM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Alex, >>> >>> To replace placeholder text, you need to navigate with only the arrow keys >>> so that the whole placeholder text is highlighted before you start typing >>> over it. The whole piece of placeholder text will then be replaced. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> >>>> On 4 Aug 2015, at 12:58, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm happy with my placeholder text, but Pages won't replace it with the >>>> actual text I want. I thought, when I made a document based off my >>>> template, I could just type and what I typed would override the >>>> placeholder, replacing it with the text I was writing. Is there more to >>>> replacing placeholder text with actual text that I'm missing? >>>>> On Aug 4, 2015, at 1:52 AM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello Alex, >>>>> >>>>> When you want to modify placeholder text to create new placeholder text, >>>>> you have to set it back to normal text then edit it as usual and then >>>>> turn it back into placeholder text. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Anne >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 3 Aug 2015, at 06:22, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello again, >>>>>> I just realized I'm having a problem. I saved the template with its >>>>>> placeholders in place, then made a new document based on that template. >>>>>> As I down arrowed through the document body, VO announced my placeholder >>>>>> text, so I typed in values for it. M text got inserted, but in the >>>>>> middle of the line and *without* replacing the placeholder! For >>>>>> instance, a line in my template looks like the following, where text in >>>>>> brackets is the placeholder: >>>>>> >>>>>> Client name: [client name] >>>>>> >>>>>> After I "filled in" my file, that line looked like this: >>>>>> >>>>>> clieTest Clientnt name: [client name] >>>>>> >>>>>> What did I do wrong, to not have the placeholder placed correctly? Vo >>>>>> spoke the placeholder text, so it picked it up somehow. It just didn't >>>>>> override it with what I was typing. Thanks for any suggestions. >>>>>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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.
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