Thank you so, so much for this. It is exactly what I was looking for. Shannon
If you're a Pagan, Goddess-centered woman wishing to build community, write to [email protected] On Dec 23, 2011, at 5:20 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Shannon, > > You originally posted: > "Someone wrote an email with step by step instructions on how to select text > and have it go to a text edit window. I can't find this email, but would like > very much to have it. If possible, could someone forward it to me? I would > appreciate it greatly." > > Since you're subscribed to the Mac-access list, you may have been thinking > about the recent discussions there about enabling the Service menu shortcut > for "New TextEdit Window Containing Selection" and optionally assigning a > keyboard shortcut to this. This will work for text that you select in any > application, and will also work in Safari if you select text as described in > any of the methods used below. It will also work if you just select all in > Safari with Command-A, and then apply the keyboard shortcut to send your > selection to TextEdit. I have a shortcut assignment set up for > Command-Option-Shift-W to do this. I'll give the link to the archived > Mac-access list post with my instructions on how to set this up: > • Re: copying large chunk of text from safari. > http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access%40mac-access.net/msg06564.html > > This shortcut also lets you access to other accessibilty features that > copying and pasting into TextEdit does not, because the Services menu action > removes some non-text code, as well as working with a lower load on the > system. For example, if you select a document page with an embedded table in > Pages or Nisus Writer Pro, and send it to TextEdit with this shortcut, > VoiceOver will automatically read the table. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > > On Dec 22, 2011, at 15:40, Shannon Dyer wrote: > >> This is better. Thanks much. >> >> Shannon >> >> If you're a Pagan, Goddess-centered woman wishing to build community, write >> to >> [email protected] >> >> On Dec 22, 2011, at 6:08 PM, craig J Dunlop wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Karoline Fredskilde <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: copy and paste text from safari >>>> Date: August 16, 2011 11:27:27 AM CDT >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Reply-To: [email protected] >>>> >>>> If you can't select text by using Shift and the arow keys, you can >>>> also try to do the following: >>>> Find the text you want to copy and then press the VO keys + Return >>>> With the arow keys, find the end of the text you want to select, and >>>> press VO + Return again. >>>> Then you can press Comand+C to copy the text, and go to the TextEdit >>>> document to paste it with comand c. >>>> Karoline >>>> >>>> 2011/8/16, Daniela Rubio <[email protected]>: >>>>> Hello: >>>>> There might be an other way of doing it, but what proved to work in my >>>>> case >>>>> is one of the following: >>>>> 1. Interact with the text you want to copy. Then, select in with shift >>>>> down >>>>> arrow, and copy it to the clipboard. >>>>> 2. If this doesn't work, which often occurs, you can do VO left or wright >>>>> arrow and let Vo speak the block of text you want to copy. There is a >>>>> command that copies the last sentence spoken into the clipboard. Press Vo >>>>> shift C and Vo will announce that the last sentence was copied into the >>>>> clipboard. >>>>> Go to text Edit or where ever you want to paste it and hit command V. >>>>> To copy large blokes of text, for example many paragraphs, you might need >>>>> to >>>>> do Vo wright arrow and have Vo speak each block you want to copy, and hit >>>>> Vo >>>>> Shift C after each sentence, then paste it and go on. >>>>> I hope I was clear enough! Lol! >>>>> Take care! >>>>> El 16/08/2011, a las 14:49, karen alison escribió: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi There, >>>>>> >>>>>> I was wondering if anyone knew how to copy and paste text from Safari >>>>>> into >>>>>> Text Edit. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Karen > >>>>>>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>>>>>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>>>>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>>>>>> interface at http://www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>>>>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>>>>> >>>>>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>>>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>>>> >>>>>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>>>>> interface at http://www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>>>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>>>> >>>>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>>>> http://www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>>> >>>>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>>>> interface at http://www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>>>> >>> On Dec 21, 2011, at 1:33 PM, Francisco Salvador Crespo wrote: >>> >>>> I also am interested. My e-mail is [email protected] >>>> Thanks >>>> Francisco Salvador Crespo >>>> Cómo contactarme/How to contact me >>>> Mail: [email protected] >>>> Messenger: [email protected] >>>> Skype: franciscosabalero >>>> Twitter: crespofrancisco >>>> Facebook: Francisco Salvador Crespo >>>> >>>> El 21/12/2011, a las 16:29, Shannon Dyer escribió: >>>> >>>>> Hi, all. >>>>> >>>>> Someone wrote an email with step by step instructions on how to select >>>>> text and have it go to a text edit window. I can't find this email, but >>>>> would like very much to have it. If possible, could someone forward it to >>>>> me? I would appreciate it greatly. >>>>> >>>>> My email address is: >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> Shannon >>>>> >>>>> If you're a Pagan, Goddess-centered woman wishing to build community, >>>>> write to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> > > > -- > 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.
