Hi: I've had that not work on some sites. Another more painful alternative is to select all with command A. Copy and paste it into a document, and then cut off that you don't want. This is one area where I think things Mac and Vo could improve.
On Mar 22, 2011, at 8:12 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > This can be a bit tricky, admitedly, the windows screen readers probably > handle this a bit better. Interact with the text you want to select, then > press control option enter to start selecting. Now move the voiceover cursor > to the end of the text you want to select, then press control option enter > again. You can press control option F6 to read the text you have selected. At > this point, command c will copy the selected text. > On Mar 22, 2011, at 6:15 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: > >> Hello, everyone. Here I am again, one of the poor souls drifting with shame >> from the world of Windows into the enlightened precincts of Macdom. It >> continues to be a rather bumpy newbie ride. >> Although I have not had any difficulty selecting, copying, and pasting from >> e-mails and text files, I cannot seem to be able to do it successfully on >> Web pages. Today, for example, I attempted to copy some text about the pros >> and cons of nuclear power from a Web site. When I selected, there was no >> feedback, so I had to estimate. Then, when I pasted the material into first >> an e-mail, then a text edit file, all I got was "imbedded png file" and >> "imbedded gif file". I tried searching for the text, but to no avail. I was >> interacting with the text when I attempted this. >> I have previously given up when attempting to copy from sites which I had no >> trouble copying from with my PC. Can anyone explain this new hurdle, and >> suggest what I must do to leap over it? Thank you. >> Christine >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
