Just one person's thoughts, but as to why the F8 method for selecting text was chosen, GW Micro/AI Squared has always, again, in my opinion, tried to be logical in the keystrokes it assigns for its commands. F8 was already being used by Microsoft as a means of selecting text in Word, in addition to the traditional shift arrow keys, so the choice of the F8 keystroke as a way to copy text, to me, was a logical choice. For those who are not familiar with how the F8 method works in Word, I found this. Link and text below. It works in Word 2007 and 2010 too. Rebecca Lineberger http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-mark-a-block-of-text-in-word-20 13.html How to Mark a Block of Text in Word 2013 By Dan Gookin from Word 2013 For Dummies Use the F8 key to mark a block If you can remember that the F8 key on the computer's keyboard can be used to mark text, you can exploit one of the most powerful but seldom used text-marking tools that Word has to offer. The F8 key is used to mark a block of text. Pressing F8 once enters Extended Selection mode. That's where Word drops anchor at the insertion pointer's location, and then lets you use either the mouse or the cursor keys to select text. In fact, you cannot do anything but select text in Extended Selection mode. As an example, follow these steps to use the F8 key to mark a block of text:
Position the insertion pointer at the start of the block of text. Press the F8 key. The F8 key drops anchor and marks one end of the block. Use the keyboard's cursor keys to select the block of text. Press a letter key to select text up to and including that letter. If you press N, you select all text up to and including the next N in your document. Word highlights text from the point where you dropped anchor with F8 to wherever you move the insertion pointer. Do something with the selected block of text. Word remains in Extended Selection mode until you do something with the block or you press the Esc key to cancel Extended Selection mode. To cancel the extended selection, press the Esc key. This action ends Extended Selection mode and keeps the block of text marked. After pressing the F8 key, you can use the Find command to locate a specific bit of text. Word marks all text between the spot where F8 was pressed (the anchor) and the text that the Find command locates. Press the F8 key twice to select the current word. Press the F8 key thrice to select the current sentence. Press the F8 key four times to select the current paragraph as a block of text. Press the F8 key five times to select the entire document, from top to bottom. No matter how many times you press F8, be aware that it always drops anchor. So pressing F8 once or five times means that Word is still in Extended Selection mode. Do something with the block or press Esc to cancel that mode. http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-mark-a-block-of-text-in-word-20 13.html With the F8 command for selecting text in Browse Mode, Window-Eyes lets us use the find command or select a table. More flexibility and power than we had with the traditional shift arrow keys. Again, just one person's thoughts. . Smile. -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Grabowski via Talk Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 9:48 AM To: Don Smith; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: RE: copy and paste The F8 method only works in Browse mode, IE Internet Explorer, Firefox, Thunderbird messages (reading) Outlook messages (Reading) etc. The below link has an audio demonstration: http://www.gwmicro.com/Support/Knowledge_Base/?kbnumber=GWKB2064 Chris -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Smith via Talk Sent: Monday, March 7, 2016 9:22 AM To: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' <[email protected]> Subject: copy and paste Morning all: Ok, like others, I hate this new way of copying and pasting. _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
