Also, in VoiceOver utilities, you can go to the Verbosity category, select the Text tab, and then Select the Speak text to the right of the cursor PopUp button.
I am really glad that this option exists. On 6/1/11, carolyn Haas <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David: > Welcom to Mac!:) > > I actually haven't run across this question a lot. But, I struggled with > the same issue when starting out with the Mac. Now, when I go back to that > other system, I'm all thumbs when I have to edit anything. (and I don't mean > the thumbs that can text well either.:) > > I liked Ray's annalogy. I'd suggest spending a little time with the text > edit app just writing and working with your delete/backspace key to make it > more familiar to you. This will make more sense in time. It's just a > re-learning process.:) > > One thing that you might find useful is that you can delete to the right of > the cursor by using your FN-key with the delete/backspace to do a forward > delete. > > > hth > > On Jun 1, 2011, at 2:22 PM, David Eagle wrote: > >> Hello, >> I'm sure this has been asked on this list loads of times but I must >> ask, since I can't find the answer in Google. I have used windows for >> years, I use windows everyday at work. I cannot come home and suddenly >> get to grips with the way that Voice-Over deals >> with cursoring through text. I'm sure you know what I mean. If I was >> using a windows computer with or without a screenreader, >> I could edit text both the same way. My head is hurting with the new >> way of cursoring through text and I'm making so many mistakes; It is >> taking me ages to write simple documents. Is th-- >> http://www.davideagle.co.uk >> >> -- >> 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.
