Hi Carolyn, You wrote:
Quick question: Hope it's not too soon to bug you:). I'm now doing some research on the Mac (yay!) and have googled some terms. I'm clicking on articles to read them, and able to download what I need to, or email it to myself. But having finished an article, I can't figure out how to go bak to my google listing of results. This is actually really exciting, breaking new ground as independently as I can. Here are a few shortcuts for you to try working with Safari. First, to move backwards or forwards a page, any of the following pairs of shortcut combinations will work (pick the one you like): Command+Left Arrow = move back a page Command+Right Arrow = move forward a page or, Command+Left Bracket = move back a page Command+Right Bracket = move forward a page or, Delete = move back a page Shift+Delete = move forward a page There's another shortcut that lets you snap back to a Google search results page, but it only works when you do the search with the Google search bar shortcut combination of Command+Option+F. When I run a Google search in Safari, I press Command+Option+F to go to the Google search bar, then I type in my search terms and press Return to bring up the Google search results. When I investigate specific links, I can either move back through previous pages with Command+Left Bracket or Command+Left Arrow to return to my search results page, or I can use the Command+Option+S "Search Results Snapback" shortcut. Command+Option+S will route me back to the last Google search results that I ran with Command+Option+F on the Google search bar. (You can remember the "F" for "Find" and the "S" for "Snapback". The shortcuts for "Forward", "Back", and "Search Results Snapback" are listed in the History menu on the Safari menu bar. Just use VO-M, press "H", and arrow down to find them. I usually keep my Safari bookmarks bar and toolbar hidden, but toggle them on or off with Command-Shift-B and Command-Shift-Backslash when I need to examine them. The Google Search bar is on the Safari toolbar, but the Command+Option+F shortcut for doing the Google search will open the toolbar to do the search, then close it up again as soon as the search results are listed. That way, the toolbar and bookmarks bar locations stay out of the way when I tab or navigate with my VO+arrow keys, or when I use item chooser menu. HTH. Just use the forward and back key combinations if using the search results snapback shortcut doesn't seem intuitive. Cheers, Esther -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
