I agree it should work since it is an available option but I've always thought that was too much work so I've never done it that way. I just select my text, copy it, cmd-tab to text edit or open it from dock if it isn't opened, and pasted. This has somehow seemed easier to me than going through menus but I imagine it all comes down to what one is used to doing.
-- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalm 19:14, HCSB) On Nov 14, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Harry Hogue <[email protected]> wrote: > Mark, > > Go to the menu bar, to the name of the application, down to the services > menu, and within that menu you will have an option which says "New TextEdit > windows containing selection." You first need to select the text you want to > show up in TextEdit, then go and perform this command. I don't remember if > the command has to be activated within System Preferences for it to show up > in the Services menu, or if that is only for the shortcut command to work. > > This is a useful command for reviewing all formatting, for making some PDF > documents read more easily, or for looking at automatic page numbers in > Pages, which Voiceover reads as blank or space. > > HOpe this helps, > > Harry > > On nov 14, 2012, at 4:19 p.m., Mark Baxter <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Which command is this? I can select any portion of an Email, copy it to the >> pasteboard, then launch Textedit with a keystroke and paste it in. Which >> other way is there to do this? >> >> >> • Mark BurningHawk Baxter >> • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 >> • MSN: [email protected] >> • My home page: >> • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ >> >> -- >> 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.
