That makes sense, thanks. Yes, I use tones, and that may well be throwing me
off. I understand, too, what Anne was saying; you don't have to *select* the
text, you just move to it and it is selected for you. AppleScript is certainly
an interesting idea I'll have to look into further--I never tho
Hi all,
Alex, I don’t think the issue you were having is a beta thing. I’ve noticed it
as well and I’m not running any beta. It might, however, have something to do
with the VoiceOver setting to play tones instead of announcing links. When I’m
navigating through a Pages document using the down
I'll keep playing with it then, to see if I can work out just when it does and
doesn't select as I arrow. Quick Nav is definitely off--I can't imagine the
headache were it enabled. Thanks again.
> On Aug 4, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:
>
> Hello Alex,
>
> You need to hear VoiceOver
Hello Alex,
You need to hear VoiceOver say “Placeholder selected” to know that the
placeholder text is actually selected as it reads the placeholder text even
when it isn’t selected. You can also use VO-F6 to check that it is selected. It
needs to be selected to type over it.
Cheers,
Anne
>
I thought I'd done that. I down arrowed, heard VoiceOver speak my placeholder,
and typed. Is there more to the process? If I have to manually select the
placeholder text anyway, I'm not sure I see the value of using a template like
this at all; it's sounding less and less convenient. Hopefully I
Hello Alex,
To replace placeholder text, you need to navigate with only the arrow keys so
that the whole placeholder text is highlighted before you start typing over it.
The whole piece of placeholder text will then be replaced.
Cheers,
Anne
> On 4 Aug 2015, at 12:58, Alex Hall wrote:
>
>
I'm happy with my placeholder text, but Pages won't replace it with the actual
text I want. I thought, when I made a document based off my template, I could
just type and what I typed would override the placeholder, replacing it with
the text I was writing. Is there more to replacing placeholder
Hello Alex,
When you want to modify placeholder text to create new placeholder text, you
have to set it back to normal text then edit it as usual and then turn it back
into placeholder text.
Cheers,
Anne
> On 3 Aug 2015, at 06:22, Alex Hall wrote:
>
> Hello again,
> I just realized I'm hav
Hello again,
I just realized I'm having a problem. I saved the template with its
placeholders in place, then made a new document based on that template. As I
down arrowed through the document body, VO announced my placeholder text, so I
typed in values for it. M text got inserted, but in the mid
Hello Eileen,
> On 26 Jul 2015, at 17:16, eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
> after all the placemarkers are set? Is there a way to place the document in
> protective mode and then use the tab key to jump from one place marker to
> another or will the keystroke VO-J accomplish this action?
Hi Ann,
Before I think about diving into Pages myself, I was wondering if this is
possible with Pages after all the placemarkers are set? Is there a way to place
the document in protective mode and then use the tab key to jump from one place
marker to another or will the keystroke VO-J accompli
Oh no, I really don't like Quick Nav and leave it off whenever I can. Odd the
rest of the line doesn't read normally. Oh wait, this might be a beta thing, so
ignore me. :)
> On Jul 26, 2015, at 10:38 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:
>
> Hello Alex,
>
> I’m not sure how you’re reading the text. If you
Hello Alex,
I’m not sure how you’re reading the text. If you just use the arrow keys,
placeholder text will be highlighted as you reach it and will be read. When you
do the next right arrow, the placeholder text will be unhighlighted and any
normal text will be read normally.
Never use Quick Na
I was. Oddly, switching out of, then back to, Pages seemed to get it working.
One final question on placeholder text: when I read the line holding the text,
I hear only the placeholder. For example:
Client name: [client name placeholder]
If I read that line, I hear the embedded object sound, "c
Hello Alex,
You have to press the VO-Tab command before each time you use the
Ctrl-Option-Cmd-t Make placeholder text command but it should work every time.
I’ve been using this for years, and in Pages09 I created a different shortcut
for Make placeholder text to avoid having to use the VO-Tab
Thanks, this is exactly what I was after. The problem is that it only worked
once. I used it successfully on one line, then tried to repeat the process on
the next line. The hotkey does nothing, and my selected text is de-selected. Is
there something I have to do before I can use this mode again
Hello Eileen,
Pages is a very different word processor from Word. You can achieve the same
results but the approach is completely different. I’m very comfortable with
Pages, but find Word 2016 very confusing. When asking how to achieve something
in Pages, it’s better to describe the desired out
Hello Alex,
I think you’d find placeholder text a better way for entering text that
changes. Just type in some typical text in the format you want, then select
that text, press VO-Tab for VO to ignore next key press, then press
Ctrl-Option-Cmd-t to make it placeholder text. When using your temp
Hi Alex,
I commend you. I can create an accessible form with Word 2010 or 2013, but I
have stayed away from Pages. In Word, the developer's tab needs to be
activated. Is there something equal to that in Pages? This is something that I
would do on the PC side and save it as a DOCX file access o
Hey list,
I'm trying, once more, to get more into Pages. Hopefully, this time, I can make
myself stick with it long enough to get a handle on this thing.
Currently, I have a few basic questions: I'm making a template I can use to
fill out client reports and bills (I'm an AT instructor and have t
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